Health and Behavioral Studies News

Team-Based Learning Workshop Held for Area Psychology Instructors
A TBL classroom strays from the typical classroom structure, in which students primarily listen to lectures and may participate in group work outside of class. In a TBL classroom, students start by learning course conte ...
JMU Students React to the New HBS Building
On the first day of classes, students shared their reactions to the new HBS building ...
It's all about how you rebound
JMU alums Shaina Koren ('11) and Mike Esposito ('10) captivate audiences, raise awareness about adaptive sport ...
"Day with the Dukes" Being Held Saturday
Psychology alum Jesse Tarr ('08) returns to celebrate the 10th annual "Day with the Dukes". JMU is hosting Special Olympics for a day devoted to fun and physical activity. ...
Ready to Listen: Healing and the Ethics of Welcoming
Ready to Listen: Healing and the Ethics of Welcoming with Dr. Mary Mohrmann. Held Tuesday, September 27, 2016, 5:30 pm,HBS Room 5040 ...
PA Student Elected Regional Director
Rachel Quinn '17 was elected Regional Director of the Mid-Atlantic Region of Student Academy of the American Academy of PA (SAAAPA) ...
Connector
JMU Kinesiology major Amanda Presgraves masterminded the entrepreneurial creation of a food truck that comes to JMU with local food and is operated by JMU students ...
Researcher
Dingledine Scholar Katy Owens isn't waiting until graduation to start helping at-risk youth in her hometown of Richmond. ...
Investigator
Andrew Carnes says his Scandinavia study abroad experience that included hands-on research "exceeded my expectations." ...
Faculty Emeritus Jim Benedict's Continued Love of Learning
From 1977 to 2007, Dr. Jim Benedict manned the podiums and ambled the halls of James Madison University (JMU). During his 30-year tenure working at JMU, he taught an array of Psychology courses. ...
OT Students Volunteer at Massanutten
JMU OT students volunteer with Therapeutic Adventures at Massanutten ski resort. ...
JMU Opens Doors for Harley Wheeler
Harley Wheeler ('16) is currently on a path to achieve his desired career as an academic, having already been accepted to JMU's Au.D. Program after completing his undergraduate studies in three years rather than four. ...
Be the Change: Bill Evans Chosen as Commencement Speaker
At the 2016 Commencement Ceremony, Dr. Bill Evans invoked Mahatma Gandhi as he encouraged graduates to consider how they might be the change we want to see in the world. ...
DNP Student Implements Program to Reduce Antibiotic Overuse
Kristina Blyer ('16), DNP student and Associate Director of Clinical Operations at Student Health Services, has implemented a new shared decision making guide at the University Health Center. ...
5K Hosted to Honor Late Professor
On March 19, faculty and student organizations such as the local chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society, NSA, and the Student Advisory Council collaborated to host a 5k with around 100 participants. ...
Students Start Chapter of NSWB
This semester, students from JMU's School of Nursing started their own chapter of Nursing Students Without Borders (NSWB), under the leadership of Magdalena 'Maggie' Rhea ('16). ...
SW Department Furthers Professional Development
On March 24th, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and CEO of Integration Solutions, Inc. Dr. Allison Sampson-Jackson, facilitated "Trauma Present, Trauma Past" to a group of nearly 50 social work professionals made up of fi ...
A Ghanaian Student's Journey
Samuel Dogbey is a physician assistant (PA) graduate student at JMU who was a practicing doctor in Ghana before moving to the US towards the end of 2007. ...
$10,000 for hack-a-thon win
The tentative plan is to set up a 501c3 organization and use the $10,000 to launch the app the team developed ...
JMU Students Care for Caregivers
JMU student team placed first in the Lindsay Institute sponsored the "Caring for the Caregiver Hack: Advancing Caregiver Health Through Innovations" in downtown Richmond from March 18-20, 2016 bringing home $5000 prize. ...
Student Organization Hosts Suicide Awareness Event
The 'Send Silence Packing' exhibition, a traveling display of 1,100 backpacks representing those lives lost to suicide on college campuses came to JMU. ...
Dudding Selected for Distinguished Fellowship for SLP
Dr. Carol Dudding is selected for a Distinguished Fellowship in the National Academies of Practice for Speech and Language Pathology ...
JMU Students Attend 2016 VABA
On Saturday, April 16th, five graduate students, two faculty, and four alumni from the Psychological Sciences, Behavior Analysis concentration attended the 12th Annual Virginia Association for Behavior Analysis Meeting. ...
Occupational Therapy Student Uses Soccer to Connect with Kids
According to WMRA, Harrisonburg and Rockingham County have long been identified as important resettlement communities for immigrants. ...
