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SM 101: An Eventful Memoir Of A Stage Manager
Get PDFThis thesis is a graphic novel which goes through the ups and downs of a show through my eyes as a stage manager.Theatre and Speech Communicatio
The Impact Of Exercise And Heat Therapy On Overnight Heart Rate Variability
Get PDFPrevious research has shown that exercise is an essential lifestyle intervention to improve cardiovascular health and that heat therapy, in the form of hot baths or saunas, may provide numerous cardiovascular health benefits. Purpose: To investigate how combined acute exercise and heat therapy will impact nocturnal heart rate variability, compared to heat therapy or exercise alone in normotensive and hypertensive individuals. We hypothesized that combined exercise and heat therapy will result in a larger decrease in nocturnal heart rate and a larger increase in heart rate variability when compared to heat therapy and exercise tested alone. Methods: This study consisted of three trials in a randomized, counterbalanced order in which six subjects [3 male, 3 female, age 24 ± 6 yr, body mass index (BMI) 30 ± 6] participated in three treatments: exercise alone, heat alone, or exercise and heat combined. Each exercise session consisted of walking on a treadmill for 30 minutes at 60% effort. Each heat therapy session consisted of 45 minutes in a hot (42C) leg bath. The combination session consisted of the exercise trial followed by a heat therapy trial. After each session, subjects ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate variability was taken overnight to assess the outcomes that the interventions had on the subjects. Results: Overnight heart rate significantly decreased following the HT intervention when compared to Ex, ExHT, and baseline measures (Pre: 76 ± 18; Post: 62 ± 14 beats/min); No treatment significantly altered overnight heart rate variability: Ex (Baseline: 68 ± 36; Post: 72 ± 36 ms), ExHT (Baseline: 68 ± 36; Post: 71 ± 34 ms), and HT (Baseline: 68 ± 36; 66 ± 26 ms). Conclusion: Ultimately, exercise alone, heat alone, and exercise and heat combined did not appear to impact the reciprocal balance of sympathetic and parasympathetic dominance assessed by HRV.Sport and Movement Scienc
The Impact Of Disparate Treatment On Pregnancy Outcomes In Minority Women
No full textPregnancy is one of the most vulnerable and important events in a woman’s life, however this experience can differ for minority women from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 700 women die each year in the US because of pregnancy or delivery complications while also reporting that Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy than white women. More than half of these deaths and near-deaths are the result of preventable causes, and a disproportionate number of the women suffering are Black women. A review of the literature was done using the CINAHL database, and the articles that were collected will be used to find common themes across multiple author’s findings that link directly to causative factors and their outcomes. The themes are (a) minority women experiencing lower-quality care; (b) minority women experiencing biases in communities; (c) minority women experiencing implicit bias within the health care delivery system; (d) minority women experiencing the effects of systemic oppression. Each of these elements have contributed to the rising prevalence of pregnancy-related morbidities and deaths. Nurses must advocate for high-quality, safe treatment and care for every patient to dismantle racial health disparities and decrease maternal morbidity and mortality rates. The desire to learn and to be aware of the variables influencing racial inequalities in pregnant minority women is the first step to improve health care standards and work to dismantle this growing racial health disparity.Nursin
"American Identities" COIL Assignment Prompts
No full textAssignment prompts for "American Identities," a Spring 2022 undergraduate Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) course taught by Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello (American Studies and Interdisciplinary Studies) at Salem State University. The SSU course collaborated with a course taught at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Thessaloniki, Greece.There were 30 students in the SSU course and 20 students in the partner course. Digital tools used in collaborative work included Google Suite. This item includes a number of COIL assignment prompts used in the course.IDS 232: American IdentitiesThis course challenges ideas about and engages with debates over the meaning of “America” and “American” with a particular focus on how these terms have been shaped and limited by structural factors and tied to race, class, gender and ethnicity. Using an interdisciplinary perspective that integrates the humanities and social sciences students will explore how “American” cultural and national identities have developed over four centuries and consider the legacies of this history on “American” experiences today. Students will be introduced to the methods and materials of American Studies as they learn to interpret cultural products drawn from popular and fine arts, literature, music and film, historical, sociological, legal and geographic documents as well as other non-fiction texts.Three lecture hours per week. (DPDS and HP
"Media and Race" COIL Teaching Reflection
No full textTeaching reflection written by Rebecca Hains (Media and Communication) about her experiences teaching "Media and Race," a Spring 2022 undergraduate Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) course at Salem State University.The SSU course collaborated with a course taught at Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland.There were 15 students in the SSU course and 15 students in the partner course. Digital tools used in collaborative work included Zoom.MCO 303: Media and RaceMCO 303 Media and Race (3 Credit(s) DPDS): This course explores the role the American mass media play in the social construction of racial categories. Students will study how even though biological views on race lack scientific validation, racial categories remain central social, cultural, and political issues in American life. Using various formats the course will highlight how mediated representations have helped sustain a system of racial categorizations necessary for the survival of institutionalized racism and White privilege. The analysis is structured around four areas: fundamental definitions on race, critical analysis of media representations, audience reception and interpretation, and advocacy and activism
"Seminar on World Cultures" COIL Student Work Samples
No full textSamples of student work from "Seminar on World Cultures," a Spring 2022 undergraduate Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) course taught by Fátima Serra (World Languages and Cultures) at Salem State University. The SSU course collaborated with a course taught at Universidad de Oviedo in Oviedo, Spain.There were 21 students in the SSU course and 18 students in the partner course. Digital tools used in collaborative work included Zoom, WhatsApp, Google Slides, Google Drive, Google Docs, Canva, and YouTube. Included samples are student posters and presentation slide decks.WLC 190H: Honors Seminar on World Cultures: The Spanish Speaking WorldA variety of cultural artifacts, such as films, songs, literature, media, and/or works of art will be used to explore in depth the diverse historical, political and social forces that have shaped one or more world cultures outside the United States. Students will analyze and think critically about authentic materials and develop intercultural competency. The course will be taught in English and will have three lecture hours per week. This course is open to students in the Commonwealth Honors Program and other students by permission
Substance Abuse Stigma: Identifying and Eliminating Barriers in Recovery
No full textRecovery Centers of America in Danvers is an alcohol and drug rehabilitation center that offers different levels of care and treatment to those with a substance abuse disorder. Stigma surrounding substance abuse presents barriers to individuals seeking treatment and individuals in different stages of recovery. The purpose of this internship was to identify how patients perceived and experienced stigma. A group was run regarding stigma and at the end participants were asked to complete two surveys. Analysis was conducted on the information recorded, and the findings were presented to the clinical team on Unit 1. Clinicians reported that a deeper understanding of how stigma is perceived and experienced by their patients will allow them to better care for and support them in their recovery
Pteropods as Bioindicators of Climate Change in New England Waters
No full textHuman activities, notably the burning of fossil fuels, are causing dramatic changes to the physics and chemistry of the marine environment. One poorly understood or monitored aspect of these changes are the consequences of the changing pH of the marine environment - otherwise known as ocean acidification. Dr. Maas will discuss the effects of ocean acidification on a sensitive calcifying organism in the Gulf of Maine - the shelled pteropod or “sea butterfly” Limacina helicina, and how these data can be used to improve biological monitoring on the East Coast
Program for 2022 Fall
No full textProgram for the event. Contains an introduction about the concert, the performance titles, the names and bios of choreographers, dancers, artistic directors, writers, and more.Music and Danc
