A5103102494- Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Higher Education Research Studies
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Problem and Project Based Learning
- Mentoring and Academic Development
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
University of North Carolina Wilmington
2019-2023
University of Kansas
2014
Spirituality has been known to have a positive correlation resilience during disasters. This study investigated the impact of spirituality on our current pandemic. A mixed-method approach was used analyze correlations between and women. Correlations were noted be statistically significant with Pearson's –.450 at 0.001, CD-RISC (M = 77.94), DSES 39.74). Thematic analysis six open-ended questions provide depth quantitative findings supporting influence resilience, hope, optimism, peace,...
Purpose Many older adults engage in volunteer activities, drawing meaning and purpose through such efforts. Social distancing restrictions, put place during Covid-19 surges to reduce the risk of transmission, disrupted adult volunteers’ lives experiences. measures provide a unique opportunity explore what happened when choices around pausing or stopping volunteering were not entirely within control adults. This paper aims experiences volunteers as they navigated uncertainties made difficult...
This paper presents an innovative pedagogical model that incorporates components of team-based learning, problem-based and design thinking in the context a community-engaged applied learning experience. Students participating this project build 21st century skills needed to be successful their future educational career pursuits. Undergraduate sociology master's level social work students partnered with community organizations solve real-world problem for organization. They were coached...
Abstract Volunteerism has been increasingly recognised as a health promotion activity for older adults. However, volunteerism largely the domain of those who are in good with few to no physical limitations, and there is limited information about experiences adults disabilities. This study explores why mobility-limiting disabilities engage volunteer work their perceptions personal benefits volunteering. Twenty adults, from three Midwest towns United States America, participated...
Mentorship is an underestimated asset that focuses on growth and accomplishments offers broad forms of support to students from marginalized populations, including intersectional overlapping identities. This article aims identify the gaps in current literature regarding mentorship, propose adaptive mentorship model model's strengths practice. Traditional models focus one specific aspect student identity, this gap marginalizes individual's identity's duplicity or multi-faceted complexity....