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Research paper thumbnail of Chapter 6. The Complexity of Suicide Motivation - 3-s2.0-B9780128092897000063-main.pdf

sought to express their thoughts, desires, or emotions. They wanted to leave instructions, apolog... more sought to express their thoughts, desires, or emotions. They wanted to leave instructions, apologies, and explanations. Those direct communications helped inform us as to what motivated them to take their own lives. There are other forms of communication that also reveal much about motivations for suicide for note writers and for those who left no note. These communications are the actions of the dead. What they did and how they did it, in conjunction with their written words, create a clearer picture of modern suicide, despite its complexity. A motivation is what impels the person to commit suicide; a risk factor is a common denominator among those who commit suicide. Thus, financial difficulties may be a motivation; bankruptcy may be a risk factor. In the psychological, psychiatric, and sociological literature , motivation has been the biggest question for researchers hoping to explain suicide, while risk factors have been the focus of prevention and intervention. It is imperative to understand that these are relational, and that any suicide is a complex intertwining of both motivation and risk factors, as well as mental state. Two main reasons for committing suicide emerged from our data, with a vast majority—approximately 95%—doing so because of interpersonal relationships gone awry or because of a desire to escape something. While a few other motivations such as grief or failure appeared, these were uncommon. But there were other patterns that appeared across motiva-tional categories that related to behavior. We then wondered if effective intervention and prevention might depend on the patterns we found.

Research paper thumbnail of Explaining Suicide: Patterns, Motivations, and What Notes Reveal

Explaining Suicide: Patterns, Motivations and What Notes Reveal

Fifteen to 40% of suicides leave suicide notes. Suicide notes have been studied as potentially va... more Fifteen to 40% of suicides leave suicide notes. Suicide notes have been studied as potentially valuable resources for unlocking the motives of the suicidal person, but these efforts have been hampered by small sample sizes, or analysis of one age group. This book represents the first large scale analysis (1200+ subjects) of motivations for suicide across multiple ages in the same time period, 13% of whom left notes.

The book discusses top motivations for suicide, how these differ between note writers and non-note writers and what this can tell us towards better prevention.

By Cheryl L. Meyer, Taronish H. Irani, Katherine A. Hermes, and Betty Yung
Analyzes data from 1200+ suicides from county coroner’s office in a single decade
Discusses history and theories of suicide
Identifies the top motivations for suicide based on suicide notes
Discusses the extent to which suicides are impulsive v planned
Leads to a better understanding of how to prevent suicide/treat the suicidal

Research paper thumbnail of Native Americans, the Colonial Encounter and the Law of Harm, 1600-1787

This chapter was published in Peter Collin, ed., Justice Without the State within the State: Judi... more This chapter was published in Peter Collin, ed., Justice Without the State within the State: Judicial Self-Regulation in the Past and Present. Sonderdruck, 2016.

Research paper thumbnail of Sex and Sexuality in a Feminist World

Sex and sexuality are topics that have defined feminism since its inception. What has changed is ... more Sex and sexuality are topics that have defined feminism since its inception. What has changed is that there is now a generation of feminists and scholars who are comfortable not only to write in their own disciplines but who incorporate feminist ideas in their research. This book assembles a variety of essays, most of which were written especially for this collection, that negotiate sex and sexuality in historical contexts as well as in contemporary times. There is a common ground of history and (popular) culture among the articles. While different theories of feminism operate in these essays, feminist lenses have allowed the reevaluation of familiar topics from early religious practices to medieval literature to current films and advertising. The authors represented in this collection range from established feminist and gender scholars to those who employ feminist theoretical frameworks in their respective disciplines.

Research paper thumbnail of The Cambridge History of Law in America, Vol 1.

