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Victims of Bravery (1): Impacts of Acts of Bravery on Australian Civilian Bravery Award Recipients
No full textWe admire those who perform acts of bravery involving physical risk and life-threatening trauma, yet little attention is given to civilians who experience negative consequences following such acts. This study examined unintended consequences through qualitative interviews with 24 Australian civilian bravery award recipients using constructivist grounded theory and thematic analysis. Three major themes emerged: (1) Direct impacts, including high psychological distress, physical and health impacts, financial and employment consequences, and lack of formal counseling support; (2) Changes within, including hypervigilance, avoidance behaviours, anger, alcohol misuse, and social isolation; (3) Then and now, encompassing relationship difficulties, changed life approaches, and regret. Given the numerous negative consequences following acts of bravery, we propose the term: victims of bravery. The lack of appropriate early intervention or assistance in the aftermath of brave acts leads to inevitable but preventable mental health and well-being consequences
The Visionaries of Today are the Leaders of Tomorrow
Full text linkFacebook has undergone big changes recently, most notably its name change to Meta. But perhaps the most rousing is its work in developing the Metaverse. Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse promises a future where people can immerse themselves in any virtual world of their choosing through virtual reality (VR) headsets like Oculus. Although being able to travel anywhere in the world, real or makebelieve, from the comfort of your home may sound like a dream, the current state of the Metaverse is rudimentary and more like that of a video game interface rather than an augmented reality experience
Osmosis Magazine - Spring 2023
Full text linkOsmosis is a student read, led, and written publication from the University of Richmond, focusing on all aspects of healthcare and science
Pixels of our Universe
Full text linkThe notion of humans living in a simulation gets tossed
around quite often in general conversations. From sci-fi movies to advanced video games, we experience the gist of a simulated world in various forms. From there questioning the “reality” of our own worldly experience is but a mere step away. The perpetual advancement in the field of AI, which has continued to predict, imitate, and almost create experiences that seem previously intrinsic to humans alone, has not helped the case for conspiracy theorists. However, all of this is observational. Its basis is on human intuition alone
Interview with Dr. Knouse
Full text linkDr. Laura Knouse, Professor of Psychology and Faculty Director of the Richmond Scholars Program, came to the University of Richmond from Carlisle, Pennsylvania as an undergraduate student. At UR, she obtained a B.S. in psychology and went on to receive her PhD in clinical psychology at UNC Greensboro. Her studies then took her to Massachusetts General Hospital at Harvard Medical School for a clinical internship and her post-doc. After continuing her education up and down the east coast, Dr. Knouse gravitated back towards Richmond, where she now lives and works at the very university she attended
Integrating Academic Success
Full text linkOver the past few years, Richmond Law has taken several intentional steps to address one of ASP’s perennial challenges: the students who most need help may not be the ones who find their way to optional ASP sessions. By integrating academic success into orientation programs and collaborating with doctrinal professors, we’ve succeeded in reaching all our 1L students despite the lack of a mandatory 1L ASP course
Letter from the Editor
Full text linkLetter from Sam Chanenson, Editor in Chief, Osmosis Science Magazine
