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Applying Social Determinants of Health to Identify Depressive Symptoms among Older Asian American Dementia Caregivers
Get PDFOlder dementia caregivers are at higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD). Older Chinese and Korean immigrants facing cultural and language barriers, along with limited social networks, may face even greater risks. Despite these vulnerabilities, little research has explored the perceived threat of AD/ADRD among this underserved population. An ongoing pilot study initiated in August 2024 administered questionnaires to eligible participants self-identifying as: Chinese or Korean Americans, aged 50 or older, and caregiving for a family member with AD/ADRD. The initial data collected from 42 participants (average age: 71 years; 52% female) reported that 70% of them experienced depressive symptoms at least once a week before taking the survey. Preliminary analysis indicated that depressive symptoms were significantly related to caregivers’ burden, general health, and cognitive decline. This pilot study highlights that many caregivers for family members with AD/ADRD suffer from depressive symptoms.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/1099/thumbnail.jp
Legitimacy and Institutions in Personalized Authoritarian Regimes
Get PDFThis research focuses on the area of how modern autocratic regimes legitimize themselves using existing social and governing institutions. Using inductive reasoning, this work will perform an examination of the Russian post-Soviet transition towards authoritarianism with Putin’s rise to power as a consideration of modern personalist autocracies and their relationship to independent societal institutions. Contemporary regime analysis indicates a trend towards increased personalized regime support at the expense of civil structures and general welfare. This is indicative of the realization of legitimacy through the ascendency of personal governing networks, thereby gutting legitimate institutions of power. This contributes to the larger discussion regarding the public support and stability enjoyed by dictatorial regimes and how the transition toward such governments is paved with civil erosion.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/1117/thumbnail.jp
A Mob of Mothers?: Revisiting the Legacy of the National Welfare Rights Organization
Get PDFFormed in 1966, the National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO) built a coalition of women of color, poor whites, and social workers to fight for a guaranteed income. However, the impact of the NWRO has often been reduced to its role in preventing the passage of Richard Nixon’s Family Assistance Plan––a much more stifling plan for a negative income tax. Building on recent reevaluations by Premilla Nadasen and Wilson Sherwin, this project argues that the long-term impact of the NWRO is best understood by cross-referencing contemporary reactions from historians and journalists to advocacy campaigns of the time. Though the organization was critiqued for its militancy, this paper argues such stridency was necessary to harness attention towards progressive reform. While critics would blame the movement’s failure on these tactics, the organization was ahead of its time in modeling a form of intersectional politics that would be theorized by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/1126/thumbnail.jp
Is Death a Right or a Risk?: Examining Ableist Biases in MAiD Debate
Get PDFMedical Aid in Dying (MAiD) has gained recent attention as more policies are implemented allowing individuals to end their lives. For disabled individuals, this legislation raises concerns about ableist biases’ influence on decision-making. Some scholars view MAiD as a compassionate response to suffering, while critics argue it devalues disabled individuals’ lives and oversimplifies complex ethical dilemmas, perpetuating harmful attitudes. Although ableist biases in the MAiD debate have been examined, a gap remains in understanding how these biases impact perspectives of disabilities that influence legislation and medical decisions. By analyzing personal narratives such as First Person: Living with Disabilities in the Age of MAiD , bioethics scholarship, legal analyses, and media representations of disabilities, this research explores the extent to which ableist biases influence attitudes in the MAiD debate for individuals with disabilities, emphasizing that these biases shape estimates of quality of life, contributing to policies that ignore disabled individuals diverse experiences.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/1141/thumbnail.jp
Black AIDS Activists in New York and Their Battle Against Stigma in the 1980s and 1990s
Get PDFThe HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and 90s disproportionately affected the African American community, intensifying racialized stigma and amplifying racial divides. This project explores how Black AIDS activists centered in the New York area challenged these stigmas and transformed public attitudes towards HIV/AIDS. Central to these efforts were partnerships with Black churches and community organizations to promote acceptance and empathy. Drawing on oral histories, artwork from the Gran Fury collective, and documents from church-based outreach programs, this project analyzes how Black activists such as Kendall Thomas and Ron Medley uniquely redefined the narrative around HIV/AIDS, not only as a medical crisis, but as a moral one as well. By bringing these underrepresented methods to light, this study aims to reveal the unique strategies employed by Black activists, highlighting their contribution to broadening HIV/AIDS discourses and offering a framework for future public health initiatives.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/1142/thumbnail.jp
