Category: Research

Identical twins share a lot with each other: Outside of their outward appearance, they often have many of the same experiences growing up. Doctoral students and twin sisters Melinda and Michelle Karth are no exception.

The newly renamed A. H. Ismail Center for Preventive and Lifestyle Medicine is still a place for exercise and fellowship between Purdue faculty, staff and students.

Located inside Marriott Hall, the John Purdue Room serves as a learning laboratory for future hospitality managers, event planners and hoteliers within the White Lodging-J.W. Marriott, Jr. School of Hospitality and Tourism Management while offering the Purdue University community international and American fine dining experiences.

Assistant Professor Laura Schwab Reese’s most recent projects examine domestic violence and intimate partner violence. Much of the work focuses on the maltreatment of children wrapped up in domestic violence.

The American Cancer Society estimates that roughly 43,250 women in the United States will die from breast cancer in 2022. Dorothy Teegarden, a professor in Purdue University’s Department of Nutrition Science and director of Purdue’s Women’s Global Health Institute, is working to reduce that number.

Starting in fall 2023, Purdue Nursing will offer a new track to students with bachelor’s degrees to earn a PhD in four years, three if they already have a master’s degree. Times may vary depending on the student’s performance and workload.

The data collected from surveys and interviews with the families has the potential to inform programs that service the children and their families in Indiana.

Psychological sciences junior Paulina Tangassi Lucio found a “cheat code” to connections, community and potential lifelong friendships when she joined Delta Phi Mu, a Latina sorority founded by five Purdue University students in 1991.

Shannon Van Hyfte, Purdue University clinical associate professor and director of clinical education in audiology in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, welcomes the news to make hearing aids more available to qualifying Americans ages 18 and older.

Health and kinesiology PhD candidate Nick Baumgartner and his students study the connection between memory and acute resistance exercise.

Assistant Professor Shawn Jung studies the ins and outs of conventions and similar events — technology that enhances attendees’ experiences, technology that assists organizers, how events impact cities’ economies and how conventions are navigating loosened COVID-19 restrictions.

The prospect of graduate school can seem daunting for any undergraduate student, but for students from underrepresented backgrounds, the stakes can be even higher. To help these students gain momentum toward graduate school in STEM fields and get involved in research, the Purdue University Louis Strokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program supports a variety of research and professional development opportunities during the fall, spring and summer semesters. The program also offers funding to support students’ research activities.

Most of us know — and likely have envied — a list-making, highly productive co-worker who is quietly on task. As the epitome of self-restraint, this low-key colleague meets or beats every deadline without a hint of drama.
But even as we admire these co-workers’ discipline and self-control, it’s possible — even likely — that we aren’t seeking them out to join us for lunch or to socialize after work.

Locally owned downtown businesses do much more than just sell goods and services to customers — they sell the city or town, according to Professor Rodney Runyan.

Psychological sciences Assistant Professor Sydney Trask looks at the retrosplenial cortex because of the memories stored within. This work aims to discover new pathways in the understanding of age-related neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia.

When students began returning to campus in fall 2020, roughly six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Purdue University put its Protect Purdue protocols in place to keep students, faculty and staff healthy while keeping campus open. Ellen Wells, associate professor in the School of Health Sciences, saw this as a research opportunity that aligned with her occupational and environmental health sciences focus in the College of Health and Human Sciences.

The professorship is named after two pillars of the program – Professor Emeritus Paul Ziemer and Purdue Health Sciences’ first head, Dr. John Christian. The goal of this professorship is to recognize upcoming researchers who, with the support of this professorship, can invest more time in research that will advance Health Sciences.

Jiyeon Lee, associate professor in the Purdue University Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, has studied individuals with aphasia for much of her career.

This semester, the Purdue University School of Health Sciences welcomed two doctoral students as part of the University’s Overseas Visiting Doctoral Fellowship program. Finding their fit in two College of Health and Human Sciences research labs, Fatema Currim and Karthikeyan Subbiaha Nadar Chelladurai both aim to improve human health and well-being through their research, which they will build upon during their 12 months on campus.

When hiring, many organizations use artificial intelligence tools to scan resumes and predict job-relevant skills. Colleges and universities use AI to automatically score essays, process transcripts and review extracurricular activities to predetermine who is likely to be a “good student.” With so many unique use cases, it is important to ask: can AI tools ever be truly unbiased decision-makers? In response to claims of unfairness and bias in tools used in hiring, college admissions, predictive policing, health interventions and more, the University of Minnesota recently developed a new set of auditing guidelines for AI tools.

