BOUNDLESS COLLABORATION Purdue Autism Cluster brings diverse research pieces together FALL 2016

GOING 08 GLOBAL EMPOWERED 12 HAPPINESS DOWN 16 TO A SCIENCE 16 ANNIVERSARIES: 22 THREE DEPARTMENTS 08 CELEBRATE HAVING BY 32 GIVING 22 COMMUNITY 35 HEALTH SUMMER 36 C.A.M.P. 32

ON THE COVER 26 RESEARCH PIECE BY PIECE DEPARTMENTS The Purdue Autism Cluster is forming research collaborations | FIRST IMPRESSIONS unheard of a generation ago. (Photo by Charles Jischke) 2 3 | CAMPAIGN

Left and Inside Back Cover: The Purdue Black Tie Dinner is an annual event put on by Purdue’s 4 | 360� REVIEW Hospitality and Tourism Management Society, a student organization. The event is planned and executed entirely by student volunteers. Through synchronized service, gourmet cook- 37 | GENERATIONS ing and other industry arts, HTM students create an unforgettable event. This year’s dinner, in the Purdue Memorial Union on April 2, raised $16,310 to support professional development 40 | LIFELINES ii | COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES opportunities, speakers and equipment for students, and a donation to the Greater Lafayette LIFE 360 | 1 Area Food Finders. (Photos provided by Beth Wilson Photography) FIRST IMPRESSIONS

his issue of Life 360 Miller Child Development Laboratory School celebrated a Tfeatures a number significant anniversary. Originally known as the Purdue University of truly wonderful things Nursery School, the program, established in 1926, was the first taking place in the College university-based nursery school in Indiana. Ninety years later, of Health and Human the lab school remains a leader in the field of early childhood Sciences. We continue to education and childhood development research. Read more grow in size and scope, all about the school on page 25. the while keeping our focus I am also excited to share with you our story on the Purdue on our mission to make Autism Cluster (page 26). This HHS-led initiative brings together lives better. researchers from multiple disciplines throughout campus to 2012-19 CAMPAIGN INITIATIVES Throughout the past advance research, assessment and treatment of individuals with year, the Department autism spectrum disorders; our effort spans basic biological and of Nutrition Science genetic to behavioral and applied approaches. celebrated its 110th The Ever True: The Campaign for Purdue University accelerated Health and Kinesiology. Updated spaces will provide the In our last issue, we shared our goals for Ever True: The Campaign anniversary with a series past the halfway mark for both the university and the college in opportunity for gifts of all sizes, as well as named spaces. for Purdue University. On the next page, we give you an update on of events, including a gala the last fiscal year. Purdue’s fundraising exceeded $1.2 billion in the progress we’ve made toward our $77 million goal. In this is- As we move beyond the midpoint in the campaign, the college dinner attended by more gifts and pledges against the campaign goal of $2.019 billion. sue you’ll meet individuals who generously support HHS through has achieved 62 percent of the campaign goal. We share here a Photo by Charles Jischke than 300 people. Turn With similar success, the college surpassed $47 million toward endowed scholarships and professorships, as well as students list of projects and additional funding to be raised in support of to page 22 to learn of the department’s origin in the School of its $77 million goal. and faculty who are the current beneficiaries of their generosity. students and faculty in HHS: Science and the outstanding men and women who worked to HHS highlights in the last year include $1.5 million in It is a privilege and an honor for me to serve as dean of the College Student support (scholarships, study abroad) $7.5M establish the now internationally recognized department. unrestricted gifts; additional student support of $3 million, of Health and Human Sciences. Each day brings new challenges Facilities (MRI, Professional Sales Laboratory, Lambert) $2.5M The Department of Health and Kinesiology also celebrated a including new scholarships and study abroad funding; and $1.7 and opportunities, and together we are making lives better! monumental anniversary — 100 years! What began as a program million in faculty support. Many responded during Purdue Day Programs (healthy aging, autism, health and wellness) $8.8M Hail Purdue! for men’s intercollegiate and intramural athletics, including the of Giving on April 27, 2016; a record 393 individuals contributed Faculty (professorships, headships, deanship) $9.0M teaching of sports skills and the training of future coaches, has $329,700. HHS placed seventh among the 50 participating units, Unrestricted (college, departments, schools) $2.0M grown into a program committed to health promotion, disease earning a bonus of $5,000. Through the generosity of many prevention and kinesiology (the study of the mechanics of body alumni and friends, these important resources will assist many As we enter year five of the seven-year campaign, let’s keep the movements). Turn to page 24 for more history. students and advance HHS in its research and academic mission. momentum going as we in the College of Health and Human Christine Ladisch Sciences strive to make lives better! To learn more about making a Our third celebration focused on the Department of Human Two new initiatives have been added to our campaign. The Dean gift, please contact me at 765-494-7987 or [email protected]. Development and Family Studies, where the Ben and Maxine School of Nursing received approval to double the number of nursing graduates. To address this high-demand field, we will need to increase support for scholarships, professorships and Judith D. Schumaker facility expansion. Additionally, classroom and laboratory Director of Advancement renovations are targeted for Lambert Fieldhouse, home to

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CONSUMER SCIENCE it’s family, friends calculator provides a starting point to evaluate their options, and CSR welcomed new faculty members Jason Clark, Andrea or a facility — exert performs calculations based on the assumption that the only DeMaria and Jiong Sun. Clark is an associate professor and his great influence on a input cost or operational changes are to the minimum wage. The research focuses on factors that guide how people cognitively child’s daily nutrition calculator prompts managers to enter their ZIP code and some process persuasive messages and other social communica- and physical activity. current operational costs. It then identifies the minimum wage tions. DeMaria (PSY ‘06) is an assistant professor and holds a Indiana’s obesity rate in that area and provides analysis based on increased employee joint appointment with the public health graduate program. among children ages wages. Calculator users can enter wage increases in any incre- Her work encompasses an interdisciplinary approach to under- 2-4 is slightly above the U.S. average, and IMIL aims to reduce ment for operational comparisons. The calculator is accessible standing women’s sexual and reproductive health behaviors childhood obesity by offering community-based lessons to on the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management’s website and issues, which informs community-based public health child care providers and caregivers. at www.purdue.edu/hhs/htm/. interventions. Sun is an assistant professor and is an expert Photo by Rebecca Wilcox in retail supply chain and innovation management using HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES Minnesota and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to quantitative modeling. Starting in spring 2017, HTM will be offering an online Master of A new evidence-based early childhood curriculum for explore the overlaps between carcinogenesis and neurode- Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management. The develop- children from birth to age 5 years will be available in spring generation. In June, the National Institutes of Health awarded HEALTH AND KINESIOLOGY ment of an online master’s degree option will provide ongoing 2018 to the military’s large worldwide system of child devel- $1.68 million to support the project. HK welcomed new faculty members Scott Lawrance, Chad career development for mid-career hospitality managers who opment programs and interested civilian early childhood Carroll and Cassandra Ledman. Lawrance is a clinical associate The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission awarded a $194,400 would find it difficult to undertake a residential program. The programs. Douglas Powell, Distinguished Professor of Human professor and holds state licenses in both athletic training and two-year training grant to a joint health physics training program is designed to provide working hospitality profession- Development and Family Studies, is leading the develop- physical therapy. He has served professionally as president of program between Purdue’s School of Health Sciences and the als with skills and knowledge to compete at the highest level ment of the curriculum for the Department of Defense Child the Indiana Athletic Trainers’ Association and currently serves School of Nuclear Engineering. The program, which began of the industry. Students will learn advanced management Development Program. The new curriculum is based on best as president of the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association. in 1942, has been successfully training both undergraduate and leadership skills including human resources, operations practices in promoting children’s school readiness in all do- His research interests include studying lower limb asymmetries and graduate students in radiation safety and management, management, marketing and hospitality finance. Critical mains of early development. Early childhood experts at Purdue and the link to injury risk. Carroll is an assistant professor. His nuclear security and proliferation, and environmental control. thinking and problem-solving techniques will be used to and other research institutions and Purdue’s Military Family research focuses on the development of effective treatments Many graduates of the program have taken prominent leader- address real-world problems. The program has a strong focus Research Institute are contributing to the effort. The five-year for tendon pain and injury, and the mechanisms regulating ship roles in industry, government and academia. The program on quantitative analysis to enable students to use data to meet grant project is supported through the federal DoD-USDA tendon adaptations to exercise. He previously worked in physi- is currently led by Jason Harris, associate professor of radiologi- the challenges of business. The coursework combines cutting- Partnership for Military Families. ology at Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine. Ledman is a cal health science. edge online technologies to ensure students have the most clinical assistant professor and is an exercise physiologist. She effective learning experience while managing the demands of NURSING previously worked at Lutheran Hospital, The Cleveland Clinic HHS EXTENSION their careers. The Gerontological Society of America selected Kathleen More than 550 Indiana child care providers participated in Abrahamson, an associate professor of nursing, as a 2016 and IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. Professors Richard Ghiselli and Joseph Ismail HHS Extension’s I am Moving, I am Learning (IMIL) program WAGE IMPACT Fellow for her innovative research with elders in long-term CALCULATOR in the School of Hospitality and Tourism in 2015. The program helps child care providers ensure that care. Abrahamson focuses on person-centered care and has HEALTH SCIENCES Management have created a wage impact children meet guidelines for daily physical activity, understand published more than 60 journal articles, peer-reviewed Jason Cannon, associate professor of toxicology, and his calculator for limited-service restaurants (LSR), the link between physical activity and mental acuity, bridge conference proceedings, chapters and policy reports. She research team recently launched a project to investigate how also known as “fast-food restaurants” and cultural gaps to get kids moving, promote outdoor activity currently has a contract with the state of Indiana to improve a group of chemicals formed during barbecue grilling called “quick-service restaurants.” The free online when possible, and teach kids the basic building blocks of quality for long-term care facilities. The first project under the “PhIP” cause Parkinson’s disease. Given that these chemicals tool provides LSR owners a quick reference nutrition. Because most of Indiana’s children under age 6 have contract is addressing concerns related to polypharmacy, the also are mutagens and probable carcinogens, Cannon to calculate the percentage price change needed to maintain parents who work, secondary child care providers — whether use of multiple medications in a patient’s treatment. has teamed up with other researchers at the University of profit levels in relation to increasing the minimum wage. The

