student practicing american sign language

Speech, Language and hearing students bring ASL classes to local high school

Extracurricular clubs are routine for the high-achieving students at George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science, a magnet school in Philadelphia. So it was impressive—but not unusual—to see around 20 students after school on a Monday afternoon learning American Sign Language. The class is a partnership with the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in the College of Public Health. Three undergraduate students were volunteer instructors: two majoring in speech, language and hearing science, and one in psychology. The ASL instruction, interru...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Students
Community

Sarwer co-edits special issue of 'American Psychologist'

David Sarwer, associate dean for research at the College of Public Health, was an ideal choice to serve as co-editor of a special issue of American Psychologist, the flagship scientific journal of the American Psychological Association, dedicated to obesity: Sarwer directs Temple’s Center for Obesity Research and Education (CORE), and much of his work focuses on the psychosocial and behavioral aspects of obesity. Obesity is one of the most pressing long-term public health issues in the United States. Approximately 40 percent of American adults currently have obesity (defined...
Obesity
CORE
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Faculty

'CommonHealth', a new journal from the College of Public Health, publishes first issue

Temple University's College of Public Health has published the inaugural issue of CommonHealth, a new academic journal presenting peer-reviewed articles from both the Temple University community and outside contributors. “CommonHealth has tremendous potential to highlight the research and scholarship of our students and faculty not only to our on-campus community, but also to our alumni as well as the citizens of the region and our public health colleagues around the country and world,” said David B. Sarwer, associate dean for research. The journal is managed by the colleg...
Research
research day presentation

Students impress, virtually and in record numbers, at Research Day

More than 100 students logged in via video on April 3 to describe their research and scholarly projects for the College of Public Health's annual Research and Evidence Based Practice Day. The event is a showcase of yearlong projects by the college’s undergraduate and graduate students and is designed to give them valuable experience in setting up public health projects and presenting the results to others.   Under normal circumstances, the day is an energetic in-person gathering, with aisles of posters and students describing the work. This year, undergraduate and graduate s...
Students
Research
woman in hospital

Domestic violence and social isolation during COVID-19

As part of the college's coverage of the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), we're reprinting a recent article by Melissa Dichter, associate professor in the School of Social Work and associate director of the VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion; Ashlee Murray, an emergency medicine physician at CHOP and a fellow with CHOP’s Violence Prevention Initiative; and Jessica Palardy, STOP IPV supervisor at Lutheran Settlement House in Philadelphia. The three authors are part of an Interdisciplinary Research Leader team at the Robert Wood Johnson F...
Coronavirus
Domestic Violence
School of Social Work
Alyson Chambers

On the ground at a COVID-19 testing site

On the afternoon that was supposed to be baseball’s opening day, the parking lot at Citizens Bank Park buzzed with activity. The Phillies weren’t playing – the coronavirus pandemic has led to a cancellation of games in all the major sporting leagues—but the South Philadelphia site has found a new purpose as a drive-through public testing site for COVID-19.  Alyson Chambers, a senior public health major at Temple, helped control the flow of vehicles, register volunteers, and keep the mood upbeat. Chambers is working in community outreach for the Bioterrorism and Public...
Students
Coronavirus
woman unrolling yoga mat

Staying fit while staying at home

Staying physically active can stave off anxiety, stress, and depression. That makes exercise an important part of personal health defense in these days when people are anxious and isolated at home, says Daniel Rosney, assistant professor of instruction in kinesiology at Temple's College of Public Health. Rosney, an Army veteran and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, has observed the broad health benefits of exercise through academic studies as well as professional and personal training situations. His most recent published study showed that sedentary adults benefi...
Coronavirus
Kinesiology
man with virtual reality headset

Fellowship helps VR research move from diagnosis to intervention

In a cinder block basement room in Pearson Hall, inconspicuously down the corridor from the student swimming pools, Geoffrey Wright and his computer programmers create virtual realities. Wright, associate professor in the Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, runs the Motion-Action-Perception (MAP) lab, where his team develops immersive fantasy landscapes to help diagnose real-world balance and motor skills impairments. Now, with a new Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio fellowship from Temple, Wright will spend a year building a new generation of software tools, e...
Technology
Research
Neuromotor Sciences
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
STAR complex

Graduate programs soar in U.S. News and World Report rankings

Three programs in Temple University's College of Public Health climbed the rankings in the new 2021 Best Graduate Schools rankings published by U.S. News & World Report this week. The Speech, Language, and Hearing Science program was ranked 25th, placing it in the top 10 percent of programs across the nation. The program was previously ranked 30th. The Occupational Therapy program climbed to 23rd, up from 32nd, and is among the top 15 percent of programs nationwide. Finally, the Doctor of Physical Therapy program climbed 15 places and now ranks 38th in the nation. Program...

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