Years before the coronavirus upended the nation, about 1 in 10 older Americans were victims of physical, emotional, sexual and financial abuses and/or neglect. According to an April 2020 survey, elder abuse in the United States rose sharply early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Written by: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu The Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) Teaching Awards Committee has selected two proposals for 2021 Wayne and Helen Townsend Writing Excellence…
Professor’s search for dogs’ healthier living, longevity drives Dog Aging Project WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Audrey Ruple loves Great Danes so much that, while in the middle of Texas on…
Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu Instructors Rachel Clark, Dinah Dalder and Donna Zoss want students in Purdue University’s Dietetics Learning Community to know a career in dietetics goes beyond encouraging…
Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.eduPhoto: Unsplash/Jeffrey Grospe Falls are a leading cause of injury in almost all ages in the United States, according to nonfatal injury data from the Centers…
Written by: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu As Gabby Palazzolo sat in HDFS 10000 (Orientation To Current Issues In Human Development And Family Studies), her first class in the human services major…
Jack Calhoun, senior advisor at McKinsey & Co., will receive an honorary doctorate during this year’s spring commencement ceremony May 15 at Ross-Ade Stadium. Written by: Bella Vina, ivina@purdue.edu Jack Calhoun will receive an…
Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edu Sleep health is key for optimal development in children but especially for children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). According to research by A.J….
Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu You’re sitting at your desk, scrolling through emails, and suddenly your teeth start falling out. You wake up in a panic, hands immediately flying to…
Written by: Tim Brouk Parents can improve their preschool child’s math skills by reading specially designed math picture books to them, according to a new study at Purdue University. Through…
Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu Coming from a family of mostly doctors and lawyers, chef Dawn Sieber took off in a new direction as she followed her passion in the…
Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu In 2008, Purdue University Department of Human Development and Family Studies alumna Tricia Rausch found a lump under her skin during a self-examination. At 31…
Written by: Tim Brouk Among the many unforgettable news media images during the COVID-19 pandemic were images that depicted cities’ treatment of their homeless populations. Painted boxes spaced six feet…
Written by: Tim Brouk Rigorous studies, teaching undergraduate classes, hours and hours of research: The lives of graduate students are strenuous and often spread thin. Then, add changing diapers and…
Purdue University’s Board of Trustees on Friday (April 9) approved faculty promotions. The following College of Health and Human Sciences promotions are effective with the 2021-22 academic year. Exact dates…
Written by: Tim Brouk When Allison Schaser joined Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) in fall 2020, she brought a unique expertise to a strong Parkinson disease…
Written by: Tim Brouk Parkinson disease affects millions of Americans, yet there is still much mystery behind the debilitating and incurable disease. Symptoms and progression of the disease are highly…
Researchers in Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences rely on human subjects for learning more about genetic and developmental disorders like autism, Angelman syndrome and others.
Written by: Rebecca Hoffa During a year spent navigating the challenges of a global pandemic, Purdue Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) alumna Kier Crites, alongside her team at Food Finders…
West Lafayette, Ind. — As COVID-19 vaccines continue to roll out, some Hoosiers are still hesitant about getting their shots. To help assure those on the fence, representatives from the…
Many people think of the pushy door-to-door salesperson stereotype when they hear the word “sales,” but for Benjamin George, a Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) alumnus, a career in sales means helping people.
As COVID-19 vaccination rates rise and case numbers fall, many Hoosiers are experiencing high levels of optimism — one full year after Indiana’s initial shutdown. However, that optimism must come with caution, according to Purdue University associate professor of nursing Libby Richards.
If you want to expend energy efficiently, it’s best to tailor your efforts to the final goal. If your devices or network connections can’t display or relay high-resolution images, there’s no point in streaming high-definition movies.
A few months after the passing of his wife of more than 50 years, Roger Johnson started cleaning things out in their home. As he was going through a large, blue plastic tub Vicki had stored in their basement, he found an array of fabric: a mostly completed quilt top, several quilt blocks in various stages, and a stack of fabric that was cut into the components to create a quilt block that Vicki had likely designed.
School of NursingWritten by: Angie KlinkPhotos provided by Purdue Archives. Helen R. Snyder Johnson decided from age six, when she broke her leg and had to have surgery that prompted…
George Hollich, associate professor in psychological sciences (PSY); Jill Gulker, senior lecturer in psychological sciences; and Erin Sparks Ward, senior lecturer in psychological sciences, are the 2020 winners of the Patsy J. Mellott Teaching Innovation Award. Established by Patsy Mellott (HHS’69), the award supports HHS faculty who demonstrate their excellence and leadership as teachers by proposing significant innovations to enhance the quality of HHS educational programs.
By 2030, Indiana alone will need 75,300 registered nurses. Three siblings, all Boilermakers, are doing their part to answer the call.
When individuals think of nursing history, they typically envision nursing leaders such as Florence Nightingale, Clara Barton and Dorothea Dix. Reverence to these founding mothers of modern nursing is important; however, we must also not forget the contributions of our African American mothers of nursing who greatly influenced the profession.
Margo J. Monteith, professor of psychological sciences, has been appointed as associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS), effective January 1, 2021.
The Society of Toxicology (SOT) has chosen Wei Zheng, a professor of health sciences in Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences, to receive the 2021 SOT Education Award for his significant contributions to education in toxicology and his training of toxicologists for more than 25 years as a researcher and educator.
Purdue’s College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) students continued to deliver and receive joy during the fall 2020 semester through a letter writing project conceived at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic by instructor Keith Molter.
Jaya Sunil Bhojwani, a PhD counseling psychology student, conducts research on the socio-political and systemic challenges faced by international students studying in the U.S. It’s not just her research agenda, it’s also her lived experience.
Early this year, Andrew Exner, a PhD student in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, was working with the Purdue Motor Speech Lab and the Imaging, Evaluation, and Treatment (I-EaT) of Swallowing Research Laboratory at Purdue.
“I heard about [COVID-19] starting in January of this year. I realized there was a pandemic, but at that time, I wasn’t thinking much about how it would impact our industry or how it would change my research topic,” said Yiran Liu
Laura Murray-Kolb, Ph.D., will head Purdue University’s Department of Nutrition Science in the College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS), effective July 1, 2021. Murray-Kolb comes to Purdue from The…
Dear HHS community, There is a lot of uncertainty in all our lives right now. Life as we’ve known it has been uprooted in many ways. Purdue classes are being…
Written by Angie Klink. David Rollock was the type of kid to whom other kids told their problems. When he was growing up in Brooklyn, New York, Rollock strove to…
Written by Angie Klink. Clara E. Bell forged a personal footpath that developed her empathy for the complexities that faced Purdue University’s black students and her black colleagues. She shined a…
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