Health and Human Performance Archives

Aug 23, 2011
  • ECU News Services

ECU study examines sleep and fatigue in chronically ill mothers

  Health care providers should be particularly attentive to supporting high quality sleep for chronically ill mothers of young children, according to a new study by East Carolina University researchers....

Aug 18, 2011
  • ECU News Services

Hospitality management professor James A. Chandler mourned

Students, faculty, alumni, and friends of the ECU Department of Hospitality Management and the College of Human Ecology mourn the death of professor James A. Chandler, who passed away on...

Aug 11, 2011
  • ECU News Services

Elected as fellow in scholarly academy

An East Carolina University professor was the only professional in the nation elected this year as fellow to the American Academy of Park and Recreation Administration. Dr. Deb Jordan, chair...

Aug 04, 2011
  • ECU News Services

Three Down, One to Go with Help from Prestigious Scholarship

By Kathy Muse Once, twice, three times a Pirate and he’s not done yet. Ruben “Trey” Sloan III is proud to say that he is a three-time graduate of the...

Aug 04, 2011
  • ECU News Services

ECU alumnus steps forward in paralysis research

By Kathy Muse When Reggie Edgerton ’61 took health, exercise physiology, and biology classes at East Carolina University while working at the campus infirmary, he had no idea that the...

Aug 04, 2011
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In memory of ECU professor emeritus Marge Inman

Marjorie (Marge) Ann Inman, professor emeritus at East Carolina University, passed away on July 30. Her unexpected death occurred while traveling with her husband, Jeff, on a return trip to...

Jul 25, 2011
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Research finds discrimination, resilience among older lesbians

More than half of lesbians aged 55 and older have been married to a man at some point in their lives. More than 90% said their families knew about their...

Jun 22, 2011
  • ECU News Services

Grant supports Pitt County youth enrichment

A $5,000 grant will support academic and cultural enrichment activities for Pitt County youth at the Lucille W. Gorham Intergenerational Community Center, an East Carolina University partnership program. Provided by...

Jun 02, 2011
  • ECU News Services

Escott-Stump begins term as ADA president

ECU professor Sylvia A. Escott-Stump began her one-year term June 1 as the 2011-12 president of the American Dietetic Association. She has served as president-elect since June 2010. “The American...

Apr 28, 2011
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Kelley named health education and promotion chair

After a national search, Dr. Tim Kelley has been appointed the new chair of the Department of Health Education and Promotion. Kelley, who came to ECU in 2008, is a...