News and Events in College of Health and Human Development
- Study Abroad Helps Student Understand Iraqi Refugee Experience
- When a group of Iraqi refugees showed up at her door one evening, Emily Thompson, a Kinesiology major, was not surprised. She had invited them over. In return for helping them perfect their English skills, they would be participants in a qualitative research project she had created. Her goal in the project was to learn about their experiences as refugees—about what it was like to be cast out from their homeland.
- New study to give detailed picture of behavior, health, and well-being
- A familiar technology is giving Penn State researchers a new view of human behavior and interpersonal interactions. Armed with cell phones, research participants will be submitting data in real time after every significant interaction (five minutes or longer) for three straight weeks. Researchers aim to provide a detailed description of how emotions, physical health, and personal interactions affect each other throughout the day.
- Thoughtful words help couples stay fighting fit
- Couples who bring thoughtful words to a fight release lower amounts of stress-related proteins, suggesting that rational communication between partners can ease the impact of marital conflict on the immune system. "Previous research has shown that couples who are hostile to each other show health impairments and are at greater risk of disease," said Dr. Jennifer Graham, assistant professor of biobehavioral health. "We wanted to know if couples who use thoughtfulness and reasoning in the midst of a fight incur potential health benefits."
- Students become partially deaf for a day in audiology course
- All students taking Dr. Judith Creuz’s introduction to audiology course (CSD 230) wear an ear plug for one day to experience what it would be like to have hearing loss. Creuz, who wears a hearing aid because of her own hearing loss, says she wants students to know what it’s like to live in her world. Students in Creuz’s class also have the opportunity to brush up on diagnostic skills in Penn State’s audiology clinic. All in all, the semester gives students a chance to get a first-hand look at audiology through the eyes of both patient and practitioner.
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