May 3, 2024 | Digital Showcase | Humboldt Library
All Presenters & Abstracts
Shifting the Paradigm from Weight to Health
Presentation Year: 2024
Aubrey Lyn
Flores
School of Applied Health
Current guidelines recommend that “overweight” and “obese” individuals lose weight through engaging in lifestyle modification involving diet, exercise, and other behavior change. This approach reliably induces weight cycling and weight stigma. Individuals deemed as obese are blamed for their weight, with common perceptions that weight stigmatization is justifiable and may motivate individuals to adopt healthier behaviors. Contrary to that belief, many individuals are unable to maintain weight loss long-term and do not achieve improved morbidity and mortality rates. The Health at Every Size (HAES) program encourages body acceptance, supports intuitive eating, and supports active embodiment.
Small Mammals vs. Understory Plant Diversity and Health at L.W. Schatz Farm
Presentation Year: 2024
Puyao
Zhang
Wildlife
The experiment aims to gain insight into the ecology of small mammals and vegetation in an understory ecosystem.
Small Mammal’s Abundance in Relationship to Distance and Water Type
Presentation Year: 2024
Mitchell
Owen
Wildlife
I went out to see if rodent abundance was impacted by how far they were from a water source and if there was a difference between flowing and standing water. There were many studies on water's impacts on rodents in deserts but not in forests, so I went out to change that.
Somos Semillas-Ethnic Studies as Liberatory Joy in Rural California
Presentation Year: 2024
Marisol O.
Ruiz
Education
This is a Collective Auto-Ethnographic Participatory Action Research that uses critical race-gendered epistemologies (Bernal Delgado, 2002, pp.109-110) as a theoretical framework to understand our Ethnic Studies work in schools. Teaching Ethnic Studies is a creation process where we are not only denouncing injustice, we are creating our own sovereign spaces of knowledge production through Courageous Cuentos and healing individually and collectively. Findings show that we experienced transformation as we co-create, define, collectively heal, and document what it means to be LatinE/ ChicanX social justice educator in rural Northern California through Courageous Cuentos.
Stage Management for The Life of Galileo
Presentation Year: 2024
Evan
Pierce
Dance, Music & Theatre
In the Fall 2023 semester, I worked as the stage manager for our show of "The Life of Galileo" by Bertolt Brecht. Being a stage manager requires a lot of organization, attention to detail, communication, collaboration, and paperwork. You are there from the beginning with auditions and concept meetings to the end with strike (clearing the stage of the show). During this process, you are a main point of contact between departments and once the show opens, you are the one leading the shows to ensure they happen the way they are intended to. This show was my first time stage managing. It is a very difficult role to step into, but I had lots of fun and wanted to share my work and learning.
Strategies to Reduce Heart Failure Readmissions in Rural Hospitals
Presentation Year: 2024
Xee
Lee
School of Applied Health
Heart failure is a significant public health concern, contributing to high morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Patient education, telephone follow-up after discharge, and referring patients to a cardiac telehealth program are ways to reduce readmissions in rural communities. Within three months of implementation, the inpatient unit will complete education within 90% of HF patients, the 30-day readmission rate for HF patients will be below 40%, and the nurse care coordinator will have successful contact via a post-discharge follow-up telephone call to 75% of HF patients. Community-based rural hospitals must implement these interventions to reduce heart failure readmission rates.
Studies of Bio-Sustainable Materials by Scanning Electron Microscopy
Presentation Year: 2024
Priscilla
Gamez
Chemistry
Biomaterials derived from plants can provide stocks for biofuels and additives for sustainable bioplastic composites. Here, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to image cellulase enzyme-exposed samples vs. controlled samples, which indicated cellulose degradation. SEM examination of PLA-quinoa composites indicated successful incorporation of quinoa chaff into these biodegradable plastics. This study of cellulase contributes to understanding its role in enhancing biofuel feedstock production. Moreover, our PLA-quinoa composites show promise as biodegradable and biorenewable materials. Future studies will analyze cellulase-treated PLA-quinoa composites.
Stylohyoid-tympanic articulation in shrews and its possible implications for echolocation
Presentation Year: 2024
Silvia
Pavan
Biological Sciences
Echolocation has evolved in several mammals, including shrews. In bats, echolocation may occur through the larynx via the stylohyoid-tympanic articulation (ST-A). Using CT scans, we studied the morphology of the inner ear to determine if the ST-A is present in echolocating shrews. Of the nine sampled genera, three have behavioral data suggesting echolocation. Six species presented ST-A, including four species not known to echolocate. Given the limited behavioral data and the small data set, a few interpretations are possible, all of which highlight the need for additional research in this understudied mammalian group in order to reveal the role of the ST-A in shrew echolocation.
Subjective versus objective language proficiency: An investigation of age of acquisition and exposure in multilinguals
Presentation Year: 2024
Mari
Sanchez
Psychology
Multilinguals can differ in their level of proficiency for each language they speak. Factors that can impact one’s language proficiency include age of acquisition (AoA), which refers to the time point when beginning to learn a language and exposure, which refers to the amount of contact a person has with the language. Proficiency is often assessed subjectively, via one’s self-report of one’s perceived proficiency level and less often objectively, via observed and/or measured performance on proficiency tests. This study investigated the relationship between subjective and objective language proficiency as impacted by age of acquisition and exposure.
