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Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Public health professor awarded $250,000 grant for sickle cell research

Impacts Of Detritivore Diversity Loss On Instream Decomposition Are Greatest In The Tropics, Luz Boyero, Naiara López-Rojo, Alan M. Tonin, Javier Pérez, Francisco Correa-Araneda, Richard G. Pearson, Jaime Bosch, Ricardo J. Albariño, Sankarappan Anbalagan, Leon A. Barmuta, Ana Basaguren, Francis J. Burdon, Adriano Caliman, Marcos Callisto, Ian C. Campbell, Bradley J. Cardinale, J. Jesús Casas, Ana M. Chará-Serna, Eric Chauvet, Szymon Ciapała, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, Aydeé Cornejo, Aaron M. Davis, Monika Degebrodt, Emerson S. Dias, María E. Díaz, Michael M. Douglas, Andrea C. Encalada, Ricardo Figueroa, Alexander S. Flecker, Tadeusz Fleituch, Erica A. García, Gabriela García, Pavel E. García, Mark O. Gessner, Jesús E. Gómez, Sergio Gómez, Jose F. Gonçalves Jr, Manuel A. S. Graça, Daniel C. Gwinn, Robert O. Hall Jr., Neusa Hamada, Cang Hui, Daichi Imazawa, Tomoya Iwata, Samuel K. Kariuki, Andrea Landeira-Dabarca, Kelsey A. Laymon, María Leal, Richard Marchant, Renato T. Martins, Frank O. Masese, Megan Maul, Brendan G. Mckie, Adriana O. Medeiros, Charles M. M’ Erimba, Jen A. Middleton, Silvia Monroy, Timo Muotka, Junjiro N. Negishi, Alonso Ramírez, John S. Richardson, José Rincón, Juan Rubio-Ríos, Gisele M. Dos Santos, Romain Sarremejane, Fran Sheldon, Augustine Sitati, Nathalie S. D. Tenkiano, Scott D. Tiegs, Janine R. Tolod, Michael Venarsky, Anne Watson, Catherine M. Yule

Biology: Faculty Publications

The relationship between detritivore diversity and decomposition can provide information on how biogeochemical cycles are affected by ongoing rates of extinction, but such evidence has come mostly from local studies and microcosm experiments. We conducted a globally distributed experiment (38 streams across 23 countries in 6 continents) using standardised methods to test the hypothesis that detritivore diversity enhances litter decomposition in streams, to establish the role of other characteristics of detritivore assemblages (abundance, biomass and body size), and to determine how patterns vary across realms, biomes and climates. We observed a positive relationship between diversity and decomposition, strongest in tropical …

Student Affairs Newsletter, Georgia Southern University

Division of Student Affairs Newsletter (2020-2023)

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#Golead Newsletter, Georgia Southern University

#GoLead Newsletter (2016-2023)

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Covid-19 Exposures And Health Alerts (6/7/2021- 6/13/2021), Georgia Southern University

Covid-19 Pandemic: News & Publications (Archived)

The report below shows an anticipated rise in confirmed and self-reported cases after completion of the second full week of classes on our campuses. As an institution of nearly 27,000 students and 3,350 employees, positive reports represent a very small proportion of our overall university population. These cases are primarily concentrated within the student population on the Statesboro campus. While we have been pleased with how the university community is complying with public health guidelines on our campuses, we must remain vigilant in our efforts if we want to continue the semester as we have started.

Staff Council Meeting Minutes, Georgia Southern University, Staff Council

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

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College Of Health Professions News, Georgia Southern University

College of Health Professions: News & Publications (2012-2023)

• Sport Management Program Announces New Partnership

Health And Kinesiology News, Georgia Southern University

Health Sciences & Kinesiology: News & Publications (2015-2023)

• Sport Management Program Announces New Partnership

College Of Health Professions News, Georgia Southern University

College of Health Professions: News & Publications (2012-2023)

• Sport Management Program Announces New Partnership

College Of Health Professions News, Georgia Southern University

College of Health Professions: News & Publications (2012-2023)

• Students Participate in Interprofessional Grand Rounds

Diagnostic & Therapeutic Sciences News, Georgia Southern University

Clinical Sciences: News & Publications (2018-2023)

• Department Launches Scrub Closet

College Of Public Health News, Georgia Southern University

College of Health Professions: News & Publications (2012-2023)

• Students Participate in Interprofessional Grand Rounds

Rehabilitation Sciences News, Georgia Southern University

Clinical Sciences: News & Publications (2018-2023)

• Graduate Students Provide Communication Disorders Training

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Advisor Amanda Beasley receives national award from NACADA professional advising association

Trauma-Sensitive Social And Emotional Learning Strategies For The Classroom, Gregory J. Benner

