Month: May 2018
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Sadie Witkowski featured on The Best of our Knowledge
As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition (#1441), Bob has selected…
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Sabine Huemer, Whittier College – A Different View of Mental Health Disorders
We are still looking to understand mental health issues more fully. Sabine Huemer, visiting assistant professor at Whittier College, examines autism from an inclusive viewpoint to recognize the strengths as well as the deficits. Dr. Sabine Huemer is a cognitive neuroscientist and neuroblogger with a special interest in brains that work outside the neurological norm.…
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Jaime Kucinskas, Hamilton College – Sacred Experiences
For a meaningful life, what you do every day matters. Jaime Kucinskas, assistant professor of sociology at Hamilton College, discusses when people find the sacred during their daily routine. Jaime Kucinskas’ research interests span the sociology of religion, inequality, social movements, cultural and organizational change and field development. Kucinskas is researching the mainstreaming of Buddhist…
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Amelia Reigstad, University of Wisconsin River Falls – Workplace Communications
Does the gender of an employee play a role in the outcome of a public relations campaign? Amelia Reigstad, visiting assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin River Falls, looks into whether personality traits rather than gender can make the biggest difference. Amelia Reigstad joined the University of Wisconsin River Falls Marketing Communications program from…
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Arie Kapteyn, University of Southern California – Americans Activity Levels
Americans are not very good at determining how active they are. Arie Kapteyn, research professor of economics at the University of Southern California, explores why. Arie Kapteyn is a Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California Dornsife College of Letters Arts and Sciences and Executive Director of the Center for Economic and Social…