UNCG Applied Sport Psychology Professor Studies What Motivates Athletes
Professor Alan Chu investigates the motivation of athletes and how their backgrounds impact their experiences.
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UNCG Professor Focuses on Gig Workers’ Challenges and Resilience
More freelance workers — from delivery drivers to independent scientists — are entering the gig economy in the United States and globally every year. To help these workers thrive, Brianna Caza, of UNC Greensboro, is shedding light on the challenges they face and strategies for overcoming them.
Percussion Professor Keeps In Rhythm With UNCG Music Students
Dr. Eric Willie’s percussion students brought home a coveted award in his first year at UNCG. It’s one of many marks of success for music students within the College of Visual and Performing Arts, and one reason Willie is UNCG’s Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award winner.
McCaskill, Ho Selected as 2024 Smiley Award Recipients
The Smiley Award, which supports global educational opportunities for current School of Education (SOE) undergraduate and graduate students, has been presented to undergraduate student Mary Beth McCaskill (Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education) and graduate student Youn Jung Ho (Department of Counseling and Educational Development).
Comparing The Data: UNCG Research Provides Multi-Faceted View of Families’ HealtH
With $1.6M in NIH funding and the iGrow child obesity study data set, UNCG researchers are investigating how the pandemic impacted parents – psychologically, socially, and economically. Project lead Dr. Kierra Sattler hopes their findings will help future public health professionals dealing with multi-system disasters.
New Camp Proves Inspiring for Greensboro Girls
For two days during spring break, 50 elementary-aged girls tried new physical activities and games in a welcoming, empowering environment at UNC Greensboro. They were part of the inaugural Active Girls-Healthy Girls Spring Break Camp, which was held by UNCG’s Center for Women’s Health and Wellness with the School of Health and Human Sciences.
UNCG Nursing Faculty Works To Keep Mothers’ Hearts Healthy
Could an early measurement during pregnancy help stave off heart disease? What role do race and environment play? Dr. Forgive Avorgbedor examines the heart health of Black moms and other childbearing parents.
A Growing issue: UNCG Research Team Fights Obesity at an Early Age
UNCG’s ambitious child obesity study iGrow, which followed kids from womb to toddlerhood, expands into the preschool years with a new $3 million grant to understand how children develop regulatory behaviors around food.
Research Explores Self-Care of Diabetes and Diabetes Distress
Postdoctoral scholar and UNCG alumna Debra Neblett ’91, ’22 Ph.D. studies type two diabetes among non-Hispanic Black adults.
Dr. Art Murphy Receives Award from NC DHHS To Continue “Recipe for Success”
Dr. Art Murphy, Professor in the Department of Anthropology, was awarded a new contract with the NC Department of Health and Human Services to continue funding the long-running “Recipe for Success” program. The one-year contract, for $1.04 million, will support the program’s on-going efforts to improve nutrition education in low-income communities in the region.