Food Policy Council,
2024
West Virginia University
Food Policy Council, Alexandra G. Winn, Kirsten Hannah Jaquish, Shelby Lynn Davis, Alexandra N. Ehlers, Joshua Lohnes
Undergraduate Scholarship
Nourishing Networks is a workshop that promotes the development of Food Policy Councils, which are a group of community members that advocate for the Right to Food in their community. Through conversation surrounding food access barriers and strategies in their community, the workshop aims to educate participants on how they can improve food access in their community. This research project sought to conduct Nourishing Networks meetings in a variety of West Virginia counties with the intention of accompanying local community members and organizations to create a Food Policy Council for their region. Using a standardized organization process, curriculum, and reporting …
Seeding Sparks For The Right To Food,
2024
West Virginia University
Seeding Sparks For The Right To Food, Alexandra Grace Winn, Shelby Lynn Davis, Kirsten Hannah Jaquish, Alexandra N. Ehlers, Joshua Lohnes
Undergraduate Scholarship
Seeding Sparks for The Right to Food partnered with Voices of Hunger to disperse a grant to community leaders. These community leaders have projects that are aimed to advance the Right to Food and promote food security. This project interviewed the applicants and pulled out common themes among their responses to further understand their motivations and passions related to food justice.
Strategies Employed By School Social Workers In Virginia To Help Children Cope With Parental Death,
2024
Walden University
Strategies Employed By School Social Workers In Virginia To Help Children Cope With Parental Death, Jamitta Covington
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Research has indicated that school social workers employ a variety of strategies or interventions that affect the child’s adjustment in school. The psychological, physical, and social issues impacting children after the death of a parent can have long term effects on their development. However, there is a lack of knowledge regarding strategies that provide support for children’s adjustment to the grief process following a parent’s death. The purpose of this generic qualitative study was to identify strategies to improve, enhance, and contribute to social work practice. The study was guided by Kubler-Ross’s grief theory, ecological systems theory, and assumptions of …
Bidirectional Relationships Between Nicotine Vaping And Maladaptive Eating Behaviors Among Young Adults.,
2024
California State University, Long Beach
Bidirectional Relationships Between Nicotine Vaping And Maladaptive Eating Behaviors Among Young Adults., H Isabella Lanza, Kailey Waller, Lalaine Sevillano
School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations
Past research indicates that young adult cigarette smokers are at risk of engaging in maladaptive eating behaviors (MEBs); however, whether this relationship extends to nicotine vaping is unclear. The current study assessed bidirectional associations between four types of MEBs and nicotine vaping among young adults.
The Perceived Impact Of An "Awareness Toolkit" On Alzheimer Caregivers' Preparedness, Burden, And Posttraumatic Growth,
2024
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
The Perceived Impact Of An "Awareness Toolkit" On Alzheimer Caregivers' Preparedness, Burden, And Posttraumatic Growth, Ann Rivers
Social Work Doctoral Dissertations
Over 7 million Americans age 65 and older live with Alzheimer’s in the United States, and more than 11 million caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias provided an estimated 18 billion hours of unpaid care valued at $340 billion (Alzheimer’s Association, 2023). This study implemented a new intervention called an "Awareness Toolkit" for Alzheimer's caregivers comprised of Alzheimer’s disease-related education, community resources, and support tailored to the county where care was provided, including caregiver self-care and coping tips. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of an Awareness Toolkit intervention and examine its influence …
Helping Yourself To Help Others: Understanding The Impact Of Empathy On Providers In The Healthcare System,
2024
Providence College
Helping Yourself To Help Others: Understanding The Impact Of Empathy On Providers In The Healthcare System, Eva Fabino '24
Social Work Student Scholarship
Eva Fabino ’24, Social Work and Psychology major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Kranz, Social Work
The Correlations Between Exercise And Stress,
2024
Providence College
The Correlations Between Exercise And Stress, Mary Lee '25
Social Work Student Scholarship
