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Community Engagement Faculty and Staff

Getting to know: Ann Custer

Since we moved here 12 years ago, my husband and I have fallen in love with Oregon in general and with Corvallis in particular. Though I was happily employed at the community college, I was also hoping to work for OSU’s College of Public Health and Human Sciences one day.

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News Research

U.S. adults get failing grade in healthy lifestyle behavior

Only 2.7 percent of the U.S. adult population achieves all four of some basic behavioral characteristics that researchers say would constitute a “healthy lifestyle” and help protect against cardiovascular disease, a recent study concluded.

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Alumni

Promoting health through shared experiences

Oregon State graduate student Jafra Thomas has a lot on his plate, but he approaches his work with a sense of purpose and excitement.

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Faculty and Staff

Getting to know: Kathryn Stroppel

As a storyteller, I love meeting people and learning what makes them tick. At the college, that includes diverse students, alumni, industry leaders, supporters and, of course, faculty.

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Public Health

Trip to Ethiopia strengthens relationships, increases food safety and nutrition awareness

Assistant Professor Stephanie Grutzmacher recently traveled to Ethiopia to strengthen public health relationships with Debre Berhan University.

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Public Health Research

Inside the mind of researcher Veronica Irvin

It’s important for researchers to share or disseminate their findings, and I’m interested in learning what information is shared – or not – how that information is communicated and how that influences some else’s behavior.