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Item The Anthropocene as we know it: Posthumanism, science education and scientific literacy as a path to sustainability(2021) Jeong, Sophia; Sherman, Brandon; Tippins, DeborahAs products of the Anthropocene, the epoch of human ecological impact, models of environmental and social sustainability have been rooted in humanism, centering human agency and taking humanity as the prime reference point in understanding the world. Discourses around sustainability pose questions of how we are trying to sustain our world and our central place in it. With these questions in mind, we examine the role of science education for sustainability and as a tool for enacting societal change and interacting with the world responsibly. Science education is particularly concerned with helping learners cultivate tools and develop scientific literacy for understanding and interacting with the world. This is key to the ability of current and future generations to meet the challenge of building and maintaining a sustainable world. Yet, these tools are rooted in anthropocentric and Western ways of understanding our relationships with and in the world, which maintains myths such as the neutrality of digital technology or linear forms of progress. We turn to posthuman perspectives to consider an alternative onto-epistemological stance that decenters human agency and foregrounds the co-constitutive and intra-active nature of the world. We argue that scientific literacy and science education for sustainability can act as channels for our species to move beyond ecological sustainability to an understanding of humanity's entanglement with the world. Life in all its forms, from micro to macro is about relationships with cultural and natural ecologies. Any changes in these relationships can lead to the sustaining, altering, or threatening of these ecologies. In light of this recognition, we explore the implications of posthumanist thought for science education and literacy as learners seek a more sustainable world and a more harmonious place for humanity within it.Item Characteristics and Challenges of Providing Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine in Oncology Treatment: Report of Survey Data and Experience of Five Unique Clinical Settings(Sage, 2024) Veleber, Susan; Cohen, Misha Ruth; Weitzman, Matthew; Maimon, Yair; Adamo, Christine A.; Siman, Jonathan; Lu, Weidong; Sajdyk, Tammy; Stone, Jennifer A. M.; Pediatrics, School of MedicineAcupuncture is an integrative therapy with strong evidence to support its use in the oncology setting, yet barriers exist for implementation into conventional medical clinics. Though acupuncture is recommended in clinical practice guidelines for oncology, there is little data in the literature showing how acupuncture and other related therapies, including herbal medicine are successfully implemented in some oncology clinics, while others experience barriers to care. To characterize the current use of acupuncture (ACU) and herbal medicine (HM) in oncology clinics, we collected general demographic and usage data from 5 example clinics. In addition, to better understand the barriers faced by ACU and HM clinics in implementing acupuncture as a treatment modality, a survey was deployed to 2320 members of the Society for Integrative Oncology. This article examines the characteristics of oncology settings around the world, and shares data from the survey on the use of these therapies in the field of oncology. The primary barrier to acupuncture care, as reported by providers, was cost. With just under 70% of the oncologists reporting it as the most important obstacle. Additional barriers to implementation included concerns about competency and training, accessibility and safety of herbal medicine during treatment. Though acupuncture is being incorporated into more conventional oncology settings, organized strategies for implementation involving payers and policymakers is needed.Item Correction: Opportunities to implement a sustainable genomic medicine program: lessons learned from the IGNITE Network(Springer Nature, 2021) Levy, Kenneth D.; Blake, Kathryn; Fletcher-Hoppe, Colette; Franciosi, James; Goto, Daisuke; Hicks, James K.; Holmes, Ann M.; Kanuri, Sri Harsha; Madden, Ebony B.; Musty, Michael D.; Orlando, Lori; Pratt, Victoria M.; Ramos, Michelle; Wu, Ryanne; Ginsburg, Geoffrey S.; Medicine, School of MedicineCorrection to: Genetics in Medicine 21:2019; 10.1038/s41436-018-0080-y; published online 12 July 2018 The original version of this Article contained an error in the spelling of the author Daisuke Goto, which was incorrectly given as Diasuke Goto. This has now been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the Article.Item Correction: Opportunities to implement a sustainable genomic medicine program: lessons learned from the IGNITE Network(Springer Nature, 2019-07) Levy, Kenneth