Browsing by Subject "resilience"

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    Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Trauma in Young Children - A Children's Mental Health eReview summary
    (2022-04) Michaels, Cari C
    This teaching handout summarizes the research in the Children's Mental Health eReview issue "Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Trauma in Young Children". See full authorship.
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    Assessing Equitable Tree Canopy Coverage
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2021) Gjertson, Daniel; Kennedy, Jamie; Murphy, Megan; Scott, Derell
    This resource is adapted from a student project and report originally created for the City of Woodbury, Minnesota, as part of a year-long partnership with the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (RCP), with financial support and technical assistance from the Metropolitan Council. This resource describes a replicable method used in the City of Woodbury to assess current tree canopy cover, as well as identify potential areas for additional investment to increase tree canopy cover in a way that is both equitable and sustainable.
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    Barriers to Regional Park Use for Black Individuals Who Were Born in the United States: A Study Focused on Regional Parks in Washington County, Minnesota
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2022) Betancourt, Zoe; Benda, Samuel; Dalsheim, Hannah; Sebora, Caleb
    This project was completed as part of a partnership between Washington County and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (https://rcp.umn.edu/). The goal of this qualitative research project was to find ways to reduce barriers and increase park participation among Black residents. Washington County project lead Connor Schaefer collaborated with a team of students in Dr. Greta Friedemann-Sánchez's course PA 5041 to conduct interviews with Black residents of greater Washington County and Twin Cities area about their park usage. A final student report and PowerPoint presentation slides from the project are available.
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    The Benefits of Low-Income Students’ Participation in Living Learning Leadership Programs
    (University of Minnesota, 2021) Soria, Krista M.; Roberts, Brayden J.
    Scholars have illuminated significant disparities in higher education degree attainment between college students from low-income and upper-income backgrounds. Instead of increasing social mobility of college students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, structural barriers prohibit many low-income and working-class students from entering into higher education and graduating (Soria, 2015). Sixty percent of students from high socioeconomic status backgrounds earned a bachelor’s degree or higher within eight years compared with 14% of those from low socioeconomic backgrounds (National Center for Education Statistics, 2015). While the extant research on the benefits of living in residence halls substantiates the vital role residential life plays in students’ success (Astin, 1993; Blimling, 1989, 1993; Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005), the scholarship base about the benefits of on-campus living among students from lower-income backgrounds is underdeveloped (Lopez Turley & Wodkte, 2010), as is research around the impact specifically of living and learning leadership programs. Research on the identities of students from lower-income backgrounds is also relatively absent in living and learning leadership literature, and most scholars fail to take into account the self-selection biases of students who participate in living-learning leadership communities. The purpose of our study is to examine whether participating in a living and learning leadership program might be associated with low-income students’ resilience and sense of belonging. Students’ resilience and belonging are factors commonly associated with low-income students’ persistence and degree attainment in higher education.
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    Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape Climate Resilience Analysis and Strategic Plan Amendments
    (University of Minnesota Duluth, 2023-07) Bartsch, Will; Cai, Meijun; Johnson, Kris; Nixon, Kristi; Sprague, Tiffany; Wright, Chris; Olsen, Louis; Reed, Jane
    Camp Ripley is a military training facility located in central Minnesota. It is surrounded by the 750,000-acre Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape (CRSL). Created in 2015, the CRSL consists of working and natural lands surrounding Camp Ripley with the purpose of protecting the training mission of the facility. The rural character of this landscape is generally compatible with that mission. However, it could be compromised by development, which could diminish habitat quality and raise the potential for conflict with landowners. The ability of Camp Ripley to maintain its mission is also threatened by a changing climate, which is projected to get warmer and wetter with a higher frequency of large precipitation events in the region. To help ensure the viability of the mission, the Natural Resources Research Institute assessed climate vulnerabilities and developed strategies to build and enhance climate resilience. Specifically, we 1) evaluated and selected Global Climate Models (GCM) that are expected to perform well in the region, 2) modeled stream water quantity and quality under different land use and climate scenarios, 3) characterized the landscape using Geographic Information Systems, 4) modeled and identified high-quality habitat for at-risk species, 5) evaluated and ranked parcels for conservation and restoration opportunities, 6) created afforestation plans for individual parcels, and 7) amended the Camp Ripley Strategic Plan with climate resilience language and strategies. Modeling stream quantity and quality under different land use scenarios indicates generally increased flow and sediment and nutrient concentration in scenarios where forest land is converted to agriculture or developed. Modeling under different future climate scenarios generally predicts decreased summer baseflow and increased nutrient and sediment concentrations. A suite of environmental data was acquired and developed to help characterize the landscape and prioritize parcels for conservation or restoration activity. Habitat models were developed for the Red-shouldered hawk, Golden-winged warbler, Northern long-eared bat, and Blanding’s turtle, all listed as at-risk or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Afforestation plans with carbon sequestration modeling and carbon market participation compensation estimates were completed for two parcels within the landscape, illustrating an economically viable, market-driven solution. Climate resilience language was added to the strategic plan with emphasis placed on the restructuring and expansion of the strategy table while improving alignment with Minnesota’s Climate Adaptation Framework.
