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The Shade Tree, Jody Chu Apr 2018

The Shade Tree, Jody Chu

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

To provide safe shelter to homeless and abused women and children in crisis and to offer life-changing services promoting stability, dignity, and selfreliance

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Project 150, Gonzalo Morian Gutierrez-Desantiago Apr 2018

Project 150, Gonzalo Morian Gutierrez-Desantiago

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

Project 150 addresses the issue of homelessness amongst the local youth.

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Verve Student Program, Methos A. Liau-Chrones Apr 2018

Verve Student Program, Methos A. Liau-Chrones

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

The Verve Student Program's purpose is to aid students in the problems they may face, such as bullying, depression, and lack of responsibility.

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Book And Buddies Mentorship, Nichole Peterson Apr 2018

Book And Buddies Mentorship, Nichole Peterson

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

Books and Buddies offer one-on-one mentorship to struggling readers, with the goals of increasing reading comprehension, oral reading skills, and overall reading proficiency.

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Volunteering At Catholic Charities Of Southern Nevada, Thu Pham Apr 2018

Volunteering At Catholic Charities Of Southern Nevada, Thu Pham

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

Catholic Charities provides services for the homeless and needy, family programs, and adoption services.

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Project 150, Melanie Romero Apr 2018

Project 150, Melanie Romero

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

Project 150 is designed to provide for homeless high school students. It was established in December of 2011 they provide teens with meal bags and school supplies.

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The Transition, Jason Rosser Apr 2018

The Transition, Jason Rosser

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

Students are currently not being prepared well enough to make the transition from high school to college.

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Arbor View High School Bands, Jason Vazquez Apr 2018

Arbor View High School Bands, Jason Vazquez

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

The purpose of Arbor View High School Bands is to educate high school students about the subject of music.

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Nevada Partnership For Homeless Youth, Nathalie Juarez Apr 2018

Nevada Partnership For Homeless Youth, Nathalie Juarez

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

NPHY is a service provider for Homeless Youth

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The Shade Tree, Xin Zhong Cassie Apr 2018

The Shade Tree, Xin Zhong Cassie

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

The Shade Tree is a non-profit organization for providing a shelter and food for abused women and children for free.

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Community Lutheran Church, Justin Gelabert Apr 2018

Community Lutheran Church, Justin Gelabert

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

Community Lutheran battled food insecurities by holding weekly afterschool programs to pass out food to underprivileged children, held festivals with free food and community outreach to bring those in need towards the church, and a monthly “Feel Good Fridays” to give back to the community and those in need.

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Volunteering With Project F.O.C.U.S., Chasen Billon Apr 2018

Volunteering With Project F.O.C.U.S., Chasen Billon

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

Project F.O.C.U.S. is addressing the issue of education for those with developmental disabilities. This is an important ‘focus’—especially here in Nevada.

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Working At Goodwill And What It Has Taught Me, Joseph Cheney Apr 2018

Working At Goodwill And What It Has Taught Me, Joseph Cheney

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

Goodwill works to provide clothing at reasonable prices, and provide places to recycle and reuse clothing.

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Three Square, Michael Gallardo Apr 2018

Three Square, Michael Gallardo

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

Three Square works to provide food services to those experiencing food insecurity in the Las Vegas area.

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Child Development, Theresa Harris Apr 2018

Child Development, Theresa Harris

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

The history and purpose of the Nellis Air Force Base Child Care Center is to provide a safe learning environment for developing children of military families.

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Youth Activism: How A Country Wide High School Competition Can Lead To The Change Of Tomorrow, Carlos Mejia Castillo Apr 2018

Youth Activism: How A Country Wide High School Competition Can Lead To The Change Of Tomorrow, Carlos Mejia Castillo

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

An increase in youth activism is important in order to establish the laws and economic stability that will be beneficial for us in the long term.

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F.O.C.U.S.: Forming Occupational And Community Understanding For Success, Stephen Phillips Apr 2018

F.O.C.U.S.: Forming Occupational And Community Understanding For Success, Stephen Phillips

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

The social issues our program address revolve around equality and inclusion.

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Project 150: High School Is Tough Enough, Jesus Ramirez Apr 2018

Project 150: High School Is Tough Enough, Jesus Ramirez

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

Project 150’s social issue is homelessness, mainly focused on youth Homelessness

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Project Focus, Sean Rogers Apr 2018

Project Focus, Sean Rogers

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

Project FOCUS is an inclusive, accessible, and productive career education program for college-aged students with intellectual disabilities in the Las Vegas area.

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The Latino Youth Leadership Alumni, Maria Sanchez Apr 2018

The Latino Youth Leadership Alumni, Maria Sanchez

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

The social issue the LYLA addresses is young minorities, specifically undocumented youth immigrants.

