Tag: Kristin August

Psychology Study Assessing How Health Care Providers and Students Speak to Patients with Mental Health Issues

Psychology Study Assessing How Health Care Providers and Students Speak to Patients with Mental Health Issues

Health care providers – and health care providers in training – will soon have a more informed understanding of how to talk to patients with mental health issues, thanks to a new Rutgers University–Camden study.

Posted in: Research Highlights

Innovative Research Project Teaches Families How to Manage Type 2 Diabetes Together

Innovative Research Project Teaches Families How to Manage Type 2 Diabetes Together

Successful diabetes management may soon begin closer to home – with the help of easily accessible, online interactive learning – thanks to a new Rutgers University–Camden research project.

Posted in: Community Outreach

Bad Eating Habits? A Thinner Partner Might be a Problem in a Same-Sex Relationship, say Researchers

Bad Eating Habits? A Thinner Partner Might be a Problem in a Same-Sex Relationship, say Researchers

Although research has shown the influence of social relationships on these behaviors, a groundbreaking study by Rutgers–Camden researchers shows the influence of romantic relationships on eating habits for same-sex couples.

Posted in: Research Highlights

Rutgers In The News

LX: Thursday, April 15
“WHY ARE WE NOSTALGIC?” Andrew Abeyta (assistant professor, FASC-psychology) discusses the science of nostalgia in this video report.
ROI NJ: Thursday, April 15
“SOUTH JERSEY INSTITUTION FOR POPULATION HEALTH STARTS FIRST GRANT PROCESS” The SJIPH was established by the Rowan University/Rutgers–Camden Board of Governors and will fund research projects that improve health outcomes in the region.
Courier-Post: Thursday, April 15
“CAMDEN URBAN FARMING COLLECTIVE OFFERS OASES IN A FOOD DESERT” Rutgers–Camden is a partner in the Roots to Prevention program, and Ph.D. student Lew Bivona is co-founder of the Camden Urban Agriculture Collaborative.
WPVI-TV (6 ABC): Saturday, April 10
“WALKING TRAIL IN UPPER DARBY TAKES VISITORS THROUGH HISTORIC TOUR ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD” Bart Everts (reference/instruction librarian, Paul Robeson Library) discusses the new trail in this television news report.
New Jersey Stage: Friday, April 9
“A HERO FOR THESE TIMES – CAMDEN COMIC CON GOES VIRTUAL” Miranda Powell (education and community programs coordinator, RCCA) discusses this year’s Camden Comic Con, presented by the Rutgers–Camden Center for the Arts, which takes place online April 12 – May 15.
Philadelphia Inquirer: Thursday, April 8
“INSIDE CAMDEN’S FIGHT TO VACCINATE THE MOST VULNERABLE” Kevin Emmons (associate dean and clinical associate professor, SNC) is running pop-up vaccine clinics in Camden City housing complexes.