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Using supervisor conversations to promote safety
No full textSupervisor conversations create an opportunity to set clear expectations, gather input, identify barriers, and provide feedback about safety. These conversations can increase psychological safety and promote safe practices in the workplace. Yet, most supervisors do not typically engage in frequent safety conversations with their team. In the presentation, I will discuss the value of safety conversations, outline key elements that should be included, and present two case studies describing interventions aimed at increasing safety conversations and improving safe practices at work
Creating a climate of safety for Black workers in America
Get PDF2020 has seen a racial reckoning unlike one we have seen since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. The killing of George Floyd and others, along with other societal issues have spurred racial unrest in the US. In this talk I will discuss the ways that societal racial unrest that leads to racial trauma can spillover and negatively affect people, particularly Black people at work. Then I will discuss ways that coworkers and organizations can start to create safe spaces for Black people to process trauma when coping with racism from outside and within organizations
Discerning the other: political prejudice and intergroup contact
Get PDFIncreasing political polarization in the United States over the last 60 years has led to an increase in self-segregation by political affiliation. This can be seen at the level of the nation, state, city, and even the neighborhood. In contrast, many data trends suggest that polarization between other groups (e.g., racial, ethnic, religious, sexual orientation) has decreased during the same time. One of the most studied methods for decreasing intergroup prejudice has been Gordon Allport’s intergroup contact hypothesis. Allport suggested that contact between groups who see themselves as equals with common interests, common goals, and the support of cultural institutions are more likely to reduce prejudice between said groups. But while this hypothesis has been extensively studied in a wide variety of contexts, precious few studies have done so in the context of political affiliation. This mixed methods study attempts to apply the lessons of other applications of Allport’s hypothesis to members of opposing political groups using direct one-on-one discussion between individuals in these groups and follow-up interviews. Qualitative and quantitative results suggest that participants were positive in their evaluation of each other and their discussion, and that it is likely that intergroup contact decreases political prejudice both immediately and 30 days after the discussion
Synthesis, characterization, and reactivity of a heterobimetallic organometallic complex with a trans bidentate ligand for catalytic carbon-hydrogen bond activation
Get PDFOur group is interested in exploiting cis-alkynyl transition metals to form trans-bidentate ligands in order to explore C—H activation. The p-cymene-supported ruthenium(II) complex (p-cym)Ru(PMe3)(C22-py)2 (where C2-2-py = 2-ethynylpyridine) has been prepared and characterized by NMR spectroscopy. We are interested in the interaction of palladium(II) acetate utilizing the Ru(II) center as a hinge in order to force the pyridine ligands to act as a trans-bidentate ligand. The synthesis and characterization of (p-cym)Ru(PMe3)(C22-py)2, reactivity with Pd(OAc)2, and comparisons to the previously reported Cp*2Ti(C2-2-py)2
Block Principal Pivoting Algorithm for VGLCP: A Block Principal Pivoting Algorithm for the Vertical Generalized Linear Complementarity Problem (VGLCP) with a Vertical Block P-matrix
Get PDFA block principal pivoting algorithm for the vertical generalized linear complementarity problem (VGLCP) associated with a vertical block P-matrix is provided. A preliminary result shows that it is very efficient when applied to large scaled problems as it reduces the number of iterations needed to solve the VGLCP when compared to other direct algorithms
Following the Life of Lili Jacob and the Auschwitz Album: a photographic Journey
Get PDFLili Jacob, a Holocaust survivor from the village of Bilky, found the Auschwitz Album at the very end of the Second World War. This album—the only photographs of Jews arriving at Auschwitz-Birkenau—includes images of Lili’s family and her community.
During 2018-2019 I searched for—I read about—I talked about—I contemplated life in Bilky and in Subcarpathian Rus’ (Transcarpathia) before the war. I travelled to Ukraine, Israel, Hungary, and Germany.
Photographs contain stories.
The lens of the camera encourages one to pause and consider what ones sees and how one sees it. Here I am not presenting answers, but rather contained stories as well as alternative perspectives from which to approach sources.
All photographs taken with 35mm or 120mm film cameras
Vacant housing: a non-gentrifying neighborhood revitalization strategy for East Chattanooga
Get PDFVacant housing has been linked with decreased property values and blamed for attracting criminal activity. Above average numbers of vacant housing in an area can be an indicator of neighborhood decline and impending gentrification. There is an above average concentration of vacant housing in East Chattanooga. It is in East Chattanooga’s best interest to bring these properties back into productive use and ultimately revitalize their neighborhoods. As a mix methods study, census data and in-depth interviews were used to evaluate the problem and identify solutions. A purposive sampling method was used to recruit participants for the study. Content analysis was used for the interviews, and descriptive statistics were used for the census data. The findings revealed a difference between perception and reality of the vacant housing issue in East Chattanooga, as well as a general skepticism around how little resident input is taken into consideration in city-funded neighborhood improvements
Parental Deployment and Healthcare Utilization in Adolescents with Migraines and Other Somatic Symptoms
Get PDFSomatic symptoms in adolescents are associated with psychosocial stress. Parental military deployment can function as a stressor for adolescents. A retrospective cohort study was developed exploring relationships between health care utilization, a proxy for symptomatology, and sponsor deployment in adolescents with somatic symptoms. Data was obtained from the Military Health System Data Repository. Migraine headaches was the most common somatic symptom diagnosis. Parental deployment was overall associated with a 27% decrease in visits for somatic symptoms. For adolescents whose sponsor was female, deployment was associated with a 34% decrease in visits. This pattern is inconsistent with prior research on somatic symptoms and psychosocial stressors. Potential causes of this discrepancy are discussed in the context of military family life
Perceptions of a community-based cooking skills and nutrition education class
Get PDFThis dissertation examined the perceptions of a community-based cooking skills and nutrition education class that included an availability sample of adult learners who attended monthly classes offered from 2017-2018. The study was a mixed-methods research design using extant data. Participants completed a nine-question post survey. Two newly developed Likert type scales measured nutrition related self-efficacy and food resource management. Four survey questions were summed as Nutrition Empowerment Score (NES), four survey questions were summed as Food Resource Management Score (FRMS), and one open-ended question provided qualitative data. A total of 12 months of data were used for analysis. The new NES scale showed good reliability, while the FRMS scale did not meet the threshold for reliability. The relationship between NES and FRMS was statistically significant with a moderately positive relationship between the variables. The relationship between NES and the Good and Cheap, Eating Well on $4 a Day curriculum was statistically significant, however, the relationship between the teaching kitchen environment and the class instructor were not statistically significant. Qualitative analysis revealed positive perceptions from participants related to the research variables. The curriculum and teaching kitchen used suggested knowledge gained and application to the home environment. Participants also reported social benefits from the class and a positive view of the various instructors. This study suggests that community-based organizations have a variety of low-cost options related to the teaching kitchen environment and instructor when implementing hands-on nutrition education (HONE) programs using the Good and Cheap curriculum
Interactions of BSA Protein and metal-thiosemicarbazone complexes
No full textThis study is focused on evaluating photo-induced biological activities of metal-thiosemicarbazone toward a protein called bovine serum albumin (BSA). BSA was treated with a series of metal-thiocarbazone at various concentration upon photoactivation