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Project 150, Shawn Shoshani Apr 2018

Project 150, Shawn Shoshani

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

Project 150 assists homeless students in high schools within Nevada who don't have access to basic necessities.

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Innovations International Charter School, Rachel Ugarte Apr 2018

Innovations International Charter School, Rachel Ugarte

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

Innovations International Charter School was built to be a school where students have the resources necessary to academically succeed.

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Project 150, Christina Perez Apr 2018

Project 150, Christina Perez

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

The goals of Project 150 include helping disadvantaged teens receive the basic necessities they need to survive, to influence them to graduate high school, and to bring the community together.

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Project Focus, Glen-Marie Quintanilla Apr 2018

Project Focus, Glen-Marie Quintanilla

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

Project FOCUS addresses the lack of inclusion within the higher education environment.

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Lighthouse Charities, Minwhee Jin Apr 2018

Lighthouse Charities, Minwhee Jin

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

The social issue that LightHouseCharities address is the issues of refugees' and at-risk families’ resettlement.

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John D. Jackie Gaughan Boys And Girls Club, Morgan Small Apr 2018

John D. Jackie Gaughan Boys And Girls Club, Morgan Small

Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)

The John D. Jackie Gaughan Boys and Girls Club addresses at risk youth and juvenile deliquency by providing programs and activities geared towards the positive development of at-risk youth.

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Victimization: Its Impact On Masculinity And Criminal Offending, Shon M. Reed, Alexis Kennedy Apr 2018

Victimization: Its Impact On Masculinity And Criminal Offending, Shon M. Reed, Alexis Kennedy

Graduate Research Symposium (2018 - present)

Male victims are an underrepresented group within society. Prior research has indicated that male vic,ms may feel a diminished sense of their own masculinity. Criminology has iden,fied that masculinity does play a role in some men’s decisions to engage in criminal behavior (Messerschmidt, 1993, 2016). It seems logical that these two concepts would be related. Utlizing self­‐reported data from 135 college males, the current study analyzes the rela,onship between childhood vic,miza,on, masculinity beliefs, and the decision to engage in criminal/delinquent behavior.

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The Relationship Between Education And Health: Reducing Disparities Through A Contextual Approach, Anna Zajacova, Elizabeth M. Lawrence Apr 2018

The Relationship Between Education And Health: Reducing Disparities Through A Contextual Approach, Anna Zajacova, Elizabeth M. Lawrence

Sociology Faculty Research

Adults with higher educational attainment live healthier and longer lives compared with their less educated peers. The disparities are large and widening. We posit that understanding the educational and macrolevel contexts in which this association occurs is key to reducing health disparities and improving population health. In this article, we briefly review and critically assess the current state of research on the relationship between education and health in the United States. We then outline three directions for further research: We extend the conceptualization of education beyond attainment and demonstrate the centrality of the schooling process to health; we highlight the …

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Gender And Posture Are Significant Risk Factors To Musculoskeletal Symptoms During Touchscreen Tablet Computer Use, Szu-Ping Lee, Ya-Ting Hsu, Betina Bair, Marissa Toberman, Lung-Chang Chien Mar 2018

Gender And Posture Are Significant Risk Factors To Musculoskeletal Symptoms During Touchscreen Tablet Computer Use, Szu-Ping Lee, Ya-Ting Hsu, Betina Bair, Marissa Toberman, Lung-Chang Chien

Physical Therapy Faculty Research

[Purpose] To investigate the prevalence of neck and shoulder symptoms during the use of tablet computer, and to identify the risk factors associated with these symptoms. [Subjects and Methods] A cross-sectional survey was conducted to study tablet computer usage, posture during use, and neck and shoulder symptoms in 412 participants in a school setting. Significant risk factors for musculoskeletal symptoms during tablet computer use were identified. [Results] Overall prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms during tablet computer use was 67.9% with greater prevalence of neck symptoms (neck: 84.6%; shoulder/upper extremity: 65.4%). Significant risk factors associated with symptoms during use were: current musculoskeletal …

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Perceptions Of Chronic Disease Among Older African Americans: A Qualitative Analysis, Karon Phillips, Charles Rogers, Adrienne Morgan Feb 2018

Perceptions Of Chronic Disease Among Older African Americans: A Qualitative Analysis, Karon Phillips, Charles Rogers, Adrienne Morgan

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Research has documented that African Americans suffer disproportionately from chronic diseases when compared to the general population. Yet, limited research examines older African Americans’ perceptions about having chronic diseases. Accordingly, the first aim of the study provided insight into this disparity with the intent of revealing how older African Americans feel about their overall health, and how much they understand about their individual chronic disease(s). The second aim was to gather information about strategies and coping mechanisms older African Americans use to manage their chronic diseases. The purpose of this aim was to determine if any of the strategies they …

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