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Get PDFLauren Rhoades is an essayist and memoirist living in Jackson, Mississippi. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of Rooted Magazine, an online publication dedicated to telling unfiltered stories about what it means to call Mississippi home. Lauren’s essays have been published in Southwest Review, Phoebe, Salvation South, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the Mississippi University for Women. Her debut memoir Split the Baby is forthcoming from Belle Point Press in 2025
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Get PDFgrace (ge) gilbert is a hybrid writer based in Pittsburgh. they received their MFA in poetry from the University of Pittsburgh in 2022, where they now serve as a Visiting Lecturer. they are the author of 3 chapbooks: the closeted diaries: essays (Porkbelly Press 2022), NOTIFICATIONS IN THE DARK (Antenna Books 2023), and today is an unholy suite (forthcoming; Barrelhouse 2023). their work can be found in 2023’s Best of the Net Anthology, the Indiana Review, Ninth Letter, the Adroit Journal, and elsewhere. They teach hybrid collage and poetics courses at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, and they are a 2023 Visiting Teaching Artist at the Poetry Foundation. they are passionate about making the hybrid arts accessible to all. find course offerings and more at gracegegilbert.com
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Get PDFHailey Gross is a poet and educator from Los Angeles. She’s a recipient of the Sarah B. Marsh-Rebelo Scholarship for Poetry and the Prebys Poetry Creative Writing Endowed Scholarship and is currently in her final year of the MFA Creative Writing program at San Diego State University. Her work can be found or is forthcoming in the Los Angeles Review, Laurel Review, and Harpur Palate
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Get PDFBEE LB is an array of letters, bound to impulse; a writer creating delicate connections. they have called any number of places home; currently, a single yellow wall in Michigan. they have been published in Revolute Lit, After the Pause, JAKE, and Roanoke Review, among others. they are the 2022 winner of FOLIO’s Editor’s Prize for Poetry as well as the Bea Gonzalez Prize for Poetry. their portfolio can be found at twinbrights.carrd.c
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Get PDFMaria Zoccola is a queer Southern writer with deep roots in the Mississippi Delta. She has writing degrees from Emory University and Falmouth University. Her work has previously appeared or is forthcoming in Ploughshares, Kenyon Review, The Iowa Review, The Cincinnati Review, and elsewhere
Exercise Therapy as a Treatment for Men’s Mental Health
Get PDFBy analyzing qualitative and quantitative studies, reviewing articles, and collecting personal anecdotes, my research determined mental health disorders, such as depression and anxiety, are often under-diagnosed in men and how exercise therapy can be a viable intervention. Inaccessibility to traditional forms of treatment and stigmas surrounding seeking help stem from traditional masculinity patterns and have been shown to be a likely cause behind these statistics. Through the analysis of primary literature in scientific journals, exercise therapy has been suggested to be a very effective intervention for treating poor mental health through the experiences of patients. The serious lack of attention and research surrounding men’s mental health in the western world has led to men’s death by suicide rates to nearly quadruple the rate of women, although women are diagnosed with mental health disorders at a higher rate. The implementation of exercise therapy into mainstream treatment for mental health has potential to improve the lives of many men by providing an accessible treatment that more men are willing to utilize.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2023/1079/thumbnail.jp
Influence of Diet Quality and Mental Well-Being
Get PDFIncreasing evidence suggests that the average American diet is contributing to the increase in mental health issues, with 8.4% of all American adults having experienced at least one depressive episode. Our research study explores the relationship between the food consumed and mental wellbeing. An anonymous online survey was conducted through Google form and shared through social media apps such as Facebook, Instagram, and GroupMe. This survey included basic demographic questions and questions regarding the individual’s dietary patterns and mental health status. The results were analyzed using the Pearson Correlation Coefficient in SPSS version 25.0. There is a positive correlation between mental wellbeing and consumption of components of the Mediterranean diet such as a variety of fruits and vegetables. Inclusion of nutrient dense food may significantly increase mental well-being.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2023/1087/thumbnail.jp
Evaluating the Effect of Binghamton University Students on Broome County Local Elections
Get PDFThe purpose of this research is to evaluate the effect of Binghamton University students on Broome County local elections and test the argument that students voting in local elections detracts from the needs of local residents. Research was conducted by the distribution of surveys to Binghamton University students. Five locals were interviewed to report their standpoint to analyze the argument’s impact of college students on local elections. The consensus was that locals do not significantly agree with the argument because it’s not an issue in Broome County. The data presented an unexpected result, a portion of students agreed with the argument, they believed it wasn’t their place to vote in Broome County elections. The data exhibited no significant number of students participating in Broome County local elections. This research concludes that the statement that Binghamton University students voting in local elections detracts from the needs of local residents is invalid.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2023/1090/thumbnail.jp
Microplastics Reduce Earthworm (Eisenia fetida) Biomass and Impact Behavior
Get PDFThis study aims to understand the impacts of common anthropogenic pollutants on earthworms (Eisenia fetida) and soil health. Earthworms were exposed to high microplastics and low microplastics, high and low salinity, imidacloprid pesticide, and combinations of salinity and pesticide. After 28 days, earthworms reared in different concentrations of microplastics showed significant reduction in biomass. The individual escape assay demonstrated that microplastics significantly reduced the earthworms’ ability to escape the induced stressor. We ran a pilot study for avoidance with the varying treatments and found that earthworms preferred the microplastics and high salt and pesticide environments. We found no effects on soil pH but did observe significant differences in conductivity. Earthworms are essential for soil ecosystems with functions of burrowing and decomposition, therefore further research should be conducted to explore effects of anthropogenic pollutants on their ecology.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2023/1101/thumbnail.jp
NYC Goes Right: Socioeconomic Drivers for Urban January 6th Participants
Get PDFOut of the 64 Capitol Hill insurrectionists arrested from New York State, 17 were from New York City. This significant composition of urban insurrectionists contrasts with commonly held perceptions of the American far-right: poor, white, and rural. Thus, this shift comes as a surprise. What factors radicalize urban residents to the point of attempting to overthrow the U.S. government? From previous studies, it has been found that urban participants of far-right political violence tend to reside in impoverished communities prior to active participation. My study investigates the changes in racial, gender, and economic conditions within the communities of the NYC insurrectionists from the year of Donald Trump’s election, 2016, to 2020 that indicate alignment with far-right ideology formation. Through the analysis of socioeconomic data, answers will be revealed as to the reason for this demographic shift in participants of far-right political violence.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2023/1107/thumbnail.jp