A Nice Boy

Across the street lives a very nice boy with brown eyes like muddied brick and teeth like tiny fence posts

Lion Dance in the United States: Exploring Panethnicity and Identity Through Performance Arts

Lion dance in the United States has gone through drastic changes since the 1990s. These changes have created a multicultural, pan ethnic, and diverse art form that communities from all over the nation use to connect to their heritage and identity. While many Asian Americans use this lion dance as a way to connect to their heritage, lion dance has also being transformed into part of the American culture. There are also a lot of parallels with the directions that the lion dance community and Asian American community are heading in terms of visibility. Lion dance has become a proxy of Asian American struggles in the U.S. for many of the performers. This thesis looks at how lion dance is growing and spreading in the US, how it has turned into a multicultural and pan ethnic tradition, and the subtle ways it is use politically in the U.S

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Diversity in STEM: It is Past Time for Change

This presentation was hosted by Women in STEM on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 and focused on understanding the issues underlying the lack of diversity in STEM fields, the challenges to increasing access, and solutions that have been implemented to try and enhance the success of underrepresented populations. Dr. Bevlee Watford is the Associate Dean of Engineering, Academic Affairs, and Director of CEED at Virginia Tech.https://dsc.duq.edu/wis-presentations/1000/thumbnail.jp

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Save Now, Win Later: Removing Statutory Barriers to Prize-Linked Savings Initiatives

n February of 2010, Billie June Smith received exciting news. As the lucky winner of a statewide drawing, this elderly woman was awarded a giant check for $100,000. Billie June\u27s good fortune cost her nothing, for she did not spend any money on the winning ticket. Instead, she became eligible for the grand prize when she decided to save for her retirement at her local credit union. Billie June was the inaugural grand-prize winner of Save to Win, an innovative pilot program that launched in 2009 to test a concept known as prize-linked savings. In partnership with the nonprofit Doorways to Dreams, eight credit unions in the Michigan Credit Union League ( 1VICUL ) introduced account options to their members that were designed to make savings fun. These prize- linked savings ( PLS ) products incorporated an exciting element of chance that rewarded a consumer\u27s decision to save. By opening a twelve-month share certificate worth a minimum of$25, consumers earned one entry into a grand-prize drawing. Each additional deposit of $25 generated a duplicate entry, and participants were penalized for withdrawing their savings too quickly. In addition to the chance to win monetary prizes, participants also accumulated interest on their federally insured share certificates according to rates set by each credit union. Credit unions advertised the initiative as a no-lose opportunity

The Impact of Mindfulness on Emotion Dysregulation and Psychophysiological Reactivity under Emotional Provocation

The present study employed physiological measures and a working memory task in addition to self-report measures to seek a better understanding of the relationship between brief mindfulness training and the experience and regulation of emotion. Seventy undergraduate students at a small southern state university completed baseline measures of trait mindfulness and emotion regulation before experiencing a 15-minute recording (mindfulness or control), and then completing a state mindfulness measure. Participants then experienced an emotion induction (positive or negative), before completing state emotion dysregulation and affect measures, and then completing a working memory task, finishing with the state mindfulness measure again. Physiological measures were recorded throughout the experimental session. Results indicated that the mindfulness induction was sufficient to increase mindfulness, demonstrated by greater self-report of state mindfulness, greater L \u3e R frontal brain asymmetry, and greater heart rate variability at the completion of the intervention as compared to the Control group. Further, participants receiving the mindfulness induction experienced greater emotional awareness, indicated by reporting greater positive affect regardless of induction and greater negative affect when experiencing a negative induction. Experiencing a negative emotion induction after mindfulness training also resulted in feeling more overwhelmed and unable to improve their emotional state, suggesting the mindfulness induction was successful in reducing emotional avoidance, but failed to improve emotion regulation capacity sufficiently to withstand the demands of an aversive emotional experience. These results have significant clinical implications since it appears that individuals may feel more dysregulated while initially experiencing increased mindfulness

Employment and Mental Matters Amongst Formerly Incarcerated Women

The purpose of this project was to implement a program for formerly incarcerated women to provide employment preparation and mental health resources to address recidivism. An occupational therapy lens was used to develop and execute this program. One on one Zoom sessions were held for participants to work on resumes and mock interviews for employment preparation. Participants were also provided with a resource guide for future reference. A mixed methods approach was utilized to analyze the data from the pre and post program surveys administered to the participants. Based on the results, the participants found the program to be beneficial and increased their confidence for future interviews. By utilizing an occupational therapy lens to develop reentry programs, formerly incarcerated women are able to work toward bettering themselves and their circumstances to avoid returning back to jail or prison.https://soar.usa.edu/otdcapstonessummer2023/1015/thumbnail.jp

Program Development in Pediatric Prosthetic Training for Occupational Therapists

This project delves into the necessity for professional tools designed to assist occupational therapists (OTs) in readying themselves for the treatment of pediatric patients requiring upper limb prosthetics. The endeavor encompasses an examination of various diagnoses that warrant prosthetic intervention, an exploration of diverse prosthetic variants, and a comprehensive manual detailing pre-prosthetic and prosthetic functional training.https://soar.usa.edu/otdcapstonessummer2023/1001/thumbnail.jp