Tag: Duke University
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Deborah Reisinger, Duke University – Virtual Study Abroad
Can you study abroad from your own living room? Deborah Reisinger, associate professor of the practice of French at Duke University, logged on to find out. Deb Reisinger is Associate Professor of the Practice of French and Associate Director of Markets and Management Studies at Duke University. She is the author of Crime and Media…
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Jessica West, Duke University – Stress Spillover in Marriage Due to Hearing Loss
Hearing loss in a partner can affect one sex more than the other. Jessica West, PhD student in Sociology at Duke University, discusses the health implications. I am a fifth year PhD candidate in Sociology and I specialize in medical sociology and demography. Broadly speaking, I study medicine and health from a social and behavioral…
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Anderson Hagler, Duke University – “Bad Indians” in Historical Archives and Modern Cinema
On this Student Spotlight: Biases persist against Native Americans on the big screen. Anderson Hagler, Ph.D candidate in History at Duke University, examines the history that leads to these biases still being prevalent today. Anderson Hagler is a Ph.D. candidate at Duke University. He examines how subaltern vassals have resisted state-led attempts to impose orthodoxy…
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Liz Cirulli, Duke Medicine – Contagious Yawns
Yawns are something of a physiological mystery. Elizabeth Cirulli, an assistant professor of medicine at Duke University, is attempting to unravel the confusion surrounding yawns. Liz Cirulli is an assistant professor at Duke University’s Center for Human Genome Variation. She earned her doctorate in 2010, graduating from Duke University’s Program in Genetics and Genomics. Liz…
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Jane Costello, Duke University – Sharing the Wealth
Does profit sharing improve the community at large? In today’s Academic Minute, Jane Costello, a professor at Duke University’s Insitute for Brain Sciences, profiles an experiment involving just that. In 1994, a tribe of Cherokee Indians opened a casino and shared the profits directly with the community. Jane Costello is professor of medical psychology in…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (6.23-6.27)
This Week on the Academic Minute Monday, June 23 Dr. Jane Costello of Duke University details the results of a casino profit-sharing experiment. Tuesday, June 24 Dr. Meagan Schipanski of Colorado State University shows the potential benefits of alternating cash and cover crops. Wednesday, June 25 Oakton Community College’s Dr. Keith Johnson analyzes micro-aggression. Thursday,…
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Dr. Raj Morey, Duke University – Traumatic Brain Injuries
Direct trauma clearly has negative effects on the brain. Dr. Raj Morey, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University, discusses the potential harm that may arise even from indrect exposure to explosions. Dr. Rajendra Morey is an associate professor in Duke University’s Brain Imaging and Analysis Center, the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences,…