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Social Workers’ Perspectives on Anti-black Racism and Parenting Outcomes for Incarcerated Pregnant Women With Substance Use Histories
No full textSummary Black women who use substances face significant barriers to accessing resources and parenting their children, largely as a result of interactions with the criminal legal, child welfare, and healthcare systems. While extensive literature has demonstrated how structural racism and punitive policy approaches underpin the operation and impact of these systems, minimal attention has been paid to how social workers approach child, maternal, and family well-being when interacting with clients who use substances and have been incarcerated. To address this gap, we conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with 19 social workers practicing in jail/prison, community, and hospital settings across the United States. Findings Interviews identified the cyclical and intergenerational nature of harms perpetuated through criminal legal, child welfare, and healthcare systems. Participants described structural racism, inadequate resources (i.e., housing), and previous criminal legal and child welfare involvement as compounding barriers to an individual’s ability to parent and maintain recovery, particularly among Black families. Participants described the pervasiveness of structural racism but did not perceive themselves as active participants in perpetuating racist and oppressive structures. Applications Social workers engage with Black pregnant women who use substances across diverse practice settings and as such have the potential to both contribute to systemic harms and to champion interventions that target the root causes of inequity. Study findings support structural interventions that dismantle punitive systems and re-center the needs of Black communities, thereby supporting Black mothers in their fundamental right to parent their children
The Functorial Topology With Discrete Class the Class of All Torsion Abelian Groups
No full text“Group” is understood to mean “abelian group”. Let Θ be the class of all torsion groups. Given any group A the family of subgroups { U ≤ A ∣ A ∕ U ∈ Θ } serves as a neighborhood base at 0 ∈ A defining a group topology on A in such a way that every group homomorphism is continuous. Thus the “ Θ -topology” does not add new structure to a group, i.e., A ≅ B as groups if and only if A and B are isomorphic as topological groups, but the topology raises new questions, and introduces related concepts and objects such as completions. The Θ -topology is thoroughly investigated in this paper
Spectrum, Volume 55, Issue 1
Get PDFHighlights include: WSHU Loses Federal Funding - Introducing the Agape Center - Moving into New Beginnings at SH - SHU Hosts 14th Annual President’s Gala, 50 Days -1 Goal: Helping SHU Freshman Feel at Home - Touching Down into a New Conferenc
Spectrum, Volume 55, Issue 4
Get PDFHighlights include: Second Annual P.I.E.R. Conference -- Laudato Si’ Initiative Expands to Office -- PRSSA Prepares Students for Real-World Success -- Fall Festivities at SHU -- TAP Presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” -- Sacred Heart Hockey Ranked First in Preseason Poll
Protein Targeting of Amyloid Precursor Protein in Cultured Neurons
No full textThe amyloid precursor protein (APP) has commonly shown to lead to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease through its cleavage into amyloid-β plaques that aggregate in the brain, causing neurodegeneration. To better understand the pathophysiology of Alzheimer\u27s disease, researching the normal targeting and processing of APP in neurons can reveal many of the processes that lead to the aggregation of senile plaques in the brain. We have expressed a FLAG-tagged human APP construct in cultured embryonic chick forebrain neurons and visualized its distribution using immunocytochemistry and fluorescent microscopy. Initial findings show that APP is expressed in cell body, dendrites, and axons of cultured chick neurons
Platform Wars in Maternal Health: What Huel’s Success on Shopify and Amazon Teaches Us About Building Trust and Loyalty
Get PDFThe United States maintains a poor ranking in maternal mortality rates among developed nations, supporting traditional maternal system mistrust to increase. This creates an increased opportunity for maternity women to seek help from wellness brands. The Amazon and Shopify presence of Huel enabled me as a Marketing Professional, to study how the two digital platforms impact health product purchasing decisions. My research utilizes a comparative platform analysis based on the product features, Health Belief Model and Brand Equity Theory to gain insight for customer experience, SEO strategy, product discoverability and brand storytelling. The study reveals that Amazon provides extensive market access but Shopify enables deeper emotional connections and transparent communication, which leads to better long-term consumer engagement, specifically for a potential maternal health audience. The research demonstrates how platform strategy can fulfill both commercial objectives and public health goals by enhancing maternal wellness community trust, loyalty and access to services
Capturing the Moment with Chemistry
Get PDFThe goal of our student affiliate ACS chapter at Sacred Heart University (SHU) is to bring chemistry to the community. The poster will capture our chemistry moments throughout the year. Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream, a campus-wide Halloween Haunted house, and scavenger hunt are a few ways our club brings chemistry to SHU. In the larger community the club participates in our local ACS section’s mole bowl and is also engaged with our local ACS Section by attending their local monthly meetings which feature speakers on a wide variety of chemistry topics. Monthly, we aim to bring in scientists with a variety of chemistry backgrounds to discuss their research as well as opportunities within their specific field
Harnessing Privilege: The Role of Empathy in White Women\u27s Anti-Racist Advocacy