The three volume set is edited by Christopher Tomlins and Michael Grossberg. One of the most exci... more The three volume set is edited by Christopher Tomlins and Michael Grossberg. One of the most exciting recent trends in the history of American law has been the proliferation of scholarship on law in early America. Volume I of the Cambridge History of Law in America reaps the advantage of this proliferation, beginning the account of law in America with the very first moments of European colonization and settlement of the North American landmass. It follows those processes across two hundred years to the eventual creation and stabilization of the American republic. The book discusses the place of law in regard to colonization and empire, indigenous peoples, government and jurisdiction, population migrations, economic and commercial activity, religion, the creation of social institutions, and revolutionary politics. American legal history long treated the era of the founding of the republic and the early nineteenth century as the beginning of American law. Volume I disputes that tendency and corrects it.

Research paper thumbnail of Communities of Women: Historical Perspectives

Edited by Barbara Brookes and Dorothy Page. Scholars in various branches of the humanities conven... more Edited by Barbara Brookes and Dorothy Page. Scholars in various branches of the humanities convened in July 2000, at the University of Otago, to celebrate the work of New Zealand historian Dorothy Page, and there presented early drafts of the eleven essays presented here. Among their topics are the communities of 13th- century holy woman Ida of Nivelles, ladies' benevolence in the New Zealand setting, and women factory inspectors in Britain from 1893 to 1921.

Prof. Maravel and I wrote about the small community of Native American (Indian) women on the Connecticut River between Hartford and Middletown, Connecticut. Several of these Native women used the legal system of the English colonists to preserve their land for their heirs. While men were selling land, women were trying to retain it. Their relationship to the land was different from that of the Native men. Women tended to farm, and thus perhaps had a closer tie to a particular place, while men tended to hunt and serve in the armies of Europeans.

Digital Farmington Project by Katherine Hermes

Research paper thumbnail of Digital Farmington Blog

Digital Farmington is a community engagement project begun by Dr. Katherine Hermes, Department of... more Digital Farmington is a community engagement project begun by Dr. Katherine Hermes, Department of History, CCSU, and Lisa Johnson, Director, Stanley-Whitman House, Farmington, CT. The project maps points of historical interest and the blog provides analysis of the POIs with a rich examination of Farmington's history, both local and transoceanic. http://digitalfarmingtonblog.org/

Papers by Katherine Hermes

Research paper thumbnail of “I, Pampenum”: Indigenous Efforts to Save Thirty Mile Island

Connecticut Explored, 2023

By Katherine Hermes and Alexandra Maravel. The Wangunk saunksqwa Towkishke held sovereignty over ... more By Katherine Hermes and Alexandra Maravel. The Wangunk saunksqwa Towkishke held sovereignty over Thirty Mile Island. Her control remained secure for a generation. Towkishke died sometime between 1693 and 1697, leaving her daughter Pampenum as the new sunksquaw of Thirty Mile Island, just as settlers began to encroach upon the island. Pampenum decided to preserve it for her heirs.

Research paper thumbnail of ’By their desire recorded’: Native American Wills and Estate Papers in Colonial Connecticut

Connecticut History Review

Research paper thumbnail of Between God and Satan: Thomas Thornton, Witch-Hunting, and Religious Mission in the English Atlantic World, 1647–1693

Connecticut History Review, 2022

Authors: Katherine A. Hermes; Beth M. Caruso Although Thomas Thornton was never the center of at... more Authors: Katherine A. Hermes; Beth M. Caruso
Although Thomas Thornton was never the center of attention at major witchcraft-related events despite his involvement in them from 1647-1693. His lens was first an intimate, familial experience (neighbor of the first accused witch to be executed in New England ) that became a professional one (clergyman in Ireland and Plymouth Colony), with a view over a long window of time and in various locations (as a congregant in the Mathers' church in Boston). Thornton stood, not front and center on the witchcraft stage, but in the wings, a close observer and occasional actor. Reconstructing Thornton's experiences in several transatlantic communities gives us a new grasp of how the worldview of people who were not major, known actors influenced the colonial understanding of witchcraft and its connection to sacraments and soteriology.

