StMU Research Scholars

Featuring Scholarly Research, Writing, and Media at St. Mary's University

Sociology

Disabilities and Tinseltown: An Analysis of Stereotypical Representation of Disabilities in the Media

Juanjose Garcia
Self-censorship

When Advocating for Human Dignity Leads to Self-Censorship

Jordan McKinley

Florence Nightingale The Healthcare Revolutionary

Jordan Gonzalez

The Impact of Outliers- How Extreme Data Points Distort Statistical Analysis

Rebecca Torres

West Side Champion: SATX’s Teri Castillo

Isaac Fellows

The Tragedy of Irene La Porte: Deception, Tragedy, & the Legal Battle for Justice

Haley Aleman

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez: “The Smoking Mirror”

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Understanding COVID-19 Death Statistics: What Constitutes a COVID Death?

Ivann Romero

The Role of Rigoberta Menchu and Impact in Social Justice

Areli Macz Melchor

The Power of Our Thoughts

Julianna Zamora
"Be Kind To Your Mind" |Artwork by Aged Pixel

Exploring the Benefits of Therapy and Navigating The Barriers of Professional Counseling

Christiana Bowden

Beyond the Barrio: Mexican Americans and Legal Empowerment in the Southwest

Isaiah Chavez

Mental Health is not for the Weak, its for Everyone

Paola Citlali Garcia
Yellow Portrait Infographic. Title: Smoking Bans, Why they are important. Section 1. Leading up to the bans. In 1986 concerns surrounding second-hand smoke were validated when research showed sidestream and mainstream smoke contained the same carcinogens. The Surgeon General’s report concluded second-hand smoke caused: respiratory symptoms infections lung cancer (1) Designated smoking areas proved ineffective. Section 2. Different funding leads to different results? Researchers report affiliations or funding sources as these may be conflicts of interest. In the case of smoking bans, there was a significant difference in the conclusions made about smoking bans and their effects on businesses and the economy as a whole. A table comparing Industry funded and independently funded smoking ban studies. Industry funded studies concluded: Effects of second-hand smoke can be mitigated via improved ventilation and designated smoking areas bans result in financial damage to cafe, bar, and restaurant businesses Businesses cannot maximize profits by using hybrid layouts; infringes on economic freedoms Will result in a reduction of tourism in areas with 100% ban (2). Independent studies concluded: Second-hand smoke leads to lung cancer in healthy non smokers. Concluded no effect or slight increases in profit for restaurants, bars, cafes, and other businesses. 3% increase in overall employee productivity and reduced maintenance costs No evidence of an effect on tourism (1,3) Section 3. graphic of 10 stick figures, two are colored in. the caption reads : 16 percent of smoking related deaths are caused by second hand smoke. So where are we today? Despite the bans, smoking is still a leading cause of disease and death (7). Philip Morris International (PMI) was a primary industry-funder PMI studies created fear of worsening the 2008 recession stalled bans PMI has since launched the “Unsmoke Your World” initiative, advocates and funds research to end smoking. 2022 PMI experienced a 3.7% growth in revenue, selling 621 billion cigarettes world wide (8).

Smoking Bans: Why Sources Are Important!

Rachel Miranda

A Melody of Hope Against Domestic Violence

Elizabeth Gonzalez

Against all odds: Susan La Flesche Picotte’s Path to Becoming the First Native American Doctor

Janel Ospanova

Clara Barton: Mother of the American Red Cross

Eliana Olivas

From Mold to Medicine: Alexander Fleming’s Penicillin Triumph

Callah Preti
Roanld Greens mother and Family Marching for Justice

Police Brutality in America (Domestic Terrorism against People of Color)

Christopher McClinton
Roberto Young / Lima - El río Rímac y el Cerro San Cristóbal / March 20, 2008 / Uploaded in Flickr / Roberto Young-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic

Rio Rimac: From a Talking River to an Environmental Tragedy

Jose Cornejo