Universities

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An attribution model of public discrimination towards persons with mental illness.

In this study, we build on previous work by developing and estimating a model of the relationships between causal attributions (e.g., controllability, responsibility), familiarity with mental illness, dangerousness, emotional responses (e.g., pity, ...
Patrick Corrigan, Fred E Markowitz, Amy Watson, David Rowan, Mary Ann Kubiak (J Health Soc Behav, 200306)
attribution-model-public-discrimination-towards-persons-mental-illness.asp

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The AuD Degree program at Central Michigan University.

Central Michigan Universitys on-campus AuD program admitted its first class of students in 1994. The article discusses its prerequisites, its faculty and staff, and its unique aspects. In addition, CMUs pioneering Web-based AuD program, specifically ...
Gerald T Church (Am J Audiol, 200306)
aud-degree-program-central-michigan-university.asp

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Boston University Doctor of Science Degree Program: clinical doctorate in audiology.

This article describes the development of the Boston University Clinical Doctoral Program in Audiology dating from its inception in 1985 to the present. The issues surrounding the establishment of the clinical doctorate, entering the program, and the ...
Gerald D Kidd, L Clarke Cox, Melanie L Matthies (Am J Audiol, 200306)
boston-university-doctor-science-degree-program-clinical-doctorate.asp

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Longitudinal shifts in exercise stages of change in college students.

AIM: The protective health benefits of regular physical activity are well established. To date, few studies have assessed the prevalence of exercise behavior and factors influencing exercise adoption and maintenance among college students. The purpose of ...
L S Wallace, J Buckworth (J Sports Med Phys Fitness, 200306)
longitudinal-shifts-exercise-stages-change-college-students.asp

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A true picture of eating disorders among African American women: a review of literature.

A review of published studies reveals a serious deficit in scope of eating disorders among African American women. While the "Prevalence of Eating Disorders Among African American Women" (Mulholland & Mintz, 2001), and "A Comparison of Black and White ...
Indira D Tyler (ABNF J, 200305-06)
true-picture-eating-disorders-african-american-women-review-literature.asp

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A failed norms social marketing campaign.

OBJECTIVE: In this article we test the efficacy of an intensive norms social marketing campaign to reduce heavy drinking among college students living in a residence hall. METHOD: We employed a pretest-posttest nonequivalent comparison group design. The ...
John D Clapp, James E Lange, Cristel Russell, Audrey Shillington, Robert B Voas (J Stud Alcohol, 200305)
failed-norms-social-marketing-campaign.asp

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Education. Teach to his own.

The Teaching Company Scheme allows subsidized employment of a graduate on a fixed-term contract. TCS is gradually being taken up by NHS organisations although it can be challenging to reconcile with its traditional focus on private sector criteria. South ...
Soumen Sengupta, Richard Parker-Smith (Health Serv J, 200305)
education-teach-his-own.asp

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The need for diversity in higher education.

The author states that there is a need in all higher education, including the health professions, for racial, ethnic, and other kinds of diversity, and describes two court cases involving the University of Michigans undergraduate and law school ...
Lee C Bollinger (Acad Med, 200305)
need-diversity-higher-education.asp

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Perceptions of drinking and related findings from the Nationwide Campuses Study.

Proponents of social norms approaches maintain that correcting misperceptions of alcohol use among college students may reduce drinking and its consequences. The author used aggregate campus-level data from the Nationwide Campuses Study to test this ...
John C Licciardone (J Am Coll Health, 200305)
perceptions-drinking-related-findings-nationwide-campuses-study.asp

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Pluralistic ignorance and hooking up.

Hooking up--when two people agree to engage in sexual behavior for which there is no future commitment--has become popular on college campuses. In this study we examined the extent to which pluralistic ignorance affects hooking up. One hundred thirty-six ...
Tracy A Lambert, Arnold S Kahn, Kevin J Apple (J Sex Res, 200305)
pluralistic-ignorance-hooking-up.asp