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Smart Ergonomics: Blending Ergonomics with Wellness Coaching Interventions for TWU Administrative Staff
No full text"Office workers are highly susceptible to work-related overuse discomfort, injuries, and
other musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), especially in the neck (Jun et al., 2017). Research
conducted by Alomar et al. (2021) has found that MSDs are “multifactorial” and an employee’s
psychosocial factors contribute to pain or discomfort. Stress is a constant and pertinent factor in
the severity of MSDs among office workers (Alomar et al., 2021). More severe cases can lead to
decreased employee performance, absenteeism, and compile costs for the employer (Barati Jozan
et al., 2023). The purpose of this project is to integrate classic ergonomic practices and wellness
coaching all within the scope of occupational therapy practice. Participants received an
ergonomic assessment and were taught how to make workstation adjustments. They also
received wellness coaching and learned how to make empowered decisions based on their
current stress and habits. Results from various surveys and participants' claims suggest that their
perception and desire to take action to prevent office-work-related MSDs have increased.
Organizational promotion and prioritization of an MSD prevention program could be beneficial
for current and future TWU office employees."TWU Health & Wellbeing Initiativ
Bent, not broken: An autoethnographic exploration of male sexual dys/function and shame
No full textThrough personal memory, reflection, and theoretical analysis, I explore what my experiences with sexual dys/function says about masculinity and how affective responses to sexual dys/function can be shaped by gendered standards. My aim is to portray vulnerable, real experience with sexual dys/function to both shine light on the struggles of sexual dys/function and how gendered expectations can cause feelings of shame. In doing so, my hope is that men (and others) who have experiences of sexual dys/function can reimagine their relationships to their bodies, sexuality, and gender in a positive way. The ability to challenge hegemonic masculine standards will be a critical step in reimagining the male body. Furthermore, turning inward towards shame that is produced by the failure to reach gendered and ablebodied norms has the potential to form a political consciousness of disability, masculinity, and sexuality
Seeing through different lenses: Examining the diversity, implicit bias, and cultural competence in school psychology and how it impacts the decision-making process for special education
No full textSchool Psychologists are often referred to as the “gatekeepers” of Special Education. According to the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), they are uniquely qualified members of school teams that support students’ ability to learn and teachers’ ability to teach (NASP, 2014). In order for students to receive special education services, they must undergo evaluations completed by School Psychologists. School Psychologists gather information from multiple sources to provide each student with a comprehensive evaluation. The following research highlights the potential impacts that implicit biases, race, and other factors may have on the professional judgments made by School Psychologists performing such evaluations. An ANOVA and regression with moderation were utilized but showed insignificant results due to the lack of a sample size of Black school psychologists. Although the findings resulted in non-significant numbers, the results highlighted the importance of Black representation in the field of school psychology as well as the need for continuous multicultural training in graduate programs and practice
Review of Beilein, Jr. Joseph M., A Man by Any Other Name: William Clarke Quantrill and the Search for American Manhood
No full textIn the aftermath of the Vietnam War, historians of a much earlier American conflict began to see similarities between the guerilla warfare that played out in the dense jungles of Southeast Asia and the irregular fighting that characterized the Civil War experience in places like Missouri and Kansas. Men such as William Clarke Quantrill suddenly emerged as vivid and violent exceptions to the traditional story of Civil War combat. These Civil War guerrillas, like Tom Berenger’s crazed Staff Sargent Robert Barnes in Platoon, were bloody-minded aberrations from the typical American soldier—villains all
Mathematics teacher educators’ migration to emergency remote teaching during the onset of COVID-19
No full textThe Mathematics Teacher Educators’ Migration to Online Teaching in Response to COVID-19 survey was designed and then administered to mathematics teacher educators (MTEs) regarding experiences with migrating in-person instruction to emergency remote teaching (ERT). MTEs reported change in fostering opportunities for students to teach and to learn from their own teaching and the teaching of others, engaging students, assessing students, and using both general and mathematical technology tools for students’ learning, just to name a few. Five themes emerged: Instruction, Tools, Affective Experience, Outside Influences, and Learner Development. Implications about Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) are discussed
Weaving the fabric of shared experience: Immigrant and refugee students engaged in visual Testimonio