D.; Blake, Kathryn; Fletcher-Hoppe, Colette; Franciosi, James; Goto, Diasuke; Hicks, James K.; Holmes, Ann M.; Kanuri, Sri Harsha; Madden, Ebony B.; Musty, Michael D.; Orlando, Lori; Pratt, Victoria M.; Ramos, Michelle; Wu, Ryanne; Ginsburg, Geoffrey S.; Medicine, School of MedicineThe original version of this Article contained an error in the spelling of the author Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, which was incorrectly given as Geoffrey Ginsburg. This has now been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the Article.Item Designing from the Core: Facilitating Core Thinking for Sustainable Development in Design Education(Cumulus Association, 2022-10) Napier, Pamela; Lettis, Gwen; Herron School of ArtHow might graphic designers identify and clarify their personal values and identity so that they might develop a responsibility mindset in their design process? This has been a central question in the research of the authors Napier and Lettis, two design educators who have been collaborating across the world from the United States and Ireland, through Master’s thesis and Ph.D. work, from first-year graphic design students to senior visual communication design students, and from in-person to online teaching. Our research is driven by a deeply vested interest in personal or core values and how they relate to making sustainable or responsible design decisions. We believe that design students must be able to develop a personal awareness of their individual values and goals to not only benefit their design process and practice, but also to benefit sustainable development. “Value thinking” is a central mode of thinking encouraged in education for sustainable development, which “develops and strengthens the capacity of individuals, groups, communities, organizations and countries to make judgments and choices in favor of sustainable development” (UNECE, 2009, p. 15). Within our research, we acknowledge that value thinking also involves thinking of oneself, and the direct correlation between the “personal” and sustainability. We termed this personal value thinking or, as Lettis has termed it since, core thinking. Ann Thorpe (2007), an educator of sustainable design and author of The Designer’s Atlas of Sustainability, states: Many of the issues confronting us in the landscape of sustainability are those that feel more personal than professional, for example, your connection to nature, your politics as a citizen, or your willingness to put your personal resources toward ecological sustainability. We have found that in the context of sustainability in graphic design education (GDE) and design education generally, many programs are exclusively available to postgraduate students. Additionally, while some undergraduate education does aim to foster the development of personal values, it is unclear which processes are used to help students clarify and integrate those values into their identity and practice. This paper will describe the processes, methods, and tools that Napier and Lettis have developed to facilitate core thinking for sustainable development in different courses, at varying levels of graphic and visual communication design education. It will discuss the theoretical background of value thinking and include a high-level look at the ongoing efforts of evolving materials aimed at supporting design educators to foster sustainability-minded design students. Additionally, this paper will discuss both students’ and educators’ reflections on this ongoing work. It is the hope of the authors that a more inclusive approach to fostering sustainability-minded students and graduates will impact the role that designers can play as responsible citizens.Item Development of a Multi-Family Water Conservation Project Tool(2018-04) Glembocki, Patricia; Ray, Veto Matthew; Goodman Ph.D, David; Cooney, Elaine M.In order for building operations to be successful long-term, the building must perform well and meet the needs of the occupants in a safe, cost effective manner. Utility costs, especially water costs, impact the performance of the building. Effective water conservation programs can significantly reduce operational costs. Designing and implementing an effective water conservation program for use in multi-family residences throughout a large portfolio poses a number of challenges that impact the success of the water conservation effort. Establishing a targeted program designed to deliver substantial savings requires a strong methodology. Without such methods, the program could be ineffective or fall short and therefore not be sustainable. To encourage conservation, many federal and state agencies as well as local utilities are providing guidance and incentives for water conservation. The agencies push for conservation to reduce demand for potable water and the need for infrastructure expansions. For the end user, the need for conservation is driven by the