Applicant Funded	School, Dept., or Major	Project Title	Type of Project	Amount Awarded
Susan Jacobi	Theology & Religious Studies	Expanding Family Planning Options: Creating a Partnership Between USD, The Institute for Reproductive Health, and Health Care Providers in Tijuana	Border Activity	$3,200
Sharon McGuire	School of Nursing	Migration and Health Experiences of Indigenous Immigrant Oaxacan Women: A Ground Theory Study	Border Activity	$3,000
Angela Yeung & Robert Bacalski	Fine Arts and Languages & Literatures	USD Symphony Concerts & Music Presentation in Tijuana	Border Activity	$2,250
Thomas Thing & Ed Dunn	University Ministry	Border Human Rights	Border Activity	$1,655
*Christopher Vignoles	International Relations	MERCOSUR: The Dispute Resolution Procedures within the Integrated Market	Border Activity	$1,340
Jonathan Nelson	Marine & Environmental Studies	Local Habitat distribution and utilization of whale shark within Bahia de Los Angeles, Sea of Cortez	Border Activity	$1,160
Shannon Turnbull	Marine & Environmental Studies	Effects of Temperature on Emergence of Leatherback sea turtle hatchlings from the nest chamber	Border Activity	$1,100
David Rope	School of Nursing	La Morita Community Health Education Program	Border Activity	$807
Victor Zambrano	Languages & Literatures	Binational Links for Community Service II	Border Activity	$600

*Denotes student proposal.

Susan Jacobi
University of San Diego, Department in Theology & Religious Studies
Expanding Family Planning Options: Creating a Partnership Between USD, The Institute for Reproductive Health, and Health Care Providers in Tijuana-Phase II
Border Activity
$3,200

Description of Project:
The 1994 International Conference on Population and Development asserted that reproductive health is a human right. While studies demonstrate the importance of providing clients with their family planning method of choice, service delivery data reveal that far too often agencies fail to do so. Few multi-method family planning organizations offer natural family planning (NFP). There is a consensus that NFP services should be mainstreamed into agencies that offer multiple methods of family planning, but several barriers exist. The 1999 TBI project "Expanding Family Planning Options."-Phase I, lead the Institute for Reproductive Health to pursue a study of a new method of NFP with health care providers in Tijuana. Since this new method is easier to teach and use than other methods of NFP, it will help expand reproductive options worldwide. Although Phase I hoped to secure a role for USD in the study, the IRH project had not sufficiently evolved before the TBI project terminated. Phase II aims to secure USD's role in the study.

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Sharon McGuire
smcguire@adnc.com
University of San Diego, School of Nursing
Migration and Health Experiment of Indigenous Immigrant Oaxacan Women: A Grounded Theory Study
Border Activity
$3,000

Description of Project:
An unprecedented increase in migration and in the complexity of migration patterns has occurred throughout the world in the last century. These trends are accelerating as a result of multiple dynamics such as technological advances in communication and transportation, population increases, ever widening economic disparities, environmental degradation and disasters, wars and civil conflicts, and a host of other influences. Migration is a critical concern for nursing because of the many associated health issues. Recent movements in nursing for global awareness, including knowledge of global migration and health, prompt this proposal to develop knowledge in this arena. There is no nursing literature yet that can provide insights neither on their experiences of migration and health nor on the conditions in their homeland that have generated the need to migrate. This research purports to develop nursing knowledge of a group of indigenous Oaxacan women, their experiences of migration and health, and of the genesis of their migration. It represents a beginning effort in nursing to come to know indigenous Mexican immigrants, the realities of their lives and health needs, and to develop global perspective on the contemporary phenomena of migration and health.

Project Outputs:
McGuire, S.S. and Georges, J. (2003). Undocumentedness and Liminality as Health Variables. Advances in Nursing Science, 26(3), 185-195. [ PDF (105.68 KB) ]

McGuire, S. and Martin, K. (2007). Fractured Migrant Families: Paradoxes of Hope and Devastation. Community Health, 30 (3), 178-188.