Research paper thumbnail of “Peace Treaties Between Colonial Powers and Indigenous Peoples in North America,” (“Friedensverträge zwischen Kolonialmächten und indigenen Völkern in Nordamerika”)

Handbuch Frieden im Europa der Frühen Neuzeit/Handbook Peace in Early Modern Europe, eds. Irene Dingel, et al., 2021

Peace treaties between Native peoples and European colonial powers established nation-to-nation p... more Peace treaties between Native peoples and European colonial powers established nation-to-nation political relationships. They formulated rules for coexistence, concluded wars, and determined land cessions. Before the balance of power shifted away from Native peoples to the colonial powers in the eighteenth century, both sides conducted diplomacy according to indigenous protocols, into which colonial negotiators introduced the practice of signing of treaty documents. For two centuries eastern, indigenous, tribal nations found diplomatic means for survival in a new colonial world. Excluded from the Treaties of Paris in 1763, ending the French and Indian War, and in 1783, concluding the American Revolution, Native nations found themselves on the periphery of a Eurocentric Atlantic world.

Research paper thumbnail of Bodies of liberty: the making of legal institutions in colonial New England

Research paper thumbnail of The Law of Native Americans, to 1815

The Cambridge History of Law in America

Volume I of the Cambridge History of Law in America reaps the advantage of the proliferation of s... more Volume I of the Cambridge History of Law in America reaps the advantage of the proliferation of scholarship in legal history, beginning the account of law in America with the very first moments of European colonization and settlement of the North American landmass. It follows those processes across two hundred years to the eventual creation and stabilization of the American republic. The book discusses the place of law in regard to colonization and empire, indigenous peoples, government and jurisdiction, population migrations, economic and commercial activity, religion, the creation of social institutions, and revolutionary politics. American legal history long treated the era of the founding of the republic and the early nineteenth century as the beginning of American law. Volume I disputes that tendency and corrects it. The Cambridge History of Law in America has been made possible by the generous support of the American Bar Foundation.

Research paper thumbnail of Getting Nailed: Re-inventing the European-Pacific Encounter in the Age of Global Capital Katherine A. Hermes1

Sex and sexuality in a feminist world, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Justice Will Be Done Us": Algonquian Demands for Reciprocity in the Courts of European Settlers

Research paper thumbnail of Katedra Więdzy: The Founding of the Endowed Chair in Polish and Polish American History at Central Connecticut State University

Polish American Studies, 2002

... the program typically features prominent speakers.1 Shortly after the Pulaski monument was Th... more ... the program typically features prominent speakers.1 Shortly after the Pulaski monument was The author thanks Nicholas Pettinico, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, for his assistance with matters concerning the endowment funds, Professor Adam Walaszek, visiting ...

Research paper thumbnail of Jurisdiction in the Colonial Northeast: Algonquian, English and French Governance

The American Journal of Legal History, 1999

... Governance by KATHERINE A. HERMES* ... The articles declared the power of the English *Kather... more ... Governance by KATHERINE A. HERMES* ... The articles declared the power of the English *Katherine A. Hermes, Associate Professor, Department of History, Central Connecticut State University; JD, Duke University School of Law, 1992; Ph.D., Yale University, 1995. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Native Americans, the Colonial Encounter, and the Law of Harm, 1600-1787

Justice without the State within the State, 2016

Das Erstellen und Weitergeben von Kopien dieses PDFs ist nicht zulässig. 2 The Iroquois, arguably... more Das Erstellen und Weitergeben von Kopien dieses PDFs ist nicht zulässig. 2 The Iroquois, arguably, had a constitution discernible from their oral traditions that rested on five characteristics: minimization of internal conflict; primacy of the Mohawk but with an inclusion of all voices; customary but never rigid rules for the removal of political chiefs; aggression as the desirable quality among additional members of leadership; and »defensive imperialism« that allowed for justifiable wars of annihilation.

