Three College of Public Health and Human Sciences’ doctoral programs are ranked in the “top 10” for faculty productivity in their respective disciplines among all Land Grant institutions, based on a Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index (FSPI) analysis using Academic Analytics.
“My big dreams are to see Western culture and society start to view long-term care differently and put a higher value on the elders in our society and how they might be better respected, cared for and integrated into community,” she says.
Katherine Smith, a 1961 alumna from the college’s early days as a College of Home Economics, met with students and faculty at the Hallie E. Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families in December to share her story and offer sage advice on navigating college and career life.
Four CPHHS graduate students wrote two grants to help fund a new women’s winter shelter that is helping to warm up one of the most vulnerable populations in Corvallis – homeless women.
“I read a lot of life histories and fell in love with older adults and aging research,” Carolyn says. “I discovered that older adults were like living history books…I discovered that older adults had these rich, complex lives – and that everyone had a story to tell.”
A new study suggests that some children may be genetically predisposed to developing behavioral problems in child care and preschool settings.