UNCW is a wealth of innovation, expertise, and creativity. Looking for a research opportunity in the College of Health & Human Services? You've come the right place. Explore ongoing research opportunities in the CHHS.
School of Social Work
Health disparities among marginalized & vulnerable populations, including LGBTQIA+ communities; artificial intelligence and social justice; anti-racist social work pedagogy. Email Kris Hohn.
SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND APPLIED HUMAN SCIENCES
- Aging, older adults, pedagogy, career development, perceptions of aging/older adults, public art and health, social justice, environmental sustainability. Email Tina Newsham.
- Family perceptions of the benefits of participating in Ainsley's Angels 5k races (disability). Email Dan Johnson.
- Health disparities, health inequity and social justice. Email Sabrina Cherry.
- Healthcare/hospital management, innovation, healthcare workforce development, healthcare cost, quality, and/or access. Email Dan Fisher or William Opoku-Agyeman.
- Military veterans who have experienced injury, disability, and/or trauma and the influence recreation can have on recovery and reintegration. Email Brent Hawkins.
- Nature-based recreation and tourism, adventure recreation, experiential education, parks, social justice, staff trainings, program evaluations. Email W. Hunter Holland.
- Placemaking (e.g. humanistic geography); the relationships between popular culture and tourism, sports, and/or leisure; and trends in food and beverage (e.g. sports concessions; breweries; wine club membership; food souvenirs, etc.). Email Alana Seaman.
School of Nursing
- Community based participatory research - specific topics will vary. Email Stephanie Smith.
- Family management of childhood chronic conditions, pediatric feeding disorder and developmental trajectories, measure development, food allergy, and mixed-method research. Email Hailey Estrem.
- Geriatrics, Parkinson's disease, hospice, time management, anxiety, hurricanes R/T anxiety and preparedness. Email Suzy Diggle-Fox.
- Interpersonal relationships in the university setting (incivility, collaboration, teaching/learning) and eating disorders. Email Paula Baisden.
- Older adults and/or mental health issues. Email Tammy Arms.
- Preclinical sciences, public health, allied heath, and community engagement. Research to occur Spring 2022 – Fall 2023. Email Matthew Peterson.
- Self-management in chronic illness and patient self-advocacy. Email Carolyn Kleman.
- Stroke caregiving, stroke transitional care. Research timing varies. Email Barbara Lutz.
