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Sjsu Erfa Board Minutes, February 3, 2025, San Jose State University, Emeritus And Retired Faculty Association

SJSU ERFA Minutes

SJSU ERFA Executive Board Minutes

February 3, 2024

Telecollaboration As An Approach To Facilitating Intercultural Communicative Competence And Exposure To Arabic Dialects In Arabic As Foreign Language Classrooms In The Us: Exploring Teachers’ Perspectives And Practices, Reham Abuemira

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The literature on foreign language education shows an increasing interest in incorporating intercultural communicative competence in the foreign language curriculum. However, making intercultural communicative competence an active component in Arabic as a foreign language curriculum in the United States has been overshadowed by a heavy emphasis placed on developing learners’ grammatical competence instead. Intercultural communicative competence has been proven to help language learners develop an awareness of their own culture and other cultures, an appreciation for both the target language and culture, and a set of necessary skills that allow them to communicate effectively and appropriately with others. Intercultural communicative …

Navigating The College-To-Career Transition: Social Capital And Career Readiness Of First-Generation College Students Participating In The Professional Skills Mentoring Program, Olivia T. Davis

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study investigates how first-generation college (FGC) students utilize social capital to navigate the challenging transition from college to career, addressing a critical gap in the literature given the increasing emphasis on post-graduation employment and the unique obstacles these students face. FGC students often lack the same access to professional networks and career resources as their peers, highlighting the need for targeted support programs. This research explores the impact of the Professional Skills Mentoring Program (PSMP) on FGC student career readiness.

Drawing on Yosso's (2005) Community Cultural Wealth framework, this qualitative case study examines how FGC students leverage their diverse …

Examining Rural High School Students’ Perceptions Toward And Experiences With The Reading Plus Intervention Program: A Qualitative Case Study, Deshonda Wolfe

Dissertations

Reading is the gateway to all other academic skills and across all disciplines of learning. Content courses at the high school level central focus are on reading to learn core curriculum verses learning to read. However, research shows that if students read significantly behind their typical peers, the reading gap widens throughout high school. Learning is stalled, and access to other contents, curriculums, and instructions becomes limited. To address the reading proficiency gap of high school students struggling to read in grade level, school districts have turned to computer assisted interventions programs, such as Reading Plus, to combat the reading …

2025-03-26 University Graduate Committee Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate., University Graduate Committee.

Faculty Senate Records

Meeting minutes from the University Graduate Committee from March 26, 2024.

Unveiling The Stigma: Doctor Mental Health And Intervention Strategies, Joseph Heirigs

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

Background

The mental health of physicians is a pressing issue that has received increasing attention in recent years. The alarmingly high suicide rates for physicians underscores the critical need to address the mental health challenges that doctors face. Physicians are exposed to stressors that are unique to their profession, including high-stakes decision making, long work hours, traumatic patient situations, and the emotional toll of patient care. These challenges contribute to high rates of anxiety, depression, burnout, and other mental health issues. However, despite these factors, physicians are often reluctant to seek mental health treatment due to fears of professional repercussions, …

The George-Anne Daily, Georgia Southern University

George-Anne Media Group: Newsletters & Magazines

No abstract provided.

Mindfulness In Action: A Critical Reflective Self-Study Exploring Mindfulness, Goal Attainment, And The Adult Learning And Development Experience, Michelle Yvette Catlin

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Through a Critical Reflective Self-Study, this dissertation explores adult learning and development with a focus on the psychological construct of mindfulness and its role in goal attainment. The self-study places me as the subject and centers on my reflections, insights, and lessons learned through my doctoral professional development journey at a large public research university. My experience began with a research focus on mindfulness and mindfulness training for cognitive performance and adult learning and development, and later in my doctoral program, I gained further insight into the facilitation of goal attainment when I studied, practiced, and worked in university student …

Exposure Of Tracheostomy Education Well-Received During Pre-Clinical Head And Neck Physical Exam Course, Tony Satroplus, Jayme Dowdall, Chris Bingcang, Tony Richa, Katie Geelan-Hansen

Interprofessional Academy of Educators Spotlight on Scholarship

Objective: Previous tracheostomy education programs have focused on many healthcare personnel populations including non-surgical residents and senior level medical students. However, the impact of tracheostomy educations programs on pre-clinical medical students has not been investigated. This pilot QI study aims to demonstrate that a concise hands-on tracheostomy education course can provide pre-clinical medical students adequate instruction and improve confidence in providing care for tracheostomy patients.