Mary Lee ’25, Social Work major
Alexandra Lynch ’26, Social Work major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Hasson, Social Work
Phone Usage And Friendship Quality,
2024
Providence College
Phone Usage And Friendship Quality, Sophie Colby '26, Yinairy Montes De Oca Hernandez '25, Mia Cirelli '25
Social Work Student Scholarship
Sophie Colby ’26, Social Work major
Yinairy Montes De Oca Hernandez ’25, Social Work major
Mia Cirelli ’25, Social Work major, Sociology minor
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Hasson, Social Work
Religious Identity And Perceived Inclusion For The Lgbtqia+ Community At Providence College,
2024
Providence College
Religious Identity And Perceived Inclusion For The Lgbtqia+ Community At Providence College, Emily Wishart '25, Emma Cody '26
Social Work Student Scholarship
Emily Wishart ’25, Social Work major, Women and Gender Studies minor
Emma Cody ’26, Elementary/Special Education major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Hasson, Social Work
Gender Inequities In The Social Work Profession,
2024
Providence College
Gender Inequities In The Social Work Profession, Luisa J. Smock '24
Social Work Student Scholarship
Luisa Smock ’24, American Studies and Social Work major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Katherine Kranz, Social Work
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: An Emerging Best Practice For Trauma Care?,
2024
Providence College
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: An Emerging Best Practice For Trauma Care?, Amelie Neubert '24
Social Work Student Scholarship
Amelie Neubert ’24, Social Work major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Katherine Kranz, Social Work
Sex Sells: An Argument For The Decriminalization Of Sex Work In The United States,
2024
Providence College
Sex Sells: An Argument For The Decriminalization Of Sex Work In The United States, Lucia Cataldo '24
Social Work Student Scholarship
Lucia Cataldo ’24, Social Work major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Katherine Kranz, Social Work
How Witnessing Domestic Violence Affects The Future Of Children: An Exploratory Study,
2024
University of Mississippi
How Witnessing Domestic Violence Affects The Future Of Children: An Exploratory Study, Victoria Cleckler
Honors Theses
Domestic violence (DV), also known as Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), is a widespread issue that affects many people, families, and communities, with one in four women and one in nine men falling victim to domestic violence each year in the United States. However, these statistics only consider what has actually been reported. More than 44% of domestic violence cases go unreported each year. It can be inferred that a drastic number of children are also affected. Children who witness domestic violence are indirect victims of DV, as they experience psychological and emotional turmoil simply by witnessing the abuse. However, there …
Smart Decarceration In The U.S And Our Communities,
2024
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Smart Decarceration In The U.S And Our Communities, Brooke Freeland, Andrea Dehler, Jessica Rojas, Ethan Thompson, Emily Seaberg
Student Academic Conference
The rate of incarceration in the United States is one of the highest in the world and frequently affects members of vulnerable populations. The ineffectiveness of incarceration can be displayed by the following statement, “Prisoners often carry additional deficits of drug and alcohol addictions, mental and physical illnesses, and lack of work preparation or experience” (n.d.). In response, The Grand Challenges for Social Work poses smart decarceration as one solution to address high rates of incarceration. Our findings reveal the effects of decarceration policies on incarcerated persons and the community, as well as the effects of how resources are allocated. …
Ensure Healthy Development For Youth,
2024
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Ensure Healthy Development For Youth, Myrla Villa, Roseline Nehlar, Victoria Sharp, Audrey Welle, Kelly Zak
Student Academic Conference
Mental health-related concerns for youth continue to rise in the United States. Currently 20% of youth between ages 3 to 17 deal with behavioral health-related issues. These issues can have long-lasting impacts on various aspects of a youth's life. Public policies have historically focused on treating these issues after they have been identified, resulting in high costs for young people, families, and communities. To tackle this issue, policies should support universal preventive interventions to raise awareness about mental health needs, thereby removing barriers for youths seeking treatment.
