Lauren Shomaker, an associate professor in the CSU Department of Human Development and Family Studies, has received a $2.8 million National Institutes of Health – National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health U01 grant entitled “Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Depression and Insulin Resistance in Adolescents.”
Sarah Ardanuy Johnson is providing important experience working on research projects to two undergraduate students. Brayden Smith, a junior, and Lauren Grabos, a senior, are studying the health impacts that consumption of berries such as blueberries and aronia berries and microgreens have on human health.
Kristen Morris (she, her, hers), assistant professor in the Department of Design and Merchandising, has won an award from ITAA for Outstanding Marketable Design. The award celebrates her design focusing on adaptive apparel and inclusive design.
Research team is seeking research participants to enroll in a two-year study that aims to explore the work-related experiences of people with intellectual disabilities.
A group of Colorado State University employees recently participated in a study to test asymptomatic essential CSU staff who worked on campus for more than 20 hours a week during the Colorado “stay-at-home” and “safer-at-home” orders.
A team of researchers at Colorado State University and Texas A&M University recently explored the locations of “informal learning institutions” such as museums and libraries, and the implications for public access to science.
“We think all of these tools can help students retain and elaborate upon and expand their understanding of their learning and learned material. We are taking a design thinking approach to help students advance their skill-set in learning.”
Adults who engaged in more activity had better speed, memory, and reasoning abilities; adults who spent more time sedentary performed better on vocabulary and reasoning tasks.
Janis Rouff raised her grandchild and with the help of the GRANDcares she has learned invaluable coping skills.
Sunil Butler is a researcher and data analyst in the Social Work Research Center. He holds a B.A. in mathematics with a minor in English literature from Colorado College, and a M.S. in statistics from Colorado State University. Learn more about his current work in applied research for child and youth well-being, and child maltreatment prevention.