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The American Academy of Nursing inducted Karen Foli, associ- PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES ate professor of nursing, as a 2016 Fellow. Foli’s research focuses Professors Margo Monteith and Deborah Rupp were among on nursing care of nontraditional families, including support faculty selected by the Office of the Provost to lead research during transitions and challenges faced in community settings. projects as part of the Diversity Transformation Award She is co-author of “The Post-Adoption Blues: Overcoming program. DTA seeks to enhance campus diversity by increasing Photo by Mark Simons the Unforeseen Challenges of Adoption” and “Nursing Care of the enrollment and success of students from underrepresented Adoption and Kinship Families: A Clinical Guide for Advanced Sciences Institute funded by the National Institutes of Health. populations and increasing the number of underrepresented Practice Nurses.” Fellows are selected based on evidence of Alumni and friends of the department returned on May 6 to minorities among faculty. The goal of the program is to lever- significant contributions to nursing and health care. celebrate the 110th anniversary of the Department of Nutrition age research talent on campus to create a nationally recog- Beginning in the fall of 2017, the inaugural cohort of PhD in Science (see “A Recipe for Success on p. 22). The day culmi- nized center of activity in studying factors affecting inclusive- Nursing students will begin their plans of study to become nurse nated with a grand gala that celebrated achievements of the ness and success of underrepresented students and faculty.

scientists. They will embark on a three-year journey to learn how department, recognized 110 “diamonds of the department” The year 2017 will mark the 80th anniversary of the Industrial- Photo provided to influence innovation in health care through transdisciplinary and honored generous gifts from across the decades. During Organizational Psychology program. The Purdue I-O program, of Biomedical Engineering. Munguia, M.D., is a clinical assistant collaborations and intense mentoring. Graduates will be pre- the gala, Patsy Mellott (NUTR ’69) was recognized for her which focuses on the scientific study of human behavior in the professor and assumed dual roles in SLHS and the Indiana pared to work with and lead transdisciplinary teams to transform planned gift, which includes a named professorship support- workplace, was one of the first in the world. Under the leader- University School of Medicine-West Lafayette. The new faculty health care through scientific discovery and the translation ing nutrition and fitness and support for the Department of ship of early I-O pioneers including Ernest McCormick and cement the department’s reputation as a top program in of research findings. Their innovation in health care delivery Nutrition Science’s Women’s Global Health Institute initiative Joseph Tiffin, the program continues to be one of the world’s hearing sciences. Few institutions in the world compare with systems and care will focus on discovering new knowledge and (see “Having by Giving” on p. 32). preeminent programs. An 80th Anniversary Endowment Purdue’s combination of pioneering research, leadership in improving caregiver and patient experiences. Campaign will be launched to help fuel continued success in The National Institutes of Health awarded $8.8 million to clinical education and excellent clinical services. Jane Kirkpatrick, head of the School of Nursing, and Karen Foli, fund a Purdue-led study of dietary recommendations and the years ahead. Assistant Professor Georgia Malandraki and Clinical Instructor PhD program director, note that nurse researchers are in high the impact of curbing sodium intake on blood pressure in Jaime Bauer Malandraki have developed new facilities for demand for both industry, to address the challenges faced by adolescents. Connie Weaver, distinguished professor and PUBLIC HEALTH understanding swallowing disorders with the only video our health care system, and academia, where multiple retire- head of the Department of Nutrition Science, leads the The Public Health Graduate Program (PHGP) continues to grow. fluoroscopy C-Arm dedicated exclusively to research and teach- ments of senior faculty are predicted over the next 10 years. study. The five-year grant will evaluate the effects of young The program experienced a 30 percent increase in new student ing in a communication sciences department. This is among Approved by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education in teenagers consuming the DASH diet, which stands for Dietary enrollment for fall 2016. In addition, Dr. Andrea DeMaria (PSY many developments in medical speech-language pathology March 2016, this on-site program is accepting applications. For Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet. The DASH diet is ’06), assistant professor of consumer science and public health, and interprofessional development made possible by the new information about this program, please contact Foli at kfoli@ focused on consumption of fruits and vegetables, whole joined the faculty in August 2016. She is the first new faculty Lyles-Porter Hall. purdue.edu. grains, low-fat dairy, nuts, poultry and fish, while reducing hire since the launch of the program in July 2014. unhealthy fats, red meats, including pork, and added sugars. PHGP will host the Indiana Public Health Association statewide Extending a long unblemished record, 100 percent of SLHS NUTRITION SCIENCE DASH diets are rich in calcium, magnesium and potassium as annual meeting in April 2017. Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology and Doctor The newly renovated 10,000-square-foot Nutrition and Exercise well as other nutrients. More than 500 girls and boys, ages of Audiology students passed the national PRAXIS exam, estab- Clinical Research facility was dedicated on May 6. The center 11-15, with elevated blood pressure will be recruited for the SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING SCIENCES lishing clinical competence on first attempt. has capacity to deliver 25,000 controlled meals per year, assess study and will participate in two 25-day Camp DASH summer SLHS welcomed new faculty members Hari Bharadwaj, Mark diets, measure bone and body composition and perform clinical camps from 2017 to 2020. Similar to Weaver’s Camp Calcium Sayles and Ray Munguia. Bharadwaj and Sayles are assistant services. It houses a state-of-the-art exercise facility to support studies, which over the past 25 years determined calcium professors and also hold appointments in the Weldon School research on the role of diet and exercise in health and chronic levels for adolescents to maximize bone growth, campers will disease prevention. The Purdue Clinical Research Center housed live in a residence hall and eat specific foods while spending in this facility is part of the Indiana Clinical and Translational their time participating in educational and fitness activities. FOR THE LATEST HHS NEWS, VISIT WWW.PURDUE.EDU/HHS.

6 | COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES LIFE 360 | 7 GOING GLOBAL By Hannah Harper

With an ever-increasing need to understand global diversity to meet human needs, study abroad in the College of Health and Human Sciences continues to provide students with opportunities to develop a broader worldview. The College of Health and Human Sciences offers over 30 study abroad programs each year in Asia, Central America, South America, Australia and Europe. Students can expand their studies in sports medicine, public health, hospitality and tourism management, health care, business, and youth and child development, as well as other disciplines. Through programs ranging from a spring break experience to a semester program, Purdue students are using their time abroad to make an impact on a global scale Photos provided and have a little fun in the process. CAHUITA, COSTA RICA PICTURESQUE ARCHITECTURE AND PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCACY CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA RESOURCE NEEDS IN THE RAINFOREST Alexandra Lin Zhang’s study abroad took her to the CAHUITA, COSTA RICA vibrant and diverse city of Cartagena, Colombia. Dur- During her study abroad experience, Emily Layman did more than just ing her time abroad, Zhang, a senior in public health, zip line through the rainforest. A 2016 graduate who double majored studied Colombia’s nursing and public health strategies in speech, language, and hearing sciences and developmental and and the country’s public health concerns. Among the family science, Layman took advantage of an opportunity to study colorful edifices of historical buildings and busy streets Costa Rican health care, agriculture and midwifery. filled with vendors, she learned that exotic and “I learned that we take a lot for granted in our country,” she says. Photos provided beautiful landscapes can mask extreme poverty. “Standards of care, patient care and the availability of resources are “The biggest impact on me was when we went to La all things that are expected in our country.” Boquilla, which is a fishing village in Cartagena,” she says. “There, I saw such poverty and a shocking way of life. The village was not only poverty-stricken but had huge public health issues While visiting a primary school, Layman realized how scarce resources including lack of sanitation, diseases and lack of sexual education. Yet all the kids we visited at a local for children with developmental and learning disabilities really are in elementary school had big smiles on their faces when they saw us.” Costa Rica. After graduation, Zhang hopes to travel to villages like La Boquilla to raise public health awareness through In my future career, I will be working closely with this CARTAGENA, education and health resources. COLOMBIA population,” she says. “I want to ensure that children I want to make policies and laws about health receive all of the help they deserve. I saw firsthand how education that will give everyone important early intervention and detection are for the an equal chance in gaining the healthiest “future well-being of children.” “life they can achieve,” she says.

8 | COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES LIFE 360 | 9 John and Emma Tse Fund for Global Scholars A gift from John and Emma Tse established the John and Emma Tse Fund for Global Scholars to financially assist HHS undergraduate students with the cost of studying abroad. Scholarships range between $700 and $1,800 and recipients are known as Tse Scholars. More than 100 Tse scholarships have been awarded since 2009.

Tse, who served as a faculty member at Purdue for 31 years and is now a professor emeritus of management, hopes the Tse Fund for Global Scholars will benefit students in GENEROUS a number of ways. “Firsthand experience of living in a foreign country, learning their history and culture, and establishing personal and business contacts can lead to a better understanding of our CONTRIBUTIONS world and more peaceful relations between nations,” he says. CASTLES AND CULTURE TO THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND AND HUMAN SCIENCES Fred and Dorine Santogrossi Study Abroad Scholarship in Psychology For her study abroad experience, MAKE STUDY ABROAD Lydia Pottschmidt, a junior in public health, The late David Santogrossi endowed the Fred and Dorine Santogrossi Study Abroad crossed the pond to England, Scotland and A POSSIBILITY FOR MANY Scholarship in Psychology in memory of his parents. Santogrossi, an avid traveler, was a professor of psychological sciences and served as associate dean in Purdue’s College of Ireland. When she wasn’t exploring Scottish STUDENTS WHO OTHERWISE castles on the North Sea, she studied the Liberal Arts for several years. contemporary public health issues that face WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO Chris Agnew, head of the Department of Psychological Sciences, remembers Santogrossi countries outside the United States. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF leading numerous study abroad trips, including trips to England and Italy. “David was an exceptional educator who was convinced of the benefits of study abroad “From this experience, I will use the skills THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR learned in my future career of health care experiences for students,” Agnew says. “True to his beliefs and consistent with his gener- administration to better our system in the CULTURAL GROWTH. ous spirit, he established a scholarship to honor his parents who did so much to encour- United States,” she says. age his own intellectual development.” Photo by Kayla Bacon Learning about different cultures helped give Pottschmidt a different perspective on those living in countries outside the United States. Her study of current Charles V. and Audrey Palm Riker Fund for HDFS health systems in Ireland and the United Kingdom gave her a greater appreciation for global diversity. The Charles V. and Audrey Palm Riker Fund for Human Development and Family Studies was established by Audrey P. Riker in recognition of her husband Charles V. Riker, an HDFS professor at Purdue from 1959 to 1983. This scholarship assists students who participate in It is important for Health and Human Sciences students and all students to study abroad programs that focus on economically disadvantaged children. Scholarships study abroad because it is a one-of-a-kind experience that teaches you lessons are awarded to students in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies and the School of Nursing. that cannot be learned in the classroom,” she says. “Culture creates diversity, Professor Doran French, head of HDFS, recognizes the impact these scholarships can have and diversity creates a successful world with people from different backgrounds.” on students. “The Riker endowment has enabled students in Human Development and Family Studies “ and the School of Nursing to engage in potentially life-changing study abroad experi- Zhang, Layman and Pottschmidt were the top winners of the 2016 HHS Study Abroad Photo Contest. ences in countries as diverse as China, Turkey, Costa Rica and Zimbabwe,” he says. “HDFS The contest is held annually in the spring. is very grateful for this gift that will benefit students in perpetuity.”

