College of Education and Human Services
Spring Forward: Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Health Services Major Devotes Spring Break Trips to Helping Others for Four Years and Counting
Senior Jake Addessi has spent all of his undergraduate spring breaks in places like New Orleans and Chicago. Yet, unlike his peers, none of the getaways were for fun in the sun. Instead, Addessi was taking part in Alternative Spring Breaks to help others in need.
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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Selects James Hannon as the New Dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Services
James Hannon, Ph.D., will become the new dean of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, effective July 1, 2017. Hannon currently serves as professor and assistant dean of Academic Affairs and Research for the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences at West V…
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New Podiatric Product Developed by Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Students and Professor Can Be Used by People With Diabetes and Athletes
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical LLC, a wound-care company that is looking to transform the field of podiatric medicine. Rao, a fourth-year podiatric stud…
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New Podiatric Product Developed by Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Students and Professor Can Be Used by People With Diabetes and Athletes
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical LLC, a wound-care company that is looking to transform the field of podiatric medicine. Rao, a fourth-year podiatric stud…
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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Graduate Student Explores Educational Opportunities With Cuba
Kevin J. Spence, a Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University higher education administration doctoral student, visited Cienfuegos, Cuba, to help bridge Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s College of Education, Health and Human Services’ past to the present. In October, Spence discussed the Visiting Scholar program at Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s Gerald H…
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Scholar Gets Students, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ on the Move
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Scholar of the Month for December would prefer that you read this standing up, or even doing some calisthenics. Go on, get moving. Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., is an associate professor of exercise science in Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s College of Education, Health and Human Services. During hi…
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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Students and Professor Invent Insole for Diabetic Patients
Product also can help athletes recover from blisters and calluses that can impede their performance Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical LLC, a wound-care com…
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Want to Get the Most Cardio Out of Your Walk? Focus on Your Feet, Not Your Phone
We all know that we are supposed to exercise to reduce the risk of heart disease. But let’s face it, sometimes the only workout we get is walking from our office to the breakroom, and to the parking lot to drive home. So how then do we get the most out of those short walks? Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University res…
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On-Campus Garden Helps Provide Vegetables to Local Students in Need
Sarah Burns, a second-year master’s student in the Nutrition and Dietetics program at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University, shows off a tomato that she and others in the program helped to grow over the last few months. Under the direction of Nutrition and Dietetics faculty member Natalie Caine-Bish, Ph.D., Burns a…
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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Celebrates Status as First University in Ohio to Offer International Certificate in Middle Childhood Education
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Middle Childhood Education program is the first in the state of Ohio to offer an undergraduate program authorized by the International Baccalaureate (IB) Organization: the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program Certificate in Teaching and Learning. The Internatio…
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