Associate Professor Arielle Borovsky’s Language Learning And Meaning Acquisition (LLAMA) Lab The lovable camelid is the mascot for the lab, which welcomes young participants between the ages of 18 months and 6 years in ongoing research initiatives in learning how and when young children verbalize and recognize words.

The Purdue Imaging, Evaluation, and Treatment (I-EaT) of Swallowing Research Lab received a $150,000 gift and a $25,000 endowment from David Greulich. The funds are in memory of his late wife, Deanna Greulich.

The translational research study examines the connection between nerves like the vagus and major organs like the stomach.

Stewart Chang Alexander and Randolph Hubach, associate professors in Purdue University’s Department of Public Health, are working to improve healthcare quality and access to reduce health disparities for sexual and gender minority populations. Aligning with HHS’ Developmental Health and Wellness and Healthy Lifestyles and Vital Longevity signature research areas, their work aims to improve outcomes for LGBTQ adolescents who are establishing their relationship with healthcare as well as foster inclusive, supportive healthcare across the life span in both rural and urban communities.

Kameron Moding, assistant professor of human development and family studies in Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences, studies how picky eating, or selectivity with both familiar and unfamiliar foods, and food neophobia, or reluctance toward unfamiliar foods, relate to temperament and personality. Moding’s research shows that children who are more shy or fearful tend to be more food neophobic, or hesitant to try new foods.

The person who started the phrase “it’s the thought that counts” probably didn’t work in retail. As the holiday shopping season reaches full swing and individuals began to brainstorm gifts and spending amounts that won’t disappoint, certain trends are showing up across retailers and consumers — even beyond the pressure to shop early.

From large retailers to small businesses, restaurants, hotels and more, there are few areas that haven’t been hit by the current labor shortage in the United States, and it’s left many employers scrambling for solutions. Some businesses are using service technology, such as robots, self-service machines and mobile apps, to help supplement their workforce and avoid closing their doors.

Getting involved in undergraduate research early can pay off after and during students’ years in the Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences, according to Aaron Bowman, professor and department head of the School of Health Sciences.

The facility, which houses a full industrial kitchen along with its testing areas and a blood analysis lab, meticulously measures out meals by the gram for participants to pick up at Stone Hall.

As part of her research in the College of Health and Human Sciences, Anumitha Venkatraman, voice pathologist and doctoral student in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS), discovered that voice problems are a significant concern for fitness instructors.

Researchers in the Purdue University School of Health Sciences and the Department of Psychological Sciences will gather data from up to 80 welders through questionnaires; motor, mood and memory tests; and brain magnetic resonance imaging scans. The images and data could reveal signs of neurological issues in the workers, who have been exposed to metal fumes containing manganese particulates.

Headaches, insomnia, nausea, restlessness — high levels of stress can take a toll on the body. But what if the consequences of stress affect more than just your own health? A new study in the Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences suggests the way one partner in a relationship reacts to stress can affect their significant other’s health as well.

Among its research initiatives, Purdue University’s Imaging, Evaluation, and Treatment (I-EaT) of Swallowing Research Lab studies images of how a person eats.

Emir’s research focuses on obtaining molecular images in the brain at the highest possible resolution as well as understanding iron and myelin content within the brain and how it relates to autism spectrum disorder.

As a postdoctoral researcher in Professor Jason Cannon’s lab at Purdue, Dr. Shreesh Sammi has been looking into the neurotoxicity of forever chemicals known as PFAS.  As described in a recent article, PFAS and are potentially neurotoxic, but the extent of their toxicity to the brain is unknown, especially for the years and decades they may accumulate in the brain.

Work in the PACER Lab concentrates on diagnosing depression and schizophrenia at its early stages as well as how the brain is affected by such mood and neurological disorders.

Linda Nie, professor in the Purdue University School of Health Sciences, has developed multiple ways of measuring metallic levels and the effects of metals in humans and animals.

A new study reveals the stress, psychological trauma and, at times, system failures, that occurred in healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic as reported by the frontline critical-care nurses. themselves.

Aerosol Research Lab of Jae Hong Park, assistant professor in the Purdue University School of Health Sciences, has created patented technology that can collect and analyze bioaerosols rapidly and conveniently in the field environment. Bioaerosols are airborne biological particles that include fungal spores, bacteria and coronaviruses causing COVID-19.

New research from Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences revealed that young adults’ sex, medications and physical activity affect their falling patterns.

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.

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.

Dorothy Teegarden, professor of Nutrition Science, is WGHI’s new director. Ulrike Dydak, professor of Health Sciences, is the institute’s new associate director.

A long-distance telehealth study at Purdue University could help researchers identify autism symptoms in infancy, which could ultimately help children receive targeted therapy earlier.