Adelia Timmer - “In Hospitalized Pediatric Patients, Aged 4 to 12 years, How Does Structured Play Therapy Compared to Standard Patient Care Influence the Level of Anxiety?” (session 11) Pediatric patients may experience high levels of emotional distress, behavioral difficulties, and delayed recovery related to high anxiety levels among hospitalized pediatric patients. Unfamiliar clinical settings can pose a risk of inducing fear of medical procedures, separation from caregivers, and loss of a child’s normal routine. Although the importance of psychosocial support has been acknowledged, structured play interventions are not always included in pediatric nursing care. Such a gap may lead to the loss of possible anxiety reduction and enhance patient outcomes in general. This is a significant concern that should be addressed to provide holistic, developmentally appropriate care to hospitalized children. This project consists of a policy to adopt systematic play therapy interventions by trained nursing personnel within pediatric units. The policy identifies training needs of the staff, standardized play procedures, and documentation practices to achieve uniform and efficient implementation. This project aims to standardize the use of structured play therapy as part of regular nursing practice, which will directly decrease anxiety and improve the experience of being hospitalized among children. Drake Tipton - “Understanding Adjustment Disorder: A Case-Based Perspective from a Counseling Internship” (session 15) This presentation examines Adjustment Disorder through current psychological research and observations made during my counseling internship with a client experiencing significant life stressors resulting in the formation of Adjustment Disorder. Adjustment disorder occurs when an individual struggles to emotionally or behaviorally adapt to identifiable changes such as relationship conflicts or dynamic switches, family transitions, academic pressures, or many other stressful life events. Using the criteria outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition ( DSM-V ), this project aims to analyse how the client demonstrated symptoms like increased anxiety, difficulty managing emotions, and challenges like maintaining normal daily functions despite the recent stressor. This project also discusses how these symptoms can and did affect the clients coping abilities and overall well being, while also highlighting the counseling strategies utilized during sessions like supportive listening, emotional validation, and the introduction of safe and healthy coping skills. By reflecting on real world counseling experiences and current psychological research, this research emphasizes the importance of early recognition of symptoms, client centered intervention, and the supportive therapeutic relations in order to help an individual successfully adjust to life’s recent stressors.
Braelen Toles - “Lessons in Grief” & “Among the Small Things” (session 22) Purple Patch Editor’s Choice Award Winner Braelen Toles - “Green Chemistry and its Role is Procuring a Future for Sensitive Species” (session 9) As the world industrializes, the run off of major pollutants and harmful inorganic compounds are released into the environment. Due to this, along with over harvesting and urbanization, many of the world’s fauna have been put in a position that they are now labeled as sensitive, meaning their population is dropping faster than they are able to reproduce. Green chemistry uses major practices of organic chemistry to take these dangerous inorganic compounds out of the environment, not only protecting sensitive species, but also the species that interact with them, as well as human water and food sources. The main goal is to portray green chemistry as a means to pollution control, ultimately protecting and restoring all of earth’s populations. Synthesizing plastics that break down fully in water and make metal eating acids through the use of organic compounds are two of the many ways we may be able to restore sensitive species to their former glory, allowing for bustling and lively ecosystems once again, while also continuing to grow as the human race. Henry Tropeia - see Walker et al. “Game Day Spring ‘26 Internship” (session 11) Baylie Tucker - “Grief Does Not Care About Time” (session 6) This collection of three poems explores the emotional landscape of losing a sister, tracing grief as it unfolds across time and memory. Each poem captures a different stage of mourning shock, reflection, and quiet acceptance. Through vivid imagery and personal narrative, the poems revisit moments both ordinary and profound, highlighting how absence reshapes familiar spaces and identities. Together, they reveal grief not as a single feeling, but as a shifting, ongoing experience marked by love, confusion, and resilience. Ultimately, the collection honors my sister’s presence while acknowledging the lasting imprint of her absence. Andres Umbacia - “Gamification as a Strategic Tool in Digital Applications: An Analysis of Engagement and Retention Mechanisms in Fitness and Learning Platforms” (session 11) The use of gamification as a strategic tool in digital applications, focusing on how key mechanisms influence user engagement and retention. As competition among digital platforms intensifies, organizations increasingly prioritize strategies that promote sustained user interaction and long-term loyalty. Gamification, through elements such as streak systems, achievement structures, leaderboards, and progression systems, has emerged as an effective approach to shaping user behavior and enhancing
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