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HHP’s Participation in ECU’s Emerging Scholars

The College of Health and Human Performance (HHP) and units within the College host guests that are involved in the East Carolina University (ECU) Office for Equity and Diversity’s Emerging Scholars Symposium. The Emerging Scholars Symposium is a three-day program for scholars nearing the end of their terminal degree studies and recent graduates, including postdoctoral scholars. The program is designed to support ECU’s pipeline for recruiting talented faculty and trainees. Participants engage with ECU academic leaders, learn about faculty life at ECU, and showcase their scholarship during the event.

HHP Fall 2023 Guests:

Nadine Verna (hosts: HHP/Department of Human Development and Family Science) candidate in PhD in Family Science and Human Development at Montclair State University. Presentation topic: Members of the Movements?: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Adolescent Black Girls Coming of Age During Black Lives Matter and Me Too. 8Nov2023. Follow Nadine’s career at: Montclair State University.

HHP Fall 2022 Guests:

La’Shay Crayton (hosts: HHP/School of Social Work/Department of Health Education and Promotion) candidate in PhD in Social Work program at Fordham University in New York, NY. Presentation topic: Black Empowerment Theory as an Asset Based Model for Individual and Community Well-Being. 2Nov2022. Follow La’Shay’s career via LinkedIn

Margaret (Maggie) Carson (host: HHP/Department of Health Education and Promotion) candidate in PhD in Environmental Health Science at the University of South Carolina. Presentation topic: Harmful Algal Blooms in South Carolina: The Case of Lake Wateree and Microseira Wollei. 2Nov2022. Follow Maggie’s career via LinkedIn

HHP Fall 2021 Guests:

Steph Cooke, PhD (host: HHP/Human Development and Family Science) Research Assistant-Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Presentation topic: Community Health and Social Justice. 28Oct2021. Follow Steph’s career via LinkedIn

Amy McCurdy (host: HHP/Human Development and Family Science) Postdoctoral Fellow, Population Research Center at UT-Austin. Presentation topic: Approaches to Autonomy Relevant Parenting. 28Oct2021. Follow Amy’s career via LinkedIn

HHP Fall 2019 Guests:

Cedric Harville, PhD (host: HHP) Graduate Research Assistant/Associate, University of Florida. Presentation topic: Profile of a Food Insecure College Student at a Major Southeastern University. 13Nov2019. Follow Cedric’s career via LinkedIn

Tommy Cox, PhD (host: HHP/School of Social Work) Graduate Research Assistant/Associate, Norfolk State University. Presentation topic: The Criminal Behavior Outcomes of Incarcerated Veterans in Relations to Combat Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. 13Nov2019.

HHP Spring 2019 Guest:

Christopher Knowlton, PhD (hosts: HHP/Kinesiology/School of Theatre Dance) of the Motion Analysis Laboratory, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Presentation topic: Bodies in Motion: Working at the Intersection of Dance, Science, Art, and Biomechanics. 13March2019 (3:30 p.m. | Minges Coliseum) Follow Christopher’s career: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriskdance/