Dr. Troy Payne Examines Place Management in Neighborhood Context
Dr. Troy Payne co-authored an article, titled "Place management in neighborhood context: An analysis of crime at apartments in Cincinnati," that was published in Security Journal.
College of Health News
Totem Rising: The making of a doctor and a life full of meaning
Stephen Ellison is only 31 years old, but you could say his story begins thousands of years ago among a handful of Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native villages on Prince of Wales Island, located halfway between Seattle and Anchorage. It wasn’t until the birth of his daughter, Bella, in Juneau, that he really began to pay attention to what doctors do. A year later, he called up family physician Taylor Dunn, M.D. ’99, the doctor who delivered Bella, to ask if he could shadow him.
Alumna April Stone: Up For Every Challenge
We sat down to talk with UAA Justice Center alumna April Stone about what it’s like to be a nontraditional student pursuing a law career.
Mental health literacy and first aid
Listen to Jilly Ramsey, behavioral health training coordinator at the Center for Human Development, discuss the importance of Mental Health First Aid.
A new branch of the social work tree
Visitors to the Loussac Library in midtown Anchorage are immediately greeted by a quote adorning the lobby wall from Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling: "When in doubt, go to the library." It's sound advice that Rebecca Barker hopes everyone takes to heart."People come to the library with all kinds of questions. Some of those questions are, 'How do I build a log cabin?' or, 'How do I find out what my grandfather did for a living?' And some of them are more like, 'Where am I going to live next week?' or, 'How do I start treatment?' Those are way beyond the scope of your average library staff," explains Barker.
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