To learn more about HHS study abroad, visit http://www.purdue.edu/hhs/ studyabroad.

10 | COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES LIFE 360 | 11 “As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”

BILL GATES Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist

By Amy Raley

TheEMPOWERED true value of an endowed scholarship is incalculable. To assign worth, one would need to quantify inspiration and the power gained from encouragement as well as dollars spent. Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates said “As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” Many HHS alumni and friends are exactly the sort of leaders Bill Gates described. We glimpse a few of them here, along with some of the students they have empowered. Paul L. Ziemer Scholarship — Health Sciences, Ziemer led teaching and The Ziemer scholarship is given each year Honoring a Mentor research programs in industrial hygiene to a freshman who demonstrates superior Highly accomplished, grateful and and occupational health, health phys- scholastic achievement as well as an inter- Connie and Brian Birk Nursing modest, alumnus Jou-Guang Hwang of ics, environmental health and medical est in research within the School of Health Scholarship — Taiwan decided to honor the achieve- technology. Sciences. Students with a GPA of 3.0 or Passionate Support ments of his professor, mentor and friend better are considered. Priority is given to After 25 years as a nurse in gynecologic can often outwork people for whom the when he donated funds to establish the students who are children of employees oncology, Connie Birk understands well grades come easily. Our scholarship is for Paul L. Ziemer Scholarship. of Hwang’s company, and who enhance that the best nurses have great passion students at a B or above. There are a lot the racial, ethnic and/or gender diversity “My scholarship Ziemer, former head of the School of for their work. That understanding fuels of great B students who work very hard.” in the school. not only helped me afford a Health Sciences, oversaw Hwang as her own motivation to support nursing After graduating this past May, Birk schol- Hwang worked toward his doctorate in Ziemer says the honor allows him and his students through the Connie and Brian world-class education as arship recipient Elizabeth Hroma has health physics in 1986. Since then, the wife, Marilyn, the enjoyment and reward Birk Nursing Scholarship. an out-of-state student, been working in Chicago as a registered two have stayed in touch, and Ziemer of interacting with ambitious and gifted “All of the students who have been nurse in the neurology/neurosurgery but it helped me cover served for a time on the board of directors “My career goal is to be a students. awarded our scholarship have had a unit at the University of Chicago Medical other essential costs that for Hwang’s company, ATL International rural primary care physician “We are both very enthusiastic about this, clear definition of what they’re trying to Center. She says she will never lose her were integral to my (Advanced Technologies and Laboratories to help with the ever- and so pleased with the quality of the accomplish,” she says. “Some are looking appreciation for the Birk scholarship. nursing education.” International Inc.). students who have received the scholar- for advanced degrees, or they want to be growing doctor shortage “We had to travel to clinicals at different Ziemer, who was appointed by President ships through the years,” Ziemer says. nurse anesthetists or nurse practitioners. here in the U.S. hospitals and patient care sites through- ELIZABETH HROMA (NUR ’16) George W. Bush as chairman of the U.S. “They are award-winning folks regardless They all have a vision, and that vision Connie and Brian Birk Nursing out the state, sometimes as far away as Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker This scholarship was of the scholarship. They are a great credit drives their passion.” Scholarship recipient Indianapolis,” Hroma recalls. “Because Health, had served earlier as assistant incredibly helpful.” to Purdue University.” Birk places high value on that passion: I was driving almost 200 miles some Hroma says she plans to continue her secretary of energy for environment, A recent Ziemer scholarship recipient, Erin “Not all students are A students, but if weeks, I was frequently filling up my car nursing education and may go on for her safety, and health for President George ERIN KAY (HSCI ’18) Kay, plans to graduate in May 2018. with gas.” Paul L. Ziemer Scholarship recipient they’re motivated to work hard, they doctoral degree one day. H.W. Bush. As head of the School of

12 | COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES LIFE 360 | 13 Carol Lockwood Lay Scholarship For Eller, who graduated with a bachelor’s Marissa Wuethrich will graduate in May — Paying it Forward degree in psychological sciences in May 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Carol Lockwood Lay speaks very matter- 2016, the scholarship meant attending the After her sophomore year at Purdue, she of-factly about something that hardly biennial conference of the International got married and interrupted her studies seems matter-of-fact. Association of Relationship Research in for a calling. Toronto, Canada. “I turned over my IRA to Purdue years “We took a year off of school to do mission Jane Welsh Andrews Scholarship ago, and we’ve contributed to it since,” work in Haiti and Puerto Rico,” Wuethrich — Paving the Way she says. “College costs have skyrocketed says. “When we returned, we moved to a Referred to in 2012 by the New York Times compared to the ’50s when I went. I was small town close to my husband’s job, and as the “grande dame of supermarket very fortunate that my parents had the I began commuting 90 minutes to Purdue dietitians,” Jane Welsh Andrews has wherewithal to send me to any school I each day. That meant a majority of my blazed a trail in her profession. She now wanted to attend.” budget being spent on fuel.” is helping students who are eager to take a similar journey with the Jane Welsh Lay, whose generosity established the Andrews Scholarship. “Saying that college Carol Lockwood Lay Scholarship in 2007, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in The scholarship, established in 2013, is for is expensive is an home economics in 1958. She says her “I was able to disseminate high-ability incoming freshmen pursuing understatement. My parents father told her that the entire cost of send- my own research, learn studies in nutrition science. Andrews says graciously decided to help ing her to Purdue from out of state totaled about the work being done she’s delighted to be able to help deserv- me pay for college so that just under $10,000. ing students. by renowned experts in the I didn’t have to juggle “I’m so impressed overall with the caliber “I just thought that this is something field, and make valuable finances alongside we can do — Paul and I,” she says of the of people going into this profession,” she scholarship she and her husband agreed connections that will benefit “The scholarship allowed me says. “But the cost of getting an education academics. I could not to support. “We’ve also set aside a good my career in the future.” to continue my education is wild, and the debt students take on is be more grateful. amount for our church and for the law without having to stress wild, too. I’m so glad to help.” Putting my scholarship school Paul attended.” JAMIE ELLER (PSY ’16) Andrews’ late father didn’t finish his Purdue Carol Lockwood Lay Scholarship recipient about finances.” toward tuition is my The stories of two recipients of the Carol degree after World War II diverted him, so way of paying them back.” the scholarship honors him as well. Lockwood Lay Scholarship, Jamie Eller Eller’s future holds the pursuit of a MARISSA WUETHRICH (NUR ’17) and Marissa Wuethrich, speak volumes doctoral degree. Her goal is to become Carol Lockwood Lay Scholarship recipient “I followed in his footsteps and attended MEGAN ERIKSON (NUTR ’19) about the scholarship’s benefits. a professor of social psychology at a top Purdue, which taught me to be a leader Jane Welsh Andrews Scholarship recipient Following some work experience in the research institution. and to use food and nutrition science to area of adult health, Wuethrich plans to And bettering lives is exactly what Erikson better people’s lives,” she says. attend graduate school to become a nurse says she intends to do with her 2019 bach- practitioner. Scholarship recipient Megan Erikson is elor’s degree in dietetics: “I hope to work grateful that the Andrews scholarship in a pediatric hospital helping children to helped her thank her parents for their establish healthy eating habits in order to dedication and support. have a happy and long life.”

14 | COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES LIFE 360 | 15 HAPPINESS DOWN TO A SCIENCE PURDUE RESEARCHERS PURSUE THE SECRET TO WELL-BEING THROUGH PSYCHOLOGY, CONSUMERISM AND HUMAN CONNECTION By William Meiners

homas Jefferson and the Founding Fathers thought enough of the subject Tmatter to declare its pursuit a fundamental right in the Declaration of Independence. Although the right to chase anything is no guarantee you’ll someday catch it. And though happiness may be the elusive quest for most any human negotiating life, this idea of how “to be,” or maybe how to better be, could forever mark the collective path of humanity.

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16 | COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES LIFE 360 | 17 Researchers within Purdue’s College of Health and Human with greater profitability for companies. It’s no wonder that more Maybe the answer, in part, can be found in consumerism. Do we People have all sorts of products that make them happy, says Sciences often are concerned about finding a better way through governments and organizations are interested in tracking happi- truly find joy in what we wear, eat and drive? Richard Feinberg, Feinberg, who admits to a personal brand preference in mayon- daily lives — by way of psychology, health and wellness, financial ness in order to make better public policy decisions. a consumer psychologist and professor of consumer science, has naise (Hellmann’s) that creates some low level of happiness in his fitness and more. Some are focused on the direct links between explored that academic angle since arriving at Purdue in 1980. own life. Still, the onslaught of messages can be counterproductive Tay’s own research has helped zero in on some universal truths. our lives and the possibilities of happiness. Others are investigat- “My research is about why and how consumers buy things and from a sales standpoint. “A lot of consumers deal with it really eas- “In a worldwide study, I have found that human happiness is ing matters more tangentially connected to what many would the role that products and purchasing play in our lives,” he says. ily, because we don’t pay attention to most of it,” Feinberg says. universally contingent on the fulfillment of physical and psycho- consider strategies for better living. “In general, it’s all about happiness.” logical needs such as food, shelter, safety, social relationships, Societal Conditions Happiness is a subjective construct, something in the mind of sense of respect and autonomy,” he says. The message vehicle connecting people with products may have With the rising interest in using happiness as one metric of the individual beholder. As such, there are no definitive answers changed, but the practice is older than the Old West. “It truly goes But how does one find happiness? If it were simply a matter of societal progress, psychologists are increasingly interested in about how any of us can achieve it. The following five HHS back to the Declaration of Independence, which says we have the flipping on a happy switch, many would simply turn that on and understanding the societal conditions that lead to happiness. researchers, however, weigh in with expert opinions — based on right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” Feinberg says. embrace the emotion like a favorite song. Though genuine hap- In his research, Tay often uses large data sets, some of which, he scientific evidence — on causes and effects for happiness, as well “Consumers pursue their happiness by buying stuff.” piness should have staying power beyond three minutes. says, comprise more than a million individuals from around the as ways to measure it. globe and represent 95 percent of the world’s adult population. Smile Psychology He’s often looking at how a type of society affects the individual’s Louis Tay, assistant professor of psychological sciences, is teach- capacity for happiness. ing The Science of Happiness this semester. A course, he says, “Even after accounting for income levels, societies and communi- that seeks to provide a psychological account of happiness — its ties that have greater equality, democracy, less environmental definition, theories, determinants and outcomes. He’s hoping pollution, and lower corruption have higher levels of happiness,” his students not only familiarize themselves with the scientific Tay says. aspects of the subject, but also engage in validated practices — Though democratic societies might logically point to more enjoy- such as gratitude, prosocial giving, and active listening — that ment per capita, Tay says there are controversies about whether lead to happier outcomes in their own lives. national income increases happiness: “I have found, across over Tay began his academic pursuit of happiness in graduate school 150 nations, that there is a small but robust association with life when he had the chance to conduct data analysis for Ed Diener, satisfaction over years, which is an evaluative component of happi- a professor at the University of Illinois renowned for his research ness but less so with feelings of happiness. Part of it is how income on the subject. “When I chose to go into psychology, I wanted to is spent. To the extent that national income is put to use in fulfilling help individuals and society,” Tay says. “One path is through clini- the basic needs of citizens, happiness levels rise over time.” cal psychology. After visiting a mental health facility, however, I Societal conditions also can add to — or reduce — one’s level realized it was not my strong suit, in spite of its importance. As of happiness beyond personal conditions. Based on scientific such, I had to find another path to help others.” findings, Tay says, “Individuals who have the same income level Diener’s research goals resonated with Tay’s desire to help oth- in richer nations have higher levels of life evaluations compared ers. “We all seek happiness in our lives, but the question is ‘How with individuals with the same income levels living in poorer do we achieve happiness?’” Tay says. “I want to help people by nations. However, their levels of negative feelings, like stress, are providing empirical answers to this important question.” also higher.”

