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On Topic With IU - Cognitive function in later life with Dr. Adam Roth
Dr. Adam Roth is part of a research team studying cognitive function, decline and the personal, face-to-face networks people enjoy.
There remain many uncertainties to explore in this growing area of research, but Roth says the data suggests greater diversity of our social networks serve us well as we age. Listen to this conversation to get more insights from the department of sociology research fellow and member of the Indiana University Network Science Institute.
Read his study here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/19485565.2022.2052711?needAccess=true
More on Dr. Roth: https://www.adamroth.org/
1 Feb 2022
Public Trust in Science -- On Topic with IU, with guest Tessa Benson-Greenwald
IU social psychology doctoral student Tessa Benson-Greenwald joins us to discuss new research examining the perception of motives of scientists.
She talks about her team's new study, the risk we face when public trust in science ebbs, how the general public perceives the work of scientists, and also Young Frankenstein.
You can find her latest study:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01461672211064456
15 Nov 2021
On Topic with IU -- the experiences of rural HIV social workers
The challenges for patients and care providers are different in rural areas, compared to their urban counterparts. We're discussing that here with Dr. Christopher Owens, a recent graduate of the School of Public Health at Indiana University - Bloomington. Owens is now an assistant professor at Texas A&M University, where he works studying rural HIV prevention and care, rural LGBTQ+ health, and the sexual healthcare practices of rural healthcare providers.
Today the topic is his latest collaborative research, The Lived Experiences of Rural HIV Social Workers.
Owens co-authors on this qualitative research are Eva Voorheis, Harold D. Green, Debby Herbenick and Brian Dodge from the School of Public Health at Indiana University, Jessica N. Lester, from the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, School of Education at IU, and Randolph D. Hubach from Purdue University.
You can read the study here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09540121.2021.1981817?scroll=top&needAccess=true
Find more about Dr. Owens' work: https://sexualhealth.indiana.edu/news-events/_news/chris%20owens%20dissertation.html
And more, from the IU School of Public Health: https://publichealth.indiana.edu/
8 Nov 2021
On Topic with IU -- Energy Insecurity in America
Millions of Americans are at risk of having their utilities disconnected, says Dr. Sanya Carley, a professor and scholar at Indiana University's O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs.
Her latest research, Energy insecurity and the urgent need for utility disconnection protections finds that 24 percent of low-income survey respondents are energy insecure. She joins us to talk about those impacted, possible solutions, and much more.
You can read the study here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301421521005280#
More on Carley: https://oneill.indiana.edu/faculty-research/directory/profiles/faculty/full-time/carley-sanya.html
Find more from Carley and the O'Neill School's work in energy equity at the Energy Justice Lab:
https://energyjustice.indiana.edu
1 Nov 2021
On Topic with IU -- Studying mental illness and suicidal risk with machine learning
Researchers at Indiana University's School of Social Work are using machine learning to study thousands of cases of adults -- using anonymized data from the Adult Needs and Strengths Assessment -- to help those coping with mental health issues, identify intersections mental health illness and suicidal ideation and develop a suicidal prevention/recovery model within the mental health system.
Drs. Betty Walton and Saahoon Hong join us to talk about their innovative approach.
Dr. Walton's bio: https://socialwork.iu.edu/FacultyAndStaff/profile.php?id=Walton_Betty_beawalto
Dr. Hong's bio: https://socialwork.iu.edu/faculty-staff/profile/hong_saahoon/
You can find more about their work here: https://scholarworks.iupui.edu/bitstream/handle/1805/26724/Hong2021Examining-the-intersection.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y
8 Oct 2021
On Topic with IU -- Rural homelessness in Indiana
Professor Laura Littlepage from the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs joins us to discuss a recently completed study, Homelessness in Greene County, Indiana.
We talk about the unique issues that are brought about by people experiencing homelessness in rural areas, from a lack of services, the difficulties involved with helping those in need in a geographically broad area, simply coming to understand the extent of the population impacted, and much more.
You can read the paper here.
https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/2022/26798/Greene%20County%20Homelessness%20Report.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
For more on the Rural Center of Engagement, visit here:
https://rural.indiana.edu/
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