Building Healthy Relationships To End Violence,
2024
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Building Healthy Relationships To End Violence, Etta Danielson, Carson Hunt, Journey Ponting, Francesca Hanson, Sara Busby
Student Academic Conference
Social workers provide a crucial role in preventing, advocating, and providing services to victims of interpersonal violence in relationships within the community. The presentation will discuss the impact of the Rape Abuse Crisis Center in the Fargo/Moorhead area. There is a need to increase funding for services that could provide victims with adequate programs that can help support those individuals on their path to justice and healing. Presenters will discuss policies that hope to increase funding for prevention and intervention activities that would reduce structural inequalities that perpetuate gender-based violence. The presentation will also highlight research funding through Institutions such …
Why Do We Serve?: Motivators And Barriers To Volunteering Among Undergraduate Students.,
2024
Southern Adventist University
Why Do We Serve?: Motivators And Barriers To Volunteering Among Undergraduate Students., Adam Bellis, Geneva Ferro, Kyla Slaughter
Campus Research Month
Volunteerism during an individual’s college years can potentially influence a lifetime of service. This research focuses on the motivators and barriers undergraduate students at a private Christian university face, focusing on differences between helping and non-helping majors. Data is gathered through convenience sampling via surveys administered to current undergraduate students at Southern Adventist University. With the importance universities place on service learning, this research will show ways in which students can be motivated to engage in service opportunities. It will additionally showcase potential barriers that can be addressed to further service engagement among students leading to a lifetime of service.
Implementation Of Psychiatric Collaborative Care Management In Rural Primary Care Practices,
2024
Medical University of South Carolina
Implementation Of Psychiatric Collaborative Care Management In Rural Primary Care Practices, Ryan Dean Kruis
MUSC Theses and Dissertations
Behavioral health (BH) disorders are highly prevalent in the United States and especially concerning in rural communities which disproportionately lack access to BH services. While models for integrating BH into primary care, such as psychiatric collaborative care management (CoCM), have shown promise in mitigating the BH crisis, implementation in rural communities has proved challenging.
This dissertation examines implementation of CoCM nationally and in rural settings through three distinct aims. First, a claims-based retrospective cohort study was used to determine whether commercially insured patients receiving CoCM had lower acute BH care utilization and cost as compared to similar patients not receiving …
A Holistic And Collaborative Behavioral Health Detection Framework Using Sensitive Police Narratives,
2024
Kennesaw State University
A Holistic And Collaborative Behavioral Health Detection Framework Using Sensitive Police Narratives, Martin Keagan Wynne Brown
Dissertations
Identifying behavioral health is paramount for law enforcement officers to provide appropriate follow-up community care. In the current practice, law enforcement offices manually identify these behavioral health cases to allow the designation of the relevant follow-up resources. Police reports generated by officers' response to 911 calls remain an untapped resource for identifying such incidents. Therefore, we advocate for the incorporation of manual annotations from experts, natural language processing (NLP), active learning, advanced machine learning, and ensemble techniques to detect behavioral health cases within police reports. In this dissertation, we develop tools and frameworks to automatically detect behavioral health cases from …
Strategies For Coping With Racial Microaggressions Among African American Medical Social Workers,
2024
Walden University
Strategies For Coping With Racial Microaggressions Among African American Medical Social Workers, Robert Ebot Tambe Ebot
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Racial microaggressions are prevalent in the field of social work. Social workers have reported experiencing racial microaggressions from coworkers, patients, and patients’ families. However, little is known about coping strategies that African American medical social workers use to mitigate the effects of racial microaggressions in the workplace. Therefore, the purpose of this generic qualitative study was to increase understanding of how African American medical social workers perceive and cope with racial microaggressions in the workplace. A generic qualitative approach was used to explore this topic, as well as how these social workers subsequently cope with perceived racial microaggressions. Twelve African …
