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| Karen L. Coburn Assistant Vice Chancellor for Students (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/121.html)
Karen Levin Coburn is one of the country's leading experts on the college experience. She is co-author of the acclaimed book, Letting Go: A Parent's Guide to Understanding the College Years, which, in its fourth printing, has sold more than 330,000 copies. Coburn is often quoted in the national and ... Expertise: college experience, freshman transition, letting go, students Direct contact: (314) 935-5040 / coburn@dosa.wustl.edu |
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| Alan Glass Director of Student Health and Counseling (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/613.html)
Dr. Glass joined the staff of Student Health and Counseling in January, 2004. A graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School, he completed a pediatric residency at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. He practiced emergency medicine for several years before entering the field of college heath. ... Expertise: student health, men's health, sexual health, leadership education, mental health Direct contact: (314) 935-9626 / alan_glass@aismail.wustl.edu |
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| R. Keith Sawyer Associate Professor of Education (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/46.html)
R. Keith Sawyer is one of the country's leading experts on the science of creativity. He studies creativity, everyday conversation, children's play and everyday social life. He is particularly interested in group dynamics and collaboration. He is the author of numerous books including Pretend Play ... Expertise: creativity, everyday conversation, childhood, childhood development, innovation Direct contact: (314) 935-8724 / ksawyer@wustl.edu |
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| Never go to a party hungry Nutritionist offers tips to make it through the New Year without putting on pounds (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/4231.html) Dec. 17, 2007 --
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| WUSTL psychologist offers tips Helping college students deal with stress during winter break (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/10738.html) Dec. 11, 2007 -- For college students, the winter break can be a welcome time off. Classes are over, finals are finished and it's a time to spend with family and friends. But, says a practicing psychologist at Washington University in St. Louis, the break between semesters can also be a very stressful time for students. |
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| Not just another face in the crowd Students should use common sense when posting to Facebook.com, says expert (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/9754.html) July 31, 2007 --
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| The roots of alcoholism . . . in the genes?
Los Angeles Times April 30, 2008 -- WUSTL psychiatry professor and lead author Carolyn Sartor comments on a new WUSTL study that says: Young people often begin drinking alcohol because of environmental factors, such as peer pressure. But genes appear to be a significant factor in determining whether drinking progresses to problem drinking and alcoholism. |
| Gut Check: Why Doctors Say Not All Fat Is Created Equal
The Wall Street Journal and 2 others April 15, 2008 -- The recent report that having a pot belly in your 40s roughly triples your risk of dementia in later life is just the tip of an ominous iceberg. WUSTL research on liposuction in which found no change in the women's cholesterol levels, triglycerides, insulin sensitivity or other health risks. "If they had lost that much fat by dieting, they would have substantially improved their metabolic profile, but they didn't," says Samuel Klein, director of WUSM's Center for Human Nutrition and the study's principal investigator. |
| Reverse Your Risk
Good Housekeeping April 1, 2008 -- WUSTL researcher Kathryn Diemer, clinical director of WUSTL's Bone Health Program, talks about bone-mineral density and other fracture risks in aging women. |
| Obese kids need more than information
United Press International and 2 others Sept. 28, 2007 -- In a review published in Health Psychology, U.S. researchers found obese children are hindered by getting "just information," but are helped by intervention geared to changing bad habits. WUSTL psychiatry professor and lead author Denise Wilfrey comments. |
| Cell phones on campus make cutting the umbilical cord more difficult
Miami Herald and 7 others Aug. 20, 2007 -- A cell phone can be an "electronic leash," as some teens call it. And mom and dad are quickly reachable if something goes awry. If asked to help solve a manageable problem, parents should not provide step-by-step instructions. They shouldn't brush off the problem, either. Realize that students can feel overwhelmed at first, advises WUSTL's Karen Levin Coburn, co-author of Letting Go: A Parents' Guide to Understanding the College Years. |
| "The Secret" Draws on Long Tradition
Associated Press Online and 57 others June 25, 2007 -- Writer looks at the popularity of the best seller "The Secret" and the history of the New Thought movement. WUSTL religious studies professor Frank Flinn comments. |
| Diabetes from Depression: Older adults face dual risk
Science News May 15, 2007 -- Adults 65 and older who report depressive symptoms are 50 to 60 percent more likely to develop diabetes than are their peers, according to a new study at Northwestern University. Treatment of depression is even helpful for adults who already have diabetes, according to a report in the April Diabetes Care by WUSTL psychiatry professor Patrick Lustman and his colleagues. |
| Study: Dieters slather on the optimism
