A5009196986- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Veterinary Practice and Education Studies
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Infrared Thermography in Medicine
- Community Development and Social Impact
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Media Influence and Health
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology
- Sex work and related issues
Appalachian State University
2015-2024
Creative Commons
2019
The nomenclature used to describe animals working in roles supporting people can be confusing. same term may different roles, or two terms mean the thing. This confusion is evident among researchers, practitioners, and end users. Because certain animal are provided with legal protections and/or government-funding support some jurisdictions, it necessary clearly define existing avoid confusion. aim of this paper provide operationalized definitions for nine terms, which would useful many world...
While research has begun to examine social networks and support among LGBT older adults living in rural contexts, no date examined these issues within the unique context of southern Appalachia. Thus, purpose this qualitative study was extend emerging area by exploring perspectives on their while In study, 11 LGBT-identifying were interviewed regarding cultural Southern Participants generally described having rich informal that seemed buffer mitigate deleterious effects wider culture...
Macro (community practice) social work and community planning practitioners do not have an extensive tradition – over time or space of working together, despite overlapping professional goals service populations. In exploratory qualitative study using a convenience sample, we analyzed student responses to questions about the experience interdisciplinary course activities assess whether students in these two disciplines valued opportunities collaborate with those from unfamiliar yet...
Abstract This session reports on older LGBT adults’ perspectives of roles that pets played in relation to aging-in-place experiences. The goal this study is advance understanding the role lives adults living rural communities. qualitative used individual, semi-structured interviews with 11 residing Appalachia. Individuals were recruited using purposive sampling techniques, including recruitment through friendly service providers, a lesbian listserv, and snowball sampling. majority...
A rural community development project combined faculty and students from two courses (community regional planning, social work practice in groups, communities, organizations) housed different colleges (Arts Sciences, Health respectively) at a medium-sized public university small Appalachian community. The required to cooperate on data collection, collaborate analysis recommendations, an exploratory effort cross-professional training focusing region.
The professions of social work and regional planning, as practiced in the U.S., have overlapping intertwining professional interests shared goals. And yet, there are few examples U.S. academic programs formally linking students preparing for careers planning. These two service-oriented fields use different tools strategies, but common aspirations to promote healthy, lively, just communities. In particular, planners community practice workers cross paths relatively infrequently may fail...