At the heart of CAHS research is a commitment to engage in work that strengthens our communities, families and individuals in West Virginia and beyond. Our faculty and students engage in collaborations and partnerships from the local level to the global level to study today's most pressing educational and social challenges we face. Through their work, our faculty advance knowledge and impact theory, policy and practice across the applied human sciences.
Monday, September 30, 2024
The Center for ActiveWV was recently recognized for its commitment to healthier communities across the state at the 2024 Celebrating Healthy West Virginia Awards. The Center for ActiveWV, housed in the WVU College of Applied Human Sciences, was one of 42 organizations acknowledged for its positive health initiatives during a ceremony at Glade Springs Resort.
Read More: Center for ActiveWV recognized for statewide health impact
Tuesday, September 03, 2024
A researcher at West Virginia University is working to prevent risky behaviors like sexting and self-harm in rural youth. With $343,719 in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding, assistant professor Kristine Ramsay-Seaner, a counseling expert at the WVU College of Applied Human Sciences, will oversee the development of trainings and other resources to support professionals who work with youth in rural communities across the United States, in collaboration with the University of Georgia, South Dakota State University and North Dakota State University.
Read More: WVU Today: WVU develops prevention and response program for rural youth at risk of sexting, bullying and self-harm
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Jeannette Garcia, a West Virginia University kinesiologist and health psychologist, is a community-based researcher who studies how children with neurodivergences, like autism, can benefit from judo and jujitsu classes, along with their caregivers.
Read More: WVU Today: Researcher’s martial arts outreach helps families affected by autism grapple with stress
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Carla Brigandi, associate professor in the School of Education in the West Virginia University College of Applied Human Sciences, has co-authored the 2023 Paper of the Year as selected by the editors of the Journal for the Education of the Gifted. This prestigious recognition highlights significant contributions to the field of gifted education.
Read More: Brigandi co-author on Paper of the Year by the Journal for the Education of the GiftedView all research stories.
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Explore The ResearchBe Wild. Be Wonderful. Be Active. The Center for ActiveWV aims to improve the health and quality of life for WV children and adults through increased access to physical activity. Through collaboration, research, policy, and practice, the Center supports community-based efforts to increase physical activity levels in WV schools, communities, and health care settings.
Learn More: Center for ActiveWVThe Center for the Future of Land-Grant Education is the nation’s only higher education research center focused solely on land-grant institutions. The Center’s research and outreach efforts seek to understand and impact higher education policies and practices, student access and success, community engagement and economic development, and leadership.
Learn More : Center for the Future of Land-Grant EducationThe Center for Applied Coaching and Sport Science (CACSS) was built on the vision: Every person an athlete. Every athlete trained by a quality coach. Every coach enlightened by the best science and best practice. Through its research and outreach, the Center works to improve access to and the experiences associated with youth sport in America.
Learn More : Center for Applied Coaching and Sport SciencesThe WVU Nursery School provides local children with a thriving educational environment that fosters innovation, creativity, and lots of fun using project-based learning and play. The Nursery School provides observational and practicum experiences for WVU students seeking careers in early childhood education.
Learn More : WVU Nursery SchoolFiT Publishing is an international publisher in the sport sciences and operates under the division of the International Center for Performance Excellence (ICPE) in the College of Applied Human Sciences. Through disseminating educational products, FIT supports ICPE’s mission to promote awareness at the local, national, and international levels of the values and benefits of engaging in sport and physical activity.
Learn More about FIT PublishingThe Job Accommodation Network (JAN) provides free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues. Working toward practical solutions that benefit both employer and employee, JAN helps people with disabilities enhance their employability, and shows employers how to capitalize on the value and talent that people with disabilities add to the workplace.
Learn More: Job Accommodation Network lThe goal of the CAHS Office of Research and Engagement is to build, sustain, and support a college-wide research community in which faculty, staff, and students across departments and areas of expertise give and receive support around our individual and collective research endeavors. There are both large and small things that can contribute to building such a college-wide research community, and the focus of our office is to support these efforts. From conception of ideas, to grant writing, to research dissemination—we are here to help!
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