Ridge Research Scholars

Caterina Zischke-Rincon

Caterina is a second-year M.A. student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the University of Montana. Prior to her time in Missoula, she worked in Museum Education and served as a Fulbright grantee to Colombia. Her research interests include arts and mental health, dynamic and intergenerational learning environments, and museum-based wellness programming.

The purpose of her study is to provide an in-depth overview of how Social Prescribing—which allows health professionals to refer people to community resources—has been applied globally, as well as how it may be incorporated into Missoula County to make the arts more accessible and to increase levels of social connectedness in patients’ lives. Through this research, the project aims to understand how museums and other arts organizations may create therapeutic, relevant programming and work in tandem with Missoula-area health centers to further strengthen patients’ long-term holistic wellness.

2022 Ridge Scholars

Rosemary Jeter, Exploring Identity, Privacy, and Cohabitation during Eating Disorder Recovery
Christina Leas, Seed Saving Networks and Social-Ecological Resilience within the
Bitterroot and Missoula Valleys of Montana
Lillian Martz, Interpersonal Protective Factors for Youth Suicide
Hana Meshesha, The experience and process of healing from sexual trauma among sexual violence survivors in non-dominant groups

Tre Blohm, Paleoepidemiology of Neolithic Europe: Assessing the Biocultural Condition of Populations across Europe and the Rise of Pathogens
Gabriella Graceffo, Under the Skin
Emily Hicks, The Relationship Between Physical Activity, Nature, and Cognitive Function in Native Students
Lila Osborn, Food Insecurity in Butte, Montana

Pheobe Bean, Uncovering the Neuropsychological Experience of Injured Veterans Through Photography Essays
Reece Brandon, Mind Over Body: An Integrative Look at Nervous System Injuries
Callie Caughie, The Experience of Age: A Multimodal Approach to Understanding the Psychosocial Influences on Aging
Danielle Cooney, Parental Decision-Making: Navigating the Medical Ethics of Neonatal Intervention in the 21st Century
Erica Johnson, A Needs Assessment of Patrons Experiencing Homelessness at the Missoula Public Library
Sabrina Singh, Belonging Among Dementia Caregivers

Sarah Aronson, The Glacier Behind the Town: A Story of Unrequited Love and Loss
Jolene Brink, Ecological Atmospheres: The Accumulating Body
Brook Clark, Diagnosis Threat in Survivors of Cancer: The Effects of the Chemo-brain Schema on Self-Reports of Cognitive Functioning.
Jeff Galius, Fatherland: Silence, Postmemory, and the Multigenerational Trauma of War
Tressa Jones, cold laps
Patrick O’Conner, The Health of the Nation: Tobacco and Public Power in the United States, 1865-1933
Spencer Ruchti, Slam Poetry: An Online Intervention for Treating Depression
Cassidy Schoenfeld, Violet: The Greatest of Danes, Doing the Greatest of Things
Evan Stewart, Assessing Sanitary Practice and Health Knowledge in Humli Schools.
Ryan Thiel, Brand Name vs. Generic Drugs: An Exploration of Narratives Within Drug Advertising and its Perceived Impact on College Students
Alana Trumpy, Comforter