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

Coercive interactions contribute to social, emotional, and health challenges across the lifespan; whereas sustained positive interactions contribute to the building of youth and adult social and emotional learning (SEL) competence. The purpose of this presentation is to build your capacity to integrate and infuse trauma-sensitive social and emotional learning strategies into your classroom. You will come away with doable and simple strategies to establish the positive classroom culture you envision and to keep it going all year. Strategies for building youth social and emotional learning competencies while maintaining an engaging classroom learning environment will be demonstrated. Techniques for ending power …

College Of Public Health News, Georgia Southern University

College of Public Health: News & Publications

• Public health student named 2021 Outstanding Undergraduate Major of the Year by national honor society

College Of Public Health News, Georgia Southern University

College of Public Health: News & Publications

• Public health student named 2021 Outstanding Undergraduate Major of the Year by national honor society

The Use Of Mobile Apps To Increase Physical Activity Level: A Systematic Review, Dziyana Nazaruk, Kelli Rouser

Health Policy & Community Health: Faculty Publications

Background: About 82% of the U.S. adult population owns a smartphone. More than half of that population downloaded a fitness or health app to increase the physical activity level. The current review included studies that have utilized mobile apps in conjunction with other intervention strategies to increase physical activity levels. Methods: The search was conducted in five electronic databases. Studies were included if they were randomized controlled trials, utilized mobile apps, physical activity was the primary outcome, written in English, and conducted between the years of 2007 and 2019. Results: Thirteen studies were included in the final review. Results indicated …

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Writing and Linguistics faculty member, student researching inclusive technical editing practices
• Public health student named 2021 Outstanding Undergraduate Major of the Year by national honor society

Georgia Southern Magazine, Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern Magazine

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Spatially Refined Time-Varying Reproduction Numbers Of Covid-19 By Health District In Georgia, Usa, March–December 2020, Chigozie A. Ogwara, Arshpreet Kaur Mallhi, Xinyi Hua, Kamalich Muniz-Rodriguez, Jessica S. Schwind, Xiaolu Zhou, Jeffery A. Jones, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Gerardo Chowell, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung

Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Environmental Health Sciences: Faculty Publications

This study quantifies the transmission potential of SARS-CoV-2 across public health districts in Georgia, USA, and tests if per capita cumulative case count varies across counties. To estimate the time-varying reproduction number, Rt of SARS-CoV-2 in Georgia and its 18 public health districts, we apply the R package ‘EpiEstim’ to the time series of historical daily incidence of confirmed cases, 2 March–15 December 2020. The epidemic curve is shifted backward by nine days to account for the incubation period and delay to testing. Linear regression is performed between log10-transformed per capita cumulative case count and log10-transformed population size. We observe …

A Needs Assessment Of Butts County After-School Programs And Their Inclusivity, Gracie P. Thompson

Honors College Theses

After-school programs have proven themselves to be a fantastic way for students to gain extra learning and social skills, while not in the usual school setting. Another benefit is to increase physical activity, to lessen the chance of childhood obesity. In Butts county, more specifically Daughtry Elementary School, there is currently an after-school program, but it does not have much of a structure- recreationally or at all. This poses a hidden problem for the students in the school system who may have no one to motivate them to get active, or no one to make them do any kind of …

Midweek Memo, Georgia Southern University

Midweek Memo

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Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• 11 Georgia Southern students earn more than $16,000 in scholarships from Savannah American Business Club
• Graduate finds confidence, community at Georgia Southern
• From athlete to engineer, family lessons guide first-generation college graduate
• Civil engineering graduate thrived through engagement
• Georgia Southern partnering with SALT to give students professional experience, job opportunities

Memorandum Of Understanding For Archiving And Distribution Of Digital Collections

Release Form Templates

This memorandum of understanding describes the responsibilities of the repository administrators and collection representatives for open access collections archived in the Digital Commons repository at Georgia Southern University. Revised February 2018.

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Athletic training students get creative in national art competition
• Georgia Southern staff member wins experiential education research award

Janie Jonas

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Racial Discrimination On Black, Indigenous, And People Of Color (Bipoc) Students’ Mental Health, Alana M. Hall Ms.

Honors College Theses

Racial discrimination and its relationship with mental health outcomes in BIPOC students, specifically psychological distress, the focus of this study. This was deemed important because these students may have responded by using certain coping strategies that could be harmful to their mental health and overall health, in the long term. It is already known that racism has been a problem in the world, but has morphed over the years to that of subtle, and often more harmful, forms of racism (e.g. microaggressions). The goal of this study was to examine the discriminatory experiences of BIPOC students at a predominantly white …

Messages From The Provost, Georgia Southern University

Messages from the Provost

May 18, 2021: Changes to Summer Term COVID Policies and Procedures

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Debra Hagerty advances to Fellow in American College of Health Care Administrators