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"Seminar on World Cultures" COIL Teaching Materials (Instructor Slide Decks and Digital Tools Overview)
No full textCOIL Instructor Materials for "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 here are PDF copies of Google Slide decks used in COIL course activities, as well as a document inventorying digital tools used in COIL course components.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
Climate Change: What Do We Need To Do? What Are We Doing?
No full textThe Spring 2022 Contemporary Issues Webinar Series tackles the urgent issue of climate change, asking "What do we need to do? What are we doing?" Professor John Hayes of the SSU Geography and Sustainability Department kicks off the series with a discussion of climate action and climate resiliency planning by city, county, and regional governments to confront and mitigate climate change
Speaker Biographies
No full textContains biographies for Shelly Conrad Cohen and Keith Mascoll, the two people presenting at the May 16, 2022 Inter-Professional Education Workshop
Genomic Evolution and Adaptation in Africa
No full textDr. Tishkoff studies genomic and phenotypic variation in ethnically diverse Africans. She will present research that combines field work, laboratory research, and computational methods to examine African population history, the genetic basis of anthropometric, cardiovascular, and immune related traits, and how humans have adapted to diverse environments and diets
Building A Healthier Community Together: The Salem Pantry
Get PDFFood insecurity is a widespread issue that impacts billions of people globally. Food pantries strive to provide resources for those in need. The Salem Pantry is a non-profit organization that relies heavily on community support. The purpose of this project was to learn the importance of outreach and expand resources across Salem and neighboring towns. Research was conducted to identify non-profit organizations with similar mission and vision in Salem and surrounding areas. A flyer was made and emailed to organizations on how their clients can access the pantry. Data was analyzed and the results revealed a significant growth in partnership. While more people attending the pantry, there will a reduction in individuals with low food security
Hospice Care: Legacy And Dignity Project
Get PDFThe purpose of the internship was to bring attention to the effects of dignity centered questions on patient memory, using dignity therapy (DT) protocol. Patient comfort and wellbeing are the main goals of hospice care, and it is essential to bolster end-of-life experience by having meaningful conversations that combine DT questions. This can benefit the patient and the family by not only preparing legacies of memory but also mitigating distress and stimulating the mind through reasoning ability. It is known that repetition, revisiting familiar areas, and talking about the past improves memory. Every week, the same questions were revisited, and with each week the patient was able to recall more from her past. Patients feel a sense of dignity and peace when they have an opportunity to talk about their lives or things that they would like to recall or transmit to others. These centered questions stimulate the mind and enable patients to sustain a feeling of an intact essence
Screening Patients for Depression: Benefits and Barriers
No full textDepression is a highly prevalent mental health disorder in primary care. It affects individuals all over the world. One way to help prevent depression is to conduct depression screenings. Depression screenings help identify patients with under diagnosed depressive disorders. It also helps with the reduction and remission of depression symptoms. As part of my internship, I screened patients on the Behavioral Health Department list at North Shore Community Health Center, over the age of 18, for depression via the phone using the Patient Health Questionnaire-2, Patient Health Questionnaire-9, and Social Determinants of Health Questionnaire. These questionnaires allow patients to rank how certain issues have bothered them over the past two weeks and determine how the lack of access to necessities impacts their health
Using Water Quality Data And Particulate Matter Chemistry To Investigate Low Dissolved Oxygen Concentrations In The Forest River Watershed, Salem MA
No full textIn 2020, it was discovered that sections of Forest River in Salem, MA contained very low dissolved oxygen concentrations. It was hypothesized that flow stagnation upstream of a hastily, human-made dam of sticks and branches, along with extreme drought conditions were the cause of the low oxygen concentrations. The dramatic slowing of flow, due to the dam, encouraged algae blooms that quickly deplete oxygen concentrations upon decay. This is particularly effective in the absence of rain or other significant recharge events. Dissolved oxygen concentrations rebound to normal levels downstream. This year, samples were collected to assess the integrity of the low oxygen zone during periods of high recharge to the watershed and gain a better understanding of the low oxygen zone. Samples were collected upstream and downstream of the dam. A YSI-6600 multiparameter geochemical probe was used to collect in-situ values of temperature, pH, specific conductance, and dissolved oxygen. Grab samples of water were taken for particulate matter to be analyzed for carbon, nitrogen and sulfur concentrations using an elemental analyzer and 13C and 15N isotopic values using a stable isotope mass spectrometer. The results from this year are different from the 2020 study but not in the way it was expected. Instead of increased dissolved oxygen concentrations near the dam, the low oxygen environment had expanded upstream into Thomspon’s Meadow, which contained healthy dissolved oxygen concentrations during the previous year. Although the downstream locations indicate an increase in oxygen concentration as the water flows, it is lower than required for a healthy ecosystem. Carbon and nitrogen isotopic values and elemental concentrations indicate the particulate matter in the water is likely aquatic algae, and may be impacted by the low oxygen conditions.Geological Science
Medicinal Properties Of Oriental Bittersweet Endophytes
No full textA sample of bittersweet was collected from Pickman Park for further analysis. This research examines the medicinal properties of endophyte metabolites located in Oriental Bittersweet Endophytes.Chemistry and Physic
Comprehensive Implementation Of Trauma Informed Care In Medical Settings: A Preliminary Framework (Phase One)
No full textAdverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, are traumatic events that occur in childhood (0-17 years) (Centers for Disease Control [CDC], 2021). According to The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study, conducted by the CDC and Kaiser Permanente, approximately 61% of adults surveyed across 25 states indicated that they had experienced at least one type of ACE, while close to 1 in 6 had experienced 4 or more types (Centers for Disease Control [CDC], 2021). Given the prevalence of ACEs, or trauma, in our society, it is reasonable to extrapolate to the importance of addressing it universally in our culture. Since childhood trauma has been linked to several negative health outcomes (CDC, 2021), the comprehensive integration of services aimed at treating trauma must include health care systems with global staff participation – including but not limited to physicians, administrative staff, front of house staff, and nurses. This study aimed to create a preliminary, comprehensive framework for the medical implementation of Trauma Informed Care (TIC) through surveys of medical professionals' opinions, understanding, and current practices regarding TIC. A purposive snowball sampling method was used to recruit participants. The inclusion criteria for the study was that participants were 18 years of age and older and worked in the health care field. Seventeen individuals completed an anonymous online survey on SurveyMonkey. There was a mix of quantitative (Likert scale) questions and open-ended questions. Both EXCEL and SPSS were used for the data analysis. Qualitative data was analyzed using content analysis. Forty-one percent of the sample were Physicians and eighteen percent were Nurse Practitioners. Twenty-nine percent of respondents reported having a personal history of trauma. Although the sample size was small, enough qualitative data was collected to make initial recommendations for the integration of TIC into health care settings. Findings also indicated that practitioners with a personal history of trauma had a higher level of confidence in their competency to utilize TIC standards of care.School of Social Wor