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Wiley’s inaugural Alexis Walker Award honors family studies research

The new award has been established in the memory of Professor Alexis Walker, who held the Petersen Chair in Gerontology and Family Studies at Oregon State University, where she served as Co-Director of the School of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences.

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College mourns the loss of Alexis Walker

Friend, colleague and CPHHS family member Alexis Walker died Sunday, July 8, 2012 after years long battle with lymphoma.

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Walker honored with mentoring award

Alexis Walker is the latest recipient of the Felix Berardo Scholarship Award for Mentoring from the National Council on Family Relations.

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College of Home Ec alumna keeps it in the family

Lifelong Beaver and new Human Development and Family Sciences instructor creates a climate of curiosity to empower the next generation of leaders

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New chair takes personal approach to healthy aging

Nationally recognized leader in her field, Karen Hooker explores how personality affects mental and physical health as people face life-altering experiences.

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Friendship and confiding in spouse eases stress over sexual issues in older men

A new study suggests that it may not help older men and women with sexual problems to talk to a doctor, but men who talk to their partner report greater happiness – and those who talked with friends felt less depressed.