Tag: Colleen Heflin

  • Colleen Heflin featured on The Best of Our Knowledge

    Colleen Heflin 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 (#1386), Bob has selected…

  • The Academic Minute for 2017.3.20-3.24

    The Academic Minute for 2017.3.20-3.24

    Academic Minute from 3.20 – 3.24 Monday, March 20th Michael Mann – George Washington University Local Weather and Belief in Climate Change Michael Mann is an Assistant Professor of Geography at The George Washington University.   Here he teaches classes on GIS, Python programming, and spatial modeling.  His research has focused on the application of spatial…

  • Colleen Heflin, University of Missouri – SNAP Benefits Reduce Emergency Room Visits

    Colleen Heflin, University of Missouri – SNAP Benefits Reduce Emergency Room Visits

    Do SNAP benefits reduce ER visits? Collen Heflin, professor in the school of public affairs at the University of Missouri, looks into this question. Colleen Heflin, professor in the University of Missouri Truman School of Public Affairs, conducts policy-relevant research that sits at the boundaries of sociology, economics, public health, public administration, and women’s studies.…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.3.20)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.3.20)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.3.20 Monday, March 20th Michael Mann of George Washington University discusses if your local weather can affect your belief in climate change. Tuesday, March 21st Melissa Armstrong of the University of Florida looks into what you’re not telling your doctor. Wednesday, March 22nd Uriel Cohen Priva of Brown University examines…