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Toby Sisson: ‘Bearing Witness’ Exhibition and Gallery Talk
No full textJoin us for a lunchtime gallery talk to celebrate an exhibition by Clark University professor Toby Sisson that explores oral history from the Great Migration — the movement of 6 million Black people from the south to the north between 1910 and 1970. Sisson’s artwork is a visual meditation on her late father’s origin story in the Mississippi Delta and the family narrative constructed by its retelling. Composed as a series of collages that portray abstract truths in the absence of material proof, these pieces from her An American Journey series counter silences within the historical record of Black America. Professor Asha Best will facilitate
Using Machine Learning Algorithms to Improve Fiscal Distress Prediction Models: The Case of U.S. Local Governments
No full textThis study aims to improve the prediction of fiscal distress in local governments (LGs) using machine learning (ML) methods. We apply six ML algorithms, including Logistic Regression, XGBClassifier, RUSBoost, C4.5 Decision Tree, Exactly Balanced Bagging, and Roughly Balanced Bagging, which are combined with and without two undersampling methods—Majority Sampling and Optimal Ratio Sampling—to predict fiscal distress of LGs. Analyzing financial and socioeconomic indicators from LGs across 49 U.S. states from 2015 to 2017, we find that regardless of undersampling strategy, the Exactly Balanced Bagging Classifier generally outperforms other ML algorithms including Logistic Regression: its F1-scores range from 53.11 percent to 55.33 percent, significantly higher than 27 percent to 58 percent of Logistic Regression. Furthermore, Optimal Ratio Sampling offers the most significant benefit to Logistic Regression. These findings offer valuable insights into the analysis and prediction of municipal fiscal distress, particularly within the context of imbalanced datasets. © 2025, American Accounting Association. All rights reserved
Mental and physical health, impulse control, and intimate partner violence within a veteran sample
No full textIntroduction: Psychiatric (e.g., PTSD, alcohol use disorder) and physical issues (e.g., chronic pain, sleep problems) are robustly associated with the use of intimate partner violence (IPV). These chronic conditions can amplify the likelihood of IPV use by increasing perceived threat, poor relationship quality, and negative affect while simultaneously decreasing the ability to inhibit violent behavior. However, the research in this area has largely been examined in limited samples or by examining a single chronic condition above diagnostic cut-offs or specific dual diagnosis (e.g., PTSD and alcohol use disorder). Further, potential mechanisms of action such as impulse control difficulties are rarely included in analyses. Methods: The current study aimed to extend prior research by examining mental health issues, physical health conditions, and impulse control difficulties in a cross-sectional survey design with a final community-based sample of 251 Veterans (188 male). Results: At the bivariate level, overall, psychological, and physical IPV use were respectively and positively associated (p \u3c 0.05) with PTSD symptoms, alcohol use, chronic pain, sleep problems and impulse control difficulties; sexual IPV use was positively associated with all of these risk factors as well, except chronic pain. Within multiple regression analyses, impulse control difficulties were positively associated with overall IPV use (β = 0.28, t = 2.39, p = 0.02), psychological IPV (β = 0.44, t = 4.06, p \u3c 0.001), physical IPV (β = 0.40, t = 3.39, p \u3c 0.001), and sexual IPV (β = 0.40, t = 3.33, p = 0.001), even when controlling common demographic predictors (e.g., age, gender, income, social desirability) and in the context of other diagnostic risk factors (e.g., mental and physical health symptoms). Discussion: Findings suggest that difficulty inhibiting behavior when experiencing negative affect may be an important factor for IPV use in the context of multiple common psychiatric and physical issues. This potential area for intervention should be thoroughly examined in longitudinal and experimental designs. Copyright © 2025 Grigorian, Hailes, Palm Reed and Reilly. This article was first published in Frontiers in Psychology
A Critical-Cultural-Relational Exploration of Latinx Emerging Adults’ Experiences of Rupture