As for other takeaways from The Science of Happiness, Tay hopes Workplace Blues his students will learn that happiness is an evaluative as well as For many, that broader sense of well-being is put front and emotional state, which is measurable. Additionally, it is change- center in the workplace. Howard Adler, C.B. Smith Professor of able, and not merely something we’re born with. Hotel Management, has been preparing Purdue students for the Not surprisingly, Tay says there are many cause-and-effect deter- business that caters to happiness since 1982 — after spending minants for happiness, including choices, mindsets and habits. about 15 years in the hospitality profession himself. Although his Social relationships are huge factors in determining personal research is focused more on employees than consumers, those happiness. And research shows that increased happiness can LOUIS TAY RICHARD FEINBERG contentment factors come into play. pay dividends in success, longevity, health, creativity and even Assistant professor of psychological sciences Consumer psychologist and professor of consumer science

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“LEARNING TO WORK ARE REVERSIBLE,” AMIREAULT SAYS. AS A TEAM IS REALLY “AND NOT JUST FOR PHYSICAL “Research shows that the No. Blissful Additives Strong relationships also can increase happiness. “One thing Amireault says. “If you’re THE MOST CRITICAL ASPECT. 1 reason employees leave a Most Purdue researchers — aside from Tay — attempting to stare almost everyone seeks is social support,” Taylor says. “If you feel experiencing less of BENEFITS, BUT FOR MENTAL company doesn’t have to do with directly into the gleeful abyss of bliss, and Feinberg — looking cared for and feel connected, that’s one of the most powerful these symptoms, you’re THAT, IN TURN, CREATES the company,” Adler says. “Nor at the pleasant byproducts from purchased products — do not aspects that is found to relate to health and well-being.” likely happier.” WELL-BEING, TOO. THAT’S WHY A CULTURE OF HAPPINESS.” does it have anything to do with the try to measure happiness. In fact, they’re usually investigating For many who are not finding a happy home within a family Of course there’s no easy employees. It has to do with how something on its opposite end. Still, by understanding what circle, outside activities could provide a positive outlet. Runners, answer in any of this happi- I’M FOCUSING ON A they are treated by an immediate HOWARD ADLER makes something unhealthy, researchers could make inferences swimmers, bikers and cross-trainers may be doing more than ness business. So whether MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.” C.B. Smith Professor of supervisor. These employees are for positive opposites. At least anecdotally. trying to slim down. Looking good and feeling good could make happiness is found on a dirt Hotel Management going to be spending more hours Zoe Taylor, assistant professor of human development and family for happier dispositions among the physically fit. road in the middle of an STEVE AMIREAULT per day with an immediate supervisor endorphin-pumping run, Assistant professor of studies, arrived at Purdue in 2013 with a broad focus on risk and Steve Amireault, assistant professor of health and kinesiology, health and kinesiology than they will with a spouse, child or resilience processes in children and families. Working across is particularly interested in what keeps people on that exercise or somewhere surrounded whomever.” campus with researchers who are focused on Latino families and path. Entering his second year on campus, Amireault will recruit by loved ones, or within the Through two internships, hospitality children of migrant workers, Taylor explores important issues in up to 200 “older adults,” or those over 60, to track both activity perfect job, or behind the wheel of and tourism management students gain the areas of child and family health and well-being. Her methods levels and personal perceptions about their exercise programs. a large automobile, the happy ones practical experience from on-the-job psy- include both interviews and biomarkers, which measure physi- may well indeed sleep like kings and Almost anyone who has hopped on and off a treadmill in hopes chological training. “They need to learn how to ological stress such as cortisol levels through saliva samples. queens. And they’re free to boost that of shedding 10 pounds can testify to how quickly the good work deal with people who are younger, who are older, or may come contentment with whatever sandwich “When we talk about well-being, we usually think of someone can be undone with just a little time off. “Most benefits you from very different ethnic backgrounds,” Adler says. “If you’re a condiment they like best. who’s not depressed,” Taylor says. “But not being depressed acquire are reversible,” Amireault says. “And not just for physical 23-year-old female supervising housekeepers, and those ladies doesn’t necessarily equate to happiness.” benefits, but for mental well-being, too. That’s why I’m focusing are older than your mother, you have to be able to relate to them. on a maintenance program.” Otherwise, you’re not going to gain their respect.” The idea of resiliency, or the ability of children and families to thrive despite experiencing challenges and adversity, could Through a 12-week period, Amireault is using objective mea- Most college graduate hotel managers have never cleaned 16 provide insight into how to more effectively intervene to foster sures, including recorded workouts of treadmill running and rooms in one day. Yet they have to somehow connect with their well-being and better mental health in vulnerable populations. resistance measurements for weight training, and records from housekeeping staff. “You don’t operate a hotel or restaurant by Taylor also has examined the concept of optimism, another fitness devices that track activity outside of fitness centers. He’s yourself. You operate it through your employees,” Adler says. component of resilience, as a sort of buffer against bad things also asking participants to complete detailed surveys every three HAPPINESS HIGH FIVE “Learning to work as a team is really the most critical aspect. that happen to people. weeks. The measurable exercise and the personal reflections That, in turn, creates a culture of happiness.” Carl Jung, the noted Swiss psychiatrist and can provide Amireault insight into what it takes to maintain a psychotherapist, in a 1960 interview with That culture may not be reflected by a hotel full of whistling fitness program over time. Perhaps more importantly, he’ll gain a Gordon Young offered the five following bellhops and front desk people. But simply creating a hospitable greater understanding about the perceptions of what it’s like to basic factors for happiness: workplace (no matter the business) is not a bad place to start. “To get back into the gym after a full week of inactivity. me, happiness relates to how individuals feel about the quality “WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WELL-BEING, WE USUALLY THINK OF Though results may vary in individual households, the exercise 1. Good physical and mental health. of relationships that they have at home, at work and in their com- SOMEONE WHO’S NOT DEPRESSED,” TAYLOR SAYS. “BUT NOT BEING quotient could add points to the happiness scale. “Much of this munities,” Adler says. “Since work plays such an important role, 2. Good personal and intimate relationships, such as study is related to the effects on levels of depressive symptoms,” those of marriage, the family and friendships. if you’re happy or feel satisfied, it’s going to translate into related DEPRESSED DOESN’T NECESSARILY EQUATE TO HAPPINESS.” aspects of your life.” 3. The faculty for perceiving beauty in art and nature. ZOE TAYLOR Assistant professor of human development and family studies 4. Reasonable standards of living and satisfactory work.

5. A philosophical or religious point of view capable of coping successfully with the vicissitudes of life.

20 | COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES LIFE 360 | 21 National Institutes of Health, and the calcium metabolism results Ongoing studies include an exploration of the link between the obtained from the study helped establish new Recommended Mediterranean Diet and cardiometabolic health, and training Dietary Allowances (RDA) in 1997. researchers to analyze big data using a combination of biology and

In 1991, Weaver became head of the Department of Foods and statistics. Weaver, who is collaborating with other faculty members, Nutrition. The department was renamed the Department of recently received an $8.8 million grant to conduct a summer-long Nutrition Science in 2010 and joined the newly formed College of camp to study diet patterns and sodium levels in adolescents to Health and Human Sciences. reduce hypertension and the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Following in the footsteps of nutrition research pioneers like The new Nutrition and Exercise Clinical Research Center, professors Clark and Kirksey, the department continues to located in Stone Hall, was dedicated during the department’s participate in groundbreaking research that addresses national anniversary activities. and global health issues. The center will contribute to a variety of research endeavors

“We’re arguably the No. 1 nutrition science-type department in through controlled meals, diet assessment, bone and body the country,” Weaver says. composition measurement, clinical services and a state-of-the- art exercise facility. The research relates to the role of diet and “Not just the faculty and discovery, but our graduate training NUTRITION exercise in health and chronic disease prevention. SCIENCE program is just superb. I think what is unusual at an undergraduate level is that our students have all these opportunities to participate Weaver is excited about the research projects planned for the in research and get work experience and support themselves. facility. 110 They also get hired because they have this rich experience of YEARS “For example, Heather Leidy, who is the center’s director, has a PURDUE A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS getting to run a clinical trial or working in the basic laboratory, and grant to study the importance of breakfast on health and the not so many places have that opportunity.” influence of the protein content of breakfast,” Weaver says. “Her