No full textThis conceptual presentation examines how White women’s empathy toward Black women’s experiences of racism can inspire sustained anti-racist action, emphasizing the intersection of privilege, race, and empathy as tools to address systemic inequities and advance social justice. It investigates how empathy, rooted in understanding racial privilege, can catalyze meaningful engagement in anti-racist work while identifying barriers White women may face in translating empathetic awareness into concrete advocacy. The discussion critiques passive empathy and proposes pathways for transforming it into active, systemic efforts to dismantle racism. Geared toward White women in positions of privilege as social workers, educators, activists, policymakers, and organizational leaders interested in leveraging empathy to drive anti-racist advocacy and systemic change. This exploration considers how White women can transform empathy into actionable anti-racist efforts. It provides strategies for social workers and educators to support White women in using their privilege to challenge systemic racism and advocate for policies and practices that promote racial equity. Empathy can potentially empower White women to contribute significantly to dismantling oppressive systems. This work outlines practical approaches for integrating empathy-driven anti-racist actions into social work practice, education, and professional development. It also highlights the importance of cultivating self-awareness among White women, enabling them to use their privilege to advocate for systemic change and advance racial justice. Ultimately, the presentation calls for centering Black women’s voices while equipping White women to use their privilege as a force for collective liberation and justice
Investigating the biological mechanism underlying Varroa destructor mite resistance in a Swedish population of Honeybees (Apis melifera)
No full textPollinator species play an integral role in plant reproduction. Therefore, it is difficult to overstate the importance of pollinators for agricultural and ecological systems. Currently it is estimated that approximately 90% of flowering species, including crop species, rely on animal pollination. Overall, bees are the most dominant taxonomic group amongst pollinators, of which the honeybees are arguably the most important taxa. The ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor, is the largest threat to honeybee health and sustainability worldwide. The mites vector viruses to the colony and ultimately that develops into a lethal epidemic for the colony and causes collapse. There are currently two strategies for controlling mite populations within domestic honeybee colonies: chemical insecticides to remove mites and selective breeding for bee behaviors that infer a level of mite resistance to reduce mite infestation. Unfortunately, neither of these practices are sustainable as long-term solutions to the mite problem. However, globally there are several wild honeybee populations that have survived mite infestation for long periods of time without mite management. These populations may represent sustainable co-adaptation between mites and honeybees and investigating the host-parasite adaptations in these populations may lead to answers regarding how honeybees and mites can maintain a stable interaction. One such resistant population was identified on the Swedish Island of Gotland. In this work we aim to investigate the biological mechanism responsible for this resistance
Navigating Graduate Nursing Education: The Effect of Peer Mentorship on Academic Self-Efficacy at SHU: A Quality Improvement Project
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Academic self-efficacy plays an essential role in the success of graduate nursing students, influencing their confidence, persistence, and ability to navigate complex coursework. Graduate nursing education is rigorous, and many students struggle with self-doubt, stress, and academic pressures that can impact their performance and retention in programs. Peer mentorship programs have been identified as an effective intervention to support students by cultivating collaboration, providing guidance, and enhancing academic self-efficacy. This project implemented a peer mentorship program for graduate nursing students at a university in Northeast U.S. to evaluate its impact on academic self-efficacy over 10 weeks.
Purpose
The primary goal of this project was to implement and evaluate a peer mentorship program for nursing graduate students to determine its effect on academic self-efficacy. The intervention aimed to provide structured mentorship, enhance support systems, and assess changes in self-efficacy among participants.
Intervention and Setting
The project was conducted at the university, engaging graduate nursing students as both mentors and mentees. Participants were paired based on work measures, residency and program status. Mentors provided guidance on coursework, study strategies, time management, and professional development. The program included regular one-on-one meetings, group discussions, and structured feedback sessions over 10 weeks.
Evaluation
The project utilized pre- and post-intervention surveys to assess academic self-efficacy using a validated scale. Data were analyzed to determine changes in self-efficacy scores among participants. Additional qualitative feedback was collected to understand participant experiences and perceived benefits of the mentorship program.
Discussion
Preliminary findings indicate that peer mentorship positively influenced academic self-efficacy by providing social and academic support. Participants reported increased confidence in their abilities, improved study habits, and enhanced professional development. Sustainability plans include integrating the mentorship program into the nursing curriculum to provide ongoing support for future cohorts.
Implications
Implementing structured peer mentorship programs in graduate nursing education can enhance academic self-efficacy, improve student retention, and foster a supportive learning environment. Future research should explore long-term impacts and scalability across other nursing programs