Research paper thumbnail of Explaining Suicide: Patterns, Motivations, and What Notes Reveal

Fifteen to 40% of suicides leave suicide notes. Suicide notes have been studied as potentially va... more Fifteen to 40% of suicides leave suicide notes. Suicide notes have been studied as potentially valuable resources for unlocking the motives of the suicidal person, but these efforts have been hampered by small sample sizes, or analysis of one age group. This book represents the first large scale analysis (1200+ subjects) of motivations for suicide across multiple ages in the same time period, 13% of whom left notes. The book discusses top motivations for suicide, how these differ between note writers and non-note writers and what this can tell us towards better prevention. By Cheryl L. Meyer, Taronish H. Irani, Katherine A. Hermes, and Betty Yung Analyzes data from 1200+ suicides from county coroner’s office in a single decade Discusses history and theories of suicide Identifies the top motivations for suicide based on suicide notes Discusses the extent to which suicides are impulsive v planned Leads to a better understanding of how to prevent suicide/treat the suicidal

Research paper thumbnail of The French in Early Florida: In the Eye of the Hurricane

Hispanic American Historical Review, 2003

Page 1. Hispanic American Historical Review 83:2 Copyright 2003 by Duke University Press Book Rev... more Page 1. Hispanic American Historical Review 83:2 Copyright 2003 by Duke University Press Book Reviews General Art and Anger: Essays on Politics and the Imagination. By ilan stavans. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2001. Index. ix, 253 pp. Paper, $18.95. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Chapter 6. The Complexity of Suicide Motivation - 3-s2.0-B9780128092897000063-main.pdf

sought to express their thoughts, desires, or emotions. They wanted to leave instructions, apolog... more sought to express their thoughts, desires, or emotions. They wanted to leave instructions, apologies, and explanations. Those direct communications helped inform us as to what motivated them to take their own lives. There are other forms of communication that also reveal much about motivations for suicide for note writers and for those who left no note. These communications are the actions of the dead. What they did and how they did it, in conjunction with their written words, create a clearer picture of modern suicide, despite its complexity. A motivation is what impels the person to commit suicide; a risk factor is a common denominator among those who commit suicide. Thus, financial difficulties may be a motivation; bankruptcy may be a risk factor. In the psychological, psychiatric, and sociological literature , motivation has been the biggest question for researchers hoping to explain suicide, while risk factors have been the focus of prevention and intervention. It is imperative to understand that these are relational, and that any suicide is a complex intertwining of both motivation and risk factors, as well as mental state. Two main reasons for committing suicide emerged from our data, with a vast majority—approximately 95%—doing so because of interpersonal relationships gone awry or because of a desire to escape something. While a few other motivations such as grief or failure appeared, these were uncommon. But there were other patterns that appeared across motiva-tional categories that related to behavior. We then wondered if effective intervention and prevention might depend on the patterns we found.

Research paper thumbnail of Explaining Suicide: Patterns, Motivations, and What Notes Reveal

Explaining Suicide: Patterns, Motivations and What Notes Reveal

Fifteen to 40% of suicides leave suicide notes. Suicide notes have been studied as potentially va... more Fifteen to 40% of suicides leave suicide notes. Suicide notes have been studied as potentially valuable resources for unlocking the motives of the suicidal person, but these efforts have been hampered by small sample sizes, or analysis of one age group. This book represents the first large scale analysis (1200+ subjects) of motivations for suicide across multiple ages in the same time period, 13% of whom left notes.

The book discusses top motivations for suicide, how these differ between note writers and non-note writers and what this can tell us towards better prevention.

By Cheryl L. Meyer, Taronish H. Irani, Katherine A. Hermes, and Betty Yung
Analyzes data from 1200+ suicides from county coroner’s office in a single decade
Discusses history and theories of suicide
Identifies the top motivations for suicide based on suicide notes
Discusses the extent to which suicides are impulsive v planned
Leads to a better understanding of how to prevent suicide/treat the suicidal

Research paper thumbnail of Native Americans, the Colonial Encounter and the Law of Harm, 1600-1787

This chapter was published in Peter Collin, ed., Justice Without the State within the State: Judi... more This chapter was published in Peter Collin, ed., Justice Without the State within the State: Judicial Self-Regulation in the Past and Present. Sonderdruck, 2016.

