List of works
Poster
The absence of comprehensive sexuality education in Brazil and Its impact on young adults
Date presented 2021
Student Scholar Symposium & Faculty Research Showcase, 2021, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida
Having sex education classes from an early age can impact individuals' risk for various social and public health issues, such as sexual abuse, teen pregnancy, and gender·based violence, and influence one's perceptions of others, including having sexist attitudes among other forms of prejudices (Barbosa et al. 2019).
Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) is a rights-based and gender-focused holistic approach to human development and sexuality (UNPN 2016), which brings up age-appropriate topics throughout children's education. It appears to have a positive influence In children's lives since it encompasses topics that impact social behavior and contest gender norms and inequality. Despite thls, sex education faces political, cultural, and religious adversities that interfere in the clarification of many topics within sex education.
This research explores what kind of sex education Brazilian young adults had while in school and how has it affec1ed their perceptions of gender and sexuality. In addition, I will be also exploring inherent gender stereotypes within family structure and how family environment has or hasn't promoted discussions about sexuality and gender.
Poster
Date presented 2021
Summer Undergraduate Research Program, 2021, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Sudden Unexplained Infant Death (SUID) are two of the top five causes of infant mortality in the United States (Kim 2011). SUIDS as a cause of infant death is based on a determination of exclusion given when the investigation leads to unknown causes. Although SIDS is commonly linked to sleep related deaths, it can also be cited when no other cause of death (CoD) can be established. These two determinations can be used by medical examiners when they have been unable to find a diagnosis in autopsy, laboratory
testing, or investigative information gathered. Even though death investigation guidelines exist (Shapiro-Mendoza 2017), each medical examiner has a different threshold/tolerance when making this determination, meaning they will go to varying lengths to establish a finding. With inconsistent reporting, research and tracking of SIDS and SUIDS death is difficult to carry out.
We seek to better understand what factors may influence investigators and medical examiners while determining the cause of infant deaths, particularly accidental suffocation, SIDS, and SUID. We aim that our findings will influence future strategies for promoting standardized practices for SIDS classification