Health & Society
From Orange to Black and Gold: Athletic Advising Certificate Helps Ella Simkins ’20, G’21 Land at Army Lax
Ella Simkins ’20, G’21 had big plans for the 2020 women鈥檚 lacrosse season. A standout defender, in her junior year she had started all 21 games, recorded career highs in caused turnovers and draw controls, and ranked third on the…
Falk Students Provide Essential Therapy Services While Gaining Clinical Practice
Marriage and family therapy is one of the fastest-growing mental health disciplines. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 16% growth in employment of marriage and family therapists from 2020 to 2030, as compared to the projected 8% average growth for…
Falk Professor Roopnarine Leads International Discussion on Benefit of Childhood Play
Born into poverty in Guyana, a country roughly the size of Idaho in the northeastern corner of South America, Jaipaul Roopnarine had to contend with hunger, neighborhood violence and other adverse early childhood experiences. As a way of escaping this…
‘I鈥檓 Forever Grateful.’ NFL Network鈥檚 Andrew Siciliano 鈥96 Talks Super Bowl, Discovering His Broadcasting Style and the University鈥檚 Impact
Andrew Siciliano ’96 doesn’t know how he got so lucky. Eighteen years ago, Siciliano, an avid NFL fan, would watch that week鈥檚 top games with his 黑料不打烊 buddies in one of their father鈥檚 basements, screaming at the television while…
Heavy Lifting: Strength and Conditioning Internship Provides Hands-On Experience for Exercise Science Students
As the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the 黑料不打烊 men鈥檚 lacrosse, women鈥檚 ice hockey and women鈥檚 tennis teams, Mike Missen knows the key to thriving in his profession is the ability to take the intricacies of what you鈥檝e…
Alumna Dishes Up Her Creative Food Talents on 鈥楥hopped鈥
Alumna and chef Brooke Baevsky 鈥18 (@inthekitchenwithbae) will combine her passions for food and creativity as she competes on Food Network鈥檚 鈥淐hopped鈥 on Tuesday, Feb. 8, at 9 p.m. ET. For the Valentine鈥檚 Day-themed competition, Baevsky was paired with another…
Food Studies Graduate Student Seeks to 鈥楤ring Hope to Others鈥 by Improving the Food System
Growing up in Poughkeepsie in the Hudson River Valley region, Anna Zoodsma enjoyed foraging for berries with her father, cooking and baking, and 鈥渂eing creative with food.鈥 When she started working on farms after graduating from high school, she was…
Exercise Science Majors Hit the Ground Running, Prepare for Careers in Physical Therapy
Future physical therapists Julia Geronimo 鈥24 and Ally Krevolin 鈥23 are jumpstarting their careers with a foundation in exercise science. As exercise science majors, they each complete over 270 hours of internships and field placements, such as shadowing, observation and…
黑料不打烊, MGH Institute of Health Professions Receive Support for Innovative Research Ethics Training
A project led by Katherine McDonald, associate dean of research and professor of public health in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Falk College, and Ariel Schwartz, assistant professor of occupational therapy at MGH Institute of Health Professions, aims to help individuals with developmental…
Virtual Field Experiences Boost Social Work Students鈥 Confidence
Spurred on by the global pandemic, the School of Social Work in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics has piloted virtual field experiences for master of social work (M.S.W.) students. Tracy Walker, director of field education, says, 鈥淭he…