Life After Dobbs: An Investigation into Abortion Bans in America
Get PDFWhat are the impacts of overturning Roe v. Wade? What happens when abortion is no longer a constitutionally protected right? And how does that impact pregnant people and the medical professionals that care for them? This paper explores the far reaching medical and social consequences of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, by examining state laws on reproductive care, maternal healthcare deserts, maternal death rates, updated hospital guidelines, and population shifts. The author expects to find that the consequences of Dobbs are much more serious and insidious than anyone realized, with the social consequences being particularly problematic because they are less apparent and harder to notice at an individual level.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/1148/thumbnail.jp
Nature-based Solutions in the US: A Systematic Review of Concepts, Applications, and Policy Relevance
Get PDFThis research used the PRISMA method to examine the concept of nature-based solutions (NbS) in the context of climate change. It examined 55 documents using the PRISMA method, and the IAD framework in the U.S. revealed multiple definitions of NbS across various sectors and fields. The study, sourced from public and private organizations, uses the IAD framework to analyze the conceptual policy framework for understanding NbS in the U.S context. The analysis reveals multiple definitions of NbS in different sectors and fields, with various challenges and barriers emerging from literature. NbS provides numerous options to address climate concerns through cost-effective alternatives, contributing to the current conversations about integrating NbS into the U.S public and academic discourse. Governments, international organizations, and civil society increasingly endorse NbS, but addressing major problems is necessary before realizing its potential.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/1189/thumbnail.jp
An Empire Built on Racial Prejudice: Tracking the Spread of Walter B. Perkins’ Racial Covenants Throughout the United States
Get PDFAt the turn of the twentieth century, American newspapers from Missouri to Massachusetts began advertising property sold by Walter B. Perkins, a developer who included racial covenants in properties he sold. Racially restrictive covenants are clauses written into property deeds prohibiting the sale or rental of property to people who were not considered white. Scholars have examined the widespread use of racial covenants within cities, but have devoted comparatively little attention to their spread between cities. This study traces Perkins’ role in the spread of racial covenants across the U.S. by searching newspapers for Perkins’ property’s advertisements and then searching property records for racial covenants. This paper seeks to determine not just the cities to which Perkins brought covenants, but also their public reception and the subsequent reputation of Perkins’ company within these cities.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/1190/thumbnail.jp
The Link Between Diet Quality, Emotional Intelligence, and Pathological Eating Behaviors: Insights Across Young and Mature Adults
Get PDFThis study explores links between emotional intelligence (EI), diet quality, and pathological eating behaviors (PEB), across age groups. A total of 1,209 young adults (18-29) and 172 mature adults (30+), completed an anonymous survey comprising demographics, Trait EI, Eating, and Food-Mood Questionnaires. Data was analyzed using Principal Component Analysis and Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient. Results showed both age groups had negative correlations between a desire for an empty stomach, breakfast intake (p\u3c 0.01), and high-glycemic food intake (p\u3c 0.01). The desire to have an empty stomach was negatively associated with fruits (p\u3c 0.01) for mature adults, yet had no significant correlation with young adults. However, emotional control and self-belief negatively correlated with difficulty concentrating due to food and shape/weight concerns (p\u3c 0.01) for both groups. Both groups also demonstrated greater PEB with poor diet quality and emotional distress, highlighting EI as a significant factor.
The additional file for this poster includes an accessible word document.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/1195/thumbnail.jp
Lessons for public policy from the COVID-19 pandemic
Get PDFIn the early 2020s, as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, governments, bureaucracies, and health practitioners around the globe faced unforeseen tasks and responsibilities. The novelty and intensity of the crisis spurred innovation and experimentation in public policy, health policy, and crisis management. However, the pandemic also revealed bottlenecks and adverse incentives within policy framework and healthcare systems. From this experience, critical lessons emerged: the paramount importance of swift and well-informed policy responses and the ability to optimize ongoing policy response as the crisis unfolds