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Finding and Filling the Gaps for ROTC Cadets
No full textPoster Presenter: Lara Barksdale
Research Team: Corbit Franks & Lara Barksdale
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Project SCORE (Student Centered Outcomes Research Experience)
No full textProject SCORE (Student Centered Outcomes Research Experience) is a youth participatory action research program to overcome the fact that existing education, prevention, and intervention efforts to improve health outcomes for Mississippi’s youth have been less than successful due to a lack of direct input from affected youth. Project SCORE brings together high school and graduate health sciences students in a year-long informal public health education program and mentored research experience to develop relevant health behavior and promotion research questions, to provide exposure to public health concepts, training in research methods, and to facilitate the development of student-conducted research projects mentored by near-peer graduate health sciences students and faculty
Session 3D: Posters, Displays, and Spotlights (Browsing)
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Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Capstone Modine Engineering: Collapsible HVAC Coil Expansion Table
No full textFor the Mechanical Engineering Senior Design class, teams of seniors were asked to find a sponsor company willing to provide a problem they were experiencing at a local plant. Using the skills gained throughout college, they were asked to go through a standardized problem-solving method to develop a solution for the sponsor company. I was teamed with Fernando Arellano and Henry Lindsey to work with Modine Engineering on creating a modular and collapsible table for use with large, custom-designed coils. This table would have to hold large, heavy coils during the expansion process. Modine requested a 3D design, the cost of materials, and a stress analysis to verify and meet the standards given. By conducting a site visit and discussing with the engineers, the needs, scope of work, and goal statement were identified. We gathered ideas, discussed possible solutions, and developed concepts based on that information. Using an Idea Matrix, a concept was selected, and the design process was started with 3D modeling package SolidWorks. The concept was developed using components from an aluminum extrusion website called 80/20; a stress analysis and motion study were conducted to meet the needs presented by Modine. After the tests, a list of the material was made along with the calculated cost. The project resulted in a pair of collapsible and modular tables to hold heat transfer coils during the coil expansion process. These tables, made from aluminum extrusion and steel, can be joined together using steel plates and arranged to accommodate both small and large heat transfer coils for any customer order.
This report covers the work I completed over the spring semester with the design choices and direction I came up with. The work discussed in this report covers the details and the areas where I imputed feedback and impacted the direction of the project. Overall, this project was challenging yet rewarding and could not have been done without the support of the professors and Modine engineers
The Power of Parental Responses: Emotional Invalidation and Its Association with Adolescent and Emerging Adult Anxiety and Emotion Regulation Across Genders
No full textAdolescence and emerging adulthood are critical developmental periods marked by increased vulnerability to psychological distress, particularly anxiety and difficulties in emotion regulation. One factor that may contribute to this vulnerability is parental emotional invalidation. Although prior research has linked parental invalidation to adverse emotional outcomes, few studies have examined how these associations differ by caregiver and child gender. The current study evaluated how maternal and paternal emotional invalidation interacted with gender to influence anxiety symptoms and emotion regulation difficulties among 45 adolescents and emerging adults (n = 9 boys, 36 girls) between the ages of 13 and 22 years (Mage = 17.96; SD =1.93). Participants were recruited via social media platforms (i.e., Facebook and Instagram) and completed self-report measures assessing perceived maternal and paternal emotional invalidation, anxiety symptoms, and emotion regulation. Results of the study indicated that paternal emotional invalidation was associated with both anxiety and difficulties in emotion regulation, while maternal invalidation was associated only with anxiety. Additionally, paternal invalidation and participant gender interacted, such that paternal invalidation was positively associated with increased anxiety for boys, but not for girls. Other hypothesized interactions were not supported. Collectively, these findings emphasize the importance of considering both maternal and paternal emotional responses and the role of gender in understanding adolescent and emerging adult mental health
Fishers of Men
No full textFishers of Men is a visual documentary project that examines the transition of the deceased from the moment of death to final interment. Through a series of black-and-white photographs, the project captures the intimate and often unseen rituals, practices, and labor that surround the end- of-life process. The narrative is constructed through the perspectives of funeral service providers, grieving families, community members, and other individuals connected to the funeral industry. By documenting both the emotional and procedural aspects of death care, Fishers of Men offers a respectful yet unflinching look at how communities honor life through death. The project seeks to engage viewers in a reflection on mortality, tradition, and the quiet dignity found in the work of memorialization.