No full textTestimonio, collective narratives situated within our sociopolitical sphere, is a powerful tool that empowers students and moves them toward a space of collective agency. When multimodalities are added to this process, students can further expand their expression and agency. This article hopes to support educators who want to embed a visual testimonio pedagogy in their own classrooms by exploring ways a secondary teacher sought to develop a critical literacy curriculum with her immigrant students. This article explores the current social discourse on immigrant and migrant students, discusses the foundations of visual testimonio, and offers three tangible examples of classroom activities
Sensory processing sensitivity among mental health graduate students and mental health professionals
No full textSensory Processing Sensitivity (SPS), a biological trait, impacts about 20% of the general population. Previous research has focused on characteristics of the trait and mental health outcomes. This study investigated whether mental health graduate students and mental health professionals had higher SPS than students and professionals in other fields. It also explored what variables might moderate the relationship between SPS and general wellbeing, career wellbeing, and mental health wellbeing for this population. Two hundred and sixty participants completed an online survey to measure SPS and wellbeing. In addition to descriptive statistics, a frequency distribution was conducted to measure the prevalence of low, medium, and high sensitivity individuals among the sample. Sensory Processing Sensitivity was compared to trait negative emotionality to explore differentiating the two traits. SPS scores for participants who identified as graduate students or professionals in a mental health field were compared to those who were not. Gender was tested as a s moderator of the relationship between SPS and the three domains of wellbeing, and additional analyses were conducted exploring demographics variables as moderators of the relationship between SPS, and the three domains of wellbeing. Significant results were found for (1) the relationship between SPS and trait negative emotionality, (2) the comparison between mental health students and professionals and students and professionals not in these fields, and (3) the direct impact of gender, sexual orientation, age, income, years of education, degree earned, status as a student or professional in a mental health field, years of service in a mental health field, and all three domains of wellbeing on SPS. Age and years of service were significant as moderators of the relationship between SPS and mental health wellbeing, and years of service in combination with mental health wellbeing also significantly moderated the relationship between SPS and mental health wellbeing. When participants had higher DASS (higher depression, anxiety, and stress) and higher years of service, then they also had higher SPS scores. Results are integrated with prior literature and implications for research, practice, and policy are noted. Strengths and limitations of the study are discussed
Advancing the sock test for sitting balance: A comparison with the Barthel Index of activities of daily living in older adults
No full textThe objective of this study was to determine whether a correlation existed between scores on the Sock Test for Sitting Balance (STSB) and items on the Barthel Index (BI) for activities of daily living. The STSB and BI scores of older adults from independent living and assisted living communities were compared. No difference in STSB scores emerged between the independent living and assisted living communities. Results showed a significant relationship between the STSB score and the following BI scores: self-feeding (p < .05) and bathing, dressing, urinary incontinence, and stair mobility (p < .01). The results indicated that the STSB did not differentiate between the independent living and assisted living communities. However, a significant correlation emerged between the STSB score and the BI items of self-feeding, bathing, dressing, urinary incontinence, and stair mobility in older adults living in independent living and assisted living communities
Pre-kindergarten instructional classroom interactions associated with phonological awareness and vocabulary knowledge
No full textThe quantitative study examined 325 classroom scores of phonological awareness and vocabulary knowledge across time at the beginning (BOY), middle (MOY), and end (EOY) of the year in Pre-kindergarten (Pre-K). The study also investigated the association between Pre-K classroom instructional interactions that supported phonological awareness and vocabulary knowledge. Structural equation modeling autoregressive results yielded that vocabulary scores at BOY, MOY, and EOY were significantly associated with the specific time points and stable across time. The phonological awareness scores at BOY, MOY, and EOY were significantly associated with the specific time points but not stable across time. Cross-lag analyses revealed that phonological awareness and vocabulary were not bidirectional. Phonological awareness was associated with vocabulary across all time points, but vocabulary was not associated with phonological awareness and showed no relationship across time. Moderation analyses showed that instructional support classroom interactions did not moderate Pre-K classroom scores of vocabulary and phonological awareness
AI Tools for Research and Writing Workshop
No full textPresented at the 2023 CTLC ConferenceThe world of artificial intelligence is exploding with new tools emerging that have the potential to make the research and writing process easier and faster than previously imagined. This workshop examines a range of new AI tools such as ChatGPT, focusing on the best ones and how to use them effectively to improve your research and boost productivity while saving time and effort. Discover which tools are most useful at each stage of the research process and learn how to correctly cite them in your work