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Angela Yeung
ayeung@SanDiego.edu
Robert Bacalski
University of San Diego, Department of Fine Arts and Languages & Literatures
USD Symphony Concerts & Music Presentation in Tijuana
Border Activity
$2,250

Description of Project:
The USD Symphony has been invited to present two free concerts and one music presentation in Tijuana. One concert will be held at the Parroquia del Espiritu Santo and the other concert will be held at Casa de Cultura. The music presentation will take place at the orphanage Aldea Infantil SOS Tijuana. This will be the first time the USD Symphony performs across the border. Nonetheless, this performance trip will generate much goodwill for future collaborations between the USD Symphony and other religious and cultural organizations in Tijuana.

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Br. Thomas Thing
Br. Ed Dunn
University of San Diego, University Ministry
Border Human Rights Project
Border Activity
$1,655

Description of Project:
The Border Human Rights Project is a collaboration between USD's University of Ministry and the Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights (ICIR), a nonprofit community organization working to defend the rights of immigrants. The focus of this project is to organize 5 educational sessions with representatives of human rights organizations in Mexicali, Tijuana, and Carlsbad for USD students, faculty, and staff and for members of the religious community of San Diego. The principle goal of the project is to increase contacts and communications among the 3 groups: USD, members of Mexican-based human rights organizations who have been working to address the reality of the border, and church leaders who have taken some initial steps to address the border reality through advocacy and direct service.

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Christopher Vignoles
University of San Diego, International Relations
MERCOSUR: The Dispute Resolution Procedures within the Integrated Market
Border Activity
$1,340

Description of Project:
This project will investigate the Mercado de Comercio del Cono del Sur (Mercosur), the third largest economic bloc in the world. The common market is only nine years old, and its members consist of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Representing a combined annual GDP of $800 billion, roughly 52% of the entire GDP of Latin America, it is becoming a strong player in global economics. This research will focus specifically on one procedural aspect of Mercosur. This project will examine the methods of dispute resolution used by the organization within the region.

Project Output(s)
The MERCOSUR Dispute Settlement System: A Possible Model for NAFTA? [ PDF (140.50 KB) ]

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Jonathan Nelson
University of San Diego, Marine & Environmental Studies
Local Habitat distribution and utilization of whale shark within Bahia de Los Angeles, Sea of Cortez
Border Activity
$1,160

Description of Project:
This project seeks to understand how the whale shark utilizes coastal ecosystems. With growing interest in whale shark ecotourism, and in some cultures, hunting for commercial fin and meat trade, information on habitat requirements of the species is becoming increasingly important. This study will provide information that can be used in proper management of activities utilizing whale sharks as well as provide valuable information on the species' life history.

Project Output(s):
Swimming with the Sharks, USD Magazine, Summer 200 [ PDF (168.15 KB) ]

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Shannon Turnbull
University of San Diego, Marine & Environmental Studies
Effects of Temperature on Emergence of Leatherback Sea Turtle Hatchlings from the Nest Chamber
Border Activity
$1,100

Description of Project:
This project plans to investigate the effects of temperature on the timing of emergence of leatherback sea turtle hatchlings from the nest. This research will take place on the Pacific coast of Mexico.

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David J. Rope
University of San Diego, School of Nursing
La Morita Community Health Education Program
Border Activity
$807

Description of Project:
La Morita is a neighborhood, or colonia, located in a remote section of eastern Tijuana which consists of about 100,000 people. Father Robert Callahan, who is an American priest working and living in La Morita, has been interested in addressing the health care needs of the residents who live in La Morita and other outlying areas. Russo who is also very involved performed a survey which identified the top 10 health care problems in La Morita. Louis Salazar continued the previous work of Russo in collaboration with Father Callahan to develop teaching classes for the community of La Morita. This project builds on the work of Russo and Salazar. The project focuses on developing and teaching classes on: parental care, foot care and alcohol abuse prevention.

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Victor Zambrano
University of San Diego, Languages & Literatures
Binational Links for Community Service II
Border Activity
$600

Description of Project:
The "Binational Links for Community Service" project, sponsored by the Trans-Border Institute, successfully inventoried service opportunities in Tijuana during the summer of 1999. The proposed project will continue the investigation of service opportunities, and assess the effectiveness of various activities to increase student understanding of border issues. This project aims to increase student participation and awareness of border-related issues while continuing to develop of service alliances in the transnational community of San Diego- Tijuana.