Drs. Halpern-Meekin, Hartley, Kirkorian, Robb and Shin return to campus with added distinction. Five faculty in the School of Human Ecology have earned promotions and will return to campus this fall with added distinction: Dr. …
Research
What do Students Gain from Banks in Schools? A field study (Review of Economics of the Household; Collins)
Dr. J. Michael Collins conducts a field study on effects of banks in schools on students’ short-term financial situations.
A Bird in the Hand (madisonaudubon.org; Collins)
Patrick Collins, a graduate student in the Master of Science in Design + Innovation (MDI) program, helped to find a solution for birders struggling with vision loss understand the physical attributes of different types of …
Scholars in the News (beverlyreview.net; SoHE students)
School of Human Ecology students recognized for their exceptional academic work.
The Effect of Tocilizumab on Patient Reported Outcomes and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (Brain, Behavior & Immunity-Health; Raison)
Dr. Charles Raison discusses how anti-inflammatory drugs can help both physically and mentally in a therapeutic sense.
Caring for Black Children and Families: What Can One Practitioner Do? (Pediatric Nursing; Lockett)
In this guest column for Pediatric Nursing, Amanda Lockett emphasizes the inequality in health care while sharing her experiences as a Child Life Specialist and a white mother with two black children.
Efficacy to avoid violence and parenting: A moderated mediation of violence exposure for African American urban-dwelling boys (Cambridge University Press; Thomas)
Alvin Thomas covers the effects of exposure to violence and parenting communication has on young African American males in urban areas, and how an increase in this can lead to either risk of resilience.
Service-learning, rights to the city, and justice in community practitioner preparation (Journal of Community Practice; Zastoupil & Sarmiento)
Lead author and grad student Garrett Zastoupil and co-author, Carolina Sarmiento, study how “rights to the city” can shape different types of community-driven partnerships that prioritize social justice outcomes as part of student learning and …
Science communication during COVID-19: when theory meets practice and best practices meet reality (Jcom; Brown)
Lori DiPrete Brown emphasizes the importance of implementing theory-based communication practices to better deal with issues similar to Covid-19.
The Role of Social Psychological Factors in Vulnerability to Financial Hardship (The Journal of Consumer Affairs; Wong)
Nancy Wong studies how financial hardships can be influenced by psychosocial factors and explains an individual’s financial vulnerability over and above demographics and behaviors.