Research Matters

How can we improve the mental health of military and first responder populations?

Listen to this episode of Research Matters, where we talk with Dr. Brian Moore and Dr. Bianca Channer, who lead the Center for the Advancement of Military and Emergency Services Research (AMES) at Kennesaw State University, which strives to reduce suicide, anxiety and depression among Georgia’s approximately 1 million military and public safety personnel. 

In partnership with the Georgia Department of Veterans Services, the center has conducted more than 7,000 suicide assessments across Georgia.  

How can one's lived experience help design better prosthetics?

Listen to this episode of Research Matters, where we discuss prosthetics and orthotics with Professor of Exercise Science Dr. Mark Geil and Adam Kiel, a student in the Master of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics program at Kennesaw State University who received his first prosthetic leg at 11 months old.

How can we excite the next generation about computer science?

Listen to this episode of Research Matters, where Associate Professor of Computer Science Dr. Alan Shaw at Kennesaw State University discusses his project, "Computer Science for All," an ambitious initiative aimed at making computer science education accessible to a wider audience.

How can we use forensic anthropology to recover lost loved once?

Listen to this episode of Research Matters, where we talk with Associate Professor of Anthropology Alice Gooding and Kennesaw State University Police Corporal Rusty Midkiff about the recovery of Rusty's great uncle, a U.S. soldier who was killed in France during World War II and was recently repatriated to Canton, Georgia.

Can we use CrossFit as a tool to retain strength — even as we age?

Listen to this episode of Research Matters, where we talk with Associate Professor of Exercise Science at Kennesaw State University Dr. Gerald "Jerry" Mangine and strength coach Griffin Roelle about training regimens built for those using CrossFit to improve their fitness.

Welcome to Research Matters, a podcast produced by the Office of Research at Kennesaw State University that is designed to illustrate the ways research matters!

Executive Vice President for Research Dr. Karin Scarpinato kicks off the series and explains how she is building an environment for collaborative research at KSU, plus we discuss the intersection of research and commercialization and whether there will ever be a cure for cancer.