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The College promotes the health and well-being of individuals and populations in a diverse society through excellence in teaching, research and outreach.
Kingston, RI
Joined October 2017
Love is in the air as Valentine’s Day approaches, but could your relationship use a tune-up? URI Couple & Family Therapy Clinic offers free relationship check-up for URI students and their significant others. Spots are limited! Register today:
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"So if they make a decision that they are going to use, giving them some psychoeducation materials to ensure that they're safe." -Psychology Professor Nicole Weiss, interviewed in the ProJo about her app to help treat opioid addiction and PTSD. Learn more:
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Justin Parent recently received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the top honor given by the U.S. government to scientists and engineers
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Former psychology student Chelsea Tucker and Professor Ellen Flannery-Schroeder tackle childhood sleep and anxiety in their new book for parents. Learn more:
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The college's simulation program puts nursing students in realistic patient scenarios, preparing them to manage actual situations in a safe environment. Learn more about this internationally accredited program:
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Alumna’s study on foot biomechanics, involving women’s basketball team, published in international journal. Catherine ‘Dolly’ Cairns’ research aims to help coaches and trainers improve athlete performance and decrease injury risk. Learn more:
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Preschool students from the URI Child Development Centers created colorful bookmarks, candle holders, postcards, shoelaces, and key chains to hand out in exchange for donations to the RI Community Food Bank. Learn more:
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"COVID-19 highlighted how interconnected we are and what ‘global’ means. The global community is a lot more connected than we realize.” -Shade Olowookere ’17, a public health advisor for the CDC. Learn more about this impressive URI grad:
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URI health sciences students joined their counterparts from pharmacy and nursing in educating younger students on a range of health issues during an interactive health and wellness fair at South Kingstown High School,. Learn more:
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Interactive, personalized mobile app aims to enhance treatment for PTSD and opioid use disorder after residential care. Psychology Professor Nicole Weiss’s study, funded by $5.5 million NIH grant, aims to prevent return to use and overdose deaths.
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Michael Kidd-Gilchrist encourages speech language pathology students to continue helping people who ‘suffer in silence’
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URI students in multidisciplinary teams assessed older adults’ health and balance during the annual Senior Health, Wellness, and Fall Risk program, which offers health assessments to community volunteers, and clinical experience for students. Learn more:
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Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who played 8 seasons in the NBA, is an advocate for better treatment for those who stutter
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Participants tout study on biomechanics during pregnancy, shedding light on connections between pelvic, lower extremity changes, and postpartum outcomes
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Three-year project backed by $500K grant from NSF focuses on designing medical rehabilitation that uses cyber physical systems technology particularly targeted to stroke survivors under age 65. Learn more:
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Psychology Department introduces new master’s program in Mental and Behavioral Health Counseling. Applications due Jan. 15 for the new master's program that meets educational requirements to become Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Learn more and apply:
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“Kate was a remarkable and vibrant person, with a passionate love of people and life." -Professor Emerita Lisa Harlow, about Associate Teaching Professor Kathleen Webster, who passed away last week. Read more:
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URI’s geriatric workforce education program continues to fuel improvements in elder care. The program has been extended by new $5 million federal grant has trained thousands of health care workers in Rhode Island. Learn more about this statewide program:
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URI-led study examines challenges, barriers for individuals leaving residential substance use facilities. Using biosensors and self-reports, psychology Professor Nicole Weiss aims to inform interventions to help prevent return to substance use:
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URI to host region's first Youth Mental Health Summit May 23, "Cultivating Resistance." College of Health Sciences Dean Patrick Vivier will deliver the keynote address at summit sponsored by Washington County Coalition for Children:
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