WCHP faculty receives grant from United States Center for Coaching Excellence
Jody Langdon, Ph.D., associate professor of exercise science and coaching, was awarded more than $2,900 in funding from the United States Center for Coaching Excellence (USCCE) for her project, “Utilizing motivational theory to assess how coach developers shape the behaviors of coaches.”
The USCCE Research Grant will help Langdon support the project’s first phase of development of a comprehensive coach assessment system for United States Lacrosse.
“In this phase, we are going to observe coach trainers and coaches in order to see how much of what is learned in training clinics is transferred to coaching athletes,” Langdon said. “The grant money will help us video record United States Lacrosse coach trainers and coaches, provide feedback and determine how well coaches transfer behaviors and create motivational climates that are beneficial to athletes.”
Langdon has served as a faculty member in the Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology for 10 years. Her research interests include enhancing student or athlete motivation, coaching education, psychological response to injury, and scholarship of teaching and learning.
Georgia Southern Division of Continuing Education offers free online courses through June 30
The Georgia Southern University Division of Continuing Education is offering 10 online, skills-based courses free of charge in an effort to support community members during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The non-credit bearing courses aim to offer personal enrichment and professional development options, from honing one’s communication style to small business marketing. Each course highlights skills useful to any industry. Courses must be completed by June 30.
Those interested in registering for these free, online courses may find more information at GeorgiaSouthern.edu/conted/free-online-courses.
For more information from the Division of Continuing Education, please contact program manager Deedee Southerlin, Ed.D., at tsoutherlin@georgiasouthern.edu.
MHA students receive Foster G. McGaw Graduate Student Scholarship
Two Master of Health Administration (MHA) students, Vinh Nguyen and Ana Lanier, have been named the recipients of the Foster G. McGaw Graduate Student Scholarship for 2020.
Faculty in the MHA program selected Nguyen and Lanier due to their overall student performance both academically and experientially. Nguyen and Lanier were both awarded $750.
“I am beyond grateful for what the Foster G. McGaw Scholarship provides,” said Nguyen, a Georgia native. “Being awarded this scholarship provides me with a solitary confirmation of my dedication and passion for health care.”
“This scholarship will help with any financial burdens that arise throughout the year,” said Lanier, a Suffolk, Virginia, native. Lanier currently works as a graduate assistant for Student Wellness and Health Promotion and plans to work in hospital administration after graduation.
Since 1975, more than 900 scholarships have been awarded. The scholarship was endowed by Foster G. McGaw, the founder of the American Hospital Supply Corporation. McGaw recognized the importance of health administration education and AUPHA’s contribution to the field.
WCHP faculty member receives Morton B. Duggan Distinguished Service Award
Douglas E. Masini, Ed.D., chair of the Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences in Georgia Southern’s Waters College of Health Professions, was awarded the Morton B. Duggan Distinguished Service Award by the Georgia Society for Respiratory Care.
“I am very proud to be recognized by my colleagues and the leadership of the Georgia Society for Respiratory Care,” said Masini.
In addition to this award, Masini has been recognized as a national leader in his profession. Masini was nominated by the 2019 President of the Georgia Society of Respiratory Care and the Georgia Society for Respiratory Care Board of Directors.
The Morton B. Duggan Distinguished Service Award is awarded annually to someone who has demonstrated outstanding dedication to society and the respiratory care profession.
Duggan was a respiratory therapist and one of the founding fathers of the Georgia Society for Respiratory Care. He worked tirelessly on behalf of the program and education committee and was a recipient of the President’s Award in 1982.
Georgia Southern Counseling Center Assistant Director receives national award
Rebecca K. Smith, assistant director of the Georgia Southern University Counseling Center (GSU-CC), was awarded the Professional Leadership award during the American College Counseling Association (ACCA) annual conference in Washington, D.C.
The award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated leadership in some aspect of college counseling as it relates to the purposes and goals of ACCA, or leadership and contributions to ACCA as a professional organization.
Smith received a Master of Arts in Community and Agency Counseling in 1999 from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. Prior to joining the Armstrong Campus Counseling Center in May 2018 as assistant director, she served as associate director of counseling at Valdosta State University. Smith served as chair of the Social Media Committee of the ACCA from 2016-2018, and she currently serves as Secretary of the ACCA for 2018-2020.
