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海角原创 researchers study the link between Pok茅mon GO and increased exercise.

海角原创 Researchers Study Link Between Viral Mobile App and a Healthier Lifestyle

Pok茅mon GO鈥檚 worldwide release one year ago sent crowds hiking through parks, meandering into streets and walking for miles in search of Pok茅mon, those cute little digital characters that appear in real locations on your smartphone. Capturing the little monsters isn鈥檛 just fun for the players, it m鈥

Tags: Health and Human Services鈥 , Exercise Science , Health , Research , Success Story

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海角原创 researchers study the effects of cellphone use on walking speed.

Want to Get the Most Cardio Out of Your Walk? Focus on Your Feet, Not Your Phone

We all know that we are supposed to exercise to reduce the risk of heart disease. But let鈥檚 face it, sometimes the only workout we get is walking from our office to the breakroom, and to the parking lot to drive home. So how then do we get the most out of those short walks? 海角原创 res鈥

Tags: School of Health Sciences , Health and Human Services鈥 , Research , Success Story

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Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., an associate professor of exercise science at 海角原创 and an avid cyclist, has designed a bicycle specially tailored to Parkinson鈥檚 patients.

海角原创 Exercise Science Professor Develops Treatment Bike for Parkinson鈥檚 Patients

Physical therapy is usually a component of treatment for patients of Parkinson鈥檚 disease and other neurodegenerative and motor system disorders. Now, a 海角原创 professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services has designed a piece of equipment that serves that purpose鈥

Tags: Exercise Science , School of Health Sciences , Health and Human Services鈥 , Research , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , Success Story , Health

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Cassandra Storlie, an assistant professor in 海角原创鈥檚 School of Lifespan Development and Educational Services, gives advice to Ph.D. students on finding their first jobs.

Scholar of the Month

Scholar of the Month Cassandra Storlie Assistant Professor   College of Education, Health and Human Services 2013-present Cassandra Storlie is an assistant professor in the School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences at the College of Education, Health and Human Services. She鈥

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海角原创 graduate student Lauren Ledzianowski uses video teleconferencing to help students in rural school districts with speech-language therapy.

Video Conferencing Connects 海角原创 to Students in Rural School Districts

In an office nestled inside 海角原创鈥檚 Nixson Hall, you can hear the voice of a third grade student coming from a computer screen. 鈥淏each ball,鈥 says the voice from Greenfield Exempted Village Schools in Greenfield, Ohio. Soon after, in the screen directly below, 海角原创 gradua鈥

Tags: Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology , Health and Human Services鈥 , Student Success , Success Story

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Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., and Arden Ruttan, Ph.D., along with their student research team, design, develop and study an app to reduce teen stress.

海角原创 Professors Turn to Technology to Reduce Teen Stress

Have too much stress? There is an app for coping. Researchers from 海角原创鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences worked together to develop an app that not only measures stress levels in teenagers, but also teaches them how to manage anxiety. The app gathers data in real time using two 鈥

Tags: Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Health and Human Services鈥 , Research , Research and Sponsored Programs , Success Story

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Gregory Smith is a professor of human development and family studies and director of the Human Development Center in the School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences in the College of Education, Health and Human Services.

Scholar of the Month

Scholar of the Month Gregory Smith Professor of Human Development and Family Studies College of Education, Health and Human Services 2001-present Gregory Smith is a professor of human development and family studies and director of the Human Development Center in the School of Lifespan Develop鈥

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