This project, focusing on the Wisconsin rural-urban political divide in historical perspective, aims to answer the following research question: Is there evidence of urban-rural electoral polarization in Wisconsin from the ...

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicide are major public health concerns and represent behaviors most practitioners will encounter during their career. Unfortunately, many mental health providers lack confidence in ...

An exploration of an Afrocentric Pedagogy within Higher Education: A review of Literature of African Pedagogy in Education is an examination of an Afrocentric model of learning and teaching that could potentially enhance ...

Individuals meeting NSSI-Disorder (NSSI-D) criteria differ from those who do not on key psychological and behavioral factors. NSSI is strongly associated with suicide ideation and research suggests it may increase suicide ...

Social work students require robust mental health crisis response skills, yet traditional coursework may not provide sufficient practical training. This study examines the effectiveness of embedding Mental Health First Aid ...

In 2023, Wisconsin legislators passed Wisconsin Act 20. This law required schools, including higher education institutions, to evaluate their literacy programs to align with the new Act 20 standards. Several classes offered ...

We have seen a noticeable lack of understanding amongst undergraduate CSD students in upper-level courses when recalling information on how speech sounds are made by mouth. We developed a game to reinforce knowledge about ...

Intergenerational programs in long term care settings, which connect older adults to younger generations, have been recognized for combating social isolation, promoting empathy and understanding across age groups, and ...

Knot Theory, Link Homotopy, and QuandlesIn the 1950s Milnor defined the notion of link homotopy. Since then, its study has been central to the field of knot theory. In the 1980s, Joyce, building on the work of Takasaki, ...

Mobile applications like PictureThis use artificial intelligence to identify plant species, providing a convenient tool for users without botanical expertise. However, the accuracy of these applications remains uncertain, ...