Interview with Kristine Murray

Kristine Murray is from Washington but she currently lives in Arizona. She teaches English to kids in China and in the Auntie Sewing Squad she is a mask maker. She was already making masks for local needs, but wanted to do more, so she joined the Auntie Sewing Squad.https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/auntiesewing_interviews/1018/thumbnail.jp

Creating an identity : choosing self-employment in Montreal

This thesis explores the reason why four Montreal based Internet web designers, who form part of what is considered "Generation X," would reject the notion of working for a corporation. Two of the designers studied owned the company in question, while the other two were employees. It is based on fieldwork conducted over a three-month period, between February 2002 and May 2002. This thesis is based on information gathered through one on-line questionnaire, 16 formal interviews, and observations of day to day activities as well as 11 production meetings. It is framed on the theoretical perspective of self-identity proposed by Anthony Giddens. In chapter one, a history of the anthropology of work is presented, pointing to a gap in studies on the Canadian self-employed workers. In chapter two, multidisciplinary literature on the corporate worker, situating the reader on the Taylorist working conditions is discussed. In chapter three I answer the question "Why become self-employed?" using academic literature on self-employment in Canada, as well as explain how the two business owners studied also answered and acted upon this question. In chapter four I again explore academic literature focusing on creativity. The four web designers studied considered creativity important, and I also explain why. In the final chapter I foresee the future of the Internet company studied, based on my fieldwork and theoretical perspective used in this thesi

Exploring the Impact of Race on IPV Screening in the Emergency Department of a Metropolitan Pediatric Hospital

Research highlights racial disparities among those experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV), yet little is known about disparities in screening for IPV in the emergency department(ED). This study was designed to examine variability in pediatric caregiver screening rates within a metropolitan pediatric ED across patient race and to explore potential reasons for such variability. We conducted a mixed-methods study using quantitative data on IPV screening rates over four years (along with patient race and, if applicable, the reason for no screening) and qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with ED providers. Analyses compared rates of IPV screening and rates of screen deferral with and without documentation based on race. Assessment of the data showed that caregivers of Black patients were more likely to be screened for IPV compared to caregivers of white patients (p \u3c 0.05) and caregivers of Black patients were more likely to lack a documented reason why the screen was not completed than white caregivers

The Sheridan Notebook

The Sheridan Notebook is an integral component to a series of studies that seek to better understand (1) the impact of adult colouring on creativity and mindfulness, and (2) the educational potential of adult colouring. A growing volume of research suggests there is a noteworthy connection between mindfulness and creativity: mindful individuals through presence, openness, acceptance, and self-inquiry are able to adopt many perspectives and pursue multiple solutions when solving problems—characteristics held by highly creative and innovative individuals. This book synthesizes adult colouring with the “In and Out” note-taking technique—developed at the International Center for Studies in Creativity—to provide students with a novel way to develop their mindfulness skills in the classroom and beyond. Colouring promises to enhance mindfulness while the note-taking strategy deepens learning and retention of course material.https://source.sheridancollege.ca/fhass_huma_book/1000/thumbnail.jp

Conversation Patterns between Children with Severe Speech Impairment and their Conversation Partners in Dyadic and Multi-person Interactions

Active engagement in interactions is crucial for the development of identity, social competence, and cognitive abilities. For children with severe speech impairment (SSI) who have little or no intelligible speech, active participation in conversations is challenging and can be critical for their social inclusion and participation. The present study investigated the conversational patterns emerging from interactions between children with SSI who use aided communication and typically speaking conversation partners (CPs) and explored whether active participation was different in interactions with different numbers of partners (dyadic versus multi-person interactions). An unusually large multilingual dataset was used (N= 85 conversations). This allowed us to systematically investigate discourse analysis measures indicating participation: the distribution of conversational control (initiations versus responses versus recodes) and summoning power (obliges versus comments). The findings suggest that (i) conversations were characterized by asymmetrical conversational patterns with CPs assuming most of the conversational control and (ii) multi-person interactions were noticeably more symmetric compared to dyadic, as children's active participation in multi-person interactions was significantly increased. Clinical implications and best practice recommendations are discussed.Peer reviewe

Risk for Traumatic Brain Injury in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

Research Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assist in identifying risk factors for traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a population of individuals who experienced intimate partner violence (IPV)

Practice Update: What Professionals Who Are Not Brain Injury Specialists Need to Know About Intimate Partner Violence–Related Traumatic Brain Injury

There is growing recognition of the risk for traumatic brain injury (TBI) among victims and survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). A wide range of physically abusive behaviors may lead to injuries to the head or neck and place an individual at risk for a TBI. The purpose of this article is to consolidate current research and present practical guidelines for professionals, who are not brain injury specialists, but work with clients who may have sustained a TBI in the context of IPV. Recommendations are provided for TBI risk screening, making appropriate referrals, and providing services in light of a potential TBI

Constructing narratives to describe video events using aided communication

Narratives are a pervasive form of discourse and a rich source for exploring a range of language and cognitive skills. The limited research base to date suggests that narratives generated using aided communication may be structurally simple, and that features of cohesion and reference may be lacking. This study reports on the analysis of narratives generated in interactions involving aided communication in response to short, silent, video vignettes depicting events with unintended or unexpected consequences. Two measures were applied to the data: the Narrative Scoring Scheme and the Narrative Analysis Profile. A total of 15 participants who used aided communication interacted with three different communication partners (peers, parents, professionals) relaying narratives about three video events. Their narratives were evaluated with reference to narratives of 15 peers with typical development in response to the same short videos and to the narratives that were interpreted by their communication partners. Overall, the narratives generated using aided communication were shorter and less complete than those of the speaking peers, but they incorporated many similar elements. Topic maintenance and inclusion of scene-setting elements were consistent strengths. Communication partners offered rich interpretations of aided narratives. Relative to the aided narratives, these interpreted narratives were typically structurally more complete and cohesive and many incorporated more elaborated semantic content. The data reinforce the robust value of narratives in interaction and their potential for showcasing language and communication achievements in aided communication.Peer reviewe

The costs of recovery: Intimate partner violence survivors’ experiences of financial recovery from abuse

The present study relies on the voices of survivors of past abuse to describe the amount, type, and impact of costs related to their experience of intimate partner violence (IPV). We use a content analysis methodology to present common themes that survivors face regarding financial recovery from past IPV. Costs are conceptualized within the Triumph Process Model of Overcoming IPV with an emphasis on “embracing freedom and power” and “emotional and physical healing” dimensions. Implications for recovering from IPV and service provision are discussed

The intersection of intimate partner violence and traumatic brain injury: A call for interdisciplinary research

An emerging body of research suggests that survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) are at a high risk for sustaining traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, most scholars and practitioners working on the problem of IPV have not examined how TBI could be related to their familiar subject of study. Concomitantly, little work in the brain injury field has been done to examine TBI in the context of IPV. In this paper, we encourage cross-collaboration among these fields. To that end, we consider the relationship between IPV and TBI; the difficulty in detecting and measuring the IPV-related TBI and ethical concerns that may arise when addressing this issue. Our work emphasizes the need to recognize the complex interplay among psycho-physiological health and socio-cultural contexts. As such, we present a socio-ecological perspective of IPV-related TBI to provide a contextual framework to guide future interdisciplinary research. Finally, we outline directions for future research