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AHHA, A New Perspective For Addressing Homelessness
- Lindsey DiggsEnvironmental StudiesUndergraduate Student
The Affordable Homeless Housing Alternatives (AHHA) nonprofit, based in Eureka, California, challenges the dominant approaches used to solve homelessness within the community. They believe everyone has the right to a safe living environment no matter their present circumstances. AHHA aims to build transitional housing in the form of tiny house villages. Their main focus is to highlight the importance of community amongst those that are disadvantaged and to incorporate it into the heart of all proposed solutions moving forward.
Alcohol and Drug Resource List
- Jeremy MuhleckSocial WorkGraduate Student
Social Workers commonly share that there is a lack of resources related to alcohol and drug treatment programs to refer clients to. Based on a review of alcohol and drug services available in the Northern CA region, I created a resource list on how to refer clients to a variety of alcohol and drug services including substance testing, assessment, and treatment in the region for Child Welfare Services. This resource list was developed to improve service delivery, identify services in the region, and to assist social workers in referring people who have court mandated alcohol and drug service requirements.
Alienhood Rhetoric: The Construction and Maintenance of Otherness in Alien Film
- Aaron DonaldsonCommunicationFaculty
The Rhetoric of Otherness: The Alien Movie Project is a 91-part podcast exploring the narrative and affective politics of alien cinema. The purpose is to expose the symbolic and performative practices that make up "Alien" Others and the contexts of Otherness. The AMP has covered nearly 200 peer-reviewed texts and nearly 90 alien films - this presentation will explore some of the broader justifications, implications, and themes.
Alzheimer's Disease as Type 3 Diabetes? Unconventional Methods to Utilize if AD is Seen as T3DM
Frank Tirado, School of Applied Health Undergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social SciencesIn recent years new findings in research have been revealing that Alzheimer’s Disease is endocrine disorder: Type 3 Diabetes Mellitus(T3DM). With new evidence of Alzheimer’s Disease(AD) being T3DM, there are now new methods of preventing or slowing the progression of AD.
Ambivalent Sexism Predicting Attitudes Toward Affirmative Action for Women
- Hannah FergusonPsychologyUndergraduate Student
- Bryan SherburnePsychologyGraduate Student
- Carolyn MonettePsychologyUndergraduate Student
- Vikky JomaPsychologyUndergraduate Student
- Desiree GarciaPsychologyUndergraduate Student
- Kimberly VazquezPsychologyUndergraduate Student
- Christopher AbersonPsychologyFaculty
Affirmative action policies have been put into place to help women make the steps towards equality and hopefully amend prejudiced attitudes.The current study focuses on types of sexism and their relationship towards affirmative action support. It is hypothesized that higher scores on hostile and benevolent sexism will be associated with decreased support for affirmative action directed towards women. Community members in Northern California (N = 110) were measured. Measures include that of hostile, benevolent, and ambivalent sexism. Results indicate that only hostile sexism is potentially a key factor in determining whether individuals oppose affirmative action directed towards women.
American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos ) abundance in relation to different human-altered environments and levels of disturbance
- Barbara Larrondo-SotoWildlife DepartmentUndergraduate Student
Examining Corvus brachyrhynchos (American crow) habitat selection is valuable in understanding how this generalist species adapts to human-altered environments. Objectives of the study: Are crows utilizing a specific type of anthropogenic environment significantly more than the other? Is human and vehicle presence at the sites is significantly affecting crow abundance? I recorded observations of crow abundance at four sites in Arcata, CA, USA representing two habitat types; urban and agricultural. Analysis of my results showed that crows are significantly selecting urban sites over agricultural.
American Pikas Responses to Long and Short Alarm Calls During Mid-Summer in Lassen National Forest, California
Thomas Butler, Wildlife Undergraduate Student
College of Natural Resources & SciencesThis project is an Honors Thesis conducted on Richard Brown with the CPH Wildlife Department. This project assessed the use of the short and long alarm calls used by American pikas. This project took place in Lassen National Forest NW of Susanville, CA.
American Sign Language Coloring Book
- Megan HardmanEnglish 104: First-Year writing programUndergraduate Student
This creative project consists of a coloring book of basic American Sign Language; such as the alphabet, mannerisms, emergency signs, and other signs that I thought would be important to have within the book. Plus a description in the back explaining what American Sign language is and a brief bit of history within the Deaf community.
Amphibians and The Yurok Tribe's Wetland Restoration
- Macy DillenbeckWildlifeUndergraduate Student
My poster is about the Yurok tribe's wetland restorations with a focus on amphibian diversity with regard to the ongoing amphibian extinction.
An Addiction to Capitalism: A Climate Story
- JakeCommunicationUndergraduate Student
My research recognizes, evaluates, and dissects the intersections of Political Theory and Communication to offer a rhetorical criticism of mainstream environmentalism. Through a careful analysis of case studies, political processes, and interdisciplinary theory, I illustrate and criticize how environmentalism as a justice movement has been co-opted by capitalism through its commodification and farcical regulation. In these regards, I conclude by acknowledging and appreciating the discursive efforts of Armory Lovins, Hunter Lovins, Paul Hawken for their work in Natural Capitalism, as well as the political progress of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasia-Cortez and her proposed Green New Deal.