No full textCurrent understandings of rupture, which are largely based on White samples, give limited attention to cultural factors and underrepresent the experiences of Latinx clients. Given that the system of psychotherapy within the United States largely upholds White Eurocentric cultural values that may be mismatched with values held by Latinx communities, Latinx clients’ experiences of rupture may differ from the White– Eurocentric understanding of rupture in the existing literature. The present study therefore draws on criticalcultural- relational frameworks that situate rupture as a culturally embedded and culturally constructed experience to explore how and why Latinx clients, specifically emerging adults, experience rupture within the client–therapist relationship. In this study, we used reflexive thematic analysis to examine data from semistructured interviews (N = 16) focused on Latinx clients’ descriptions of their experiences of rupture and repair. We noted four themes: (1) Lacking Personalismo Within the Client–Therapist Relationship; (2) Falta de Respeto Mutuo: Feeling Less Than in the Power Imbalance; (3) Unseen, Unheard, and Unrepaired; and (4) Rupture as Bicultural Stress. These dynamic and interrelated themes highlight the ways in which participant cultural values, norms, and expectation informed their experiences with rupture. These findings have the potential to inform culturally attuned strategies for navigating rupture with Latinx clients. © 2025 American Psychological Associatio
The Scarlet - Volume CIV, No. 4 (October 31, 2025)
No full textThe October 31, 2025 edition of The Scarlet (est. 1939), Clark University\u27s student-run newspaper. The Scarlet is intellectually and editorially independent of the University.https://commons.clarku.edu/scarlet/1179/thumbnail.jp
Base Building Evaluation: Three Opportunities to Improve its Use and Relevance
No full textPhilanthropic support for grassroots organizing, power building, and community-led social change strategies has increased over the last 15 years. The election of Barack Obama in 2008 sparked greater interest in community organizing, and, with it, increased philanthropic investment in organizing as a strategy for social change (Rebanal, 2022; Suárez, 2012). With that has come a growing interest in evaluating and learning about practices of “base building,” a cornerstone of organizing efforts (Pastor et al., 2020). However, not all base building is the same, and there is a lack of understanding and clarity about base building definitions and practices within the philanthropic and evaluation sectors. “Base building” is often used inter changeably with organizing, mobilizing, and/or power building, which has led to confusion and murkiness in both philanthropic investments and evaluation practices. Copyright © 2025 Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University
Women’s basketball team in the middle of a game, 1983
No full textAction photograph of Debbie Allen (#33), Lynne Howes (#14), Kelley O\u27Brien (#23), and Judy Hodge (#20) during a Clark University women\u27s basketball game, 1983. The 1982-1983 season was a significant one, with the team finishing number four nationally in the NCAA Division III Championships.
All photographs in this collection were digitized between 2022 and 2023. The photographs in this collection are part of the Photographs and Media record group of Clark University’s Archives & Special Collections.https://commons.clarku.edu/basketball/1189/thumbnail.jp
Action shot of women’s basketball team [7], circa 1940s-1950s
No full textAction photograph of a Clark University women\u27s team basketball game, circa 1940s-1950s.
All photographs in this collection were digitized between 2022 and 2023.
The photographs in this collection are part of the Photographs and Media record group of Clark University’s Archives & Special Collections.https://commons.clarku.edu/basketball/1192/thumbnail.jp
Dan Trant during a men\u27s basketball game, circa 1983-1984
No full textPhotpgraph of Dan Trant during a Clark University men\u27s basketball game, circa 1983-1984. Dan Trant went on to play for the Boston Celtics and for the Irish national basketball team. He is considered to be one of the best athletes in Clark University history.
All photographs in this collection were digitized between 2022 and 2023.
The photographs in this collection are part of the Photographs and Media record group of Clark University’s Archives & Special Collections.https://commons.clarku.edu/basketball/1097/thumbnail.jp
Men\u27s basketball team group photo [15], circa 1980s
No full textThe Clark University men\u27s basketball team group photograph led by Coach Wally Halas, circa 1980s.
All photographs in this collection were digitized between 2022 and 2023.
The photographs in this collection are part of the Photographs and Media record group of Clark University’s Archives & Special Collections.https://commons.clarku.edu/basketball/1111/thumbnail.jp