Research paper thumbnail of Sex and Sexuality in a Feminist World

Sex and sexuality are topics that have defined feminism since its inception. What has changed is ... more Sex and sexuality are topics that have defined feminism since its inception. What has changed is that there is now a generation of feminists and scholars who are comfortable not only to write in their own disciplines but who incorporate feminist ideas in their research. This book assembles a variety of essays, most of which were written especially for this collection, that negotiate sex and sexuality in historical contexts as well as in contemporary times. There is a common ground of history and (popular) culture among the articles. While different theories of feminism operate in these essays, feminist lenses have allowed the reevaluation of familiar topics from early religious practices to medieval literature to current films and advertising. The authors represented in this collection range from established feminist and gender scholars to those who employ feminist theoretical frameworks in their respective disciplines.

Research paper thumbnail of The Cambridge History of Law in America, Vol 1.

The three volume set is edited by Christopher Tomlins and Michael Grossberg. One of the most exci... more The three volume set is edited by Christopher Tomlins and Michael Grossberg. One of the most exciting recent trends in the history of American law has been the proliferation of scholarship on law in early America. Volume I of the Cambridge History of Law in America reaps the advantage of this proliferation, beginning the account of law in America with the very first moments of European colonization and settlement of the North American landmass. It follows those processes across two hundred years to the eventual creation and stabilization of the American republic. The book discusses the place of law in regard to colonization and empire, indigenous peoples, government and jurisdiction, population migrations, economic and commercial activity, religion, the creation of social institutions, and revolutionary politics. American legal history long treated the era of the founding of the republic and the early nineteenth century as the beginning of American law. Volume I disputes that tendency and corrects it.

Research paper thumbnail of Communities of Women: Historical Perspectives

Edited by Barbara Brookes and Dorothy Page. Scholars in various branches of the humanities conven... more Edited by Barbara Brookes and Dorothy Page. Scholars in various branches of the humanities convened in July 2000, at the University of Otago, to celebrate the work of New Zealand historian Dorothy Page, and there presented early drafts of the eleven essays presented here. Among their topics are the communities of 13th- century holy woman Ida of Nivelles, ladies' benevolence in the New Zealand setting, and women factory inspectors in Britain from 1893 to 1921.

Prof. Maravel and I wrote about the small community of Native American (Indian) women on the Connecticut River between Hartford and Middletown, Connecticut. Several of these Native women used the legal system of the English colonists to preserve their land for their heirs. While men were selling land, women were trying to retain it. Their relationship to the land was different from that of the Native men. Women tended to farm, and thus perhaps had a closer tie to a particular place, while men tended to hunt and serve in the armies of Europeans.

Research paper thumbnail of Digital Farmington Blog

Digital Farmington is a community engagement project begun by Dr. Katherine Hermes, Department of... more Digital Farmington is a community engagement project begun by Dr. Katherine Hermes, Department of History, CCSU, and Lisa Johnson, Director, Stanley-Whitman House, Farmington, CT. The project maps points of historical interest and the blog provides analysis of the POIs with a rich examination of Farmington's history, both local and transoceanic. http://digitalfarmingtonblog.org/

Research paper thumbnail of “I, Pampenum”: Indigenous Efforts to Save Thirty Mile Island

Connecticut Explored, 2023

By Katherine Hermes and Alexandra Maravel. The Wangunk saunksqwa Towkishke held sovereignty over ... more By Katherine Hermes and Alexandra Maravel. The Wangunk saunksqwa Towkishke held sovereignty over Thirty Mile Island. Her control remained secure for a generation. Towkishke died sometime between 1693 and 1697, leaving her daughter Pampenum as the new sunksquaw of Thirty Mile Island, just as settlers began to encroach upon the island. Pampenum decided to preserve it for her heirs.

