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Dorchester Food Co-Op: Member Survey: Examining Food Insecurity and Grocery Shopping Frequency
No full textThis report presents selected highlights of the membership survey findings for the Dorchester Food Cooperative’s (the Co-op) first year. The Co-op is a community-owned grocery store that aims to increase access to healthy food, provide opportunities for employment, and reinvest in the local economy. To assess progress towards increasing food access during the Co-op’s first year of operation, the member survey examined access to high quality and nutritious food and member perceptions of their shopping experience
“We Can be More Powerful When Working Together to Uplift Children and Families”: Evaluating Care Coordination And Wraparound Mental Health Services Between The Children\u27s Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI) And The Schools
No full textThe prevalence of children and adolescents experiencing mental health crises have increased significantly over the past ten years (Bisko et al., 2022; Center for Disease Control, 2021; Leeb et al., 2020). The children experiencing the highest level of acuity, constituting between 6-10% of youth in the United States, meet criteria for serious emotional disturbance (SED) (Williams et. al, 2023; Williams et al., 2018). In the state of Massachusetts, 10% of children are identified with SED, which is nearly double the national average (Department of Education, 2021), speaking to an immediate need for behavioral health equity across systems of care in the state. Children with SED in Massachusetts likely meet criteria for wraparound support services through the Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI). Children receiving CBHI services spend a majority of their day in the school setting and require ongoing support across systems, calling for a need for care coordination across agencies (Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program, 2023). Further, research revealed that care coordination efforts are fragmented, perpetuating inequitable access to behavioral health care and violating children’s federal rights to care (Hoffman et al., 2022).
This study takes a critical constructivist grounded theory approach to explore the lived experiences of administrators across settings. A semi-structured focus group approach was implemented with 12 participants across Massachusetts. Fidelity data was obtained to triangulate and contextualize the data. Findings revealed positive intentionality of mental health providers across systems; however, this goodwill is inhibited by logistical, interpersonal, and systems-wide barriers. Findings revealed a lack of fidelity to wraparound principles across settings. Clinical and policy implications are stated
Humanity Is Evolving Its Consciousness: The Role of Archetypal Energies as Guides During An Unfolding Weeding Out and Alignment Process
No full textHumanity is evolving its consciousness at individual and collective levels. Given these seemingly tumultuous times, as of this writing (January 2026), to make such a statement may sound like a strange thing to say. However, I suggest that if you are alive today and if you are reading these words, these are the very times for which you were born—to assist Humanity as it evolves its consciousness with your unique gifts, whatever they may be. That is, this period of our individual and collective human being-ness may be characterized as an unfolding period of weeding out and alignment with the essence of Humanity’s evolving consciousnes
Balls, Boots, and Bats: Indo-Fijian Women Reimagining Sport, Masculinity, and Identity in the Global South
No full textIn Fiji, physicality and hegemonic masculinity are largely defined by rugby and the military, institutions dominated by Indigenous Fijian men, who are predominantly Christian, often marginalising other races, genders, religions, and sports. While research in the Global South has examined intersections of race and gender, little is known about how masculinity is understood across different sports, sporting icons, and contexts—particularly from the perspective of South Asian migrant women in Oceania with hybrid identities. This paper investigates how young Indo-Fijian women negotiate masculinity, identity, and agency through sport, Bollywood cinema, social media, and cultural narratives. Drawing on a year-long, multi-method participatory study in Fiji—including visual methods, poetry, and reflexive ethnography—the research employs collective non-fiction creative storytelling to amplify subaltern voices. The study reveals that young Indo-Fijian women navigate restrictive gender norms, family expectations, and racialised hierarchies in their sporting participation. Within this group, young women vary in how they perceive and negotiate ideals of Global South masculinities, which are shaped not only by culturally resonant forms of capital and their own sports participation experiences, but also by sporting icons, social media, and Bollywood representations. Using decolonial methodologies (Smith, 2012), subaltern theory (Chakravorty, 1988), and Puwar’s (2004) concept of “space invaders,” this paper foregrounds the sporting agency of young Indo-Fijian women and shows how it shapes their reimagining of sporting cultures and masculinities in the Global South
An Introduction for Nursing Research: An Open Educational Resource for the Undergraduate Nursing Student
No full textThe purpose of this text is not to prepare you to independently conduct research, but to help you become an informed and critical consumer of research. The ability to systematically evaluate the strengths, limitations, and applicability of research findings is known as critical appraisal. Critical appraisal is an expected competency of baccalaureate-prepared nurses [5] and requires a foundational understanding of research principles and methods. This book will introduce the research process, including common research methodologies, data collection and analysis approaches, ethical considerations, and strategies for translating research evidence into nursing practice
What Is Happening In the World Today and Why: Humanity’s Evolving Consciousness and The Role of Archetypal Energies as Guides During An Unfolding Weeding Out And Alignment Process
No full textWhat is happening in the world today and why? Humanity is evolving its consciousness at individual and collective levels. Given these seemingly tumultuous times, as of this writing (January 2026), to make such a statement may sound like a strange thing to say. However, I suggest that if you are alive today and if you are reading these words, these are the very times for which you were born--to assist Humanity as it evolves its consciousness with your unique gifts, whatever they may be. That is, this period of our individual and collective human being-ness may be characterized as an unfolding period of weeding out and alignment with the essence of Humanity\u27s evolving consciousness
Between Peaks and Traditions: Indigenous Andean Women Mountaineers, Hybrid Identities, and Decolonial Resistance through Sport
No full textThis paper explores the hybrid identities of Indigenous Bolivian women mountaineers, focusing on how they embrace and resist elements of both Indigenous and Western traditions through sports. Challenging dominant Western narratives of mountaineering (Rak, 2021), these women engage in climbing as an act of cultural preservation (Haynes, 2013; Rak, 2021) and gender advocacy (U.N. Women, 2021). Informed by Indigenous feminism (Caravajal, 2019; Green, 2020) and social identity theory (Tajfel & Turner, 1979), the study explores the intersections of gender, culture, and mountain sports in the South American Andes. Through an interpretivist lens, this study uses narrative inquiry (Clandinin & Connelly, 2004) to analyze participant observations during a 45-day field immersion in Aymaran and Quechuan climbing communities and 15 in-depth semi-structured interviews with 10 Indigenous Andean women climbers. The findings revealed that the women see mountaineering not just as a sport, but also a site for cultural negotiation, feminist resistance, and identity formation. They balance tradition and modern life, acting as both athletes and keepers of their culture. Indigenous Bolivian women mountaineers give new meanings to cultural symbols, such as their traditional dress (pollera), to reclaim Indigenous heritage and establish agency in a historically male-dominated sport. The study contributes decolonial perspectives, centering Indigenous women’s realities to advocate for a more inclusive sport literature acknowledging nuanced meanings sport can carry in the Global South
AIW26S: LinkedIn Optimization Using AI
No full textThis workshop was part of the PEAAII and SAC AI Workshop Series at the University of Massachusetts Boston. The session focused on using artificial intelligence to improve LinkedIn profiles and professional branding. Participants learned how to use AI tools to enhance summaries, keywords, and overall digital presence for career development