Faculty/Staff Archives

Mar 06, 2020

Rural Health Symposium addresses rural health issues including opioids, poverty

When Dr. Venus Evans-Winters was growing up on the south side of Chicago, stress made her grind her teeth – but luckily the problem was caught by good dental care....

Mar 05, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

CORE VALUES

Building Capacity for Underserved Areas Twenty-one students who completed the Public Fellows Internship program, funded by the State Employees’ Credit Union Foundation, were honored for their service in rural communities...

Mar 05, 2020

Looking to lose weight? New ECU study suggests that intensive behavioral therapy can help.

A new study from ECU’s College of Allied Health Sciences and Brody School of Medicine recently highlighted by CNN demonstrated that intensive behavioral therapy provided by registered dietitians can help...

Mar 03, 2020
  • Rob Spahr

CORONAVIRUS EXPLAINED

ECU Experts ECU’s Division of Health Sciences has experts available to answer questions related to Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and other infectious diseases. Infectious diseases: Paul Cook, MD, chief of Brody’s...

Mar 03, 2020

ECU English students learn skills through a novel role-playing game

East Carolina University professors often implement unique methods of teaching to help students learn course materials. This semester, Dr. Angela Raper, a teaching assistant professor in the Thomas Harriot College...

Feb 27, 2020
  • Jamie Smith

ECU poll says Biden still leads in South Carolina ahead of primary

During the month of February, the Center for Survey Research at East Carolina University has conducted three polls of voters in South Carolina leading up to the state’s Democratic primary...

Feb 27, 2020
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Oneil Harris

Dr. Oneil Harris, associate professor in the Department of Finance at East Carolina University, had one word to describe his youth growing up in Kingston, Jamaica — “interesting.” However, that...

Feb 26, 2020
  • Matt Smith

SERVICE THROUGH RESEARCH

East Carolina University researchers will be recognized Monday, March 2, at the university’s fourth annual Research and Scholarship Awards. The awards honor ECU faculty with the Lifetime Research & Creative...

Feb 26, 2020
  • Matt Smith

ADVOCATING FOR LITERACY

Many educators can point to certain moments in their life when they knew they were destined to join their field. There were plenty of those moments for East Carolina University...

Feb 26, 2020
  • Matt Smith

WRITING HER STORY

On a Tuesday afternoon in a darkened conference room in East Carolina University’s Mamie Jenkins Building, nearly a dozen students gather for author Liza Wieland’s creative writing workshop. One of...