cost impacts associated with usage and rates. Water conservation reduces these impacts. The purpose of this project is to construct a program and tool to be utilized by the multi-family facility manager providing the framework and methodology for creating a sustainable water conservation program specific to her portfolio. The key deliverables are: a written guide explaining the components of a robust water conservation program, an Excel tool for use in estimating the project’s return on investment (ROI) and a demonstration of the tool using data from a typical multi-family structure. This tool will be based on real world experience with implementing water conservation efforts across a national footprint of buildings and will be geared toward the typical industry demands of simple installations and measurable water reductions with a high rate of return in a short time-frame.Item Investigating the Efficacy and Sustainability of Instructional Coaching on Teacher Pedagogy(Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2011-04-08) Teemant, AnnelaIdentifying value-added models and measures of instructional coaching are increasingly important with renewed focus on improving teacher quality. This longitudinal and quasiexperimental study investigates the efficacy and sustainability of instructional coaching outcomes with urban elementary teachers (N = 36). The instructional coaching intervention targets use of five research-based practices—the Standards for Effective Pedagogy—known to benefit culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse learners. Quantitative preintervention, post-intervention, and one-year-after intervention data were collected across two years. The intervention consisted of a 30-hour workshop and seven individual coaching sessions across the school year. Findings demonstrate instructional coaching led to statistically significant teacher change against a performance standard. Teachers were able to sustain these changes, albeit at a slightly lower level of fidelity, one year following the intervention. The pattern of attrition reveals that teachers struggle to sustain a commitment to providing teacher assistance to students in the process of learning.Item Opportunities to implement a sustainable genomic medicine program: lessons learned from the IGNITE Network(Springer Nature, 2019-03) Levy, Kenneth D.; Blake, Kathryn; Fletcher-Hoppe, Colette; Franciosi, James; Goto, Diasuke; Hicks, James K.; Holmes, Ann M.; Kanuri, Sri Harsha; Madden, Ebony B.; Musty, Michael D.; Orlando, Lori; Pratt, Victoria M.; Ramos, Michelle; Wu, Ryanne; Ginsburg, Geoffrey; Medicine, School of MedicinePURPOSE: While there is growing scientific evidence for and significant advances in the use of genomic technologies in medicine, there is a significant lag in the clinical adoption and sustainability of genomic medicine. Here we describe the findings from the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Implementing GeNomics In pracTicE (IGNITE) Network in identifying key constructs, opportunities, and challenges associated with driving sustainability of genomic medicine in clinical practice. METHODS: Network members and affiliates were surveyed to identify key drivers associated with implementing and sustaining a genomic medicine program. Tallied results were used to develop and weigh key constructs/drivers required to support sustainability of genomic medicine programs. RESULTS: The top three driver-stakeholder dyads were (1) genomic training for providers, (2) genomic clinical decision support (CDS) tools embedded in the electronic health record (EHR), and (3) third party reimbursement for genomic testing. CONCLUSION: Priorities may differ depending on healthcare systems when comparing the current state of key drivers versus projected needs for supporting genomic medicine sustainability. Thus we provide gap-filling guidance based on IGNITE members' experiences. Although results are limited to findings from the IGNITE network, their implementation, scientific, and clinical experience may be used as a road map by others considering implementing genomic medicine programs.Item Personal value thinking in graphic communication design education: The introduction of a clarification tool for students(University of Plymouth, 2020) Lettis, Gwen; Napier, Pamela; de Eyto, Adam; McMahon, MuireannItem Putting Adaptive Management into Practice: Incorporating Quantitative Metrics into Sustainable Groundwater Management(Stanford University, 2019) Conrad, Esther; Moran, Tara; Crankshaw, Ilana; Blomquist, William; Martinez, Janet; Szeptycki, LeonThis report uses four cases to examine how agencies have used adaptive mangement and quantitative metrics to set minimum thresholds, measurable objectives and interim milestones to measure groundwater in California. The report offers recommendations for Groundwater Sustainability Agencies as they write their sustainability plans.