Person to Person in Germany

While still in the midst of their study abroad experiences, students at Linfield College write reflective essays. Their essays address issues of cultural similarity and difference, compare lifestyles, mores, norms, and habits between their host countries and home, and examine changes in perceptions about their host countries and the United States. In this essay, Nicolette Hegge describes her observations during her study abroad program at Nürtingen-Geislingen University in Nürtingen, Germany

The Subjective Experience of Women in Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder

Session 6: Women's Issues. Presenter: Gloria Hegge, Ph.D., Case Western University (2012) - "The Subjective Experience of Women in Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder".The Ohio State University College of Social Wor

The Subjective Experience of Women in Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder

Session 6: Women's Issues. Presenter: Gloria Hegge, Ph.D., Case Western University (2012) - "The Subjective Experience of Women in Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder".The Ohio State University College of Social Wor

Nonprofit Women Rising in Leadership: Strategies for Identifying Barriers

The purpose of the study is to examine the barriers that women may encounter in striving to advance to nonprofit leadership roles

Prevalence and Behavior of Blastobasis repartella (Dietz) in Switchgrass

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) is growing in recognition as a potential source for biomass. In order to use switchgrass optimally as a crop for biofuel production potential pests need to be detected and studied. Currently, one pest being studied is the stem-boring larva of the moth Blastobasis repartella. The objective of this experiment was to compare effects of larval feeding on rhizome buds for two cultivars of switchgrass, and to observe and document feeding behavior of the larva. The two cultivars of switchgrass used were Pathfinder (PTH), a lowland variety, and Sunburst (SBS), an upland variety. Six, 15-cm2 samples of rhizome clusters from each cultivar were taken in September 2011 from South Dakota State University’s Aurora Research Farm. A total of 136 tillers were collected from both varieties containing 345 buds; 114 of those buds were killed by B. repartella. Pathfinder rhizome samples produced 25 larvae while those of Sunburst had 22 larvae. No significant differences were detected between PTH and SBS in regards to the number of new buds present, the number of damaged buds, the number of larvae, or the rate of damage caused by larvae. It appears that B. repartella larvae do similar amounts of damage to both varieties and that there is a significant pest status with approximately one-third of the potential biomass producing buds being killed

A Pilot Professional Development Program for Occupational Therapy Practitioners Who Work in Home Settings: Knowledge Translation on Urinary Incontinence

The purpose of this project was to increase the knowledge and confidence of home based occupational therapy practitioners working with adults and older adults who have urinary incontinence. The knowledge translation model of education is used to educate health care providers to improve integration of new information. The Reflective Questioning Framework for coaching can be effective with increasing knowledge and confidence of practitioners that are integrating new learning into their daily home care practice. This project investigated how these two approaches to education impacted occupational therapy practitioners perceived level of knowledge and confidence treating urinary incontinence in adult and older adult clients in the home setting using a self-assessment survey. Overall the participants report an increase in knowledge and confidence and reports competent and mastery level skills after the educational program and coaching session. The groups that participated in the coaching sessions reported a greater increase in knowledge and confidence. Further development of the role of occupational therapy in the management of urinary incontinence is required