Methods: This pilot quality improvement study included academic otolaryngologists across multiple subspecialties providing concise hands-on tracheostomy education as part of a mandatory head and neck physical examination course for all medical students. A mannequin with …

Enhancing Care Through Occupational Therapy: Implementing Services At The Unmc Sharing Clinic, Mackenzie Post, Nancy Krusen, M. Nicole Martino

Interprofessional Academy of Educators Spotlight on Scholarship

The Kaiser Family Foundation reports 121,800 uninsured persons in Nebraska in 2023, with 26% of residents below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. The Student Health Alliance Reaching Indigent Needy Groups (SHARING) clinic is a pro bono clinic run by student volunteers at UNMC. The SHARING Clinic provides primary health care to uninsured and underserved individuals in the Omaha, NE area. As of January 2025, occupational therapy students and faculty have joined medical, physician associate, pharmacy, laboratory, nursing, psychiatry, physical therapy, and medical nutrition as care partners for the community. The purpose of our poster is to highlight how we …

Simulating Vascular Emergencies In Robotic Surgery: Preparing Ob-Gyn Residents For Surgical Complications, Jami Monico, Macy Thonen, Lindsey Mcalarnen

Interprofessional Academy of Educators Spotlight on Scholarship

Objective: To teach and prepare obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN) trainees for rare, vascular emergencies that can occur during robotic surgery before they encounter such a stressful intraoperative event. We sought to create, evaluate, and implement two inexpensive vascular bleeding models for robotic gynecologic surgery simulation.

Design: Using readily available materials such as plastic tubing, twisting balloons, foam, a suction container, and a small water pump, we created two vascular bleeding models. A small diameter vessel was made with 2- and 3-mm tubing and secured to a foam uterus. A larger diameter vessel using twisting balloons was then secured to a …

Transitions Into Gme Program Leadership Roles In Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine: Opportunities For Improvement, Courtney Kiser Mclean, Jennifer M. Brady, Megan Gray, Erynn Bergner, C. Lydia Wraight

Interprofessional Academy of Educators Spotlight on Scholarship

Introduction: Graduate Medical Education (GME) leadership can be a rewarding and valuable career path. Strong, skilled leadership is critical to the success of any training program. Despite this, there are few requirements and minimal guidance to prepare for GME leadership roles.

Aims: Identify pathways into Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (NPM) GME leadership roles and describe the needs of incoming program leaders.

Methods: The Organization of Neonatal-Perinatal Training Program Directors (ONTPD) distributed an annual anonymous survey to all NPM programs in September 2024. Quantitative questions utilized descriptive statistics. For free text responses, thematic qualitative analysis was utilized to summarize the findings. Coding discrepancies …

Improving Information Literacy And Research Skill Instruction Through Peer Consultation, Kimberly Harp

Interprofessional Academy of Educators Spotlight on Scholarship

The team at McGoogan Health Sciences Library at the University of Nebraska Medical Center utilized Design Thinking methodology to improve instructional training of library faculty. The Education & Research Services team developed a 5-step peer consultation process to standardize how feedback on instruction is solicited and given. The instigation of this process has led to increased discussions on instructional pedagogies and assessment of instruction, collaboration, and instructional innovation across multiple departments within the library. The process has been adapted to provide feedback in multiple contexts, led to the standardization of certain aspects of instructional design, and has assisted with the …

Descriptive Analysis Of Student Diagnostic And Documentation Skill Development In A Low Fidelity Simulation In Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Education, Nicholas Guenzel, Daisy Dai

Interprofessional Academy of Educators Spotlight on Scholarship

Introduction: Nursing educators face challenges in helping registered nurses prepare to be psychiatric nurse practitioners. Nursing educators must consider the variation of students’ skill sets, experience levels, and the shortage of preceptors. Simulations can help overcome limited clinical sites and standardize skill acquisition. High-fidelity simulations can be helpful but are labor-intensive and expensive. Low-fidelity simulations are adaptable to fit the learning needs of psychiatric nurse practitioner students but little research has evaluated these simulations.

