May 3, 2024 | Digital Showcase | Humboldt Library
All Presenters & Abstracts
The Role of the Accounting Profession in Advancing Corporate Social Reporting Practices
Presentation Year: 2019
Given the significant increase in the production of corporate social responsibility and sustainability reports within the private sector, the demand for quality information has become paramount for stakeholders. As quality assurance professionals, the accounting profession serves in the unique position to become stewards and standard-setters in the deployment of such data. This research explores the contribution academic accounting, within the research realm, can make towards addressing perfecting reporting practices within the sustainability field.
The Role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Wildlife Management & Conservation
Presentation Year: 2019
My Ideafest poster will be looking at ways in which traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) can be used to help with wildlife management an conservation efforts. traditional ecological knowledge can be used to get information on wildlife populations and habitats where proper scientific data is lacking, either from the past or due to being in a remote area. I will also be exploring potential problems from using traditional ecological knowledge and explaining how it is best used when paired with scientifically sound data.
The Surface Distribution of Trace Metals Along a Pacific Meridional Transect: GEOTRACES GP-15 Research Cruise
Presentation Year: 2019
Many trace metals are delivered to the ocean in the form of wind-blown sediments and by riverine input, some of which are essential micronutrients. Iron has been found to play a significant role in limiting biological productivity in many regions of the ocean such as in the California Current System. Investigating this distribution of trace metals provides insight into processes affecting surface ocean waters. In Fall 2018, the GEOTRACES GP-15 cruise traveled from Alaska to Tahiti along the 152°W meridian, a region yet to be well characterized for trace metals. Our group is interested in the distribution of scandium in surface waters as a proxy for understanding processes affecting iron.
The Tohono O'odham Nation Reservation and the Border Wall in the Context of Tribal Water Rights
Presentation Year: 2019
When the United States acquired the 29,670-square-mile region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico through the Gadsen Purchase of 1854, the Tohono O'odham nation was cut in half. Now, they reside on either side of the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona and Sonora. The border wall has forever altered their way of life, and new proposals for the wall are putting their relationship with local waterways in danger as well. This poster will be examining the history between the Tohono O'odham tribe and the border wall, specifically in the context of the Federal Indian Water Rights, and what construction of the wall would mean for the tribe in the long term.
The True Roots of Chocolate: A Study of Cacao
Presentation Year: 2019
When we eat food, we don't tend to think about its agricultural history and origins. An effective way to learn this history is by looking to the original Indigenous peoples' relationships with this food. This is a look at a plant/food we heavily value in the present day: chocolate, otherwise known as cacao. Though we presently have it all around the world in a variety of methods of consumption, this poster will help inform the ways in which cacao was used by Indigenous peoples of North and South America. Studying the past uses of this plant in compared to current uses will provide a thought-provoking learning experience that allows us to reassess our own present uses of cacao.
The Use of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Yellowstone Park
Presentation Year: 2019
Throughout history, indigenous tribes have used traditional ecological knowledge, TEK, to utilize natural resources while simultaneously tending to the environment. In our presentation, we will examine how incorporating these ideas of TEK will be a positive addition to the ecosystem and aid in conservation. We will focus specifically on the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone Park and explain how this is an example of TEK. By adding a predator to the ecosystem, they will benefit it by keeping prey populations under control to restore the natural balance of the land
The Yurok Tribe and The California Condor
Presentation Year: 2019
We will be presenting the connection between the California Condor and the Yurok tribe. Focusing on the reintroduction of the California Condor into Northern California and Humboldt county. We will be presenting information on the history of the California Condor and the problems it has faced in the past.
The Yurok Tribe and The California Condor
Presentation Year: 2019
We will be presenting the connection between the California Condor and the Yurok tribe. Focusing on the reintroduction of the California Condor into Northern California and Humboldt county. We will be presenting information on the history of the California Condor and the problems it has faced in the past.
Threat Appraisals: Mediator of Acculturative Stress and Wellbeing Among Armenian Americans
Presentation Year: 2019
Acculturative stress is the stress experienced by individuals when they are in the process of reconciling two or more cultures (i.e., their heritage culture and a new culture). Research suggests that stress is linked to individuals’ wellbeing. Moreover, wellbeing linked to acculturative stress may be explained by threat appraisal (i.e., how individuals perceive stress - as anxiety-provoking and unmanageable). The current study examines threat appraisal as a mediator of the relationship between acculturative stress and wellbeing amongst a community sample of Armenian Americans.
Timber Harvesting Effects On The Environment and Wildlife
Presentation Year: 2019
This GIS research project provides info how clear-cut logging effects humans relationship to the forest and is threatening the Humboldt Marten. The Humboldt Marten, Martes caurina humboltensis, is historically found exclusively in Humboldt County and is currently registered as a “species of concern” or "threaten species" in the State of California and does not have an official “endangered species” status. As unsustainable timber harvesting continues, the Marten species faces threats to their home range and the impacts of logging include environmental, economic, and social aspects. This project is in support of the Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) located in Arcata, Ca.
