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With Each Passing Day is a thesis exhibition presented in Northlight Archive in Tempe, AZ, accompanied by a photographic book. This work investigates me and my changing relationship with my mother as I grow into a young woman and slowly finding more of her qualities within myself as each day passes. This thesis project explores the process of growth, finding independence, and understanding acceptance and control.
ContributorsDahlstrom, Tyler (Author) / Anand, Julie (Thesis director) / Klett, Mark (Committee member) / School of Art (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2019-05
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Family Means Resilience (FMR) is a comprehensive proposal for an interactive museum exhibit that demonstrates the many faces of familial strength across space and time in North America. The exhibit proposal transports visitors into the stories of four families striving to overcome the challenges of their environments. Visitors will find themselves welcomed into historically-accurate homes of the following families:
An Inuit family weathers a harsh winter on Igloolik Island, c. 1830's.
A Hohokam family battles severe drought and heat at Pueblo Grande, c. 1000 CE.
A nuclear family in suburban Wisconsin copes with fears of the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962.
A black family struggles for equality during the Harlem Renaissance, c. 1920's.
These four stories are woven together in a handmade 1:36 scale diorama that models the layout of FMR. The proposal is complete with descriptions of interactive elements such as immersive soundscapes, climate effects, and children-oriented activities designed to engage visiting families. Family Means Resilience is an opportunity for families to better understand those who came before them and to better appreciate the impact they have on their own relatives.
ContributorsCaito, Caroline (Author) / Decker, Ted (Thesis director) / Bustamante, Denise (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Dean, W.P. Carey School of Business (Contributor) / School of Art (Contributor)
Created2024-05
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Excavating Self was created between January and April 2023 and is comprised of two series and other additional works. It starts and ends with a set of self portraits that reflect on the experience before and after creating this body of work. The first series, On Sacrifice, draws on experiences from a previous relationship, the feelings surrounding them, and the emotional fallout of the breakup. The second series, Juntos, explores relationships with family, past and current loves, and the way these relationships shape understanding of identity. The remaining pieces focus on topics such as ancestry, gender expression, and sexuality. Other central themes include self discovery, preserving memory, and love in all of its multiple truths. All pieces were created using intaglio printmaking techniques with hand written text.
ContributorsSoza, Bronson (Author) / Hood, Mary (Thesis director) / Cabrera, Margarita (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Public Affairs (Contributor) / School of International Letters and Cultures (Contributor) / School of Art (Contributor)
Created2023-05
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Nonadherence to psychiatric medications was identified as an issue worldwide and in a non-profit organization for women recovering from substance use disorders (SUD) in the southwestern United States. Non-adherence is associated with increased hospitalizations and relapse. A literature review indicated that motivational interviewing (MI) was an evidence-based intervention for increasing psychiatric medication adherence in women recovering from SUD. This project aimed to assess if training the organization staff on MI, would impact their beliefs, knowledge, and comfort of using MI on their clients with non-adherence. The Theory of Planned Behavior is the underlying principle of the project. A recruitment flyer was sent to the organization via email, and interested staff attended the training on the basics of MI via a PowerPoint presentation through video conferencing. Pre-, post-, and one-month follow-up questionnaires were provided to assess participants' knowledge, familiarity, and comfort with MI. The questionnaires consisted of the reliable/validated Beliefs About Medication questionnaire (BMQ) and questions about MI. Participants were deidentified for data collection. A Friedman's test and descriptive statistics were used for analysis. 17 staff participated; five one-month follow-ups were completed. Participants believed medication was more beneficial than harmful and necessary for improvement-nonsignificant: Friedman test p = .179. Upon follow-up, 40% reported being comfortable using MI while 60% reported they had not used MI yet. MI training may improve staff comfort and ability to address medication nonadherence. A larger sample may lead to significant and generalizable results.
ContributorsDarko-Amoako, Princess (Author) / Guthery, Ann (Thesis advisor) / College of Nursing and Health Innovation (Contributor)
Created2023-04-28