USA Today May 8, 2007 -- Consumer Reports magazine examines diet programs in its June issue. WUSTL nutrition expert Samuel Klein comments on the problem unrealistic expectations can cause dieters. |
| A field guide to the bon vivant
Psychology Today and 1 others March 7, 2007 -- There's one in every crowd, the joke teller whose love of food, fun and wine makes him the life of the party. It takes gregariousness, a lack of inhibition and an appreciation of fine things to produce such a lively personality, one the French call a bon vivant. WUSTL psychiatry professor Robert Cloninger, author of Feel Good: The Science of Well Being, comments on changing your outlook. |
| Level of impulsivity varies, but is present in everyone
St. Louis Post-Dispatch and 14 others Feb. 5, 2007 -- WUSTL psychology professor Len Green comments on compulsive behavior and on lab experiments on people, rats and pigeons. Economics graduate student Patrick McAlvanah, who also works in Green's lab, comments. The research has relevance to addictions. A body of research already shows that addicts tend to be impulsive. Green is conducting experiments iin this area. |
| Parents often naive about children's drug use
Atlanta Journal-Constitution and 16 others Sept. 27, 2006 -- Parents are largely unaware of their children's alcohol and drug use, according to new WUSTL research published in the October issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experiemental Research. WUSTL psychiatry professor and study researcher Jean Bierut comments. |
| The hidden dangers of belly fat
MSNBC.com May 24, 2006 -- While we all know that excess pounds increase your risk of certain diseases, you may not realize that where you carry the weight makes a big difference. Researchers have found that abdominal fat could be even more hazardous to your health. WUSTL nutrition expert Samuel Klein, director of the Center for Human Nutrition, explains why. |
| Treating diabetic depression
CNN.com May 5, 2006 -- One of the news items on diabetes research was a report on treating diabetic depression. WUSTL researchers found that people with diabetes have about a three-to-fourfold increase in the rate of depression compared with the general population. This study was published in Archives of General Psychiatry. |
| Porn stars, sex toys part of Yale program
Washington Post and 123 others Feb. 20, 2006 -- Sex Week at Yale is a biennial celebration that has become one of the most provocative campus events in the country. Organizers say they are promoting sexual awareness, not sex. Sex Week gets students talking about sex in a way that's more relevant than middle-school film strips, more honest than movies and television, and more fun than requisite college health lectures. Critics say Sex Week is just the latest act of debauchery at colleges in recent years. WUSTL offers a sex-themed week with orgasm seminars and condom telegrams. |
| Reducing your daily calories by 40%: The science behind 'starvation' diets
Wall Street Journal and 3 others Feb. 1, 2006 -- Earlier this month, one of the first human studies of calorie restriction showed that people on the strict diet had younger hearts than normal-weight people on a typical Western diet. This new research shows that calorie-restriction diets -- which cut calories by as much as 40% of your normal intake -- may help you live a longer life. WUSTL nutritional studies researcher Luigi Fontana comments. |
| Cut calories for a younger heart
CBS News, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and 115 others Jan. 13, 2006 -- A very low calorie — that cut calories by as much as 40% of your normal intake — can help the heart age more slowly, according to researchers who released what they call the first-ever human study on the subject. Results showed that people on the strict diet had younger hearts than normal-weight people on a typical Western diet. WUSTL medical professor and lead author Luigi Fontana and colleague John Holloszy comment. |
| New study links obesity, heart problems
San Francisco Chronicle and 126 others Jan. 11, 2006 -- Northwestern University researchers tracked 17,643 patients for three decades and found that being overweight in mid-life substantially increased the risk of dying of heart disease later in life — even in people who began the study with healthy blood pressure and cholesterol levels. WUSTL obesity expert Samuel Klein comments. |
| The hidden secrets of the creative mind
Time Magazine Jan. 11, 2006 -- What is creativity? Where does it come from? The workings of the creative mind have been subjected to intense scrutiny over the past 25 years by an army of researchers in psychology, sociology, anthropology and neuroscience. But no one has a better overview of this mysterious mental process than WUSTL psychologist and education professor R. Keith Sawyer, author of the new book Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation. In a Time interview, Sawyer shares some of his findings and suggests ways in which we can enhance our creativity not just in art, science or business but in everyday life. |
| Fondness for fatty foods may be built in
ABC News and 25 others Nov. 3, 2005 -- New research suggests the tongue may have taste sensors dedicated to detecting fat, just as it does for salty, sour, bitter and sweet foods. But French researchers say the existence of a built-in 'fat sensor' might prove a boon for dieters if researchers then figure out a way of turning it off to make fatty foods less tempting. WUSTL internal medicine professor Nada Abumrad, the author of a commentary on the findings, comments. |
| Emotional toll is brewing
USA Today, Washington Post and 1 others Sept. 14, 2005 -- As many as one-third of people displaced by Hurricane Katrina could develop a stress-related disorder that needs professional help, according to projections by the federal agency coordinating the nation's mental health response. WUSTL psychiatry professor and trauma expert Carol North is one of the experts commenting. |
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