Dr. Ernie Kaninjing, assistant professor of public health, has received a $426,025 grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to research prostate cancer in African men. The NIH is the nation's medical research agency. And the gold standard of grant agencies for public health professionals, according to Sheri Noviello, dean of College of Health Sciences (COHS). “There are three known risk factors for prostate cancer: aging, prior family or hereditary factors and African ancestry,”...
How can we help diminish the effects of the invasive European Green Crab species that have disrupted marine life along the northeast Atlantic coastlines? Bottle them. “Green crabs are an invasive species in New Hampshire and other parts of the East Coast,” Will Robinson, ’12, said. “In these areas, there have been big programs that encourage people to eat them.” As a product developer with Tamworth Distillery in New Hampshire, Robinson decided to make Crab Trapper® whiskey out of...
Corey Campbell, ’16, shifted his studies from biology to exercise science in graduate school at Georgia College & State University. And he’s glad he did. Campbell now lives his dream job as the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Carolina Panthers. Campbell played football at the University of Georgia. That’s also where he earned his bachelor’s degree in biology. But it was the transition to exercise science in graduate school that put him on track to work for the National...
Over the past four years, Georgia College’s Center for Health and Social Issues (CHSI) has been teaming up with Community Health Care Systems (CHCS) to meet the health needs of Rural Georgians. At the monthly Middle Georgia Food Bank distribution in Baldwin County's Collins P. Lee Community Center, the two organizations provided primary care health services including blood tests for cholesterol, and other lipids. During this event, CHCS also provided health education materials and...
Like most who grew up in the military, Audrey Stippel has moved frequently and lived in multiple states and countries. But she’s decided to lay roots in Georgia—starting with four years at Georgia College. In fact, her father just retired from the U.S. Air Force and relocated her family to Nashville, Georgia. “It made the most sense for me to go to school here, and I could not be more excited about it,” Stippel said. “I chose Georgia College because it offered one of the best programs...
Imagine stepping foot onto campus for the first time with a dream of helping others live healthier lives yet being unsure how to move forward. That’s exactly the situation Caroline Jones and Nicole Andrews found themselves in just four years ago. Jones recalls being committed to Georgia Tech. Her dad is a proud Georgia Tech alumnus. But if beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then there is something special about Georgia College & State University that many don’t initially see. “I...
A new initiative through the Office of the Provost aims to bring world-class scholars to campus. The Provost’s Visiting Scholar program launched during the spring 2022 semester and will bring three guest scholars to campus. “The goal of the Visiting Scholars program is to enrich the learning experiences of our students by giving both our faculty and students the opportunity to engage with outside experts for a week,” said Dr. Jordan Cofer, associate provost for Transformative Learning...
As part of community and public health courses through the College of Health Sciences, three students chose unique opportunities to volunteer this semester. The senior public health majors Donovan Fraser, Jamie Puckett and Brennan Smith were tasked with choosing an organization with which to volunteer. Facilitated by Dr. Ernie Kaninjing, assistant professor of health and human performance, the exercise teaches students practical skills for interacting with unique communities. For...
The rural Coopers community of Baldwin County sits outside the city limits of Milledgeville. Although it’s only about seven miles on the southside of town, it’s in a desert of its own. A food desert that is. Through her internship, senior Christina Taylor spent her summer mapping the access to food in the county and found some areas face little access to food, especially healthy food. “My research is around physical food environments in Baldwin County and rural, underserved communities,”...
Emily Watson As a public health major, Emily Watson of Newnan, Georgia, has gained first-hand experience in the field. She recently interned with Delta Air Lines, doing research and evaluating pathogen risk in several areas. “This career path really drew me in,” she said. “It amazed me how many career opportunities are available such as biostatistics, epidemiology, environmental health, community health, disaster management and many more.” During her internship, Watson’s research...
