May 3, 2024 | Digital Showcase | Humboldt Library
All Presenters & Abstracts
Uses of Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Presentation Year: 2019
The poster will be about how Native American studies go hand in hand with the field of Zoology and natural resources and management as well as wildlife and game management. It will delve into the benefits of applying Traditional Ecological Knowledge to conservation-related issues as well as some of the social and economic issues that we are facing. In particular, This poster will address some of the issues regarding the environment today and how TEK can help to both resolves and benefit from the initial problems. In addition to the management benefits that Traditional Ecological Knowledge offers, I want to include how TEK can help bridge the gap between different communities.
Using Characterization of Androgen-Dependent and Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer Metabolic Differences to Help Illustrate our Changing Marine Ecosystems
Presentation Year: 2019
Over the past summer, I worked as an intern at UCSF where I grew cell lines of PC3s (androgen independent) and LnCaps (androgen dependent) prostate cancer and performed biochemical assays to see the metabolic change from an androgen dependent to androgen independent cell. Theoretically you could use imaging such as hyper-polarized C13 imaging (a type of nuclear imaging) to see when the metabolic change happens instead of taking a biopsy which is very invasive to patients. By using the skills I learned and cellular metabolic change I hope to be able to apply this to my major by conducting further research on metabolic changes in marine organisms to help illustrate our changing ecosystems.
Using Ecological Niche Models to Predict the Distribution of Plant Species Through the Use of Python Programming
Presentation Year: 2019
Understanding the potential locations of where plant species will thrive is a fundamental necessity for
resource managers who are concerned with controlling invasive species as well as promoting
endangered ones. This study examines the credibility and usage of predicting ecological niche models
developed through a Python program which uses in-situ data for counties within California (primarily
climatic, elevation, and slope data). We tested its validity to predict the distribution of invasive species
of plants by using an easily identifiable species known as Cortaderia selloana (Pampas Grass) with initial
findings indicating an extremely high degree of success (well over 90% overlap).
Varying Botanical Perspectives from Indigenous Groups
Presentation Year: 2019
Taking the names and meanings behind the certain plants that Indigenous groups gave and comparing them to what scientists have used them for, as well as what properties they posses. Looking at the name Indigenous peoples have given to the plants explains to others what they can do.
Vegetation detection change with NDVI and NBR Analysis Of The Thomas Fire Using Landsat 8 Imagery
Presentation Year: 2019
Thomas Fire, drew immediate attention from all across California on December 4, 2017 during a time of year with higher levels of precipitation. Roughly 281,000 acres of land was engulfed by the extent of the wildfire outbreak where typically the native chaparral are known to thrive despite chaparral schrubland have typically evolved to remain fire tolerant. This study was able to determine a variety in vegetation change, further tests involving supervised classification and collection of field data (ground trothing) would provide more information giving way to further suggestions as to what indicators contributed the most to California’s worst wild fire outbreak.
Water Conservation’s Affect on Tribal Water Rights
Presentation Year: 2019
This poster will focus on what the effects of the water conservation efforts of San Diego County have on the Kumeyaay peoples’ Tribal Water Rights.
Waves of Friends at the Dunes
Presentation Year: 2019
Friends of The Dunes is a an organization that is heavily involved with building community through various educational and stewardship programs. Our project revolved around outdoor pubic outreach and child education. Local schools have the opportunity to learn about biodiversity and conversation of coastal ecology.
What They Aren't Saying: Nonverbal Behaviors and Stereotypes
Presentation Year: 2019
Our group is exploring the link between vocalics and nonverbal communication by examining four different popular television characters and analyzing their individual character nonverbals. We selected popular characters and examined their vocalics (pitch, speech rate, etc) and nonverbals (gestures) in relation to audience and character perception. The characters selected are Ron from Parks and Rec, Jack from Will and Grace, Captain Holt from Brooklyn Nine Nine, and Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory. Often nonverbal behaviors, specifically speech illustrators, are used to accompany the characters respective idiosyncrasies in an amusing or humorous way that we examine in our project.
