Health and Human Performance Archives

Feb 01, 2021
  • Erin Ward

HISTORY MAKER: CAITLIN GOOCH

The following story was originally published by ECU News Services in 2021. On a typical Saturday, Caitlin Gooch drives a trailer with her grey Arabian horse, Goat, to different communities,...

Jan 19, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

‘GAME CHANGER’

East Carolina University will test wastewater from residence halls this semester in an effort to detect coronavirus as early as possible to reduce transmission and avoid outbreaks where students live....

Jan 06, 2021
  • Kelly Rusk

Lamson honored for outstanding contributions to marriage and family therapy field

Angela Lamson, professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Science, received the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy’s (AAMFT) Outstanding Contribution to Marriage and Family Therapy Award...

Jan 05, 2021
  • Matt Smith

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

For many nonprofits, it’s not just their mission that defines them, but the connections they build within their communities. East Carolina University sophomore Vedika Modi learned about the importance of...

Jan 04, 2021
  • Ken Buday

FINAL ‘JEOPARDY!’

When Alex Trebek’s final episodes of the television game show “Jeopardy!” air this week, one East Carolina University professor will pay particular attention. Dr. Bhibha M. Das, associate professor in...

Dec 23, 2020
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Damon Swift

Dr. Damon Swift has learned to “dream big.” Taking a cue from his postdoctoral mentor Timothy Church, Swift is an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology in the College...

Dec 21, 2020
  • Kristin Zachary

2020: YEAR IN REVIEW

Some may wish to pack the year 2020 and all of its contents into a box never to be seen again — no judgment here — but this year's 1,907...

Dec 14, 2020
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

ECU holds inaugural healthcare-centric interprofessional case competition

The ECU Health Sciences Leadership Council created a new healthcare-centric interprofessional case competition held on Oct. 31, bringing together teams of health professions students from across multiple schools and programs...

Dec 03, 2020
  • ECU News Services

FALL 2020 COMMENCEMENT — COLLEGE CELEBRATIONS

Graduates, parents, families and friends, please join us at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 4 for our virtual Fall 2020 Commencement Ceremony. Watch the ceremony live on the commencement website, or...

Donté Hill
Nov 30, 2020
  • Kelly Rusk

GREAT SPORT

Basketball, track and tennis filled Donté Hill’s days in high school. And attending his first football game at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium is one of his most memorable experiences at East Carolina...