Timber Harvesting Effects On The Environment and Wildlife
Presentation Year: 2019
This GIS research project provides info how clear-cut logging effects humans relationship to the forest and is threatening the Humboldt Marten. The Humboldt Marten, Martes caurina humboltensis, is historically found exclusively in Humboldt County and is currently registered as a “species of concern” or "threaten species" in the State of California and does not have an official “endangered species” status. As unsustainable timber harvesting continues, the Marten species faces threats to their home range and the impacts of logging include environmental, economic, and social aspects. This project is in support of the Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) located in Arcata, Ca.
To the Victor Go the Soils: An Analysis of a Historic Preservation Project in Arcata, CA.
Presentation Year: 2019
The objective of this historic preservation project is to evaluate the historical significance of an Arcata landmark, the Nixon House, constructed on Wiyot land, to determine its eligibility for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. We analyzed literary and primary source documents, consulted with the homeowners and local historic preservation organizations, and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices. The property is significant under National Register Criteria A & C. Our analysis of this process highlights colonial hegemony in our society by basing the house’s historical value on its association with a period of genocide.
Towards a Critical Game Based Pedagogy
Presentation Year: 2019
This presentation represents the culminating thesis project, titled "Towards a Critical Game Based Pedagogy in Composition" in the Applied English Grad Program. My research outlines the key figures and discourses of game-based learning and gamification. In response, I presents a theoretical framework for its application in a composition course. My argument holds that a game based pedagogy bears potential for introducing critical, social justice literacies alongside composition and writing literacy. Literacy, being at the center of this framework, is supported by what I call "Pillars:" Identity, Social Learning, and Multimodality.
Towards a Critical Game Based Pedagogy
Presentation Year: 2019
This presentation represents the culminating thesis project, titled "Towards a Critical Game Based Pedagogy in Composition" in the Applied English Grad Program. My research outlines the key figures and discourses of game-based learning and gamification. In response, I presents a theoretical framework for its application in a composition course. My argument holds that a game based pedagogy bears potential for introducing critical, social justice literacies alongside composition and writing literacy. Literacy, being at the center of this framework, is supported by what I call "Pillars:" Identity, Social Learning, and Multimodality.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Application to the Klamath River
Presentation Year: 2019
The application of TEK to the klamath river and the Yurok tribe. How to intertwine the scientific methods with the original knowledge of the native people. Mainly focusing on how pacific lamprey and salmon are effected and ways to apply the old and new techniques to help the current populations recover and grow, such as better ways to monitor and take care of the river and what live in the river ecosystem.
Training and Continuing Education Manual for In Home Supportive Services
Presentation Year: 2019
This project is the creation of a training and continuing education manual for In Home Supportive Services, social workers. Gaps and barriers in training will be assessed through a survey to current staff. Results will be analyzed and considered in the development of new training materials. A variety of learning methods, as well as information on working with culturally diverse populations will be considered in the creation of the manual. The intended purpose of this project is to create equitable services to the clients, as well as providing extra education and resources to reduce burnout and turnover of staff.
Transmission Electron Micrographs of Human Embryonic Kidney Cells Post Drug Treatment
Presentation Year: 2019
Applying data collected during lab in BIOL 410, we treated human embryonic kidney (HEK) cells to trigger the autophagy pathway. After treating the cells in standard growth conditions and nutrient deprived conditions, we used transmission electron micrioscopy to visualize these cells in hopes of imaging the formation of autophagosomes.
Twitch: Social Currency
Presentation Year: 2019
Twitch.tv is an online streaming platform where gamers can record their game-play and commentary in a live setting, while interacting with their viewers. Streaming has the potential to create an intimate setting where people who enjoy videogames can come together to share their interests. How much of that social interaction, though, is directly linked to users spending their money? This ongoing research project investigates the ways in which Twitch uses the appeal of social rewards (such as friendship, happiness, and community bonding) to promote the spending of economic capital.
Types of Censorship in Early Modern England
Presentation Year: 2019
A research project that aimed to identify the materials, methods, subjects, and people who affected censorship in the early modern period. Censorship is often thought to be a conspiratorial act by those who are in power and control the dominant discourses, so how did censorship happen and how did people manage to circumvent intensely regulated printing and selling processes? The printing of materials was almost solely restricted to the city of London and only a handful of people had the money and privilege to own and operate the equipment; this project explores the circumstances that gave rise to a strict printing culture and censorship practices in a country that had a low literacy rate.
Unlearning to Use the "N" Word
Presentation Year: 2019
I will analyze the way people in marginalized communities, specifically those who do not identify as Black, internalize the “N” word through the lyrics of music in hip hop. Although those in similar systems of oppression relate to the the word’s connotation, it does not entitle anyone who does not identify as Black to use the “N” word. Through ethnomusicology paired with metalinguistics, I conclude that hip hop should diversify the industry with artists from different social positions to represent other minorities, leaving room for marginalized groups to create artifacts that directly represent their day-to-day experiences in this oppressive society without having to use the “N” word.