The GSU-CC is accredited by the International Accreditation of Counseling Services. Its mission is to provide direct clinical services to the students of Georgia Southern, outreach and prevention programming to the University communities and professional development and training for mental health providers.
Georgia Southern Counseling Center Assistant Director receives national award
Rebecca K. Smith, assistant director of the Georgia Southern University Counseling Center (GSU-CC), was awarded the Professional Leadership award during the American College Counseling Association (ACCA) annual conference in Washington, D.C.
The award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated leadership in some aspect of college counseling as it relates to the purposes and goals of ACCA, or leadership and contributions to ACCA as a professional organization.
Smith received a Master of Arts in Community and Agency Counseling in 1999 from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. Prior to joining the Armstrong Campus Counseling Center in May 2018 as assistant director, she served as associate director of counseling at Valdosta State University. Smith served as chair of the Social Media Committee of the ACCA from 2016-2018, and she currently serves as Secretary of the ACCA for 2018-2020.
The GSU-CC is accredited by the International Accreditation of Counseling Services. Its mission is to provide direct clinical services to the students of Georgia Southern, outreach and prevention programming to the University communities and professional development and training for mental health providers.
31st annual National Youth-At-Risk Conference to be held in Savannah
The Georgia Southern University College of Education is hosting the National Youth-At-Risk Conference March 8 through 11 at the Hyatt Regency in Savannah.
The conference will include keynote presentations from Marcia Tate, Ed.D., former executive director of professional development for the DeKalb County School System; Ron Clark, author and founder of the Ron Clark Academy; and Laura Reiffel, Ph.D., director of Behavior Doctor Seminars, which serves as a resource center for educators.
There will also be a musical performance by local middle school students, introductions by State Superintendent Richard Woods, a meet-and-greet poster presentation, and a poverty simulation.
For more information about the conference, visit academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ce/conferences/nationalyouthatrisk/
31st annual National Youth-At-Risk Conference to be held in Savannah
The Georgia Southern University College of Education is hosting the National Youth-At-Risk Conference March 8 through 11 at the Hyatt Regency in Savannah.
The conference will include keynote presentations from Marcia Tate, Ed.D., former executive director of professional development for the DeKalb County School System; Ron Clark, author and founder of the Ron Clark Academy; and Laura Reiffel, Ph.D., director of Behavior Doctor Seminars, which serves as a resource center for educators.
There will also be a musical performance by local middle school students, introductions by State Superintendent Richard Woods, a meet-and-greet poster presentation, and a poverty simulation.
For more information about the conference, visit academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ce/conferences/nationalyouthatrisk/
Two Georgia Southern faculty appointed to editorial board of new interdisciplinary focused international journal
Patsy Kraeger, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Public and Nonprofit Studies at Georgia Southern University has been named the founding special issues editor of Local Development and Society, a new refereed journal being launched by the Community Development Society International and Taylor and Francis Publications. An editorial board of international scholars and practitioners is being assembled, including Candice Bodkin, Ph.D., who is also an assistant professor in the Department of Public and Nonprofit Studies.
Local Development and Society will support theoretical and empirical research in a diversity of local contexts, with the aim of strengthening universities and organizations that produce research about community development and society.
While this journal builds on community development, it is interdisciplinary in scope and seeks to encourage scholarship on the broad expanse of local development and society. Initially, the journal will publish two issues per year.
U.S. News & World Report recognizes Georgia Southern business programs
Georgia Southern University’s online programs in the Parker College of Business were recognized among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, a recognized leader in college and graduate school rankings.
The Parker College of Business’ online MBA tied for the 59th spot on the Best Online MBA Programs list and also tied for the 37th spot on the Best Online MBA Programs for Veterans list.
U.S. News also ranked the college’s online non-MBA business programs — Master of Accounting and Master of Science in Applied Economics — No. 50 in the nation.
The publication ranked more than 1,200 online programs evaluating only regionally accredited institutions offering mostly or entirely online programs. The ranking used five categories: engagement, expert opinion, faculty credentials and training, student excellence and student services and technologies. All programs within the Parker College of Business are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), which is the gold standard of business school accreditation.