Minds@Work

The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and Areas of Worklife Survey (AWS) were completed by mental health workers serving four counties in Pennsylvania. Among providers with their own lived experience, referred to as peer workers , there were significant associations between levels of burnout and both sense of community and sense of control as measured by the community and control subscales of the AWS. These associations were not found among non peer providers.,This poster was presented at the Honors Capstone Symposium, Part 1, which took place on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 2:00pm.

In an age when discovering the truth remains at the core of the news-gathering process, it is important to understand how coverage of current events differs among news outlets and how these variations in coverage shape and even obscure truth for U.S. viewers. Fox News has been criticized for its conservative slant on current events. However, the network still provides viewers with news programs--originally created to provide unbiased, straightforward news reporting. In comparison, its opinion programs were created to provide a specific perspective on the same current events. Thus, Fox News is home to two different forms of programming, each serving a distinct purpose. Public media sources, like PBS NewsHour, emphasize the importance of universal access to information and balanced news coverage that does not exhibit an overt bias. With data and observational reports, my research illustrates how Fox News and PBS NewsHour present and shape viewers' understanding of American politics.,This paper was presented during Honors Capstone Symposium, Part 1.

In recent years, Shippensburg University's Counseling Center has been met with a high influx of students, staggering wait times, and a poor student-to-counselor ratio.

Water is crucial for sustaining human life. However, in many parts of the world, clean water is a rare commodity. With population growth and boundary tensions, competition for clean water is growing in many regions of the world. By analyzing the Middle East's water scarcity crisis, we are able to foresee what the future may hold for tensions and possible conflict over water.,This video was created for and presented at the Virtual 2020 Minds at Work Conference.