Weaver credits the talent of Nutrition Science faculty, staff and preliminary data suggests protein doses divided between each meal are more beneficial, so if you have more protein at breakfast It takes a lot of time, effort and determination to craft an was called the “Women’s College,” and Purdue President Winthrop students for the success the department continues to experience. than is typical in America, it’s healthier. She’s going to do a big award-winning recipe. Stone’s reasoning behind the creation of the department was to “They win large external grants to pursue projects that put us at study to evaluate that more carefully.” The Department of Nutrition Science has been perfecting its recipe give “women opportunities comparable in scientific and technical the cutting edge of discovery,” she says. value with those enjoyed by men.” Despite rapid advances in technology and changes in societal for an award-winning department for 110 years, and the main “A number of key activities across campus are led by or co-led health and nutrition concerns, the Department of Nutrition ingredients include talented faculty, staff and students, cutting- In 1926, Purdue established the School of Home Economics, by our faculty. It makes our department more well-known and Science still has one guiding philosophy, “Nutrition Science: The edge research and an impressive industry partnership, all of which which included the newly formed Department of Foods and considered a partner for the main efforts across campus, and Science of Nutrition, the Art of Helping Others.” were celebrated at its 110th anniversary celebration on May 6, 2016. Nutrition. Harold Hawes, the department’s first male graduate, we’re known nationally and internationally because of that.” “Everything we do is very science-oriented and evidence-based, “It was an opportunity to reflect on more than a century of earned his degree in dietetics in 1942. but we’re in a field where the end goal is to promote human accomplishments and changes, and to plan for the future,” Significant department research began in the 1940s with the health,” Weaver says. “I hope we continue to do that and do it says Connie Weaver, distinguished professor and head of the study of requirements for and sources of ascorbic acid, the devel- bigger and better.” Department of Nutrition Science. “I knew it would be special, opment of a “Master Mix” for baking, interdisciplinary research but it exceeded my expectations. While celebrating the on meat and eggs, and a partnership with the animal science and — Hannah Harper accomplishments of current faculty and alumni, the event also poultry departments. paid tribute to the Purdue nutrition pioneers who made the The scope of research expanded in the 1950s when Helen Clark, department’s success possible.” an associate professor, researched the protein and amino acid The Department of Nutrition Science has a long history of educat- requirements of humans, leading to increased knowledge of For additional photos from ing and encouraging both men and women in science. In 1905, these nutrients in an era of world food problems. Professor 110th Anniversary Celebration: the School of Science established the Department of Household Avanelle Kirksey’s work in maternal, infant and child health store.brianpowell.info/NutritionScience Economics, which offered a dietetics and nutrition course. Often it spanned three decades and addressed vitamin B6 needs during pregnancy and childhood. From left, Jill Wanchisn, Lauren Link (NUTR ‘11) Purdue sports The 1990s ushered in a new focus on calcium research with dietitian, and Rachel Clark (NUTR ‘98) continuing lecturer and Above: Students in a foods classroom during summer school 1913. Purdue sports dietitian. (Photo by Brian Powell) (Photo courtesy of Karnes Archives and special collections) Weaver’s Camp Calcium. The camp was funded by the

22 | COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES LIFE 360 | 23 DROP AND GIVE ME 100 A LEGACY OF IMPACT

THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND KINESIOLOGY LAB SCHOOL MARKS MILESTONE IN MISSION CELEBRATES ITS CENTENNIAL FOCUSED ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT

What began more than a century ago as education, says the department has evolved from a physical activity Teaching nutrition and good eating habits to adults can be a The school also reaches well beyond the borders of campus — an initiative to increase the physical well- focus to a comprehensive department that deals with health-related challenge. Now, imagine trying to teach those concepts to a taking lessons learned in the Purdue classrooms to preschool being of Purdue students has turned into issues and practical solutions to help the American population. group of preschoolers — a tough crowd who may or may not yet educators across the state through seminars and workshops. an academic department focused on improving lives through be able to identify different fruits and vegetables by name. Research ranges from identifying social risks for youth obesity “Part of the mission for a land-grant university like Purdue is to healthy lifestyles. to addressing pregnancy-specific issues to understanding how That’s the type of challenge taken on every day by faculty, staff share our knowledge with the state to improve lives,” French says. The storied history of the Department of Health and Kinesiology activity affects the human body at the cellular level. and student teachers at Purdue’s Ben and Maxine Miller Child “We help achieve that mission through our Extension efforts.” began in 1916 with the creation of a department of physical Development Laboratory School. The lab school has seven “Our faculty members have different interests, but we col- The Purdue school has an international reputation for developing education. The program provided for men’s intercollegiate and classrooms, housed in Bill and Sally Hanley Hall and Fowler laborate well to feed off each other’s energies,” Leverenz says. cutting-edge curriculum for preschool-age children. Groups from intramural athletics, including the teaching of sports skills and Memorial House. “We are consistently asking how we can apply what we learn in China and other countries visit the lab school to observe firsthand the training of future coaches. In 1923, a similar department was research to real-world situations.” The lab school — which is marking its 90th anniversary — began the curriculum development. The school also partners with the created for women with a primary focus on hygiene. in 1926 with 16 children. The original mission for the school was U.S. Department of Defense — which has one of the largest day Each semester, the department has 25-35 undergraduate The departments merged in 1976 — and the academic strength to provide practice for senior students taking a course in child care systems in the world — for research on curriculum develop- students formally engaged in research. The opportunities range and reputation of the combined department has been growing care and management. Although the teachers and researchers ment to take back to military bases around the globe. from novel therapeutics for improving balance in patients with ever since. no longer walk around wearing white lab coats and carrying neurological disorders to entrepreneur-based activities such as “We are constantly using real-time tests within our classrooms to clipboards, the mission has not changed much in the 90 years “We have long had a unique program here at Purdue, one that students creating their own businesses. determine the approaches that work and those that don’t for the since the school began. really began academically with movement science,” says Tim Gavin, young children we work with,” says Elizabeth Schlesinger-Devlin, Gavin says, “We do very well at engaging our undergrads in re- professor and department head of health and kinesiology. “We were “Unlike a traditional day care, we serve as a university lab school director of the lab school. “It is incredibly rewarding to be a part search areas across campus. They have opportunities you would then the first university in the nation to shift the focus to the science with a much broader mission,” says Doran French, who is head of of such a dynamic school that is making a worldwide impact.” struggle to find at comparable research institutions.” the Department of Human Development and Family Studies and side of human movement with such disciplines as biomechanics.” As the lab school looks toward the future, administrators and Many departments have come and gone over the years, but who oversees the school. “We still educate young children, but The pioneering program was the first in the country to receive teachers must carefully balance the growing need to incorporate adaptability has allowed Purdue to remain at the forefront of the we also serve as a resource on campus to educate our students accreditation for a formal curriculum in athletic training and cre- technology into the educational process. field, says Darlene Sedlock, associate professor. “Our adaptability and help them develop their interests and understanding of the ated the county’s first degree in movement and sport sciences. “We have long led the way in innovative classroom technology, allows us to be creative in order to stay ahead in our research and educational development of kids.” Larry Leverenz, clinical professor and director of athletic training academic programs.” but we must not downplay the impact of face-to-face instruc- tion and feedback for the young students and their parents,” — Chris Adam Above: Women’s gym floor exercise circa 1950. (Photo provided) Above: A playground used by the nursery school circa 1930. (Photo Schlesinger-Devlin says. provided) — Chris Adam 24 | COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES LIFE 360 | 25 RESEARCH PIECE BY PIECE PIONEERING AUTISM CLUSTER BREAKS BARRIERS By Amy Raley

ou remember it well. Before each college semester, you registered for several Ycourses in different disciplines. You learned each discipline separately, by design. This has long been true for research, too. Today, however, the College of Health and Human Sciences through the multidisciplinary Purdue Autism Cluster is breaking old barriers and forming collaborations unheard of a generation ago. The research cluster is a group of diverse Purdue thinkers who deliberately cross academic boundaries to help people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families.

The logic behind the cluster is that diverse experts who work together will ask broader and better questions, design superior research projects and uncover more robust answers than can single-discipline teams.

And the need felt by those in the field to be better and do more about autism is under- scored by findings that there are more children with ASD than previously thought. The most recent government numbers say that one in every 45 children ages 3-17 has ASD. That number, which comes from a survey of United States parents, is much higher than its most recent counterpart from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC reported in 2014 that one in 68 children has ASD, but also conceded that the number was too low because it came from medical and school records that didn’t count children who weren’t receiving treatment.

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26 | COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES LIFE 360 | 27 Purposely Upending Research “There are people with an ASD disorder who show what we “So there has to be more about balance control than just physi- As chair of the Purdue Autism Cluster, think of as the classic form — withdrawn, aloof and unable to ological factors,” she says. “I’m really interested in exploring Lisa Goffman keeps a bird’s-eye view communicate,” Akey says. “There are also people who go up to what those are.” everybody they meet and get two inches from their noses and of Purdue’s ASD research picture. She Claxton asks whether an infant with a goal to achieve — such continually searches for novel research ask, ‘Could I be your best friend? Would you be my dad? Could I

