purcc 2012 - University of the Pacific

Oral Presentation Abstracts
agree to and conceded to the investor-state
dispute (ISD) settlement provisions in order to
attract foreign investment. The study will
encompass a combination of literature review
and case studies comparing Republic of Korea
and Australia as well as Brazil and China.
Through the paper, I will show that states’
relative bargaining power of the two BIT
partners as well as the domestic economic
factors, including the respective growth rates and
business cycles, of the capital-importing states
are the most important factors that might induce
the latter state to concede to the negotiations and
accept ISD settlement provisions. Logically, the
developed countries are the more powerful
countries with capital to export, whereas the
developing ones that need to import capital are
the less powerful partner in the negotiation.
These developed countries that are in need of
foreign capital are more desperate for a
successful treaty agreement, so as to attract
foreign investment that could help jump-start
their economy. The statistics also show that few
years preceding signing of a BIT tend to be a
business cycle trough, with lower GDP growth
rates. The less-developed countries with low
GDP growth rates will have higher demand for
new foreign capital compared to those countries
that already have high growth rates.
Community agriculture as a response to
the global food crisis: A comparison of
models from Nicaragua and the United
States
Maya Campbell-Unsoeld
Faculty Mentor: Analiese Richard
This paper compares community agriculture
programs used as local solutions to the global
food crisis and rising food prices. Two case
studies were conducted in community garden
programs in El Manzano Uno, Nicaragua and
Stockton, California. Both communities face
food security issues, despite being located in
regions of large-scale commercial agricultural
production. The comparison of these two models
yields insight into the role of community-based
agricultural projects in creating successful
agricultural policy at a global scale, as well as
some common challenges faced by local
community agriculture programs in confronting
systemic crises.
Psychological Management of
Catastrophic Incident
Megan Chavez, Timothy Schell, Hilary King
Faculty Mentor: Jodi Baker
This presentation explores the psychological
management of the athlete, patient, and the
Certified Athletic Trainer when faced with
various examples of catastrophic incident. We
explore the stages of grief and the management
of these emotions as they affect these
individuals. We will supply referral criteria and
assessments the athletic trainer may use in
referral of a patient when the psychological
management is no longer within the athletic
trainer’s scope of practice. Research has shown a
lack of confidence from the athletic trainer in
their ability to handle psychological issues of the
patient when it does not pertain to rehabilitation.
Management of emotions during the
rehabilitation process is covered much more
extensively in the Athletic Training curriculum.
The lack of research supports future exploration
in the psychological management of the patient
in times of crisis, and to extend the research on
the management of the athletic trainer and their
self-care. To make the referral process a focal
point in the athletic training program will help
make referral more successfully organized. Our
presentation utilizes information obtained from
personal interviews, educational psychology
information, and peer reviewed journals on the
coping/management methods of similar allied
health professionals that experience
psychological aspects of catastrophic events.
Information used from other health professionals
was used to address similar concerns in the
athletic training field and to support the need for
more research on the athletic trainer’s
psychological management.
Tiger PRIDE: Mobilizing community
partnerships to improve pedagogical
skills of pre-service PE teachers
Ellen Barton, Codi Kaiser, Lindsay Sasaki
Faculty Mentors: Lara Killick,
Darrin Kitchen
Discussions around the health climate of the US
have reached unparalleled levels of concern
(Time, 2004). Research suggests that while
physical activity rates are in decline, obesity and
associated health problems such as diabetes,
asthma and heart disease are rapidly increasing
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