BCCW Making a Change in Health Care
Since 2002, JMU's Institute for Innovation in Health and Human Services (IIHHS) has offered the Building Cultural Competency Workshop (BCCW) two or three times a semester to provide a forum for participants across health ...
Nursing Faculty Earns Scholarship
Karen Jagiello, an assistant professor in the JMU School of Nursing, was recently selected to be a Jonas Scholar 2016-2018 for her role in promoting nursing leadership. ...
Intercultural Dialog Program
Doctoral students Jason Cha, Patrick Kenny, Bridget Smith, and Chad Doerr are implementing an Intercultural Dialog program with undergraduate students involved in the Madison International learning community and Internat ...
Psychological Sciences MA Program Wins Graduate School Thesis Award
Elisabeth "Liz" Pyburn, a former student in the Psychological Sciences M.A. program, received the inaugural 2016 Graduate School Outstanding Thesis Award ...
Valley Scholars Celebrate Family Day with CHBS Activities
Valley Scholars' second Annual Family Day was held on December 5th exclusively with departments from the College of Health and Behavioral Studies (CHBS) on the JMU campus. ...
SW Alumna Facilitating Growth in Autism Services
Alee LaCalamito ('13) has carried her social work skills into the field of behavioral health. She is currently helping people with developmental issues ...
Face processing study could contribute to future autism research
The eye-tracking technology triangulates a subject's eyes with cameras and follows them throughout the screen ...
Department of Health Sciences Committee Hosts Hunger Banquet
All of us have seen the images of children in third-world countries with distended stomachs suffering from hunger. We are encouraged to donate money, food and water to help end world hunger. ...
JMU Alumna Will Knock You Out
Amanda Rivera's ('08) position as a nurse anesthetist comes with great responsibility. While her job isn't easy, she finds it rewarding and cites her time at James Madison University as pivotal to her current success. ...
JMU Keeps Calling Nick Curtis' Name
Nick Curtis ('10, '11, '13) can't get away from JMU. After earning his B.S. in Psychology and M.A./Ed.S. in School Psychology, he has now returned as a doctoral student in the Assessment and Measurement program ('18). ...
Conferences give students experience beyond the classroom
Eleven undergraduates presented their research at the national Geological Society of America meeting Nov. 1-4 in Baltimore, Maryland. The GSA"s mission is to advance geoscience research and discovery, service to society, stewardship of Earth and ...
How a psychology professor became a student favorite
So when I'm presenting a difficult concept or topic, I make sure I share something from "real life" that makes it applicable to my students. For my non-psychology majors who say, "Oh, this is just another GenEd course," I love ...
Madagascar from a JMU perspective
Where does the Madison Experience take you? Sean Michael Francis ('11) says JMU gave him the research skills, discipline and expanded worldview to seek opportunities in conservation and marine biology in Madagascar ...
Ted and Micah's Excellent Adventure
College life can present social challenges for students with autism, but, as these JMU students attest, the challenges can lead to success, friendships and a better understanding of the world ...
Healthy Families
Connecting the JMU campus with the community and engaging students in interprofessional learning experiences. ...
Hope for autism
Area families discover innovative treatment programs and a network of support at JMU. ...
How a study abroad trip unlocked the secrets to happiness
The hypothesis Dr. Kurtz presented us with was that Americans tend to maximize ...
Bioethics and the Eight Key Questions
Asking Eight Key Questions can assist in working through knotty bioethical situations. ...
Meeting the challenge of moral distress
JMU nursing professor Erica Lewis discusses what happens when health professionals are faced with ethical situations they feel powerless to solve. ...
You and the Affordable Care Act
Aging off parental health insurance? Here's some help. ...
How an undergraduate research project informed JMU website redesign
Each group of students was asked how they would arrange ...
A heart for Dad and nursing
With Carnago's experience, engineering's loss has been nursing's gain ...
Service garners presidential award
JMU has been named to the honor roll annually since 2006 ...
Another JMU team continues run of success
JMU DI is an academic and club program where students learn ...
In the middle of educational possibilities
It's never too soon to start thinking about a college education ...
Neighbors in need
JMU's clinical mental health faculty and students provide counseling services in Page County. ...
Finding your passion
Professor offers tips to begin your search ...
Eye-opening tutoring
JMU students offer educational tutoring as well as "someone to talk to" ...
The science behind the siren's song
Faculty researcher studies alluring quality of women's voices ...
Sharing experiences from Cuba
JMU social work professor visited Cuba on the eve of a new era ...
Australian longboarding adventure
Students hoping to put smiles on children's faces with 1,200-mile trek in Australia ...