Research paper thumbnail of ’By their desire recorded’: Native American Wills and Estate Papers in Colonial Connecticut

Connecticut History Review

Research paper thumbnail of Between God and Satan: Thomas Thornton, Witch-Hunting, and Religious Mission in the English Atlantic World, 1647–1693

Connecticut History Review, 2022

Authors: Katherine A. Hermes; Beth M. Caruso Although Thomas Thornton was never the center of at... more Authors: Katherine A. Hermes; Beth M. Caruso
Although Thomas Thornton was never the center of attention at major witchcraft-related events despite his involvement in them from 1647-1693. His lens was first an intimate, familial experience (neighbor of the first accused witch to be executed in New England ) that became a professional one (clergyman in Ireland and Plymouth Colony), with a view over a long window of time and in various locations (as a congregant in the Mathers' church in Boston). Thornton stood, not front and center on the witchcraft stage, but in the wings, a close observer and occasional actor. Reconstructing Thornton's experiences in several transatlantic communities gives us a new grasp of how the worldview of people who were not major, known actors influenced the colonial understanding of witchcraft and its connection to sacraments and soteriology.

Research paper thumbnail of “Peace Treaties Between Colonial Powers and Indigenous Peoples in North America,” (“Friedensverträge zwischen Kolonialmächten und indigenen Völkern in Nordamerika”)

Handbuch Frieden im Europa der Frühen Neuzeit/Handbook Peace in Early Modern Europe, eds. Irene Dingel, et al., 2021

Peace treaties between Native peoples and European colonial powers established nation-to-nation p... more Peace treaties between Native peoples and European colonial powers established nation-to-nation political relationships. They formulated rules for coexistence, concluded wars, and determined land cessions. Before the balance of power shifted away from Native peoples to the colonial powers in the eighteenth century, both sides conducted diplomacy according to indigenous protocols, into which colonial negotiators introduced the practice of signing of treaty documents. For two centuries eastern, indigenous, tribal nations found diplomatic means for survival in a new colonial world. Excluded from the Treaties of Paris in 1763, ending the French and Indian War, and in 1783, concluding the American Revolution, Native nations found themselves on the periphery of a Eurocentric Atlantic world.

Research paper thumbnail of Bodies of liberty: the making of legal institutions in colonial New England

Research paper thumbnail of The Law of Native Americans, to 1815

The Cambridge History of Law in America

Volume I of the Cambridge History of Law in America reaps the advantage of the proliferation of s... more Volume I of the Cambridge History of Law in America reaps the advantage of the proliferation of scholarship in legal history, beginning the account of law in America with the very first moments of European colonization and settlement of the North American landmass. It follows those processes across two hundred years to the eventual creation and stabilization of the American republic. The book discusses the place of law in regard to colonization and empire, indigenous peoples, government and jurisdiction, population migrations, economic and commercial activity, religion, the creation of social institutions, and revolutionary politics. American legal history long treated the era of the founding of the republic and the early nineteenth century as the beginning of American law. Volume I disputes that tendency and corrects it. The Cambridge History of Law in America has been made possible by the generous support of the American Bar Foundation.

Research paper thumbnail of Getting Nailed: Re-inventing the European-Pacific Encounter in the Age of Global Capital Katherine A. Hermes1

Sex and sexuality in a feminist world, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Justice Will Be Done Us": Algonquian Demands for Reciprocity in the Courts of European Settlers

Research paper thumbnail of Katedra Więdzy: The Founding of the Endowed Chair in Polish and Polish American History at Central Connecticut State University

Polish American Studies, 2002

... the program typically features prominent speakers.1 Shortly after the Pulaski monument was Th... more ... the program typically features prominent speakers.1 Shortly after the Pulaski monument was The author thanks Nicholas Pettinico, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, for his assistance with matters concerning the endowment funds, Professor Adam Walaszek, visiting ...

Research paper thumbnail of Jurisdiction in the Colonial Northeast: Algonquian, English and French Governance

The American Journal of Legal History, 1999

... Governance by KATHERINE A. HERMES* ... The articles declared the power of the English *Kather... more ... Governance by KATHERINE A. HERMES* ... The articles declared the power of the English *Katherine A. Hermes, Associate Professor, Department of History, Central Connecticut State University; JD, Duke University School of Law, 1992; Ph.D., Yale University, 1995. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Native Americans, the Colonial Encounter, and the Law of Harm, 1600-1787

Justice without the State within the State, 2016

Das Erstellen und Weitergeben von Kopien dieses PDFs ist nicht zulässig. 2 The Iroquois, arguably... more Das Erstellen und Weitergeben von Kopien dieses PDFs ist nicht zulässig. 2 The Iroquois, arguably, had a constitution discernible from their oral traditions that rested on five characteristics: minimization of internal conflict; primacy of the Mohawk but with an inclusion of all voices; customary but never rigid rules for the removal of political chiefs; aggression as the desirable quality among additional members of leadership; and »defensive imperialism« that allowed for justifiable wars of annihilation.

