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Archives for February 2021

Guide to the MCHHS Student Research Symposium

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The 25th Annual MCHHS Student Research Symposium will be held in an asynchronous virtual format April 29-30. It is open to all MCHHS graduate and undergraduate students.

Submitting abstracts

Abstract submissions open March 1 on Qualtrics. They are due by 11:59 p.m. March 26.

Abstract guidelines:

  • Maximum character limit is 1,250.
  • Cannot include special characters such as italics, bolding or Greek symbols.

First authors will be notified of abstract acceptance through email on April 14.

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Submitting presentations

Selected projects must submit presentations and/or videos on ForagerOne by 11:59 p.m. April 27.

Presentation guidelines:

  • PDF format.
  • Maximum file size is 10 MB.

Video guidelines:

  • Length of 2-5 minutes.
  • Videos must include closed captioning.
  • Upload to YouTube and submit link in ForagerOne.

Restructured course shows positive change in learning outcomes

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Higher education continually needs to innovate to recruit and retain its students while making education accessible to more people. Sometimes this involves new programming, scholarships and other resources. Other times, it is re-imagining curriculum and standards.

Dr. Brooke Whisenhunt, professor of psychology at Missouri State University, shares how the intro to psychology course was restructured in 2012 to better educate students and improve learning outcomes.

More students and staff equal better learning

It had 167 students in each of 18 sections – making it a lecture class with very little opportunity for feedback or other assessments. The pre- and post-tests proved that students were not succeeding in learning the material in the course.

This motivated Missouri State, and especially members of the psychology department, to propose a major change. The team worked for a year and a half to reimagine the general education psychology course. And while Whisenhunt notes that you might think some of the changes seem counter-intuitive, they have seen major improvements.

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Developing heart-healthy habits

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Dr. Barbara Bushman, exercise physiologist and professor of kinesiology at Missouri State University, is an advocate for fitness.

“I don’t see fitness as an end point, rather, it’s really the starting point for our health,” she said. “Fitness allows us to do all that we want to do and all that we need to do in our day-to-day lives.”

February is Heart Month, a time of awareness for heart disease prevention and establishing heart-healthy habits.

Bushman shares how exercise, diet and other routines can lower your risk for heart-related illnesses in February’s “Health Queries” episode.

Listen to the episode

View episode transcript.