Sudden Death Among Athletes
Presentation Year: 2024
Aleksander
Teplicki
Other
I preformed a literature review regarding sudden cardiovascular death among athletes. In my review I found that sudden cardiovascular death is primarily caused by atherosclerotic coronary artery disease and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In my presentation I aim to discuss these two conditions, their prevalence, and why they are difficult to diagnose amongst athletes. I also aim to discuss the current athletic screening protocols in the united states, as well as what can be done going foreward to prevent or limit the cases of sudden cardiovascular death in athletes.
Temperatures Impact on Insect Capture and Black Phoebe Foraging Activity
Presentation Year: 2024
Alyssa
Lomeli
Wildlife
This project is a study I conducted which will be portraying the data I have collected. The data and additional outside research was done to depict temperatures impact on Black phoebe foraging activity and insect capture within the city of Arcata.
Testing Gravitational Interactions Below Fifty Microns
Presentation Year: 2024
Alexandra
Papesh
Physics & Astronomy
Attempts to unify the Standard Model and General Relativity often include features that violate the Weak Equivalence Principle (WEP) and/or the gravitational Inverse-Square Law (ISL). To investigate this, researchers at Cal Poly Humboldt are conducting precision measurements of gravitational interactions below 50 microns. This project employs a torsion pendulum configured as a composition dipole with equal masses of titanium and aluminum. The twist angle and frequency of the pendulum is measured as an attractor mass in a parallel-plate configuration oscillates within submillimeter separations.
*Supported by NSF grants PHY-1065697, PHY-1306783, PHY-1606988, PHY-1908502
The Best Parts of KCACTF 2024
Presentation Year: 2024
Aly
Greaver
Dance, Music & Theatre
From February 18th-23rd, students from the Humboldt Theater Program attended KCACTF, this poster depicts the top 5 events this year.
The Body’s Adaptations to Facilitate Motor Learning and Injury Prevention for the Overhand Throw Skill in Baseball Players
Presentation Year: 2024
Dominic
Gallardo
School of Applied Health
This poster presentation explores motor learning of the overhand throw skill specifically for baseball players. The research describes the necessary variables contributing to adequate development of the skill and how the skill should be performed. In addition, injury prevention is a vital component in performing a skill that should be critical for high level athletes.
The Clarke Museum College Corps Fellows - Pitch Fest 2024
Presentation Year: 2024
Carrie
White
Other
Hosted at Cal Poly Humboldt, Pitch Fest is an opportunity for College Corps Fellows to participate in an authentic learning experience focused on the learning objective of grant writing. Many community partners had their College Corps students take the initiative to identify a project, create a budget to accomplish their respective strategic goals, and develop an argument as to why their needs were crucial for the institution they worked for and the greater community. Together, three College Corps Fellows serving The Clarke Museum, Eureka, won the top grant prize to protect “The Sun Set Twice on the People that Day “ Mural, painted by Native artists Brian Tripp and Alme Allen.
The Educational Development Center: A Stepping Stone to Sustainable Development
Presentation Year: 2024
Jazzmin
Fontenot`
Anthropology
At the intersection of anthropology and development, this project explores the efficacy of Participatory Action Research (PAR) through a case study of the Educational Development Center (EDC) and their Basa, Pilipinas! project. PAR utilizes ethnographic methods and emphasizes the importance of collaboration with developers and the community they wish to serve. This is a response to the critiques of educational Development as a method of perpetuating the legacy of colonialism by implanting Western epistemology from imperialist nations into developing countries. While PAR is an attempt to decolonize Development, it is not without critique itself.
The Effectiveness of Different Teaching Methods in Physical Education
Presentation Year: 2024
BRAYAN
CALEL
Other
The Effectiveness of Different Teaching Methods in Physical Education. This will be the topic I’ll be addressing. I will also be printing my own poster for the day for idea feast.
The Effects of Combined Oral Contraceptives on Mood and Affect: A Meta-Analysis
Presentation Year: 2024
Camille
Burns
Psychology
Combined oral contraceptive (COC) pills are widely used by women of reproductive age,
but there is still little conclusive evidence about their mood-related side effects. This meta-analysis examined the relationship between oral contraceptive use and mood effects such as depression and anxiety. The results of the meta-analysis suggest that COCs contribute to a small but significant improvement in women’s overall moods. However, methodological challenges and inconsistencies make it difficult for researchers to establish any firm conclusions about the role COCs play in mood changes.
The Effects of Positive and Negative Reinforcement From Coaches in Collegiate Student-Athletes
Presentation Year: 2024
Ciera
Pyle
School of Applied Health
Research on the effects of positive and negative reinforcement from coaches in collegiate student-athletes and how it effects performance and an individuals sense of autonomy. Coaching has been found to influence not only the individual internally and externally, but the environment around them aiding in the development of the athlete, student, and individual as a whole.
The Effects of Sleep Loss on Collegiate Athletic Performance
Presentation Year: 2024
Grace
Rosebrook
School of Applied Health
This project is on the effects of sleep loss on collegiate athletic performance. Specifically, I assess research on the influence of sleep deprivation and sleep restriction surrounding aerobic and anaerobic capacities, and cognitive and psychological function. Additionally, I synthesize research behind the reasoning of college athletes experiencing sleep loss disproportionately when compared to non-athletic counterparts. I also suggest further research, specifically, variables that may affect sleep loss in college athletes, and the possible effect of sleep extension on athletic performance.