Research paper thumbnail of Explaining Suicide: Patterns, Motivations, and What Notes Reveal

Fifteen to 40% of suicides leave suicide notes. Suicide notes have been studied as potentially va... more Fifteen to 40% of suicides leave suicide notes. Suicide notes have been studied as potentially valuable resources for unlocking the motives of the suicidal person, but these efforts have been hampered by small sample sizes, or analysis of one age group. This book represents the first large scale analysis (1200+ subjects) of motivations for suicide across multiple ages in the same time period, 13% of whom left notes. The book discusses top motivations for suicide, how these differ between note writers and non-note writers and what this can tell us towards better prevention. By Cheryl L. Meyer, Taronish H. Irani, Katherine A. Hermes, and Betty Yung Analyzes data from 1200+ suicides from county coroner’s office in a single decade Discusses history and theories of suicide Identifies the top motivations for suicide based on suicide notes Discusses the extent to which suicides are impulsive v planned Leads to a better understanding of how to prevent suicide/treat the suicidal

Research paper thumbnail of The French in Early Florida: In the Eye of the Hurricane

Hispanic American Historical Review, 2003

Page 1. Hispanic American Historical Review 83:2 Copyright 2003 by Duke University Press Book Rev... more Page 1. Hispanic American Historical Review 83:2 Copyright 2003 by Duke University Press Book Reviews General Art and Anger: Essays on Politics and the Imagination. By ilan stavans. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2001. Index. ix, 253 pp. Paper, $18.95. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Religion and law in colonial New England, 1620-1730

Research paper thumbnail of Law of Native Americans to 1815

Volume I of the Cambridge History of Law in America reaps the advantage of the proliferation of s... more Volume I of the Cambridge History of Law in America reaps the advantage of the proliferation of scholarship in legal history, beginning the account of law in America with the very first moments of European colonization and settlement of the North American landmass. It follows those processes across two hundred years to the eventual creation and stabilization of the American republic. The book discusses the place of law in regard to colonization and empire, indigenous peoples, government and jurisdiction, population migrations, economic and commercial activity, religion, the creation of social institutions, and revolutionary politics. American legal history long treated the era of the founding of the republic and the early nineteenth century as the beginning of American law. Volume I disputes that tendency and corrects it. The Cambridge History of Law in America has been made possible by the generous support of the American Bar Foundation.

Research paper thumbnail of Deconstructing witnessed suicide: A portrait of those who die by suicide in front of others

Research paper thumbnail of Pushing Boundaries: New Zealand Protestants and Overseas Missions, 1827–1939. By Hugh Morrison. Dunedin: Otago University Press, 2016. xiv + 326 pp. NZD$45.00 paper

Research paper thumbnail of Connecticut Unscathed: Victory in the Great Narragansett War, 1675-1676. By Jason W. Warren. (Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2014. Pp. xiv, 249. $29.95.)

Historian

were foreign to them, and the stories of men who jumped out of burning airplanes and survived. Th... more were foreign to them, and the stories of men who jumped out of burning airplanes and survived. These stories and others make this book worth reading. The author’s method is to weave together historical vignettes—short stories, most just a few pages in length, with their own titles—about particular subjects or individual exploits. This method works in narrative history; however, it is disruptive to have, for example, three topic headings in two pages. What is missing from this book are pictures, maps, diagrams, and illustrations. There is nothing to show the areas of operations, the landing fields, the technologies employed, the routes flown, the targets destroyed, or the individuals who led, fought, and died—nothing. Given the abundance of materials available and the willingness of air force and army historical centers to provide them, this is completely unnecessary. Still, the book is a good read.

