Project Research

Hosts: Ellie Booth and Maddy Devin

Guest: Dr. Katherine Chiou, a paleoethnobotanist in the University of Alabama Department of Anthropology. 

Dr. Chiou specializes in ancient plants in the Moche empire of Peru and the domestication of the chili pepper. Her research is impactful on not only the field of anthropology, but history, and biology. Hear her speak about her lab, her research, and her tips for undergraduate students interested in research! If you are interested in learning more about Dr. Chiou or getting in contact with her, email [email protected] or check out her website at http://kchiou.people.ua.edu/.

Hosts: Pax Nguyen and Jack Cassell

Guest speaker: Dr. Erin Harrell

Dr. Erin Harrell is an Assistant Professor in the Psychology department here at the University of Alabama. Today, we discussed with Dr. Harrell about her research and academic career.

You can find out more about Dr. Harrell at https://erharrell.people.ua.edu !

Taylor Kidd and Julia Kirkland interview Dr. Lukasz Ciesla, a professor and researcher at the University of Alabama. Dr. Ciesla received his PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Medical University of Lublin, Poland, 2011. Dr. Ciesla’s postdoctoral work includes: Department of Plant Biochemistry and Crop Quality, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation, Poland; Medical University of Lublin; Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute on Aging in Baltimore. His research interests involve herbal medicines, secondary plant metabolism, isolation and structure elucidation of secondary plant metabolites, drug discovery programs from natural matrices, and novel therapies for prevention and/or treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Listen to this podcast for insight into Dr Ciesla’s lab work, his research processes, and tips on how to join a research lab.

In this episode, Tiniyah Fouch and Stryker Wyley speak with Dr. Jared Allred about the details of his magnetism research. Dr. Allred is an associate professor in the department of chemistry and biochemistry at The University of Alabama. The Allred group here specializes in the discovery and characterization of new inorganic materials with functional properties. They emphasize using state-of–the-art x-ray and neutron diffraction techniques to investigate the atomic positions both on the long-range averaged limit and the microscopic local scale in bulk solid state compounds. You can learn and read more about Dr. Allred and the Allred Group on his website below: 

Allred Group – Inorganic Crystal Chemistry; Diffuse and Total Scattering (ua.edu)

Host: Garrett Burnett

Guest: Dr. Cynthia Peacock

https://cis.ua.edu/cis-theme-staff/dr-cynthia-peacock/

Dr. Cynthia Peacock teaches and researches political communication and news and social media use. Her recent work investigates the contexts in which people express and avoid expressing their political opinions, and the ways in which opinion diversity and disagreement take place in online and offline discussions. She is interested in deliberation, media use and effects, and civic engagement. She is currently researching how people form, change, and express their political opinions. 

Check out this conversation with Dr.Lankford about his research process and experience with the media. Dr.Lankford is a professor at UA in the criminology department and has published over 28 research articles in the field.

In this episode, Maxine Carmack and Janona Pirlepesova speak with Dr. Matthew Cribbet about his research and his academic journey. Dr. Cribbet received his doctoral training in clinical health psychology from The University of Utah. He completed an APA-approved pre-doctoral internship at The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and a post-doctoral fellowship in Sleep Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. His research interests include understanding the pathways linking stress, sleep, and social factors (social support, relationship quality) to cardiovascular disease risk. He is also interested in understanding the mechanisms linking early life adverse experiences such as abuse and neglect to physical health. Dr. Cribbet also runs the Capstone Sleep Lab at the University of Alabama. 

You can find out more about his work at https://capstonesleeplab.ua.edu/. 

Samantha Sipe and Bailey Gosset interview Dr. Sara Kaylor and Dr. Haley Townsend on their research of sexual and mental health in rural Alabama communities. In this podcast, you will get to learn more about their Project Wellness in Motion and how their first-hand experiences as nurses have helped shape their research. If you are interested in learning more about their research, their contact information is listed below.

Dr. Sara Kaylor received her BSN from The Capstone College of Nursing in 2005, and her MSN from UA in 2011 with a Rural Case Management focus. She completed her doctoral degree in Instructional Leadership for Nurse Educators at The University of Alabama in 2012.

Dr. Kaylor’s clinical background includes years of experience as a trauma/surgical critical care nurse. She joined the faculty of The Capstone College of Nursing in 2009; her areas of teaching expertise include undergraduate Health Assessment and Fundamentals, as well as graduate-level courses in Nurse Case Management. Her areas of research interests center upon innovations in teaching, learning, and curricula design, and the role that health and wellness behaviors play in promoting healthy living, learning, and work environments.

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Haley Townsend is an assistant professor at the Capstone College of Nursing. She earned her BSN in 2009 from The University of Alabama, and in 2011, she graduated from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, with her MSN with a Family Nurse Practitioner concentration. She earned an EdD in Instructional Leadership from the Nurse Educator Doctoral Program at UA in May 2019. Dr. Townsend currently teaches in Evidence Based Practice and serves as the co-course leader and teaches in Community Health Nursing.

Dr. Townsend began her nursing career working in a medical intensive care unit upon graduation, with additional nursing experience in preventative women’s health. She taught two years in a community college program before joining CCN as a part time clinical instructor in the Fall of 2015.

Dr. Townsend’s research interests include sexual health, particularly sexually transmitted infection prevention, stigma and embarrassment surrounding sexual health and increasing screening in underserved areas. In addition, Dr. Townsend is involved in promoting menstrual hygiene and HPV vaccination uptake education in youth.

Dr. Townsend, in collaboration with other CCN faculty members, launched Project Wellness in Motion in the Summer of 2021 which aims to promote mobile clinic health and wellness in rural Alabama. Visit the Project Wellness in Motion page here for updates on current happenings: https://www.facebook.com/Wellness-in-Motion-100466152318666.

Jane Lipsett and Jimmy Harwood interview Dr. Janet Brown, and discuss her research, her journey to the University of Alabama, and her plans for further research