When thinking of a location for collaborative life course research, most Phd students wouldn’t envision the Swiss Alps. But for Human Development and Family Studies doctoral student Claudia Recksiedler, the opportunity was a nexus between her nationality and studies.
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Community champions
COH alumnae Charlene McGee and Olivia Quiroz are championing diversity in public health
The college’s renowned Adapted Physical Activity Program continues to be a national stand-out, receiving consistent funding for the past 25 years. The only program in the United States to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Education training future leaders in adapted physical activity for both master’s and PhD students. The program attracts students from around the country who want to be leaders in helping individuals with disabilities. Thanks to Kinesiology faculty JK Yun, Megan MacDonald and Sam Logan, the program recently received another $1.2 million grant to fund five PhD students over the next five years.
Physical activity has important physiological benefits for children, but it also is a vehicle through which children can engage with their peers and interact with their surroundings, Logan said. One way researchers are now encouraging children with mobility disabilities to move more is through the use of modified toy ride-on cars.
A Southern Oregon native, Chad thought he might attend the College of Business when he arrived at Oregon State, but says he wasn’t interested in widgets, rather something more topical. So he studied health care administration in the CPHHS and during that time met his wife, Megan Bioletto-Melvin, MPH ’05. After graduation, they both moved to Los Angeles, where Megan went to work at Kaiser Permanente and Chad worked on his MPH at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health, studying health policy and management.
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Public Health Week wraps up at OSU
Public health week activities were in full swing around campus this week. OSU’s student-led public health club hosted three events on campus to coincide with the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) annual observance of National Public Health Week.
A healthy snack giveaway, “Dropout Nation” viewing and cigarette butt clean-up were held to increase awareness of public health issues on campus. Club president Catherine Huang says choosing the events was difficult because the club felt there are many important public health topics. They went with themes that coincide with APHA’s efforts to create a healthier nation.