Associate Professor Kari Adamsons was featured in WalletHub’s recent artcle about Best States for working Dads. Read the article here.
Faculty
Article by Laura Mauldin won Best Publication Award from ASA
Associate Professor Laura Mauldin’s article won the Best Publication Award from the American Sociological Association’s Section on Disability in Society: Mauldin, L., & Brown, R. L. (2021). Missing pieces: Engaging sociology of disability in medical sociology. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 62(4), 477-492.
Beth Russell, MPI on Research Excellence Program grant
Associate Professor Beth Russell is a MPI on a Research Excellence Program (REP) grant through the OVPR, “A Mind-Body Intervention to Reduce Distress and Promote Wellbeing in LGBQT+ College Students”. This 2 year project tests asynchronous online stress management programming for this historically marginalized population of young adults.
Studies by Puhl and Schwartz quoted in Gente Sana, Cortaporlosano
Gente Sana|Cortaporlosano quoted a study coauthored by Professors Rebecca Puhl and Marlene Schwartz. Read the article here. Cortaporlosano also quoted a study by Rebecca in a separate article. Read that article here.
Laura Mauldin interviewed on threat of COVID on vulnerable groups
Associate Professor Laura Mauldin was interviewed by the news outlet Truth or Fiction for their story on the continuing problems of minimizing the threat of COVID-19 for vulnerable groups. Read their story here.
Laura Mauldin quoted in Newsweek
Associate Professor Laura Mauldin was quoted in Newsweek regarding questioning Senator Feinstein’s capacities. Read the article here.
Sara Harkness talks about mothers across cultures on NPR AirTalk
Professor Sara Harkness was interviewed on AirTalk, a public affairs show on NPR in Los Angeles, about mothers across cultures.
Marlene Schwartz quoted in Newsmax article
Newsmax quoted Professor Marlene Schwartz in their article “USDA Considers Banning Flavored Milk in Elementary, Middle Schools”. Read the article here.
Rebecca Puhl quoted in Muscatine Journal
Muscatine Journal quoted Professor Rebecca Puhl in their article “Louisa County approves sliding fee scale for 2024”. Read the article here.
Kim Gans receives grant from US Dept of Health and Human Services
Professor Kim Gans received a five-year, $3 million grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration For Community Living, Administration on Aging Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services entitled “Evaluating the impact and sustainability of enhanced home-delivered meal program services on older adults’ health and well-being”. Kim is Co-PI of this grant along with Caitlin Caspi from Allied Health and Meg Grady, Director of Meals on Wheels Rhode Island. The goal of the project is to implement and test the effectiveness of an enhanced Home-Delivered Meals service delivery approach that includes community health worker interactions and supplemental healthy grocery bags to address diet quality, food and nutrition security, loneliness, and health-related quality of life for older adults.