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Full-Text Articles in Education
Family Studies Graduates With National Honors, College Of Education And Human Development
Family Studies Graduates With National Honors, College Of Education And Human Development
Family and Consumer Sciences News
Jerry Phelps, a family studies student who graduated in fall 2015, is one of 29 students from across the country graduating with National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) honors.
Interior Design Student Organization Sends Armed Forces Holiday Greetings, College Of Education And Human Development
Interior Design Student Organization Sends Armed Forces Holiday Greetings, College Of Education And Human Development
Family and Consumer Sciences News
Family and Consumer Science’s Interior Design Student Organization (IDSO) recently made holiday cards for the armed forces personnel that will be away from home during this holiday season.
Family Science Student Organization Members Named Winners In The 2015 Family Life Education Month Contest, College Of Education And Human Development
Family Science Student Organization Members Named Winners In The 2015 Family Life Education Month Contest, College Of Education And Human Development
Family and Consumer Sciences News
The National Council on Family Relations named Family Science Student Organization (FSSO) members Latrice Hendricks and Blair Kelly winners of the 2015 Family Life Education Month Contest in the “Fact Sheet” category.
Educated Birth: Beliefs Vs. Outcomes, Lauren Presley
Educated Birth: Beliefs Vs. Outcomes, Lauren Presley
Human Nutrition and Hospitality Management Undergraduate Honors Theses
“Our infant mortality rate is a national embarrassment.”1 The words seem shocking and harsh across the headline of a 2014 Washington Post article. The thought of America not only not being the best at something, but falling upsettingly behind, is a foreign concept to many who view America as a nation inferior to none. However, the statistics on infant mortality rate tell the stark truth that of 26 “wealthy” countries, the U.S. ranks last, with a sobering 6.1 deaths per 1,000 live infant births.2
Part of the Healthy People 2020 Objectives is to reduce the rate of infant …
How A Healthy Population Acquires Nutrition And Exercise Information: A Mixed Methods Study, Sally J. Hillis
How A Healthy Population Acquires Nutrition And Exercise Information: A Mixed Methods Study, Sally J. Hillis
College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Faced with an overwhelming amount of available sources and different perspectives, researchers in the field of Nutrition and Health Sciences continually strive to identify key factors that shape a healthy lifestyle. Employing an exploratory sequential mixed methods design, phase one of this research utilized a constructivist grounded theory approach to develop a model explaining the process by which healthy individuals acquire nutrition and exercise information. Interested is studying a population identified by good nutrition and daily exercise, the researcher set the participant criteria to include daily consumption of 2-3 balanced meals, 45-60 minutes daily moderate-intensity exercise, and a normal BMI. …
Professor Publishes Second Edition Of Serving Military Families, College Of Education And Human Development
Professor Publishes Second Edition Of Serving Military Families, College Of Education And Human Development
Family and Consumer Sciences News
Dr. Karen Blaisure, professor of family science in the Family and Consumer Sciences Department, and colleagues recently published the 2nd edition of Serving Military Families: Theories, Research, and Application.
Alumna Interviewed After Dietetic Internship, College Of Education And Human Development
Alumna Interviewed After Dietetic Internship, College Of Education And Human Development
Family and Consumer Sciences News
Emily Joseph, a registered dietitian, and alumna who completed the FCS dietetic internship in 2015 recently did an interview about the Teal Pumpkin Project (food allergy-free celebrations) for WZZM in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Professor Emerita Has Second Book Published, College Of Education And Human Development
Professor Emerita Has Second Book Published, College Of Education And Human Development
Family and Consumer Sciences News
Marlene Breu, professor emerita of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, will be having her second book published that she wrote during her time at WMU.
Graduate Of Career And Technical Education Program Develops Prosthetic Arm With 3-D Printer, College Of Education And Human Development
Graduate Of Career And Technical Education Program Develops Prosthetic Arm With 3-D Printer, College Of Education And Human Development
Family and Consumer Sciences News
Adam Zavislak, a graduate of CEHD's Career and Technical Education program, created the prosthetic arm.
Confronting Public Nutrition Misconceptions: Using Timelines And Backchannels To Promote Engagement And Critical Reasoning, Carrie Hamady, Mary-Jon Ludy, Christine Haar, Emily Plaine
Confronting Public Nutrition Misconceptions: Using Timelines And Backchannels To Promote Engagement And Critical Reasoning, Carrie Hamady, Mary-Jon Ludy, Christine Haar, Emily Plaine
Carrie Hamady, MS, RD, LD
No abstract provided.
Professor Named Editor Of Primary Journal For Career And Technical Education Research, College Of Education And Human Development
Professor Named Editor Of Primary Journal For Career And Technical Education Research, College Of Education And Human Development
Family and Consumer Sciences News
Dr. Rick Zinser was recently named as the Associate Editor for the journal Career and Technical Education Research, the primary journal for research in the CTE profession.
An Exploration Of College Student Experiences Regarding Healthy Eating At A Midsized Midwestern University: A Qualitative Approach, E. Jordan Stayer
An Exploration Of College Student Experiences Regarding Healthy Eating At A Midsized Midwestern University: A Qualitative Approach, E. Jordan Stayer
Masters Theses
This study was an exploration of the experiences college students have while eating in on-campus dining centers at a midsized, Midwest, public university. The present study examined college students' (n = 7) experiences of eating in the dining centers with a campus meal plan. Participants were asked a series of questions regarding their individual beliefs, their surrounding environment, and their physical behaviors while dining.
The study concluded that dining habits are very personal to each and every human being in the world. At the higher education level, because each student brings with them a completely different taste, desire, and …
Project Spraoi: A Strategy To Improve Nutrition And Increase Physical Activity In Primary School Children, Lisa Delaney
Project Spraoi: A Strategy To Improve Nutrition And Increase Physical Activity In Primary School Children, Lisa Delaney
Masters
Introduction: Paediatric obesity has become a global epidemic with many countries developing strategies to help tackle its prevalence. School based physical activity (PA) and nutrition interventions have proven to play a promising role in tackling childhood obesity.
Background: Project Spraoi is an Irish primary school based intervention. The intervention was delivered to an intervention school to help enhance PA and nutritional behaviour amongst pupils. The intervention school was assigned an ‘Energizer’; a trained PA and nutrition change agent who worked with the school to achieve the objectives. For evaluation purposes a control school was recruited.
Methodology: Pupils from the intervention …