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Provider Review: Evaluating Individual Criteria to Support Cannabis Use Disorder
No full textEvaluating Individual Criteria to Support Cannabis Use Disorder Diagnosis is an exploratory qualitative survey pilot study aimed to evaluate the current criteria for diagnosing Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) by utilizing the DSM-V (2013) criteria and current research to establish an inclusive assessment of cannabis use. The Cannabis Assessment Reliability and Validity Evaluation (CARVE) provides a single, uniform data source as a cohesive and functional tool which can assess for appropriate and inappropriate cannabis use. Study participants were limited to healthcare providers licensed to diagnose CUD. The study aimed to answer the following research questions: 1) Could inappropriate and appropriate cannabis usage be measured and differentiated? 2) Did the criteria covered in the survey provide a complete assessment of cannabis use and cannabis use disorder? Results show a generalized agreement that inappropriate and appropriate cannabis usage can be measured and differentiated. Healthcare providers also agreed that the CARVE survey provides a complete assessment of cannabis use that could be utilized to assist in diagnosing Cannabis Use Disorder. These research study findings can be potentially used to establish future diagnostic criteria, policy development, and increase quality outcomes
The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
No full textIn “The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail,” historian Robert A. Selig documents the recent creation of the national trail, a unit of the National Park Service, which encompasses the entire route that French and American forces took from Newport to Virginia in the summer of 1781. The combined armies marched for hundreds of miles through countryside, tiny hamlets, and towns to reach their destination. Dr. Selig explores the distrust held by soldiers on both the French and American sides, and how experiences both in Newport and on the Trail led to greater understanding of cultural differences. A chevalier de l’order national du Mérite, Robert A. Selig is a specialist in the role of French forces in the American War of Independence and serves as project historian to the National Park Service and The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail. He has written site surveys, resource inventories, and supplementary reports on the nine states and the District of Columbia through which American and French forces traveled on land and on water between 1780 and 1783
Forging the French-American Alliance in Newport
No full text“Forging the French-American Alliance in Newport,” by Dr. Iris de Rode highlights the contributions of Chevalier François-Jean de Chastellux to the successful military strategy of the combined French-American army. As well, the French nobleman-philosopher negotiated the delicate task of forging friendships and relationships between American officers and their French counterparts, thereby ensuring a strong military alliance. A high-ranking officer in the French Army stationed at Newport in 1780-81, Chastellux made several reconnaissance trips around New England, New York and the middle-Atlantic, seeking to devise a military strategy that would win the American cause. Dr. de Rode has discovered documents that have been in the Chastellux family in France for centuries, but have been previously unknown to scholars of the French-American alliance. She is the author of François-Jean de Chastellux (1734-1788), un soldat-philosophe dans le monde atlantique à l’époque des Lumières (2022) and the co-author of Le Journal de Dumas (16 juin-6 octobre 1781). Sur les traces de L’indépendance des États-Unis (2018). A recipient of numerous fellowships, Dr. de Rode is working on public history initiatives with the National Park Service, the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association, George Washington’s Mount Vernon, and other historic sites
A New Look At How Rochambeau Quartered His Army in Newport (1780-1781)
No full textFrench officers lived in Newport homes during their sojourn in the town in 1780-81. “A New Look at How Rochambeau Quartered His Army in Newport (1780-1781)” by Alan and Mary M. Simpson is a reprint from the 2003-2004 edition of Newport History (vols. 72-73: 90-121), regarding the French in Newport. It appears here with slight editing and an added appendix and additional images. The article was originally published in Newport History in 1983 (vol. 56, pt. 2 [Spring, 1983]: 30-67]). In their article, the Simpsons tried to puzzle out the process for quartering French officers in Newport and the precise arrangements that were made for them. Using letters, official documents, military records and focusing on two “billeting lists” that have survived, the authors made important discoveries. Their article includes an appendix that gives specific information about French officers’ housing placements in Newport. Historian Alan Simpson (1912-1998) taught history and was a dean at the University of Chicago and was named president of Vassar College where he served from 1964-1977. Alan Simpson published Puritanism in Old New England (1961), and he and his wife, Mary McQueen McEldowney Simpson (1911-2005), the co-author of this article, wrote books and articles on historical topics
Recollections of Gisela (Chandeck) Harkin \u2768
No full textGisela shares her memories of choosing Salve as a student coming from Panama, memories of Sisters Eloise and Jean Tobin, Sister Christopher, and other favorite professors, favorite haunts in downtown Newport, including the Tavern, The Black Pearl, and The Moorings. Gisela also shares what Mercy means to her, how she saw Mercy lived at Salve Regina, and how it has informed her life and career. This interview was conducted via phone call
Erin Acciardo \u2723
