Transgender children are at an overall heightened risk for negative mental health consequences (Perez-Brumer et al., 2017), and the religious beliefs of family members and healthcare practitioners may have the potential to cause emotional harm to transgender youth (Anderson & McGuire, 2019). Despite these claims, research regarding the role religion plays in the lives of […]
A62: Experiential Learning and After School Programming: A Review of the Literature
Learning does not have to end along with the regularly scheduled school day. Community Psychology senior capstone professor Dr. Paul Flaspohler was approached by Project Experience and Boys and Girls Club for help about how to better their programs. Experiential learning, or learning through reflection on doing, has been shown to be successful in the […]
C41: People and Pollinators: Uncovering private yards’ potential for new pollinator beneficial plantings
Pollinators allow humans a diverse diet. Unfortunately, pollinator habitat has been declining due to pesticide use, changing land use, and parasites. Most people understand the need for pollinators, but whether private citizens would be willing to plant pollinator beneficial plants in their yards is largely unknown. A mail survey was conducted in Miami and Darke […]
C48: How do we get Black girls involved in STEM?
The general area of my research was looking at the experiences of black females in education. The research question is, how do we get black girls involved in S.T.E.M? I centered my work on the experiences of black girls in public elementary school and in urban areas. This is important to the field to understand […]
B75: A Comparison Ohio Universities’ Sexual Misconduct Policies
Prevalence rates of sexual assault on college campuses vary from 1% to 25% of college students, making it imperative that universities have extensive, yet easily accessible student misconduct policies to help prevent violence and provide resources to survivors. This poster describes attempts to determine how well universities are matching the recommendations made by the Obama […]
C36: Running on the Path Less Traveled: Examining the Emergence and Evaluation of Unconventional Female Candidates
The 2018 midterms resulted in the election of an historic number of women to the U.S. Congress (CAWP 2019). Consistent with the experiences of female politicians throughout history (Githens 2003; Burns, Scholzman, and Verba 2001) many of the women who ran for Congress in 2018 boast unique and diverse backgrounds relative to many of the […]
CSII-05: One Tough Balancing Act: Private and Public Choices in Two Upstate New York Counties and School Systems
The stakeholder tensions lying under community surfaces in two western New York (WNY) counties (Erie & Niagara) have contributed to creating a decades-long balancing act between maintaining public education systems and providing funds for religious schools. The New York State Constitution mandates free public education systems, yet it also requires that public funds not be […]
A96: Understanding how Ohio Guardians Assess their Client’s Preferences
Assessing and honoring everyday preferences is a foundation for person-centered care. Professional guardians can use preferences as a way to learn about clients in a way that will result in more personalized care. However, many guardians lack tools for assessing client preferences in an efficient manner. The purpose of this study was to explore how […]
A64: Experience Learning: How to Increase Volunteer Engagement
The MUSCRAT Community Psychology lab works with the Experience program at the Boys and Girls Club of Hamilton to provide guidance for the effectiveness of their programs. This is an organization that depends on volunteers to provide their services. Volunteers are essential to many organizations that serve to help the community. Additionally, there are many […]
B80: Sports as a Medium for Positive Youth Development: A Review of the Literature
My community psychology capstone group studied positive youth development (PYD) theory, an approach to youth development focused on the promotion of a child’s strengths rather than the purging of their problems. This theory is directly applicable to our class’s work with The Boys and Girls Club (BGC) of Hamilton. Because we found that much of […]
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