Photo by Mark Simons as focusing on a toy or looking at an image — could hit physical go home with you?’” collaborations and fosters new milestones earlier than if the baby had no such goals. And when disciplinary alliances, which enable Akey says parents often don’t realize that some things their child applying this to special populations, such as infants who may discoveries for ASD diagnostics and treatment, but also generate does could indicate autism. She says that whenever parents have autism, she asks whether goal-oriented therapy could help hypotheses that may have gone uninvestigated otherwise. wonder if they have a child on the spectrum — or their child has prevent them from falling as far behind in their development. persistent worrisome behaviors — they should ask their pediatri- “My role has been facilitating interactivity from very basic to very “It would be interesting to see if this could be used as an easy cian, the teacher or a Purdue specialist, and keep asking until applied researchers across Purdue,” says Goffman, professor of therapy to help them create their stability — especially if it helps they get the help their child needs. speech, language, and hearing sciences. “We have mouse models overcome muscle delays or other delays,” she says. “Sitting, of stereotypic behavior and of perceptual deficit, all the way “Parents must trust their sense of what could be or should be, standing and walking are all really important for a host of other through human intervention studies.” and ask,” she says. “When they do, they should know that ‘You developmental milestones, so maybe this could help.” In her own research, Goffman studies the coincidence of are showing you care for your child.’ At times during an assess- FIVE TIPS language and motor deficits in children with an eye toward ment, parents will feel like they’re betraying their child. They say, BRANDON KEEHN FOR PARENTS OF ASD CHILDREN development-enhancing treatments. ‘Oh yeah, he does that.’ I believe that asking questions is a good Brain Mapper (THAT APPLY TO ALL KIDS) and powerful thing, even if it feels awful during the process.” Brandon Keehn, assistant professor of One Sandbox for All speech, language, and hearing sciences Cluster projects involve researchers from special education LAURA CLAXTON and psychological sciences, is working 1. Watch for good behavior and reward it. Photo by Mark Simons programs and the departments of Biological Sciences and Measuring the Motion- to explain the areas of strength as op- Think about what you want your child to learn and praise examples of it. Comparative Pathobiology. Also collaborating are faculty in Mind Meld posed to weakness associated with ASD. If a toddler isn’t moving in an expected Understanding these strengths, he says, may provide insight into Human Development and Family Studies; Psychological Sciences; 2.  Make your praise immediate, specific and Photo provided Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences; Educational Studies; way for her age, her brain might have how people with ASD perceive the world. clear. Name the precise thing your child is its own variety of immobility, too and Electrical and Computer Engineering. “Instead of looking at areas where children with ASD have some doing right. — and one inability might cause or sort of deficit, we also look at domains in which children with One Researcher At A Time contribute to the other. Laura Claxton, 3. Reduce attention to problem behaviors ASD excel relative to their typically developing peers, with the (unless the behavior is dangerous). We introduce here a few of the Purdue Autism Cluster’s ambi- associate professor of health and kinesiology, studies whether idea that these areas of strength may be more easily traced back Rather than correct the child, focus on your tious members and colleagues: such relationships could help diagnose ASD and lead to novel to their origin in the brain,” Keehn says. own activity and invite your child to join in. development-enhancing therapies. He is currently collaborating with Ulrike Dydak, associate ELIZABETH AKEY Her recent work has looked at the different factors that affect 4. Figure out what your child’s behavior is professor of health sciences, in this work. They will study the communicating. Instead of trying to stop, Autism Assessor how infants and toddlers control their posture. brains of children with ASD with a new magnetic resonance Purdue graduate students look to reason with, or punish, consider the reason “Postural control is really important for development,” Claxton imaging (MRI) machine acquired with a $2 million grant from the Elizabeth Akey, clinical assistant profes- the child is acting out. When things calm says. “If it’s good, it allows infants to sit and stand and walk, National Institutes of Health. sor of psychological sciences, to show down, make a plan together to help things Photo by Steven Yang which allows them to learn about their environment. Research go better the next time. them how. She leads them on their clini- In an earlier article in Life 360, Keehn was dubbed the “autism already has shown that the onset of walking and language cal journey toward assessing and working with children with ASD. cartographer” because of his brain-mapping work with infants Meet your child where she or he is. development are linked.” 5. and children with ASD (see Life 360 Fall 2015 “Mapping the As a colleague of the cluster and clinical supervisor for two of the Remember that ASD is brain-based. Your child Claxton says her research has indicated that young infants have Spectrum”). clinics in the Purdue Psychology Treatment and Research Clinics, is probably doing the best she or he can most better control over their posture than ever thought possible. Akey trains graduate students to assess children and adults when He also is crossing discipline boundaries in current work with of the time. Set up situations so that your Infants she has studied who had just learned to stand were far child can learn. autism or another disorder is suspected, and to use research- Alexander Chubykin, assistant professor of biological sciences. more stable when they were given a toy to hold or a TV image to proven strategies to help affected families cope and thrive. Their project on eye-tracking technology in mice is aimed at focus on. This happened despite expectations that their muscles understanding learning and attention differences in ASD (see Source: Elizabeth Akey, clinical assistant Akey says she hopes that increased awareness of autism will weren’t mature enough to sustain stable standing for the periods “Gifted” Research sidebar). professor of psychological sciences lead to greater understanding about the very broad range of of time observed. behaviors and challenges on the spectrum.

28 | COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES LIFE 360 | 29 EMILY TYSON STUDEBAKER social-communication challenges a place to discuss their experi- change brain development with positive, long-term results. All of the Pieces ences and practice everyday social skills. Taking In The Big Picture “There is substantial evidence showing optimized behaviors Additional members of the Purdue Repeating an often-cited quote, Emily “I think it’s easy for someone to get this stereotype notion of in children who are diagnosed early and receive interventions Austism Cluster include: Edward Studebaker says, “One of the most what ASD is or what it looks like, and we know it can be very early,” Tonnsen says. (Ed) Bartlett, associate professor of

Photo by Mark Simons important messages may be that, ‘If you’ve different for everyone,” she says. “What is true for everyone is To that end, Tonnsen studies potential ASD predictors in infants, biological sciences and biomedical met one person with autism, you’ve met true for those on the autism spectrum. We’re all individuals, so such as how they respond to new situations and how their at- engineering; John (Jay) Burgess, one person with autism.’” The saying speaks it’s important to get to know each individual.” tention patterns vary. Tonnsen’s studies have shown that infants associate professor of nutrition science; to the myriad ways ASD can look, and the many varied behaviors who have trouble shifting their attention from one thing to Alexander Chubykin, assistant professor of biological sciences; there are among people on the spectrum. BRIDGETTE TONNSEN another have higher rates of autism later in life. Ulrike Dydak, associate professor of health sciences; Rebecca Studebaker is well-versed in this variability in her role as a clinical Passion For Prediction McNally Keehn, adjunct assistant professor of speech, language, “It’s not a one-to-one predictor; it’s just one factor,” she says. assistant professor of speech language pathology who treats You hear it a lot: “Early diagnosis is and hearing sciences; Marguerite O’Haire, assistant professor of “The outcome that everybody hopes for is that we’ll have either children with ASD and teaches future professionals. key.” And it is as true for ASD as it is human-animal interaction; Mandy Rispoli, associate professor of for many other physical and mental a task or a series of tasks that have really strong predictive value. “Every person with autism has a unique set of strengths and educational studies; Amy (A.J.) Schwichtenberg, assistant profes- Photo by Mark Simons What’s exciting to me is the potential to establish early, strong health issues. But early diagnosis is an sor of human development and family studies; Amanda Seidl, challenges,” she says. “I have met people with amazing abilities markers of risk so that children and families can be supported enormous challenge with ASD. professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences; and Oliver as well as significant challenges. Focus on abilities and continue through early intervention.” to build from there.” Bridgette Tonnsen, assistant professor of psychological sciences, Wendt, assistant professor of educational studies and speech, joined the cluster in 2015 to continue her work examining early Tonnsen says the cluster’s interdisciplinary nature adds to her language, and hearing sciences. As an expert on ASD and pediatric speech and language disor- indicators of autism and other anomalies, such as attention enthusiasm. ders, she finds ways for children on the spectrum to communi- problems and anxiety. “To address this problem, people can’t operate in isolation,” she cate effectively. Strategies include sign language and high-tech says. “We have to collaborate, share ideas and learn from each speech-generating devices for those with significant difficulties. Because research shows that brain plasticity is greatest in the first other. Purdue is providing an excellent model for how autism Studebaker leads the Adult Pragmatic Language Group, which three years of life, the younger that infants can be diagnosed and research needs to be done.” focuses on those who are more verbal. This gives adults with treated, the better the odds that interventions will successfully

The Autism Cluster’s difference-making research has garnered philan- tion and attention in mice with Fragile X and apply the same REMOVING MONITORING WIRES thropic support from the Gadomski Foundation. This private Pennsyl- technology to humans to help explain attention and percep- Researchers often attach wires to children with ASD to measure vania organization was inspired to fund the cluster’s interdisciplinary tion differences in Fragile X and ASD. their bodies’ reactions to stress, learning and social interac- work on the following projects: tion. This project aims to show how advanced video processing DO CERTAIN PET ANIMALS HELP? can eliminate the bothersome and often stress-inducing wires POOR SLEEP AND ACTING OUT. CAUSE AND EFFECT? Research shows that having an animal nearby can improve taped to children’s faces, fingers or chests. Sleep problems are common in children with ASD, and poor sleep is social behaviors in children with ASD, but it’s not known how or tied to unwanted behaviors and hindered learning. This study will look why. This study will look into how different animals help with A second phase of the project will examine the effect of ani- at the roles of sleep in early behavioral treatment. social and language abilities in nonverbal children with ASD. A mals on children with ASD. It is believed that animals reduce main goal is to create technology that allows such children to stress in children with ASD. This phase will use video to record if USING MICE TO UNDERSTAND LEARNING identify which therapy animal they want most. children are less stressed around animals. The long-term goal is AND ATTENTION ISSUES to collect data needed for a larger video-based study to look at Why do people with ASD have attention and perception anomalies? the therapeutic value of animals. ‘GIFTED’ RESEARCH Fragile X is a genetic condition that shares many characteristics with CLUSTER PROJECTS DRAW ASD. This study will create eye-tracking technology to measure percep- FOUNDATION DOLLARS

30 | COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES LIFE 360 | 31 A life changer

Bill Byham (PSY ’62) attributes his early success to serendipity. behavioral ethics, corporate social

“I was involved in the use of a new assessment-center method at responsibility, and humanitarian HAVING BY JC Penney, and when I wrote an article about it for the Harvard work psychology, as well as issues Business Review, all of a sudden I was famous. Companies called surrounding behavioral assess- to say, ‘We need your help.’” ment, technology, bias, and the “YOU MAKE A LIVING law. She has worked with myriad The assessment-center method put job candidates into actual BY WHAT YOU GET. organizations around the world, on-the-job scenarios while experts watched and assessed and her research has been cited in YOU MAKE A LIFE their behavior. U.S. Supreme Court proceedings. BY WHAT YOU GIVE.” Today, as co-founder and executive chairman of Development “MY ENDOWED CHAIR MEANS Dimensions International (DDI), Byham is gratified by the impact — WINSTON CHURCHILL THE WORLD TO ME,” RUPP SAYS. the company has had. He wants to make the same difference in the Deborah Rupp “Bill Byham is a pioneer of behav- William C. Byham Chair in lives of graduate students, while also promoting his chosen field — ioral assessment, which is a central Industrial-Organizational industrial and organizational psychology. He is doing that with the Psychology (photo provided) People who think like Winston Churchill are Purdue’s topic of research for me. Not only lifeblood and a primary reason that the College of Health William C. Byham Chair in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. am I seeking to build on the shoulder of giants, I get to do so and Human Sciences is vital and growing. Holding that chair today is Deborah Rupp, professor in the with one of their names attached to mine. It’s a true honor. The These people, a few of whom we feature here, share their Department of Psychological Sciences. A global authority in connection means a great deal to my students as well; they feel time and resources to support professorships that strengthen her field, Rupp conducts research on organizational justice, they are part of an important legacy.” discovery in all HHS fields as they enrich student learning.

