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Years before she began studying workplace well-being in Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences, Emma Showalter, a PhD student in the Department of Psychological Sciences’ industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology program, was paying close attention to the work experiences of the people around her — her family members, her coworkers, the people she encountered working in human resources between her bachelor’s degree and doctoral studies, her friends and more.

Watching some of these individuals navigate demanding careers and struggle to achieve work-life balance sparked a deepened interest in understanding how work shapes people’s lives, an interest that now guides her doctoral research at Purdue.

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu Years before she began studying workplace well-being in Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences, Emma Showalter, a PhD student in the Department of Psychological Sciences’ industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology program, was paying close attention...

After playing for the Boilermakers, coaching in Washington and serving in the U.S. Army during the COVID-19 pandemic, he is now a Purdue sport management graduate student and graduate assistant for coach Matt Painter and a new generation of Boilermakers.

Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edu While Purdue University's Mackey Arena is known for its crowd noise during thrilling men's basketball games, it can offer some quiet, contemplative moments too. Sterling Carter, a guard for the 2013-14 Boilermakers, sat in the...

For Vaishnavi Bansal, a junior in the Purdue University Department of Psychological Sciences, a casual conversation with a friend and a chance encounter at a career fair shaped the trajectory of her Purdue College of Health and Human Sciences experience, allowing her to become heavily involved in undergraduate research and opening up the opportunity to be a part of the Purdue Student Security Patrol with the Purdue University Police Department (PUPD).

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu For Vaishnavi Bansal, a junior in the Purdue University Department of Psychological Sciences, a casual conversation with a friend and a chance encounter at a career fair shaped the trajectory of her Purdue College of...

An anxious child pets their cat and feels better. A veteran finds companionship with their service dog. A person with severe depression feels a weight lifted interacting with a horse during equine-assisted psychotherapy.

Leanne Nieforth, assistant professor in the Purdue University Department of Human Development and Family Science, studies these kinds of human-animal relationships to understand the effect they have on individuals’ mental, physical and social well-being, often particularly in the context of trauma.

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu An anxious child pets their cat and feels better. A veteran finds companionship with their service dog. A person with severe depression feels a weight lifted interacting with a horse during equine-assisted psychotherapy. Leanne Nieforth,...

For Purdue University School of Health Sciences researchers Priyanka Baloni and Purba Mandal, developing resilience to Alzheimer’s disease is a bit like fixing a broken-down car. If you focus only on removing the amyloid plaques and tau tangles, which are hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease in the brain, you’re merely fixing the dents in the car; it may look better, but the engine still won’t run. To better address that “engine problem,” the researchers are looking at the mitochondria’s role in building resilience to Alzheimer’s disease.

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu For Purdue University School of Health Sciences researchers Priyanka Baloni, assistant professor of health sciences, and Purba Mandal, PhD candidate in the College of Health and Human Sciences, developing resilience to Alzheimer’s disease is a...

The Purdue University School of Nursing has received two federal program grants from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to strengthen Indiana’s nursing workforce, expand pathways into the profession, and increase access to nurses and advanced practice nurses in rural and medically underserved communities.

Together, the two initiatives will create a continuum of nursing workforce development that begins with early exposure to nursing careers, supports students throughout their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) education and extends into graduate preparation for nurse practitioners serving communities with significant healthcare workforce needs.

The Purdue University School of Nursing has received two federal program grants from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to strengthen Indiana’s nursing workforce, expand pathways into the profession, and increase access to nurses and advanced practice nurses in...