May 3, 2024 | Digital Showcase | Humboldt Library
All Presenters & Abstracts
Deconstructing Intersectional Language: A TQPOC Analyzation on the White Supremacy Perpetuated Through Literacy
Presentation Year: 2020
In efforts to concretely display aspects of what bell hooks deems as a ‘White Supremacist Captialist Imperial Patriarchy’ this research aims to hold accountable the ‘normative’ and ‘professional’ requirements of discourse within any pedagogical space. To create a innovatively personal perspective on the ways with which we receive and are received by peers and mentors alike; challenging the perpetuation of the manifold affects within White Supremacy while instilling, hopefully, bravery with TQPOC to refute limitations set on their being.
Determination of Bioaccumulated Trace Metals in Marine Macroalgae
Presentation Year: 2020
Trace metal bioaccumulation negatively impacts marine ecosystem health and increases the risk of human exposure to contaminants. Pollution trends can be investigated by measuring trace metal bioaccumulation in algae, but little is known about which algal groups are the most reliable bioindicators. The objectives of this study were to use dry ashing, wet digestive, and spectroscopic techniques to determine the concentrations Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn across major macroalgae groups in Humboldt Bay, and evaluate bioindicator ability using BSAF values. Our results indicate that Chlorophyta and Rhodophyta are the most sensitive and suitable bioindicators for trace metal pollution.
Development of Wilderness Therapy Programs Over Time
Presentation Year: 2020
This project aims to illustrate the growth, development, and fundamental transformation of Wilderness Therapy programs over time. This research includes highlighting the health benefits of nature experiences, dissecting the historical background of Wilderness Therapy programs, and the shift towards Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare.
Effectiveness of nSuns Powerlifting Program on Increasing 1RM
Presentation Year: 2020
Study of a powerlifting power to increase 1RM on the bench press.
Effects of a Dual-Task Paradigm on Tandem Gait Performance After Concussion
Presentation Year: 2020
Sport-related concussions are defined as the somatic and cognitive instabilities caused by direct, biomechanical forces colliding with an individual’s head or body. Health professionals utilize a series of tests to identify these instabilities at the time of injury and throughout recovery; however, each test measures the deficits individually. Alternatively, by combining two tests into a dual-task assessment, subtle impairments are better detected after a concussion. The purpose of this study is to determine if the Tandem Gait with a secondary cognitive task is a valid and reliable tool to distinguish prolonged gait deficits after a concussion in collegiate athletes.
Effects of Ramorum Leaf Blight on Tanoak and California Bay Foliage
Presentation Year: 2020
Redwood National Park, CA has recently been infected with Phytophthora ramorum, the pathogen that causes sudden oak death and ramorum leaf blight. Two common understory hardwoods, tanoak and California bay, are commonly infected by ramorum leaf blight. Foliage samples were collected from Tall Trees Grove and, photosynthetic capacity, stomatal conductance, and water potential readings were taken. Ramorum leaf blight decreased the photosynthetic capacity in both of the study species without affecting water use efficiency. The decline in photosynthesis leaves plants vulnerable, increasing the chances of further infection from separate pathogens.
Effects of Recreation on Wildlife
Presentation Year: 2020
This project will look at recreational areas and discuss proper management techniques to reduce the impact of recreation in coastal environments.
Effects of Tourism On Developing Countries With Ocean Access
Presentation Year: 2020
This project explores the positive and negative effect that tourism has on small island developing state.
Electrified Transit Infrastructure Planning for Humboldt County
Presentation Year: 2020
The California Air Resources Board has set goals for all public transit fleets in the state to be zero-emission by 2040. To meet that target, transit agencies are required to begin shifting to battery electric and fuel cell buses now. In 2019, the Schatz Center developed a model for the system-wide electrification of Humboldt County's public transit. This Battery Electric Bus Optimization (BEBOP) model cost-optimizes a one-to-one replacement of all buses on existing routes, generates recommendations for charging infrastructure, and calculates the electricity consumption profiles for each station. This model significantly expands the available development tools for rural planning agencies.
Elementary School Classrooms and the Need for Critical Frameworks
Presentation Year: 2020
Elementary school classrooms are foundational in our middle childhood experiences, as well as our knowledge of the world. But not all classrooms are fit to serve ALL students, especially students of color. As (Liberal Studies) Elementary Education majors, we took a closer look at the elementary classroom, specifically at problem areas, to develop ways to address these issues in a culturally sustaining way.
Endoparasite Comparison Between Two Herds of Roosevelt Elk
Presentation Year: 2020
Research is presented on the comparison of endoparasite abundance and diversity between two herds of Roosevelt Elk; Sinkyone and Gold Bluff Beach. These groups were once part of the same herd and 17 individuals were translocated in 1984 and now are suffering from poor health. Research hypothesis is that the sick herd (Sinkyone) will have a higher diversity or abundance of endoparasite eggs that I have identified from fecal samples. Through this research, we hope to identify the health issue within the sick population and help treat the issue.