The gift of a gift Lasting impact Katherine “Kay” Birck had no idea that a Purdue professorship Greg Arling, the Katherine Birck Anyone who knew the late James Dora Sr. (MGMT ’58) early in his career likely would have predicted he would collect an honorary doctorate had been named for her. Her husband, Michael Birck (ECE ’60), Chair of Nursing, is a highly one day. In 2006, he did just that, returning to Purdue to receive an honorary doctorate in hospitality and tourism management. known for his generosity and service to Purdue, endowed the recognized researcher in health nursing professorship as a fitting tribute to his wife’s career. care quality assessment, evaluation Just four years after he earned his bachelor’s degree at Purdue, Dora and his brother, Robert, opened the Holiday Inn in Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1962. It would be the first of many. Dora helped develop and operate many properties under the InterContinental Hotels “It was given to me by my husband as a surprise,” she recalls. and policy analysis — particularly involving long-term care settings Group, Hilton and Marriott brands, which now are part of General Hotels Corp. His properties have consistently won top awards for A nurse who retired in 2007 after 30 years serving in a five-doctor that serve the elderly. HE SAYS THE design and service excellence. One of them, the Crown Plaza at Union Station, Indianapolis, has received obstetrics and gynecology practice, Birck says she was thrilled with BIRCK ENDOWMENT HAS MEANT many awards. His son, James Dora Jr. (HTM ’86) continues his father’s legacy as president and CEO of the thoughtful gift. She has made a point of staying on top of the GAINS FOR BOTH STUDENT General Hotels. ongoing innovations in Purdue’s nursing program through the years. LEARNING AND HIGH-IMPACT A pillar of Purdue, the elder Dora funded the first endowed professorship in HTM, the C.B. Smith “I have been so impressed with the advances I’ve seen at Purdue RESEARCH. Professorship of Hotel Management, named after one of his mentors. Dora also contributed to the in nursing education,” says Birck, who graduated in 1960 from Greg Arling “Studies supported through the Katherine Birck Chair of construction of Marriott Hall, and the large demonstration classroom is named after him and his wife. St. Anthony School of Nursing in Terre Haute, Indiana. “When we Nursing (photo provided) endowment have shed light on Howard Adler has held the C.B. Smith professorship since 2008. were in school, we had to practice procedures on each other. I implementing quality improvement, remember my arms were black and blue from top to bottom. “HOLDING A PROFESSORSHIP IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST HONORS A PROFESSOR CAN RECEIVE,” avoiding inappropriate hospitalizations, promoting choice in care ADLER SAYS. “It has allowed me to kick my professional career into overdrive through my research with “Today, the manikins they use have improved so much. They settings and understanding health experiences of older people multiple graduate students at the same time. Being able to fund research and have my students and me breathe, talk, make sounds and do things they never did even a and families,” he says. “Much of this research has been in partner- attend conferences to present our findings would simply not be possible without the support of this Howard Adler few years ago — even deliver babies.” ship with policymakers and care providers who have put into professorship. My impact on the industry and on future educators is a direct result of this position.” C.B. Smith Professor of practice the lessons we have learned.” Hotel Management (photo provided)

32 | COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES LIFE 360 | 33 FAMILY Passion at a pivotal point HEALTH

As baby boomers’ ages and needs for health care increase proportionally, so will the need for expertise in gerontology. Enter William Hanley (Industrial Economics ’60) and Sally Berner MONEY Hanley (HDFS ’61), whose generosity has created the position of the William and Sally Berner Hanley Professor of Gerontology at a critical time. FOOD

Sally Berner Hanley says the gift was, in part, a natural out- Photo provided growth of affection that she and her husband felt for their grandparents. Sally’s grandparents lived with her family for the A PLAN AND A PURPOSE last 10 years of their lives. The Department of Nutrition Science now has its first “They were in wheelchairs and lived with my mother and dad, my named professorship, thanks to a gift from longtime twin sister and me,” Sally says. “My sister and brothers and I all Purdue supporter and alumna Patsy Mellott. learned a great deal from them, and the variety of activity in our Extension Leads the Charge for Mellott’s “giving back plan,” as she calls it, started 25 years house probably added to their zest for living. And Bill’s maternal ago when she and her 1969 classmates of the former grandparents gave him many fond memories of farm life. School of Home Economics provided funding to create a “Bill and I are passionate about helping people of all ages. sensory lab for the foods department. The department is COMMUNITY HEALTH Endowing a professorship in gerontology at Purdue seemed to now known as the Department of Nutrition Science and be a very rewarding gift to Purdue. It makes us very proud!” resides in the College of Health and Human Sciences. Since then, she has continued giving to Purdue through her Physical health. Mental health. Financial health. Chances are, HHS Extension collaborates with Community Health Partnerships Elliot Friedman, currently endowed scholarships and teaching innovation award. one or more of these has been on your mind lately. Our health of the Indiana Clinical Translational Sciences Institute to link the William and Sally Berner affects all aspects of life — work, play, retirement and relation- public health professionals, university researchers and com- Hanley Associate Professor of Now, through her estate, she is creating the first named ships. Healthy communities provide the environment we need to munity partners. Additional statewide partners include Indiana Gerontology, says the endow- nutrition professorship, a gift allowing the department to support personal health. Healthy Weight Initiative, Indiana Public Health Association, ment means more students doing attract and retain top researchers to the university. Indiana Minority Health, Indiana State Department of Health and much-needed research. Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences has “Designating how my estate gift is to be used to benefit played a significant role in the success of community health the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. In 2015, HHS Extension con- “IT PROVIDES ESSENTIAL Purdue and students of the future meant finding an ap- through Purdue Extension. Purdue Extension has a network of nected 176 local agencies and partners to implement effective RESOURCES THAT I CAN USE propriate way to connect my education, my food industry educators throughout Indiana who focus on food, family, money solutions at the community level. TO INCREASE UNDERGRADUATE career and my personal health interest with an opportu- and health. When it comes to community health, HHS Extension Wellness programs that have been established through the AND GRAD STUDENT INVOLVE- nity to make a difference,” Mellott says. “I also identified that a professorship would mean impacting classrooms of educators lead the effort to address localized health issues work of HHS Extension and health coalitions include Safe Routes MENT IN GERONTOLOGY Elliot Friedman students who could then continue to make a difference in through community health coalitions. to School (encouraging children to walk to school), workplace RESEARCH,” FRIEDMAN SAYS. William and Sally Berner their communities.” wellness recommendations, nutrition education classes and Hanley Associate Professor “It also elevates the profile A health coalition is a group of stakeholders working toward of Gerontology (photo common health outcomes in a community. Health coalitions the creation of community walking trails. Coalitions received of gerontology research at She also is creating an endowment that will provide in- provided) over $1.6 million in donations and grants from state agencies, Purdue nationally at a time ternships for students through the university’s Women’s have sprung up in nearly 60 Indiana counties, and the HHS not-for-profits and private corporations in 2015. As they continue when the aging of our population is presenting diverse Global Health Institute. Extension educators in each county focus on establishing to spread awareness of health issues and programs designed challenges and opportunities for researchers and clinicians programs and policies that build healthy communities. “For me, it is about leaving a lasting legacy, especially to address those issues, Purdue HHS Extension and community trained in gerontology.” In many counties, especially primarily rural counties, health in areas where I feel a connection, have a passion and health coalitions are creating a healthier Indiana. coalitions may be a significant source for health education and Additional endowed, named professorships within the College can make a difference that’s uniquely linked to my core — Angela Abbott and Hannah Harper of Health and Human Sciences include the Ben and Maxine values,” Mellott says. information. These coalitions, however, don’t just provide pam- Miller Professorship in Child Education (currently open); and the phlets and brochures to those seeking to improve their health. Mellott enjoyed a successful 36-year marketing career in James V. Bradley Chair of Psychological Sciences, held by Jeffrey Coalitions are working with local governments and business the food industry, holding a wide array of positions with D. Karpicke. leaders to make the healthy choice the easy choice. Campbell Soup Company in Camden, New Jersey, and — Amy Raley Kraft Foods in Chicago.

The name of the professorship has not yet been decided. 34 | COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES LIFE 360 | 35 — Chris Adam GENERATIONSIN EACH ISSUE OF LIFE 360 WE PUBLICIZE THE PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF HHS ALUMNI. PLEASE SHARE YOUR NEWS WITH US AT SUMMER C.A.M.P. WWW.PURDUE.EDU/HHSUPDATE. Future medical professionals explore Purdue HHS