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    Children’s Media Use, Family Psychological Functioning, and Parental Media-Based Racial Socialization during the Dual COVID-19 and Whiteness Pandemics
    (2024-07) Eales, Lauren
    The dual pandemics of COVID-19 and Whiteness have been jointly affecting numerous families’ lives since 2020 around the world, particularly in the United States. The Whiteness pandemic (Ferguson et al., 2021) has existed long before 2020, but its existence was highlighted in May 2020 following the murder of Mr. George Floyd. This dissertation includes three mixed methods studies that addressed various consequences of these dual pandemics, including child screen media use behaviors, family resilience, and media-based White racial socialization. The data from these studies come from online survey data collected with parents (mostly mothers) living in, primarily, the Twin Cities, MN metro region from 2019 to 2021, and individual interview data collected in 2022. Study 1 assessed screen media (i.e., screen time) and problematic media use (addictive-like screen behaviors) from 2019 to 2021, and found an inverted U-shape for both, peaking in 2020. Some parents reported returning to “normal” in 2021, while others reported continued struggles with media use. Study 2 assessed family functioning and resilience from 2020 to 2021, and found that families, children, and parents were still exhibiting resilience ~15 months post-COVID-19 pandemic onset. Finally, Study 3 assessed how White mothers were using media to talk to their children about race using a mixed methods collective case study. Active race-related media mediation was related to lower ethnic protection. Mothers across multiple White racial identity development groups were not using media to talk to their children about race, often citing their child’s age and emotions as reasons to not engage in that conversation. Findings from these studies can be used by researchers and interventionists to improve child and parent mental health, family resilience, and parental racial socialization during the dual pandemics.
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    City of Edina Density Study
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2024) Briggs, Kenton; Leaf, Holly; Menhennet, Johnny; Olberding, Greg; Thompson, Jem; Wu, Yuping
    This project was completed through a partnership between the City of Edina and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (https://rcp.umn.edu/). The goal of this project was to investigate if the City of Edina’s 2030 population density targets are adequate to meet its transportation and climate goals, analyze how this density target aligns with the City’s current comprehensive plan, and recommend site-specific and general strategies for increasing density to meet the target goal. City of Edina project lead Matthew Gabb collaborated with a team of students in Dr. Nichola Lowe’s course PA 8081, which performed policy and literature reviews, ran multivariate regression analyses to determine which factors impact vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse gas emissions, modeled potential density scenarios and relevant policy changes to introduce greater density, and made final recommendations for how the city might best achieve its transportation and climate goals. A final student report and presentation from the project are available.
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    City of Maplewood Housing Policy Implementation: Distressed Housing Rehabilitation
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2022) Eldridge, Krystin; Weidensee, Marah; Logsden, Libby; Foley, Lucas
    This project was completed as part of a partnership between the City of Maplewood and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (https://rcp.umn.edu/). The goal of this project was to identify best practices to create a program that offers affordable, owner-occupied, single-family homes. City of Maplewood project lead Jeff Thomson collaborated with a team of students in Dr. Anthony Damiano’s course PA 5261 to research case studies of distressed housing rehabilitation program models, racial equity concerns and opportunities, and possible financing mechanisms. A final student report and PowerPoint presentation slides from the project are available.