Why It's the Thought That Counts: A Rhetorical Study of Greeting Cards
Presentation Year: 2019
Is it true that “It’s the thought that counts”? When we give and receive greeting cards in a variety of situations, we are not only documenting our thoughts towards a person or event but also enacting an internalized sense of human connection and care. This project explores the exigence for greeting cards, especially the pushback against digital versions of cards as impersonal and not as meaningful as handwritten notes, as well as, the different ways that greeting cards embody thoughts and intentions.
Why What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas
Presentation Year: 2019
"What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas" is much more than a catchy saying. An economic tool, this slogan has shaped the city. Through the use of billboards, casinos and shows Vegas offers anything one could need to fulfill their wildest fantasies. Drugs, sex and entertain are readily available. Vegas is much more than a destination it is a state of mind, one that is often detrimental. Exploiting the worst of human desire, Vegas earns the name "Sin City".
Wildlife Management and Native American Life
Presentation Year: 2019
On my poster I would like to Show the intersection of the study of Native American peoples and the idea of wildlife management and resource conservation.
Wolves and Native Americans
Presentation Year: 2019
My research will be about wolves and their relationship with Native Americans. Lots of Native American tribes that lived in the Great Plains admired wolves because they taught the Native Americans how to hunt. These include Cheyenne, Lakota, Blackfoot, Assiniboine, Arikara, Arapaho, Osage, Shoshone, and Pawnee. It will also be about what the wolf was regarded as in terms of spiritual ties with the Native Americans and wolves.
Worldviews and Ideologies of Humboldt County
Presentation Year: 2019
Mapping the worldviews and ideologies of Humboldt County
Youth Outdoor Resilience-Building Experiences Pilot: Planning, Implementation and Program Evaluation with Big Lagoon School
Presentation Year: 2019
During the academic year 2018-2019, Big Lagoon School was awarded a grant from the Alexander T. Salvos & Timothy A. Salvos Fund for Youth of Humboldt Area Foundation, which provided the opportunity to formalize the Outdoor Resilience-Building Experiences pilot program, an intervention for creatively addressing the need for more behavioral and social-emotional supports with youth in rural schools. This was an IRB-approved study measuring student resilience outcomes with self-regulation skills, mindfulness, and empowering access to the county's natural surroundings for participants grades 4-7. Findings will help the program test effectiveness and sustainability.
“Appropriate Technology in a University Setting: Table top game for change”
Presentation Year: 2019
“Appropriate Technology in a University Setting: Table top game for change”
Alternative Technology(AT) has the potential to empower communities in the U.S. to explore the possibility of non-capitalist means. This AT board game attempts to be inclusive of varied learning styles and academic disciplines, while providing a baseline understanding of the varied technologies located at CCAT. This encourages the campus understanding of CCAT, further extending the invitation of a interdisciplinary and multi-adaptable resource for the community. Exploring affinities between community leadership and AT’s, reveals areas of overlap among the social and ethical approaches of these dynamics.
“I See Gay People”: Gaydar Abilities in a Real-World Distribution
Presentation Year: 2019
Previous research suggests that people can accurately identify a person’s sexual orientation from facial cues alone. Many of these studies have relied on images collected from various online sources that may contain other contextual cues to sexual orientation. Additionally, heterosexual and homosexual individuals are typically presented using a 50/50 distribution, which does not accurately reflect the real-world distribution of faces we encounter. This
study aims to investigate whether people are more accurate at identifying sexual orientation from facial cues when the distribution of images presented more accurately reflects the real world distribution of straight and gay faces.
“The Vote Was...Strike!” Humboldt State University Anti-war Activism During The Vietnam War
Presentation Year: 2019
Humboldt State University Library houses a collection of posters and documents preserving anti-war ephemera and primary sources from the HSU Strike for Peace protest, which took place May 11-15, 1970. This student-organized protest was one of the largest demonstration in Humboldt County’s history to date; it drew support from almost 3,000 students, faculty, and Humboldt community members. The protest stemmed from President Richard Nixon's support of expanding the war into Cambodia, after he had promised the general public to begin the withdrawal of troops from Vietnam.