When Allison Winchester traveled to Purdue University from synergies provided by the new Lyles-Porter Hall. IU has had Puerto Rico for a new summer camp, she already knew she medical students on Purdue’s campus since 1968 and the Indiana RALPH TAYLOR, HK ’69, Indianapolis, IN, wanted to work in health care. What she didn’t know was how University School of Medicine-West Lafayette, now located in 1950s received a 2015 Sagamore Sankofa Award. 1980s the experience would solidify her decision. Lyles-Porter Hall, is a regional campus of the IU School of Medicine. JOAN ROBERTSON MCFADDEN, HE ’56, He works as a consultant and color analyst DOUG BINZEL, HTM ’80, is the director MS CSR ’57, Seymour, IN, received the for Purdue Sports Properties. of regional sales for the Wasserstrom Co. The building, which was dedicated in 2014, provides additional Winchester was among the 27 high school students who came to 2016 Distinguished Service Award from in Columbus, OH. space to grow the partnership between Purdue and IU. Purdue in July for CAMP, Clinical Applications for future Medical the American Association of Family and TODD E. BUTLER, HTM ’85, is the president Professionals. The new camp, offered by the College of Health “CAMP is the latest new partnership that develops a culture of Consumer Sciences. She also was recog- 1970s KAY WOODWARD, PSY ’72, MS PSY ’73, of Butler Insurance Inc. in Fishers, IN, and is in nized for co-editing the book Leaders in and Human Sciences in partnership with the Indiana University cooperation in promoting the patient-centered combination of PHD PSY ’78, received the 2015 Freida and his fourth year as an independent agent. Family and Consumer Sciences. School of Medicine-West Lafayette, targets high school seniors excellent clinical skills and compassionate interpersonal care that Winifred Parker Pioneering Purdue Women HARI SINGH, HTM ’87, is the owner of LOUISE WATKINS, HE ’55, Carlsbad, CA, and juniors interested in health care-related majors and careers. we all hope to find in our future health care providers,” says Dr. Award from the Sagamore Sankofa Awards Indiana Restaurant in Jaipur, India. published a novel in May titled The Committee. She is the director of the J.W. Regina K. Kreisle, associate dean of the IU School of Medicine and ELLEN CARNEY DELONG, HTM ’89, India- “I would highly recommend the camp to any student interested Outreach Committee, Because Marriage Can Woodward Funeral Home in Spartanburg, SC. in the medical or health sciences fields,” Winchester says. “You director of the IU School of Medicine-West Lafayette. Be Murder under her pen name, C.L. napolis, IN, is celebrating 16 years at Ernst & EDGAR CLODFELTER, PSY ’76, Adamant, Young LLP and is working as the assistant gain hands-on experiences so you can actually know that these Supplies for students were provided by the North Central Indiana Woodhams. The book is a suspense novel VT, has gained Vermont Master Property Ap- about spousal abuse. director of tax technology services. are the careers for you.” Area Health Education Center. More information can be found at praiser designation, the highest designation AMY HINES, CSR ’89, Smithfield, VA, is the www.purdue.edu/hhs/CAMP and questions about CAMP can be available in the state. Students participated in more than a dozen hands-on learning executive producer and co-writer of “Why directed to [email protected]. activities with more than 20 faculty members. Winchester says 1960s KATHRYN JORDAN, HK ’78, Indianapolis, Me?,” an anti-dog fighting music video using LEROY KEYES, HK ’69, West Lafayette, IN, IN, received the Freida & Winifred Parker humans depicting dogs. projects such as heart dissections and medical simulations were — Chris Adam received a 2015 Sagamore Sankofa Award. Pioneering Purdue Women Award from the her favorites during the camp. He played eight years in the National Foot- Sagamore Sankofa Awards Committee. She ball League and retired from his post at the Christine Ladisch, dean of the College of Health and Human guides athletes and entertainers as the head John Purdue Club in 2011. Sciences, says, “Health care is one of the fastest-growing indus- of KJordan Consulting LLC. tries in the United States, and students are able to explore majors and health care opportunities they may not be aware of.” HHS GIVEN ARTHUR G. HANSEN The camp also introduced high school students to a variety of RECOGNITION AWARD undergraduate majors that can prepare students for medical or professional school. The HHS units health sciences, health and The Purdue University Retirees Association and the Office of the President awarded the College of Health and Human Sciences the 2016 Arthur G. Hansen Recognition kinesiology, psychological sciences, nursing, nutrition science, Award, with special recognition to the HHS Office of Student Services. The award and speech, language, and hearing sciences all participated to recognizes the efforts of a university unit that cultivates and maintains meaningful highlight how various health care professions work together. relationships with its retirees. Mary Alice Nebold (HE ’59, BS CSR ’68), a Purdue retiree “I have been doing research online about different health care and former assistant dean for undergraduate student services, nominated HHS for the From left, Purdue Provost Debasish Dutta, HHS Director of Student Services Shane careers,” says Leroy Medrano, a high school senior from Boswell, award, citing continuing connections that foster meaningful interactions with the current Hawkins-Wilding and HHS Dean Christine Indiana, who attended the camp. “You can only learn so much HHS staff and students as well as former colleagues and students. The college’s routine Ladisch. on the computer, so this was an eye-opening experience. It was High school students Allison Winchester (photo at top left) and Leroy communication with retirees includes invitations to faculty, staff, student and alumni Medrano (above) work with a medical simulation manikin or “sim man” mind-blowing.” recognition receptions, luncheons and dinners, and programs and lectures. The award includes $2,500, a trophy and the during an activity at the Clinical Applications for Medical Professionals addition of the name of the recipient on a permanent plaque in the Purdue Memorial Union. It is funded by TIAA and was camp. (Photos by Rebecca Wilcox) Ladisch and administrators from the IU School of Medicine say presented at the Purdue retirement recognition luncheon on June 30. The recipients also were recognized at the annual fall programs such as the camp are a direct outcome of the many Purdue University Retirees Association Kickoff Luncheon on Sept. 12.

36 | COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES LIFE 360 | 37 GENERATIONS

HILLARY GRAMM, CSR ’05, League City, MELISSA MILLER, HTM ’13, is working for ARIANNA BATISTATOS, HTM ’15, works 1990s 2000s TX, was recently chosen as one of the 2010s General Hotels Corp. as a revenue manager for Hyatt Regency Maui as the assistant front DINA HJI-AUGOUSTIS, HTM ’90, is a fine- CARY COUNTRYMAN, HTM ’01, is Houston Business Journal’s 40 Under 40. She RACHEL KIPPENBROCK, HTM ’10, is in assistant in Indianapolis. office manager in Lahaina, HI. wine sales representative at RDNC, formerly professor and department chair of her second year of the Vanderbilt University works as the resource development director KEELEY GILBERT STINGEL, HDFS ’13, RACHEL BLANKENSHIP, HTM ’15, is sports National Wine & Spirits, in Indianapolis, IN. Business Management at Brigham Executive MBA program and is working as at Communities in Schools-Bay Area. Salem, IN, has been named to the board of marketing and recreation manager at Visit Young University-Hawaii. an associate director of revenue manage- KELLY ANN PAYTON, HTM ’90, is the BIANCA PRYOR, CSR ’06, Chicago, is vice directors for the Indiana Youth Institute. She Lafayette-West Lafayette in Lafayette, IN. ment operations at Starwood Hotels & manager of outpatient rehab at Boulder MISSY WRIGHT, PSY ’03, Alameda, CA, president at BrainJuicer, a market research is South Central Indiana community liaison Resorts in Atlanta, GA. CHELSEA GATHERS, HTM ’15, is assistant Community Health in Boulder, CO. achieved Certified Consultant status from firm with headquarters in London, England, for the Indiana Office of Community and director of environmental services at Ara- the Association for Applied Sport Psychol- LAURA MESKER, HTM ’10, is working for KARL D. GORDON, HTM ’91, is a senior and 12 offices throughout the world. Rural Affairs (OCRA). mark in Alamogordo, NM. ogy in 2015. She is an assistant professor in Welborn Baptist Foundation as the senior finance manager at Suntrust Bank in Rich- ASHLEY GREGORY, HTM ’07, is the direc- KARLY HIQUET, PSY ’14, Columbus, IN, the kinesiology department at California health and nutrition program coordinator in mond, VA. tor of sales at Visit Lafayette-West Lafayette was named a 2015 Woodrow Wilson Indiana State University, East Bay and works as a Evansville, IN. in Lafayette, IN. Teaching Fellow, one of 10 Purdue grads LAURA NEMTUDA, HTM ’99, works as a sport psychology consultant. CALVIN W. CARIE, HTM ’11, works for among this year’s 49 honorees. Each fellow night auditor at Fairfield Inn and Suites in MALLORI WALKER, NUR ’08, MS NUR ’15, ADAM FETSCH, HTM ’05, is the creator of Short’s Travel Management, NCAA as a receives $30,000 to complete a special Lafayette, IN. is a registered nurse in the pediatrics depart- Rewind Candles in Charleston, SC, where he meeting and event planner in Indianapolis. master’s degree program in exchange for a ment at IU Health Arnett, Lafayette, IN. LAURA SNIADECKI, NUTR ’99, Indianapo- transforms more than 40,000 wine bottles CAITLIN GOODING, HTM ’13, is a front three-year commitment to teach in Indiana lis, is the owner of A.G. Maas Co. the oldest each month into wine-scented candles. His SAM PORTER, HTM ’09, is director of districts in need. Though their conferred degrees may have come office manager for Starwood Hotels at the from departments named differently at the time, janitorial supply company in Indianapolis, IN. candles are sold in stores in all 50 states, operations for Levy Restaurants at StubHub Sheraton Grand in Chicago. She received the alumni listed in Generations are matched with Canada, Australia and South Korea. Center in Carson, CA. the Stellar Performer award in January 2014 the academic units by the current names. and February 2016. CSR CONSUMER SCIENCE HK HEALTH AND KINESIOLOGY Angela Barron McBride HSCI HEALTH SCIENCES Why join purdue alumni? ONE OF FOUR 2016 PURDUE DISTINGUISHED WOMEN SCHOLARS HE HOME ECONOMICS HTM HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT Angela Barron McBride, PSY ’78, Lafayette, IN, was one of four Purdue alumnae HDFS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES Hail to Old Purdue Joining your Purdue honored as 2016 Purdue Distinguished Women Scholars in recognition of Alumni Association NUR NURSING is a way to show your leadership and outstanding contributions to their fields. McBride, who was the Excellence loyalty for Purdue. We first graduate of Purdue to receive a doctorate in developmental psychology, NUTR NUTRITION SCIENCE welcome and value anyone chairs the Indiana University Health Board committee on quality and patient PSY PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES Ever grateful ever true who loves Purdue. Love safety. 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38 | COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES LIFE 360 | 39 ADMINISTRATION Christine Ladisch, Dean Thomas Berndt, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Administration Liping Cai, Associate Dean for Diversity and International Programs Dorothy Teegarden, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs LIFELINES DIRECTORS Angie Abbott, Program Leader for HHS Extension and Associate Director of Purdue Extension Make a profound impact at Purdue University by partnering with the College of Health Denise Buhrmester, Director of Communications and Human Sciences. Please consider supporting our 2016-17 funding initiatives. Shane Hawkins-Wilding, Director of Student Services Mona Holdcraft, Director of Financial Affairs Richard Mattes, Director of Public Health Graduate Program Judy Schumaker, Director of Advancement Anita Tuttle, Director of Information Technology STUDENT SUPPORT Support for undergraduate students includes scholarships, a lifeline for HHS students who require financial assistance in order to attend UNIT HEADS Purdue. It also includes the Global Learning Fund, which provides cultural immersion opportunities so that more HHS students can study, Chris Agnew, Psychological Sciences intern or travel abroad. Graduate student support, one of HHS’s greatest needs, can provide not only basic funding but also opportunities Richard Feinberg, Consumer Science (Interim) to work alongside researchers and professors in the classroom to help shape the students professionally. Doran French, Human Development and Family Studies FACULTY Timothy Gavin, Health and Kinesiology Rich Ghiselli, Hospitality and Tourism Management Endowed and distinguished professorships are the hallmark of a world-class university. HHS’s goal is to establish named professorships Jane Kirkpatrick, Nursing across the college in order to recruit and retain the most talented faculty. An endowed named deanship for HHS will provide the dean Keith Kluender, Speech, Language, supplemental funding to address priority areas such as learning, discovery and engagement; distinguish the college and the dean as and Hearing Sciences preeminent at Purdue and among peers; and expand the college’s research enterprise by leveraging external funding. Connie Weaver, Nutrition Science Wei Zheng, Health Sciences PROGRAMS Comments? Contact Denise Buhrmester, Director of Communications, Emerging programs offer the opportunity to address healthy aging, public health, chronic disease detection and prevention, health and [email protected], 765-496-3663.

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