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    Community-Scale Energy Storage Guide: How Community Groups and Small Businesses Can Employ Energy Storage to Save Money and Contribute to Minnesota’s Clean Energy Transition
    Venning, Alex; Everett, Akisha; Kenney, Melissa A.; Institute on the Environment
    This guide is for people who have or are interested in investing in renewable energy batteries to power their homes, businesses, or community spaces. In it, we’ll walk you through how the US electricity grid operates, how renewable energy generated by homes and buildings works alongside it, and how investing in battery storage for renewable energy can optimize resources and help protect communities against power outages. We’ll also overview the different technologies available for storing renewable energy for future use and the partners, costs, and steps involved with installing an energy storage battery. Recent case studies from three sites in Minnesota, a state without fossil fuel reserves yet rich in renewable resources, illustrate how energy storage batteries help aid in the resilience of communities and the health of the planet by reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
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    Connect [Spring/Summer 2009]
    (University of Minnesota: College of Education and Human Development, 2009-03) University of Minnesota: College of Education and Human Development
    Success stories: Researchers unlock the secret to childhood resilience in the face of daunting odds. Rising above: Counseling and academic coaching combine to leap across the achievement gap. Keeping kids in class: The groundbreaking Check & Connect model is evolving to address postsecondary persistence. In need of support: Minnesota ranks second to last for the number of K–12 students assigned to each school counselor. Counseling faculty and alumni weigh the impact. Students under stress: Alumni and students stem a tide of mental illness and modern pressure on campus.
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    Connect [Summer 11]
    (University of Minnesota: College of Education and Human Development, 2011-08) University of Minnesota: College of Education and Human Development
    Susan Hagstrum’s new direction: Despite completing her term as first lady, the alumna remains dedicated to the maroon and gold. Bruininks bids farewell: Past president recounts the highs and lows of his nine-year tenure. Alumni Q&A with President Kaler: The University’s top leader answers questions from CEHD alumni. Classroom innovator: CEHD leads with technology by incorporating iPads into first-year programming. Helping children overcome: Ann Masten’s career-long dedication to researching resilience helps homeless children learn and succeed.
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    Creating and Sustaining Equity in Little Canada through Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Public Transit Connectivity
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2022) Berger, Jacob; Burstein, Regina; Koenen, Frank; Paquin, Jarred
    This project was completed in partnership between the City of Little Canada and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (https://rcp.umn.edu/). The goal of this project was to research how the City of Little Canada might equitably prioritize improvements to its transportation infrastructure to provide safe, accessible, and connected pathways for people walking, rolling, biking, and taking public transit. City of Little Canada project lead Corrin Wendell collaborated with a team of students in Dr. Greg Lindsey’s course PA 8081 to conduct four analyses - demographic, crash risk, connectivity, and economic – and solict feedback from the community through an online survey and several key informant interviews. A final student report, executive summary, and PowerPoint presentation slides from the project are available.
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    Data in support of: Quantifying resilience of coldwater habitat to climate and land use change to prioritize watershed conservation
    (2021-08-06) Hansen, Gretchen JA; Wehrly, Kevin E; Vitense, Kelsey; Walsh, Jacob R; Jacobson, Peter C; ghansen@umn.edu; Hansen, Gretchen; University of Minnesota Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, Conservation Biology; Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; Michigan Department of Natural Resources
    Data for 12,450 lakes in the Upper Midwestern United States used to predict coldwater, oxygenated habitat and how it is predicted to change under scenarios of climate and land use change. Specific fields include lake size, depth, watershed landuse, air temperature characteristics, and presence of the coldwater fish Cisco (Coregonus artedi). Also included are projected air temperatures under mid-Century conditions for each lake.