Objective: This paper evaluates a series of low-fidelity interventions used to help students learn diagnostic criteria, treatment decisions, and documentation.

Methods: A retrospective descriptive analysis was …

Fortify-Med: Fostering Ongoing Research Training In First-Year Medical Students, Colman Isaac Freel, Rebekah Rapoza, Troy Suwondo, Wenxian Zhou, Kaeli Samson, Jesse L. Cox, Geoffrey Talmon, Kari L. Nelson

Interprofessional Academy of Educators Spotlight on Scholarship

Physicians are valuable contributors to the biomedical research process with unique perspectives that enhance the translatability of research to patient care. The benefit of physicians in biomedical research is further realized in the expansion of team science, which has reshaped the landscape of translational research and elevated the ability of PhD scientists to work with human populations and samples. Despite these merits, recent studies have demonstrated falling levels of research engagement amongst physicians, which has significant implications for the future of biomedical discovery and evidence-based medicine. To address this issue, we developed the FORTIFY-Med initiative, a pilot project designed to …

An Innovative Approach To Operating Room Simulation With Dental Hygiene Student Preparedness And Awareness: An Iexcel Interprofessional Pilot Project, Jane M. Broekemeier, Amanda Dolen, Lisa J. Moravec

Interprofessional Academy of Educators Spotlight on Scholarship

Introduction/Purpose: This study examines the preparedness, awareness, and empathy of senior dental hygiene students during an operating room simulation at UNMC’s iEXCEL. A lack of confidence and limited hands-on learning opportunities in the operating room rotation contribute to anxiety, restricting students’ ability to develop essential clinical competencies. To address this issue, a convergent mixed methods approach was used to evaluate the impact of simulation-based learning of a dental surgical case on students' readiness for real-world scenarios while fostering empathy for special needs patients requiring treatment under general anesthesia.

Methods: A total of 23 second-year dental hygiene students participated in pre- …

Ai And Ot: Preparing Future-Ready Practitioners, Jensen Antilla, Nancy Krusen, M. Nicole Martino, Stacy Smallfield

Interprofessional Academy of Educators Spotlight on Scholarship

Aim of the project:

1. To assess current state of artificial intelligence (AI) within occupational therapy (OT) practice, education, and research
2. To support the departmental AI readiness of the University of Nebraska’s Medical Center’s OT program
3. To create a student resource empowering integration of ethical and beneficial use of generative AI technologies in the curriculum

Data collection: Researchers are pursuing several avenues of data collection including conducting a scoping review, and semi-structured interviews and surveys with faculty, administrative staff, and students. Analysis will include qualitative and quantitative findings compiled into a needs assessment report.

Student resource: Topics covered in the student …

Descriptive Analysis Of Student Diagnostic And Documentation Skill Development In A Low Fidelity Simulation In Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Education, Nicholas Guenzel, Hongying Dai

Innovations in Health Sciences Education Journal

This is an abstract from the Spotlight on Scholarship event in 2025.

Enhancing Care Through Occupational Therapy: Implementing Services At The Unmc Sharing Clinic, Mackenzie Post, Nancy E. Krusen, Nicole Martino

Innovations in Health Sciences Education Journal

This is an abstract from the Spotlight on Scholarship event in 2025.

Ai And Ot: Preparing Future-Ready Practitioners, Jensen R. Antilla, Nancy E. Krusen, Nicole Martino, Stacy Smallfield

Innovations in Health Sciences Education Journal

This is an abstract from the Spotlight on Scholarship event in 2025.