Research paper thumbnail of Protective Factors and Resilience

Explaining Suicide, 2017

This chapter examines protective factors in greater depth. Books on suicide all examine motivatio... more This chapter examines protective factors in greater depth. Books on suicide all examine motivations for suicide, but often do not examine the motivations for living. The mundane and ordinary aspects of life sustain people, and an approach to combatting suicide that recognizes those positive factors builds on what already exists. It is possible to construct communities that promote and foster social support systems, healthy lifestyles, and full use of people’s skills and gifts. This includes finding a reason to live, and that often comes from having responsibility—though not at such a level that it is overwhelming.

Research paper thumbnail of Suicide Motivated by Interpersonal Relationships

Explaining Suicide, 2017

This chapter examines interpersonal relationships as a motivation for suicide. Conflict in interp... more This chapter examines interpersonal relationships as a motivation for suicide. Conflict in interpersonal relationships, specifically with intimate partners, was the motivation for approximately one-fifth of our cases. Two main categories emerged: suicide related to intimate partners and suicide motivated by other interpersonal relationships. Three subgroups emerged within suicide related to intimate partners: unrequited or lost love (45%), abusive relationship (30%), and unknown cause (24%). For these groups, the suicides may have represented different ways of achieving balance in a relationship that had become imbalanced. Suicides that are due to interpersonal conflict with other family members represent other dynamics and may be tied to perceived burdensomeness. One subgroup that emerged within this category was murder-suicide. A detailed explanation of these categories and our findings are presented in this chapter.

Research paper thumbnail of Katherine Hermes Uncovering Their History Report April 201920190528 121506 5bjcjl

Ancient Burying Ground Association., 2019

The Ancient Burying Ground is Hartford’s oldest historic site and the only one remaining from the... more The Ancient Burying Ground is Hartford’s oldest historic site and the only one remaining from the seventeenth century. From 1640 until the early 1800s, it served as Hartford’s primary graveyard. During that period, anyone who died in town, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnic background, economic status, or religious faith, was buried here. Approximately 6,000 people are thought to be buried in the Ancient Burying Ground including an estimated 300 Africans, African Americans and Native Americans. Those named and unnamed individuals are profiled on the website in several ways, as individuals and in collective narratives. Ancestry.com family trees are linked where possible. There are also RelationshipTrees that we have developed to show connections between people that are not based on family ties. Artwork by Cora Marshall depicts what the people may have looked like, based on descriptions in newspapers and other documents. www.africannativeburialsct.org

Research paper thumbnail of Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources. Gale-Cengage, 2010, 18-21.

Research paper thumbnail of Sources in U.S. History Online: The American Revolution, Gale, 24.

Research paper thumbnail of GLBTQ Oral Interviews

The GLBTQ Archives at CCSU include videotaped oral history interviews completed by students in HI... more The GLBTQ Archives at CCSU include videotaped oral history interviews completed by students in HIST 301: The Historical Imagination, taught by Professor Katherine Hermes in 2002.

Research paper thumbnail of New York v. Shinnecock Indian Nation, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 24558 (2d Cir., Nov. 28, 2012)

This is a court decision. SUBSEQUENT HISTORY: Rehearing, en banc, denied by New York v. Shinnecoc... more This is a court decision. SUBSEQUENT HISTORY: Rehearing, en banc, denied by New York v. Shinnecock Indian Nation, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 24558 (2d Cir., Nov. 28, 2012)

PRIOR HISTORY: [**1]
Appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Joseph F. Bianco, Judge) granting a permanent injunction prohibiting the Shinnecock Indian Nation and its tribal officials from developing a casino on a plot of land known as Westwoods without complying with the laws of New York State and the Town of Southampton. Defendants-Appellants challenge a number of the district court's factual and legal conclusions.
Because we find that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over this action, we do not reach the merits of the appeal. We therefore VACATE the judgment of the district court and REMAND with instructions for the district court to remand the case to New York state court.

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