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    Dual-Trauma Couples: Examining the Reciprocal Roles of Dual-Traumatic Exposure on Dyadic Functioning and Resiliency Processes
    (2020-06) Braughton, Jacqueline
    Extant literature on traumatic stress has predominately focused on the exploration, identification, and treatment of trauma-related symptoms and diagnoses in individuals. In addition, conceptualization and examination of the role of traumatic stress exposure on couples have generally typified partners as comprised of one primary and one secondary trauma survivor (commonly referred to as “single-trauma couples” (STC). As a result, there are critical gaps in the examination of the lived experiences of dual-trauma couples ([DTC]; i.e., wherein both partners meet diagnostic criteria for PTSD or have a history of exposure to traumatic stress), and in understanding(s) of dual-traumatic exposure on couples’ functioning. The research presented herein aims to address these limitations and expand upon existing dual-trauma scholarship using a mixed methodology, two study approach. In the first study, I used cross-sectional data from the Relationship Evaluation Questionnaire (RELATE) to analyze and compare the relationship between (a) childhood trauma exposure (i.e., physical and sexual abuse, domestic violence) and (b) relational satisfaction and stability, and perceived partner flexibility in a non-clinical sample (n=4,308) of STC and DTC. Principles from the Couples Adaptation to Traumatic Stress (CATS) informed construction of latent constructs (i.e., trauma exposure, relational satisfaction, perceived partner flexibility) that comprised all six actor-partner interdependence models. Actor-partner effects indicated greater exposure to or frequency of childhood trauma had significant adverse effects on STC and DTC relational satisfaction and stability, and DTC perceived partner flexibility. Notable gender differences were found among both STC and DTC samples. Post hoc analyses illustrated that problems in child-rearing had a greater negative effect than childhood trauma exposure on DTC and STC relational constructs. In the second study, I focused on the DTC non-clinical sample from Study 1 and conducted a data reductive thematic analysis on dual-trauma female partners’ (n=822) and male partners’ (n=831) perceived relational strengths and weaknesses to ascertain individual and dyadic resiliency processes. Short-answer participant responses were taken from the Relationship Evaluation Questionnaire (RELATE). Eight salient processes that promoted and hindered couple resiliency emerged from the data, providing insight into the perceptions, behaviors, dyadic interactions, and past experience that may foster or hinder effective resilience in DTC. Further, findings corroborate extant literature and support a balanced (inclusion of adaptive and maladaptive interactions) conceptualization of DTC relational dynamics. Global implications of both studies illustrate evidence that dual-traumatic exposure has influence on relational constructs (i.e., satisfaction, stability, perceived partner flexibility) and couple interactions. Individual perception of trauma, as well as, the complex delineation of the influence of childhood trauma exposure and the role of daily stress within dual-trauma couples’ lives are discussed. Implications for clinical practice are also described. Future directions demonstrate the need for continued empirical studies to ascertain accurate reflection of the lived experiences of dual-trauma couples.
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    Duluth Property Condition Scorecard and Resource Guide
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2024) Kohler, Elizabeth; Sindelar, Danielle Elizabeth Dorothy; Vanagas, Eve
    This project was completed through a partnership between the City of Duluth and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (https://rcp.umn.edu/). The goal of this project was to investigate the use of residential property condition scorecards in other communities, develop a standard metric to score residential properties in Duluth, and pilot the scorecard to begin identifying and mapping properties in poor condition that are at risk of deterioration and demolition, and that might benefit from City investments in infrastructure, housing assistance, and targeted services. City of Duluth project lead Jon Otis collaborated with a team of students in Dr. Nichola Lowe’s course PA 8081 to complete a literature review, conduct case study analyses, and develop and pilot a residential property scorecard. A final student report, presentation, and resource guide from the project are available.
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    Dyadic Behavioral Coregulation And Child Physiological Activity In Homeless/Highly Mobile Parent-Child Dyads: A State-Space Grid Analysis
    (2020-05) DePasquale, Carrie
    The quality of parent-child interactions, particularly in toddlerhood, shapes children’s development across the lifespan. This is particularly true for families experiencing chronic stress and adversity, for example homelessness and high mobility (HHM). Evidence suggests that parent-child interaction quality and child physiological self-regulation, specifically respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), can be important protective factors that mitigate the impact of chronic stress on children’s socio-emotional adjustment. However, we do not understand the microsocial dynamics of parent-child behavioral interaction, how this is associated with child physiological regulation in real-time, or how this real-time biobehavioral association predicts broader indices of children’s socio-emotional well-being. In this light, the current study takes a combined developmental psychopathology-dynamic systems approach to assess how microsocial parent-child interaction processes coordinate with child RSA in real-time in N=100 families currently experiencing HHM. This study also investigated the extent to which real-time biobehavioral coordination correlates with broader indices of child adjustment: specifically, observed child executive functioning and parent-reported child socio-emotional adjustment. Children were 3-6 years old (M=4.92, SD=1.21) and families were all currently living in an urban emergency housing shelter at the time of assessment. Microsocial parent-child interaction processes were assessed during three different interaction tasks via state-space grid methodology. Child RSA was measured via ambulatory heart rate monitors during the interaction tasks. Prior to interaction, children completed the Minnesota Executive Functioning Scale and parents reported on their children’s socio-emotional adjustment via the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and a subscale of the Health and Behavior Questionnaire. Multi-level vector autoregressive analyses suggested that child RSA in one moment was positively associated with dyadic behavioral coregulation in the next moment. However, dyadic behavioral coregulation did not conversely predict subsequent child RSA. These associations did not vary across tasks. For individual dyads, the association between child RSA and behavioral coregulation ranged from moderately negative to strongly positive. Still, the magnitude of this within-dyad association did not significantly predict child observed executive functioning or parent-reported socio-emotional adjustment. Results are interpreted in light of their implications for understanding risk and protective factors for families experiencing HHM. Methodological and statistical lessons are also discussed.