Simulating Vascular Emergencies In Robotic Surgery: Preparing Ob-Gyn Residents For Surgical Complications, Jami Monico, Macy Thonen, Lindsey Mcalarnen

Innovations in Health Sciences Education Journal

This is an abstract from the Spotlight on Scholarship event in 2025.

An Innovative Approach To Operating Room Simulation With Dental Hygiene Student Preparedness And Awareness: An Iexcel Interprofessional Pilot Project, Jane M. Broekemeier, Amanda Dolen, Lisa J. Moravec

Innovations in Health Sciences Education Journal

This is an abstract from the Spotlight on Scholarship event in 2025.

Exposure Of Tracheostomy Education Well-Received During Pre-Clinical Head And Neck Physical Exam Course, Tony Satroplus, Jayme Dowdall, Chris Bingcang, Tony Richa, Katie Geelan-Hansen Md

Innovations in Health Sciences Education Journal

This is an abstract from the Spotlight on Scholarship event in 2025.

Transitions Into Gme Program Leadership Roles In Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine: Opportunities For Improvement, Courtney Mclean, Jennifer M. Brady, Megan Gray, Erynn Bergner, C. Lydia Wraight

Innovations in Health Sciences Education Journal

This is an abstract from the Spotlight on Scholarship event in 2025.

Improving Information Literacy And Research Skill Instruction Through Peer Consultation, Kimberly Harp

Innovations in Health Sciences Education Journal

This is an abstract from the Spotlight on Scholarship event in 2025.

Fortify-Med: Fostering Ongoing Research Training In First-Year Medical Students, Colman Freel, Rebekah Rapoza, Troy Suwondo, Wenxian Zhou, Kaeli Samson, Jesse L. Cox, G. Talmon, Kari Nelson

Innovations in Health Sciences Education Journal

This is an abstract from the Spotlight on Scholarship event in 2025.

Domain Communication In Bifunctional Proline Utilization A From Sinorhizobium Meliloti, Emma Bitterman

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

The reduction potential of flavin bound to Sinorhizobium meliloti proline utilization A (SmPutA) is beneficial in providing vital information on enzyme activity and the active site environment. Flavin is crucial in biological metabolism such as aerobic respiration and other important processes like oxygen activation that are catalyzed by flavin-dependent enzymes. (4). In this study, we seek to determine whether the redox potential of SmPutA-bound flavin can be used to characterize potential long-distance communication and analyze the possibilities of inactivation reversibility. SmPutA is a large bifunctional enzyme that catalyzes the overall oxidation of proline to glutamate via two catalytic domains (1). …

Faculty Senate Minutes, Georgia Southern University, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Spectrum, Volume 54, Issue 8, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: SHU’s Most Prestigious Event: The Pioneer Scholarship Gala - This Week in the White House - SHU Celebrates Founder’s Day - Respect the ABILITY and L.E.A.R.N Lab Confront Stereotypes -Sacred Heart Hosts Annual Social Justice Week - Star-Studded Duo Scheduled for Spring Concert - Club Sports are on the Road to Nationals

Mindfulness In Teaching And Teacher Engagement: The Mediating Role Of Teacher Resilience, Amanda Nurshadrina, Eva Septiana, Pratiwi Widyasari

Psychological Research on Urban Society

Teaching requires the fulfillment of multiple roles, including enhancing instructional practices, fostering student learning, serving as a role model, and collaborating with colleagues while adapting to the new curriculum, Kurikulum Merdeka. Consequently, teacher engagement is essential for improving teacher performance. Engaged teachers also experience better well-being and are less likely to face mental health challenges. According to the Job-Demands Resource Model, mindfulness in teaching and teacher resilience can be regarded as personal resources that foster teacher engagement. This study aims to investigate the relationship between mindfulness in teaching, teacher resilience, and teacher engagement. A total of 417 Indonesian teachers participated …