Dr. Christopher C. Fisher is a Professor of Management in the School of Business at the University of Mississippi, where his research and teaching center on artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, and organizational behavior. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Hampton University and a B.A. in History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Currently a first-year MFA student in Documentary Expression at the University of Mississippi, Dr. Fisher brings a unique interdisciplinary lens to storytelling—combining academic rigor with creative inquiry. His research and creative interests explore the intersections of culture, systems, and identity, often focusing on how institutions and individuals navigate change. As a former college wrestling coach and professional athlete, he is driven by discipline, storytelling, and community impact. Fishers of Men reflects his continued interest in uncovering the quiet narratives within complex systems—this time turning the lens on the deeply human and often unspoken rituals surrounding death and remembrance
Building Pressure
No full textMy project, Building Pressure explores the students at the University of Mississippi and families who struggle to find affordable and accessible housing in Oxford, Mississippi the rapidly growing university town. I will document the socioeconomic divide and what compromises low-income students and families must make to find affordable housing. The project will also highlight personal stories of people. I hope to capture Oxford’s luxury apartments to neglected properties. I aim to contrast economic growth with affordability struggles. The narrative will focus on the tension between expansion and accessibility, questioning who truly benefits from Oxford’s booming housing market. Through intimate portraits and environmental shots, my goal is to shine a light on housing inequality in a college town and the need for sustainable development.
Elaine Baker is from Hopkinsville, Kentucky. She is a senior, majoring in Southern Studies with a minor in marketing. Her research interests focus on the intersections of culture, economics, and development in Oxford, particularly on real estate and community change. She has explored how the housing market has changed due to the rapid growth in students. Elaine’s current documentary photography project examines the housing crisis in Oxford, Mississippi, capturing the socioeconomic divide, the impact of rising costs, and the housing availability on people. With a strong interest in real estate and marketing, she hopes to continue exploring how economic and cultural shifts influence housing and community development
Paper Bag Heroes
No full textThis documentary project captures the work of the volunteers at The Pantry of Oxford, in Oxford, Mississippi. These volunteers are responsible for the sorting and packaging of donated groceries and food packages, and handing them over to the clients in paper bags twice every week. This project captures these volunteers in their natural space, putting all their effort into doing this every week. While some volunteers come in once in a while, this work focuses on the ones who are consistent at The Pantry, with some volunteers being with them since its inception in 1995.
Samson Oklobia is a storyteller with a background in filmmaking and television production. A graduate of Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Jos, he got his training as a Cinematographer and High-Def Filmmaker from PEFTI Film Institute, Lagos and New York Film Academy, Abu Dhabi, respectively.
As a student at the University of Jos, he was introduced to Theatre Arts as part of the curriculum, and he continued even after his undergrad studies, acting in different stage performances and even producing a few as well. He was a stage actor, with Jos Repertory Theatre, PAWS Studio and Theatre Emissary International, participating in numerous local and international theatre festivals. He also produced and directed an independent theatre production in Nigeria called Back to the Future. In his spare time, he loves to teach filmmaking and video editing, with some of his students going ahead to make a career for themselves as freelance videographers and editors.
He is also a Non-resident Research Associate at the Centre for Socially Engaged Theatre (C-SET), Canada and currently an MA student of Southern Studies, University of Mississippi. His long-term goal is to teach in the classroom the experiences he has gathered over his years of practice.
This documentary project captures the work of the volunteers at The Pantry of Oxford, in Oxford, Mississippi. These volunteers are responsible for the sorting and packaging of donated groceries and food packages, and handing them over to the clients in paper bags twice every week. This project captures these volunteers in their natural space, putting all their effort into doing this every week. While some volunteers come in once in a while, this work focuses on the ones who are consistent at The Pantry, with some volunteers being with them since its inception in 1995.
Samson Oklobia is a storyteller with a background in filmmaking and television production. A graduate of Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Jos, he got his training as a Cinematographer and High-Def Filmmaker from PEFTI Film Institute, Lagos and New York Film Academy, Abu Dhabi, respectively.
As a student at the University of Jos, he was introduced to Theatre Arts as part of the curriculum, and he continued even after his undergrad studies, acting in different stage performances and even producing a few as well. He was a stage actor, with Jos Repertory Theatre, PAWS Studio and Theatre Emissary International, participating in numerous local and international theatre festivals. He also produced and directed an independent theatre production in Nigeria called Back to the Future. In his spare time, he loves to teach filmmaking and video editing, with some of his students going ahead to make a career for themselves as freelance videographers and editors.
He is also a Non-resident Research Associate at the Centre for Socially Engaged Theatre (C-SET), Canada and currently an MA student of Southern Studies, University of Mississippi. His long-term goal is to teach in the classroom the experiences he has gathered over his years of practice