No full textErin Acciardo \u2723, talks about her experiences as a current student at Salve, including how the COVID-19 pandemic affected her education and social experiences. Erin talks about her experiences as a psychology major, including Dr. Frankel\u27s Psychology of Prejudice class, her appreciation for Dr. Balogun-Mwangi and her abnormal psychology class, and Dr. John Quinn and his holocaust class. Erin also recollects the campus response and her feelings about the murder of George Floyd and how the campus responded as a PWI (predominately white institution) psychology of prejudice class addressed it and it was talked about on social media. Erin also recalls President Kelli Armstrong\u27s inauguration and inauguration ball and her appreciation for McAuley Day
Recollections of Mary Ellen (Woods) Atkins \u2768
No full textMary Ellen shares memories of her time at Salve, including what it was like to be a commuter at Salve Regina and spend time in the Miley Cafe, her friends who were fellow chemistry majors, playing on the Salve Regina basketball team, and fond memories of Professors Asciano DiPippo and Sister Mary Philemon Banigan
Apping Back to Life: Mobile Phone Mediations in Refugee-Constructed Narratives of Forced Displacement
No full textAccording to the United Nations, we are currently witnessing the highest levels of displacement on record. As of October 2022, the UNHCR website lists sixteen refugee-related emergencies at the global level. Specifically, the UNHCR and the United Nations Refugee Agency estimate that forced displacement has surpassed 89.3 million—a number that has doubled over the last ten years. In the cacophony of complications and challenges arising from this global crisis, a debate is unfolding regarding the growing presence of technology and technological artifacts among forcibly displaced populations. At the center of the discourse surrounding the refugee crisis is a troubling binary between helping refugees and protecting the host country’s citizens and resources, increasingly leaving displaced populations in an existential no man’s land—alive but not able to live in meaningful ways, e.g., socially, culturally, politically, or spiritually. Information and communication technologies are reshaping this ontological crisis. Through a postphenomenological lens, this study examines smartphone mediations in refugee-constructed narratives to consider how human-smartphone interactions materialize in two areas of forced displacement: in flight and in transitory spaces. Across refugee narratives this study examines mobile phone mediations as they amplify, reduce, invite, or inhibit different aspects of the refugee experience as they relate to communication and liaising, navigation and localization, archiving, and mental and emotional well-being. Anchored in the refugee voice, I argue that smartphones are transforming refugees’ ability to perceive and act in ways that protect and reinforce what it means to be human in places outside of normative citizenship and community, thereby transforming the refugee experience from a condition of merely existing to living in humanly meaningful ways
That Cloudy Place Where Stars Are Born: How the K’Iche’ Maya Construct Meaning From Death Rituals
No full textDeath and the related beliefs and customs associated with death have become removed from the daily lives of many modern societies. Today, people die in hospitals, their bodies prepared for cremation or burial by paid professionals, leaving those close to the deceased physically and emotionally separated from family and community. This disconnection among certain members of society has, in part, led to a growing fear and anxiety around death. Humanity must seek better approaches to coping with this. One such approach is to understand and appreciate how Indigenous peoples reckon with death. This research seeks to document Indigenous beliefs, rituals, and customs related to death as practiced by some K’iche’ Mayan communities near Quetzaltenango (Xela), Guatemala, with a particular focus on examining syncretic practices that bring meaning to those at the time of bereavement. The study adopted an ethnographic qualitative approach based on fieldwork in Guatemala, including participant observation, interviews with Aj Q’ijab’, and secondary materials. The findings are examined from a decolonial perspective, acknowledging the influences of the Spanish invaders and the Catholic Church. Based on the findings, K’iche’ funerary practices vary widely but have common elements that provide comfort, care, and, crucially, meaning to both the deceased and the bereaved. Based on this research, further examination of Indigenous funerary practices will provide a source of valuable information that can contribute to a counternarrative to the idea that death rituals are better off left to the modern funeral industry
2023 Polarization Index Part II: Issue Polarization
Get PDFPolarization is both a buzzword and a tangible indicator of the state of our nation. We hear how polarized the American public is from our politicians, the media, and our friends and family. We have also experienced the effects of voter suppression, election denial, cancel culture, the January 6th attack on the Capitol, and congressional gridlock.This Polarization Index was created to help us better understand how polarized the American public is really. Grasping the ways in which we are polarized – to what degree and over what issues – and identifying areas of bipartisan agreement, will give us a stronger foundation from which to make progress. The following report presents data from a multitude of reputable sources to provide a holistic understanding of partisan polarization in the United States.This report is Part II of four parts. It tackles issue polarization, comparing and contrasting the major political parties’ beliefs on the most pressing issues in the United States. Part I (September 2023), covers perceptions of the stability of U.S. democracy, perceptions of partisan polarization, and affective polarization. Parts III and IV, which will be published by the end of 2023, cover the three branches of U.S. government, media and disinformation, and election integrity