Tag: Health
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Anna Amirkhanyan, American University – An International Experimental Study of Citizens Perceptions of Government Responses to COVID-19
Lockdowns during COVID-19 have been handled differently by governments around the world. Anna Amirkhanyan, professor of public administration and policy at American University, explores the effect on different populations. Anna Amirkhanyan is a professor of public administration and policy at American University. Her research focuses on public and nonprofit management, organizational performance, public-private differences, and…
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Keith Diaz, Columbia University – How to Counteract the Health Harms of Sitting
Get up and move – it’s good for you. Keith Diaz, Florence Irving associate professor of behavioral medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, explores the health harms of sitting. Keith Diaz is a certified exercise physiologist and an Associate Professor of Behavioral Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. His research focuses on elucidating the role…
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Darby Saxbe, University of Southern California – Dad Brain? How Fatherhood Changes the Brain
We’ve heard of dad bod, but how about dad brain? Darby Saxbe, professor in the psychology department at the University of Southern California, looks at how fatherhood can change the brain. Darby Saxbe is a professor in the psychology department at the University of Southern California, where she co-directs the USC Center for the Changing…
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Rahim Esfandyar-Pour, University of California, Irvine – A Health Monitoring Wearable Operates Without a Battery
Removing batteries from wearable tech can open it up to more people. Rahim Esfandyar-Pour, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science and biomedical engineering at the University of California, Irvine, explores how to do so. Rahim Esfandyar-Pour received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 2010 and 2014. He is currently…
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Filip Viskupic, South Dakota State University – Politics Drives Parental COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Nurses
Politics can drive vaccine hesitancy, even for nurses and children. Filip Viskupic, assistant professor of political science at South Dakota University, examines why. Dr. Filip Viskupič is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and a Research Associate at The SDSU Poll at South Dakota State University. Dr. Viskupič earned his Ph.D. from the University of…
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Peter Kaiser, University of California, Irvine – Therapies That Restore the Body’s Own Tumor Suppressing Activity
Your body may have its own way to fight tumors; we just need to trigger it. Peter Kaiser, professor and chair of biological chemistry at the University of California, Irvine, explores a new therapy to do so. Peter Kaiser, PhD, is the chair of the Department of Biological Chemistry at the UC Irvine School of…
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Michele Polacsek, University of New England – The Impact of Digital Marketing on Children’s Unhealthy Eating Habits
On University of New England Week: Marketing certain products to kids can have negative effects. Michele Polacsek, professor of public health, outlines why. Dr. Polacsek joined the University of New England faculty in 2009 where she is currently a professor of Public Health and Director of the Center for Excellence in Public Health. As principal…
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Marilyn Gugliucci, University of New England – Learning by Living: 48-Hour Hospice Home Immersion Project
On University of New England Week: Nothing can replace firsthand knowledge. Marilyn Gugliucci, professor and director of geriatrics education & research, looks into one example. Dr. Marilyn R. Gugliucci is a Professor and the Director for Geriatrics Education & Research, as well as the Director of U-ExCEL (UNE~Exercise and Conditioning for Easier Living) Fitness/Wellness Program…
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Ling Cao, University of New England – Models for Discovering Methods to Reduce Chronic Pain
On University of New England Week: Chronic pain takes over your life. Ling Cao, professor of immunology, examines the fight for relief. Dr. Cao completed her training in Clinical Medicine at Beijing Medical University and subsequently completed PhD training at the State University of New York at Albany (SUNY Albany). After her post-doctoral training at…
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Scott Landes, Syracuse University – The COVID-19 Burden Has Been Greater Among People With Intellectual and Developmental Disability
The COVID-19 pandemic has not affected everyone equally. Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology at Syracuse University, focuses on one community. Scott Landes is an associate professor of sociology and O’Hanley Faculty Scholar at Syracuse University. Informed by his interest in medical sociology, aging and the life course, and disability theory, the majority of his…