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    Ecologies, Economies, and Resilience: State Restoration Imaginaries & Vietnamese/American Fishing Futures in Southeast Louisiana
    (2019-08) Kang, Simi
    This project lies at the intersection of Asian American studies, critical refugee studies, environmental injustice and racism, and engages community-level interventions into restoration policy and practice in Southeast Louisiana. Over the last 15 years, coastal land loss and vulnerability to disaster has been at the center of how government officials, residents, and everyone in between talk about coastal Louisiana’s future. Significantly, where residents are often told these environmental ills are ‘natural’ and thus difficult to apprehend, their origins are quite clear. Land subsidence (or sinking), which is typical of the marshland that forms Louisiana’s coast, is spurred on by federally supported oil extraction, natural gas exploration, and shipping canals, which all cut up and hasten the dissolution of the already subsiding and porous coast. Damming, leveeing, and other infrastructure management along the Mississippi River make residents even more vulnerable to climate-change-induced flooding and storms. All of these decision-maker-produced ills make the daily lives of folks who rely on the health of the Gulf and the coast not just difficult, but increasingly impossible. This is particularly the case for Vietnamese/Americans, who decision-makers continue to racialize as refugees well equipped at surviving upheaval. As a result of this refugee racialization, Vietnamese/Americans are at once rendered more ‘resilient’ to the above disasters and erased from mitigation and support efforts as resilient refugees, or exemplary survivors of disaster who, in addition to their particular aptitude for assimilating U.S. culture and values into their families and communities, are adept at incorporating disaster policy and coastal regulatory practices into their daily lives. In spite of this, as perpetual refugees, they may never be fully “American.”
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    The Effectiveness of the ACHIEVER Adult Resilience Curriculum in Promoting Teacher Wellbeing
    (2017-06) Christian, Elizabeth
    Teaching is a multifaceted profession, capturing a range of experiences that are exciting, rewarding, challenging, frustrating, and exhausting. Research has shown that teachers are at high risk of chronic stress and burnout which impacts teacher health, wellbeing, and effectiveness in the classroom. In the present study, the effectiveness of a theoretically based professional development program—the ACHIEVER Resilience Curriculum (ARC)—to increase teacher wellbeing and decrease symptoms of burnout was examined. The ARC training integrates several wellness promotion practices into one comprehensive program. To evaluate the effectiveness of the ARC, a randomized block controlled study with pre-post data collection was performed. The sample included 67 teachers from six schools in one large urban school district. Analyses showed that teachers who received ARC training experienced increased feelings of efficacy, overall subjective wellbeing, and reduced emotional exhaustion compared to an attention control group. In addition, increased feelings of wellbeing and reduced emotional exhaustion were correlated with higher quality teacher-student interactions. Evidence from this study also suggests that demographic variables such as grade level taught or number of years of teaching experience may moderate the effects of the ARC, indicating a need for continued research on the function and effectiveness of this program. Finally, teachers who received the ARC training indicated they found it to be feasible and acceptable for use in schools to promote teachers’ wellbeing. The implications of these findings for teacher training and practice, suggestions for future research, and the limitations of this study are discussed.
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    An Electric Solution: Research and Recommendations for Washington County’s EV Infrastructure
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2022) Freier, Ben
    This project was completed as part of a partnership between Washington County and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (https://rcp.umn.edu/). The goal of this project was to research policies and best practices related to electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure to support future transportation planning in Washington County. Washington County project lead Sara Allen collaborated with a graduate student enrolled in PA 8991 to research case studies of EV adoption in other counties and propose recommendations for future investments. A final student report and PowerPoint presentation slides from the project are available.