English 103 — HSU Artifacts Project
Presentation Year: 2020
Student groups in Jolien Olsen’s English 103 course are presenting artifacts from within their HSU “neighborhood.” You will recognize many of these artifacts from our campus, many of which are iconic to HSU and represent its uniqueness as the rural, vibrant, creative academic community we all know it to be. The purpose of this project was to explore the meaning that these HSU artifacts create, what these artifacts tell us about HSU and its values and identities, and how the artifacts shape community members’ actions and interactions. We hope these projects bring a new perspective on artifacts that you may have passed countless times in your journeys across our shared space, our HSU campus.
Equity Gaps Among Diverse CSU Student Groups
Presentation Year: 2020
Crutchfield and Maguire (2018, 2019) completed basic needs assessments of the CSU system and data from those will be analyzed to explore equity gaps among diverse student groups reporting food and housing insecurity with focus on hours worked, and hours of familial obligations. A policy recommendation is for university volunteer and internship hours to count as an eligibility exemption for CalFresh .
Examining Stigma as a Predictor of Formal vs Informal Help-Seeking Among College Students
Presentation Year: 2020
Psychological disorders are prevalent in college students, but fewer than 25% of students with mental disorders seek treatment. One factor important in predicting help-seeking is stigma. We looked at self-stigma and public stigma as related to formal and informal help-seeking. Self-stigma is conceptualized as internalizing feelings of prejudice toward oneself while public stigma represents prejudice about mental health held by others. We hypothesized that students with higher self-stigma would be less likely to seek both formal and informal help. We further hypothesized that higher public stigma is related to lower formal help-seeking, but have no relationship with informal help-seeking.
Examining Stigma as a Predictor of Formal vs Informal Help-Seeking Among College Students
Presentation Year: 2020
Psychological disorders are prevalent in college students, but fewer than 25% of students with mental disorders seek treatment. One factor important in predicting help-seeking is stigma. We looked at self-stigma and public stigma as related to formal and informal help-seeking. Self-stigma is conceptualized as internalizing feelings of prejudice toward oneself while public stigma represents prejudice about mental health held by others. We hypothesized that students with higher self-stigma would be less likely to seek both formal and informal help. We further hypothesized that higher public stigma is related to lower formal help-seeking, but have no relationship with informal help-seeking.
Exploring Recreation Based Therapy as an Effective Form of Treatment For Individuals Affected by Grief and Trauma
Presentation Year: 2020
Grief and/or trauma affect everyone at some point in their lives, yet there are few
traditional resources available to those who need them due to various barriers and constraints
such as geographical isolation or cost of affordable treatment. Within this project, recreation
and leisure is explored as a treatment and/or mechanism for forward growth in those affected by
trauma and/or grief.
Extending the Work of CHECK IT and SVP into the Animal Rights Community
Presentation Year: 2020
Applying the skills I have learned in the Students For Violence Prevention program to real-world animal rights activism has already proven to be highly successful, and it is clear that the work of the SVP and CHECK IT communities may easily have their work extended into that of the animal liberation community. Through close collaboration with local farms and markets, the encouragement of more animal rights groups on Humboldt State University campus, and the formation of educational programs specifically made to reach out to youth, I believe that our students could potentially have a strong impact on the enforcement of animal welfare in Humboldt County.
Female Religious Leaders of Humboldt
Presentation Year: 2020
The aim of this research is to gain insight into the experience of female religious leaders in Humboldt County, centering around the challenges, obstacles, and opportunities faced by women in these roles. How do such figures view their gender has affected them in terms of authority, personal spirituality, and relationship to religious tradition? By conducting a series of ethnographic interviews with local religious leaders, these questions have been explored across faith traditions. The examination of gender and power is not only limited to a religious setting, but extends broadly to society as a whole.
Finding Nemo: Where Are The Fish Going?
Presentation Year: 2020
Rising ocean temperatures will have a huge impact on life in the ocean, and on the communities that have an economic dependence on the fishing industry. It is important to understand the ocean’s changing environment and the serious repercussions these changes will bring to humanity, in order to prepare for the future. To help plan for this future, we have created a mathematical model that predicts where herring and mackerel, two types of fish located around Scotland, will relocate to over the next 50 years, and the impact these relocations will have on small Scottish fishing companies.
Fish Stock Assessment and it's Affects Due to Global Warming
Presentation Year: 2020
Built a mathematical model to perform prediction analysis of the fish stock assessment located in Scotland and the affects of rising temperature in Atlantic Ocean.