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Join us as we highlight interesting and innovative research happening at Georgia State University, in areas ranging from astronomy to history to biomedical sciences. We will feature a different faculty member — and a different topic — each month, so you c

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    A Nation Divided

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 27:45


    Political science professor Jennifer McCoy joins us in this episode to discuss the effects of political polarization on American society and democracy, and what it might take to set us on a different course.

    The Evolution of Dad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 20:55


    How did fatherhood come to be — and how has the role been shaped by societies and through time? In this episode, anthropology professor Frank L'Engle Williams discusses the history and evolutionary impact of dads.

    When Trauma Comes With the Job

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 14:34


    For social workers, nurses, EMTs and those in other caring professions, trauma can be an occupational hazard. Brian Bride, director of the School of Social Work, discusses his research on secondary traumatic stress among care providers.

    How Trees Trap Pollution

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 18:39


    In this episode, Christina Fuller, an environmental epidemiologist and assistant professor in the School of Public Health, discusses her research on ultrafine particles in metro Atlanta and the role that trees may play in protecting urban residents.

    Protecting Children From Abuse

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 16:33


    For years, the fight against child trafficking has relied heavily on the criminal justice system, but Jonathan Todres, distinguished university professor in the Georgia State University College of Law, has a different idea. Here, he discusses why he believes we need to focus less on punishment and more on prevention.

    Crisis and Consequences

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 15:36


    In this episode, anthropologist Kathryn Kozaitis, author of the new book “Indebted: An Ethnography of Despair and Resilience in Greece’s […]

    When Stroke Strikes Young

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 17:31


    In this episode, we talk to Dawn Aycock, associate professor in the Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, about why more young adults are having strokes and what she's doing to help young people understand and reduce their risk.

    Finding Health, Finding Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 22:06


    In this episode, we chat with Mary Helen O'Connor, assistant professor of English at Perimeter College and director of the Center for Community Engagement, about refugee health and the university's new Prevention Research Center in Clarkston, Ga., a resettlement hub for refugees outside Atlanta.

    Under the Influence

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 18:51


    In this episode, we chat with Dominic Parrott, professor of psychology and director of the Center for Research on Interpersonal Violence, about the relationship between alcohol and assault.

    When Bacteria Fight Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2019 25:30


    In this episode, we chat with Cynthia Cornelissen, professor of biomedical sciences, about the threat of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea and her work to develop the world's first vaccine.

    The Dangers of Vaping

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2019 35:18


    In this episode, we sit down with Michael Eriksen, Interim Vice President for Research & Economic Development and the founding […]

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