MINDS@UW Stevens Point: Recent submissions
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Digital Touchpoints (Issue #3, Fall 2025)
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-12)The increased mediation of digital technologies in all sectors of our global society naturally impacts teaching and learning practices and norms in today’s P-12 classrooms. As a teacher educator who primarily teaches ... -
Evaluating Lake Sturgeon Spawning Site Use and Relative Contribution of Tributary Spawning Groups to Harvest in the Lake Winnebago System
(College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-12)The Lake Winnebago System (LWS) population in east-central Wisconsin represents one of the largest self-sustaining populations of lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens in North America that supports an annual spearing fishery ... -
Ectoparasite Ecology and Disease Exposure in Black-Footed Ferrets (Mustela nigripes) and Associated Mammals in Conata Basin/Badlands National Park, South Dakota
(College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-12)The black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes; ferret), one of North America’s most endangered mammals, persists within prairie dog (Cynomys spp.) burrow systems where disease remains a major obstacle to their recovery. While ... -
Reading Our Place, Writing for Change: Using Critical Literacy as a Pathway to Integrate Sustainability Literacy into Elementary Language Arts
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-12)Addressing sustainability challenges requires individuals to use language to share ideas, raise awareness, and advocate for change; however, reading and writing skills are often overlooked in sustainability education, and ... -
Identifying Potential Sources of Natural Recruitment for Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) in Green Bay, Lake Michigan
(College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2026-01)Historically, Green Bay, Lake Michigan, supported a self-sustaining muskellunge Esox masquinongy population. However, like many muskellunge populations throughout the Great Lakes, they were extirpated from Green Bay by the ... -
Faculty and Student Perceptions of Ecological Literacy Opportunities in the Liberal-Arts Curriculum: A Case Study to Improve Access to Concepts Across Disciplines
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-08-04)In this study, I utilized participatory action research and collected qualitative data from 16 faculty and eight students at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre PA over the course of two semesters. I analyzed these data in terms ... -
GAPDH is Determined to be a Useful Control Antibody for Studying Sickle Cell Disease in Livers
(College of Letters and Science, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-05-02)Using the Western blot procedure, a reliable control antibody was determined to be GAPDH when studying Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). Three primary antibodies were tested for their consistency in determining protein concentration ... -
Hydroclimatic Drivers on Groundwater Nitrate Variability in Western Wisconsin
(AGU2025, December 15-19, 2025, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2025-12-17)Wisconsin relies extensively on groundwater usage for both agricultural production and private use. Under a changing climate, significant precipitation and drought events are becoming more severe. Nitrate (NO3-) has become ... -
Learning on a Warming Planet: How Curriculum Can Alleviate Eco-Anxiety and Inspire Hope
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-11)This study investigates how geoscience curriculum design influences students’ experiences of eco-anxiety and climate hope. The purpose was to examine whether traditional instruction heightens eco-anxiety among community ... -
Restoration Works: A Summer of Shoreline Science
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A Study of Older Women's Perceptions of Aging
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 1998-06)Today, longevity is the norm, especially for women. How a woman ages and her quality of life, depends on health, income, and how she feels about herself and aging. This study explores the perceptions that elderly women ... -
Perceptions of Transition into College through Acquisition, Transfer and Application of Knowledge Gained in Youth Programs
(School of Education, Edgewood College, 2016-05)This qualitative study explored lived experiences of eight youth-camp alumni who were enrolled in colleges. This study was grounded in four paradigms: knowledge application, positive youth development (PYD), personal skills, ... -
Re-paired Bonds: ZENK Expression in Auditory Recognition and Reward Systems of Zebra Finch Partners
(Upper Midwest Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience Annual Conference, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 2025-10-25)Pair bonding, central to the survival and reproductive success of many social species, is supported by both the vocal recognition of partner signals and the reward systems that reinforce these attachments. In zebra finches ... -
Identifying Walleye and Lake Whitefish Spawning Habitat below De Pere Dam in the Lower Fox River to Inform Habitat Improvements for Lake Sturgeon
(College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-10)Lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens populations in the Great Lakes basin have declined considerably due to a variety of factors including habitat loss and fragmentation resulting from the construction of dams that block ... -
Investigating the Prevalence of Birdshot in Wisconsin Black Bear Carcasses
(The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, October 5-8, 2025, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 2025-10-06)The eastern American black bear (Ursus americanus americanus) is a symbolic resident of Wisconsin’s Northwoods, valued by indigenous tribes, hunters, and wildlife enthusiasts alike. Given the considerable number (~24,000) ... -
Owl's the Weather? Relationship Between Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) Migration Timing and Temperature
(The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, October 5-8, 2025, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 2025-10-06)The Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) (NSWO) is a mesopredator commonly found within upland ecosystems across North America. NSWO’s migrate in the fall from September to December, peaking around mid-October, making ... -
Analyzing Bat Activity in Burned Red Pine Stands in Northern Wisconsin
(The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, October 5-8, 2025, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 2025-10-06)Bats in Wisconsin play an important role in their environment as nocturnal insectivores and have been shown to substantially reduce insect populations. At the same time, Wisconsin bats face numerous conservation issues. ... -
How Does Melanism Affect Survival Rate of Eastern Gray Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) in Schmeekle Reserve, Stevens Point, WI?
(The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, October 5-8, 2025, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 2025-10-06)Eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) are commonly found at higher densities in urban areas; however, vehicle collisions and other anthropogenic threats can cause mortality. Melanism in gray squirrels is caused by ... -
Investigating Population Estimates of Southern Flying Squirrels (Glaucomys volans) in Two Habitat Types in Schmeeckle Reserve
(The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, October 5-8, 2025, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 2025-10-06)Southern Flying Squirrels (Glaucomys volans) are one of 3 species of flying squirrel found in North America. Since 2020, students with the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s student chapter of The Wildlife Society ... -
Por el Pasillo Mentorship Literacy Project: A Case Study of Supporting Multilingual Learners in Rural Schools
(School of Education, College of Professional Studies, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-08-01)This was a qualitative case study that outlined the integration of a learner-centered bilingual literacy mentorship program by positioning secondary multilingual participants as mentor leaders for elementary multilingual ...