Sheila Bock (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) published a chapter, "#LatinxGradCaps, Cultural Citizenship, and the 'American Dream," in the edited volume Folklore and Social Media. Looking at the hashtag #LatinxGradCaps, it addresses how the aesthetic and narrative framings of immigrant identities in these online displays…

Zahra Mojtahedi (Healthcare Administration) published an article, “Obesity and COVID-19: The mTOR Pathway as a Possible Culprit," in Obesity Reviews. The co-author is Alireza Bolourian from the College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University. They introduced a novel mechanism by which obesity can increase COVID-19 susceptibility.

James M. Hyman  (Psychology) presented recent work from his lab for the colloquium series at the University of Toronto department of psychology. "How Context, Memory, and Neurodegeneration Affect ACC-hippocampal Interactions" was his topic.    

Stephen M. Miller (Center for Business and Economic Research) published “125 Years of Time-Varying Effects of Fiscal Policy on Financial Markets," with Hardick A. Marfatia, Northeastern Illinois University, and Rangan Gupta, University of Pretoria. This paper examines the effect of fiscal policy on financial markets over a pan of 125 years.…

Danica G. Hays (Education) co-authored an article, "A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Supports and Barriers for Rural College Students," in the Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention. The article outlines an exploratory sequential mixed-methods study on the environmental supports and barriers for students attending a…

The office of undergraduate research (OUR) recently held its fall 2020 Undergraduate Research Symposium, which was held virtually. Brookings Mountain West and The Lincy Institute supported several student researchers who were selected to participate, including: Vanessa Booth who presented Bridging the Gap Between Drug Treatment &…

Samantha Slinkard-Barnum (Medicine) presented her work at the international Trauma Quality Improvement Program 2020 virtual Annual Scientific Meeting. Her poster, Development of an Injury Prevention Evaluation Toolkit (IP-ET) for Trauma Center Injury Prevention Programs: Building Self Efficacy and Evaluation Capacity" was co-authored by Laura…

Paul Thomas Clements (Nursing) co-authored a new manuscript, "When a Child Is Found Dead: The Role of the Forensic Nurse Death Investigator and Psychosocial Impact for Parents." Co-authored with Bobbi Joe O'Neill of the Charleston County coroner's office in South Carolina, the article was published in the Journal of Forensic Nursing.

Five Nursing graduate students recently successfully defended their DNP Projects/PhD dissertations to earn their doctorate titles: Lynn Senette: "Fluctuating Cohesion: A Grounded Theory Study of Nursing Students Engaged in a Hybrid Debriefing Format." Rhiannon Sullivan:  "Becoming Myself: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study…