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Dr. Rae Chresfield, assistant vice president for health and wellbeing, and Zach Runge, coordinator for leadership and governance, presented at the April 4 University System of Maryland (USM) Conference, “Beyond Barriers: Access, Equity, and Student Success.” Held at UMBC, the symposium brought together USM stakeholders and campus teams to examine equity and its impact on student outcomes and to identify or further explore effective strategies and best practices that foster an environment where all students can thrive. The program included an exploration of data and demographic trends; concurrent sessions centered around student outcomes, student populations/groups, and student services/resources; institutional and cross-institutional team time; and a student panel.
Dr. Chresfield gave two presentations. “Training Faculty and Staff to Report Student Behavior Objectively in a CARE Report” focused on how accurate and objective reporting of student behavior is essential for effectively addressing concerns through the CARE and/or BIT systems. Faculty and staff learned how to distinguish between objective and subjective language when submitting CARE reports. The session provided practical tools for identifying objective, factual observations and avoiding subjective interpretations. “By training faculty and staff to report behaviors objectively, we can ensure that all students receive the appropriate support and intervention, without the risk of bias influencing the process,” Dr Chresfield shared.
“Empowering Non-Clinical Staff to Support Student Success” explored the vital role of non-clinical staff in managing clinical conversations to improve student access to mental health support. “Non-clinical staff—often the first point of contact—are critical in bridging the gap between students and counselors,” said Dr. Chresfield. “However, psychological jargon can create confusion regarding what constitutes a formal diagnosis and what reflects temporary discomfort, complicating these initial interactions.” The session addressed how non-clinical staff can be trained to distinguish between these nuances and respond appropriately, ensuring that students receive timely and effective care. Dr. Chresfield added that empowering non-clinical staff to navigate these conversations confidently allows institutions to reduce barriers to care, enhance access, and promote equity in support services.
Runge’s presentation, “Creating a Recovery-Friendly Campus,” focused on how faculty and staff can support students who are in recovery from or impacted by substance use disorder (SUDs). He shared insightful facts and figures as well as various ways to incorporate allyship into our work, whether it be in the classroom or other spaces where we interact with students. “Given the increasing amount of fatal substance overdoses and the party culture often associated with college life, it is imperative that higher education professionals know how to support recovery efforts,” Runge said. “By consciously considering how we engage with this student population, higher education professionals can work to create recovery-friendly campuses that not only dismantle the stigma associated with SUDs but also promote inclusivity.”
Faith Fagan | South Korea's Nth Rooms | Global Studies | Zareen Taj
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 23
Ayan Shaikh | Balochistan: A Silent Resistance | Global Studies | Zareen Taj
Oral Presentation | UC Ballroom Lounge | 2:20-2:35
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Paige Fullerton, Brian Hughes, Neil Taylor, Sarah Armstrong, Cheyenne Nickerson, Aveline Phillips|Assessing Campus Vegetation from Above| Geography and Environmental Systems|Charlie Kaylor
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 26
Assata Hanif | Connecting with Our Communities: The Relationship Between Collective Efficacy and Community Engagement | Geography and Environmental Systems | Dawn Biehler
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 37
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Ash Acuña, Julia Garcia | Red, Blue, and Latino: How Sex Education Disparities Affect Teen Pregnancies | Gender, Women's, + Sexuality Studies | Lauren Allen
Oral Presentation | UC 310 | 1:20-1:35
Carrington Cline, Tanzila Malik, Katlynn Seghetti | Spectrum in The Spotlight: Examining Neurodiversity on Screen | Gender, Women's, + Sexuality Studies | Lauren Allen
Oral Presentation | UC 310 | 1:00-1:15
Jaden Gallman | Becoming A Regulatory Agent in a Digital Space| Gender, Women's, + Sexuality Studies | Carole McCann
Oral Presentation | UC 310 | 10:40-10:55
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Kat Gill | Moms for Liberty: A Historical and Local Perspective on Conservative Activism in
Education | English | Earl Brooks
Oral Presentation | UC 312 | 10:00-10:15
Halima Jama | Assessing Muslim Women in Medieval European Literature: Problems and
Questions | English | Kathryn McKinley
Oral Presentation | UC 310 | 11:20-11:35
Frank Rodriguez | “The Wild Men of Wirral”: Racism Toward the Welsh in Sir Gawain and the
Green Knight | English | Kathryn McKinley
Oral Presentation | UC 310 | 11:00-11:15
Ryan Supplee | Invisible Disability and Exploitation in Medieval Lamporecchio: Masetto and the Nuns | English | Kathryn McKinley
Oral Presentation | UC Ballroom Lounge | 1:00-1:15
Maia Turman Cooke | Resilient Hearts: Literary Portrayals of Lauryn Hill’s Self-Love and
Resistance Against Intimate Consequences | English | Earl Brooks
Oral Presentation | UC 312 | 10:20-10:35
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Daniel Amon-Kotey | Evaluating User Interactions with AI Creative Tools | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Richard Souvenir
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 8
Brandon Balbuena, Christopher Mantzouranis, Shahmir Rizvi | American Sign Language Translator | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Charles LaBerge
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 7
AJ Boyd | Creating Table-top Narrations From Fine-tuned Large Language Models | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Lara Martin
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 12
Nathan Dayie | Filter Bank Common Spatial Pattern on Motor Imagery EEG Data | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Ramana Vinjamuri
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 34
Evan McRae, Rowan Barr, Anthony Bonilla Duron, Jay Cina, Justin Gaylord, Brian Lawser, Steven Nguyen, Ginger Sealy | King Scribble: A Pencil-Drawing Puzzle Platformer Adventure | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Marc Olano
Vidceo Game Presentation | UC Ballroom | All Day
Yazlin Moujalled | Smart Orchard Management: Leveraging Computer Vision for Advanced Species Classification | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Pratik Chaudhari
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 2
Cahree Myrick | Robust Principal Component Analysis for Dimensionality Reduction in Control And Coordination of the Human Hand | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Rajasekhar Anguluri
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 2
Gerald Ndawula | Knowledge-Infused Learning For Developing a Mental Health Diagnostic Copilot in Healthcare Systems | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Manas Gaur
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 3
Kristina Nokuri, Maheer Bello | Enhancing Student Outcomes Through Semi-Gamified Student-Targeted Review Sessions | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Mark Berczynski
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 8
Olivia Patterson, Aidan Brown, Daryl Colosi, Adith Gunaseelan, Brandon Krupka, Nga Nguyen, Dara Oludare, Jackson Reichardt, Charles Vaudreuil | Waiting at the Door: A Game About Grief, Growth, and Healing | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Marc Olano
Vidceo Game Presentation | UC Ballroom | All Day
Gia Oriana Santos, Kent Dang | LLM-Assisted IoT Knowledge Graph | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Roberto Yus
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 24
Sriram Vema | Towards Robust Evaluation of Unlearning In LLMs Via Data Transformation | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Manas Gaur
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 43
Leshan Viswanath, Nick Pankow, Sean Carson, Justin Kim | Beamforming-Based SDR for Mitigating Co-Channel Interference in the ISM Band | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Charles LaBerge
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 45
Nathan Zekarias | Predicting Social Determinants of Health Using Machine Learning on Environmental Data | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Marzyeh Ghassemi
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 52