The Graduate School moved its Graduate Student Showcase to an online format in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Six students from the College were recognized for their outstanding research.
Claire Simpson is a graduate in the Department of Occupational Therapy and worked with students with disabilities receiving accolades for her research on assistive technology which she completed as part of her thesis.
Assistant Professor Shannon Hughes has received a Larimer County Behavioral Health Services Distributed Services Fund award of $150,000 to develop an academic-community partnership project that supports greater peer-based services in mental health.
Upcoming Fall 2020 Distance MSW graduates presented their capstone research project studies using first-hand knowledge gained during coursework on how social work research informs professional practice.
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.
The commanding general for the U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training recently paid a visit to CSU to get a firsthand look at the university’s pioneering study involving the Army Combat Fitness Test.
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.
Colorado State University’s spending on research activities reached a record $407 million for fiscal year 2020, a 2% increase over last year.