HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University’s psychology experts once again took center stage at Comic-Con International in Anaheim, California, July 25-28. The event featured over 350 panel discussions with actors, writers and luminaries from television, movies, gaming and comics.
Dr. Keith Beard, director of Marshall’s Psy.D. program, expressed excitement about the unique opportunity.
“We have been fortunate enough to be able to present at Comic-Con International’s conference multiple times for more than a decade,” Beard said. “Having Marshall and Comic-Con support and see the value in our research has been great. We have enjoyed the experience and being able to talk about Marshall University, the research we are doing, and the results of that research with an audience that isn’t your typical crowd that we present to at a psychology-focused conference. This research has even led to the publication of a book.”
The panels they presented included: “Psychology and Nostalgia,” which looked at the toys and cartoons people grew up with and personality factors for why they hold on to them, collect them and enjoy them, as well as “Action and Escape with Psychology,” which looked at action movies and personalities of… Read More
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a therapy used to treat movement disorders including Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor. The Movement Disorders Clinic at Marshall Health Network led by Marshall Neuroscience now offers patients expedited, coordinated DBS evaluations with specialists to make the most of their visits.
DBS is a complex procedure that requires a multidisciplinary approach. Neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuropsychologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists and speech therapists each play a role in a patient’s care. The clinic’s new streamlined approach to care ensures patients are evaluated by a team of specialists within 48 hours.
“At Marshall Neuroscience, we are consistently focused on enhancing patient care and the patient experience,” said Marshall Health Neurosurgeon Heather Pinckard-Dover, M.D., an assistant professor at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. “With many of our DBS patients traveling long distances to receive care, streamlined evaluation by our specialists helps ease the travel burden for many of our patients and expedites the start of treatment.”
DBS involves the placement of an electrode or lead into a deep structure of the brain. The lead is connected to an implanted generator just below the collar bone. Similar to a pacemaker, the generator lasts between three to 15 years. It can be replaced with a simple outpatient procedure. … Read More
Roanoke, W.Va. – The 2024 Bridges Community Coalition Building Conference will be held on Monday, Aug. 5, at Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, West Virginia. The event is hosted by the Marshall University Center of Excellence for Recovery, West Virginia Hope in Action Alliance, and West Virginia Prevention Solutions.
Community coalitions can be catalysts or agents of change at the local, regional and even state levels, said Dr. Tammy Collins, associate director for the Marshall University Center of Excellence for Recovery. They are positioned to bring about culturally appropriate social and environmental change to improve the health of their communities, she said, and the strength of community coalitions is in the engagement of members from diverse sectors of the community working toward a common goal.
“Supporting community coalitions in West Virginia is so important because prevention coalitions are out there striving to improve behavioral health for all our kids and families,” Collins said. “That is a big job that individuals and single organizations cannot achieve by themselves. But when all sectors of the community work together, it can make a big difference in the health of our neighbors and neighborhoods.”
The conference will feature three key highlights:… Read More
Madison S. Anderson, M.D., and Alexis M. Jones, FNP-BC, are now part of the pediatric care team at Marshall Health, a member of Marshall Health Network.
Anderson specializes in pediatric hospital medicine, a medical specialty dedicated to caring for hospitalized children in a family-centered environment. Anderson joins the nationally-recognized team of providers at Hoops Family Children’s Hospital, a 72-bed children’s hospital within Cabell Huntington Hospital, where she provides medical coverage for admitted patients on the pediatric floor as well as newborns in the newborn nursery and neonatal therapeutic unit.
Anderson earned her medical degree from West Virginia University in Morgantown, followed by a pediatric residency and pediatric hospital medicine fellowship at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. In addition to her clinical care role, Anderson also serves as an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, where she leads the pediatric residency as program director. Anderson’s clinical and research interests focus on quality improvement measures in the care of hospitalized pediatric patients and medical education. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.
Jones joins the gastroenterology team at Marshall Pediatrics with more than nine years of experience as a nurse practitioner. Jones was a nurse in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Hoops Family Children’s Hospital before becoming a nurse practitioner. She joined the endocrinology team at Marshall Health in 2017 before returning to pediatric medicine in 2023. … Read More
The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine welcomed its newest class of medical students to campus on July 24 with a series of orientation activities, followed by the official start of classes.
The 82 incoming medical students embark on a four-year journey to become physicians. At Marshall, an integrated core curriculum during the first two years helps students understand the language of medicine. During years three and four, students apply the knowledge they have acquired as they learn to care for patients.
The Class of 2028 includes students from a variety of backgrounds and represents 35 undergraduate colleges and universities across the country. Other interesting statistics about the class include:… Read More
Dan Hollis, a professor in Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications, was awarded an Emmy Award by the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Saturday, July 20, at a gala hosted by Central Bank Center in Lexington, Kentucky.
The annual Emmy awards serve to recognize excellence in the full spectrum of television. Hollis received his honor in the category of Writer-Short or Long Form Content for his video on the West Virginia Waterfall Trail. The video can found at https://bit.ly/3Yfw5sj.
Hollis was named the 2012 West Virginia Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and was a two-time finalist, in 2020 and 2021, for the Faculty Merit Foundation West Virginia Professor of the Year.
Hollis was a 2020 inductee into the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications Hall of Fame and the winner of the Charles E. Hedrick Outstanding Faculty Award in the same year. He’s been with the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications since 1999.
“I am simply blown away not only by the award but just as much for the outpouring of love and warm wishes from so many friends in the days since,” Hollis said. “I cannot thank the Academy, Marshall University and all of them enough. I am honored.”… Read More
