Baylor in the News – May 3-9, 2020
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WACO, Texas (May 10, 2020) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in local and national media stories as they shared their research and expertise on a variety of topics, including COVID-19 related stories on the importance of mask wearing, social distancing and hand washing; the challenges of remote work; legal protections for employers; and exhibiting the fruit of the spirit in the middle of a pandemic.
May 3, 2020
Waco Tribune-Herald: Luke Winslow: Society must look beyond silver linings in constant cycles of devastation
Luke Winslow, Ph.D., assistant professor of communication at Baylor and author of "Economic Injustice and the Rhetoric of the American Dream" and the forthcoming "American Catastrophe," writes about how preventing the next catastrophe is far more important than finding the silver linings in constant cycles of devastation.
Waco Tribune-Herald: Local medical experts stress personal safety measures as businesses reopen
Jeff Levin, Ph.D., University Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health, and Jessica Peck, DNP, clinical professor of nursing, are interviewed for this article on how continued social distancing, hand washing and the use of masks will be more important than ever as Texas businesses start their first full week under new reopening guidelines.
May 4, 2020
Texas Public Radio “The Source”: Millions of Americans Are Working from Home during the COVID-19 Crisis
AUDIO: Sara Perry, Ph.D., assistant professor of management at Baylor, is a guest on The Source, a Texas Public Radio Program, for a discussion on working from home, which has some perks but also comes with its own set of unique challenges.
Waco Tribune-Herald: Chinese parents donate 26,000 masks to Baylor, Waco groups
Parents of Baylor students from China sent more than 26,000 face masks to Waco for Baylor staff and the general student population, as well for distribution to Waco nonprofits such as Meals on Wheels and Shepherd's Heart food pantry through the Waco Chinese Church.
May 5, 2020
Bloomberg: Trump’s Virus Drug Whim Costs Millions, Even as the Mania Wanes
James A. Roberts, Ph.D., professor of marketing at Baylor and an expert in consumer behavior, is quoted in this Bloomberg article about President Trump's influence, power and reach in the marketplace.
Forge: It’s The Emotions Behind Your Emotions That Matter
This column cites research on married couples and negative "hard" and "soft" emotions by Baylor psychologist Keith Sanford, Ph.D., and how identifying the soft emotions behind them can be a game-changing exercise that quickly heads off arguments, especially for couples and families waiting out the pandemic in close quarters.
May 6, 2020
Inside Higher Ed: The Case for Block Scheduling in the Fall
Perry L. Glanzer, Ph.D., professor in the department of educational leadership at Baylor, writes about how the block scheduling approach has always offered flexibility and focus, and in our current situation, it provides numerous other advantages as well.
KWTX-TV: Will summer stop the virus? Local epidemiologist says no
VIDEO: Baylor epidemiologist Emily Smith, Ph.D., created a the Friendly Neighbor Epidemiologist Facebook page to which she posts weekly to address common questions about the virus. In some of her most recent posts, Smith talks about whether summer could make the virus disappear.
The Atlantic: How ‘Karen’ Became a Coronavirus Villain
Baylor communication professor Leslie Hahner, Ph.D., co-author of "Make America Meme Again: The Rhetoric of the Alt-Right," is quoted about the pandemic meme that calls out "Karen," a vocal minority of middle-aged white women who are opposed to social distancing.
Galveston Daily News: Few legal protections exist for employees refusing to return to work
Baylor Law professor Patricia Wilson, Ph.D., an expert on employment relations and labor law, is quoted in this article about the few legal precedents that exist for employers during pandemics.
The Fix: Recovery and Religion: Conflict and Solutions
Lilly Ettinger, assistant director of wellness recovery, and Stanton Corley, recovery support coordinator, both in Baylor's Beauchamp Addiction Recovery Center, offer their professional insights around collegiate recovery and the topic of religion.
Waco Tribune-Herald: Baylor rural hunger pilot program expanded to millions of weekly meals
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday it will ramp up a program to feed rural low-income children, started by the Baylor University Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, to provide five million weekly meals through June 30.
May 7, 2020
Brookings Up Front: Losing your own business is worse than losing a salaried job
Research co-authored by Boris Nikolaev, Ph.D., assistant professor of entrepreneurship, found that while losing a salaried job is terrible for one's psychological well-being, losing one's business is even worse.
May 9, 2020
The Discovery Files (National Science Foundation): Sleep Study
AUDIO: Dr. Michael Scullin's sleep research, which found that students who listened to Beethoven during lecture – and heard the same music while sleeping – did better on the test the next day, was featured on The Discovery Files, a National Science Foundation radio production.
Baylor Connections: Baylor President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D.
AUDIO: As a semester like no other draws to a close, President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., shares insights into leadership during a public health crisis and Baylor University's response to COVID-19 on this Baylor Connections.
Missio Alliance Seminary Dropout Podcast: Real Life Epidemiologist, Dr. Emily Smith Answers Our Covid 19 Questions
AUDIO: Emily Smith, Ph.D., assistant professor of epidemiology at Baylor and adjunct assistant professor at Duke Global Health Initiative, discusses a wide range of COVID-19 related issues, including the severity of the disease to social inequalities to the fruit of the spirit in the middle of the pandemic.
KWTX-TV: Daughtering on This Mother’s Day
VIDEO: Baylor business communications professor Allison Alford, Ph.D., was interviewed for this Mother's Day-focused story about her research on "daughtering" – the helpful and nurturing role daughters play in the lives of their mothers.
Archaeological Institute of America: Build Your Own Monument—The Colosseum
Nathan Elkins, Ph.D., associate professor of art history at Baylor and author of "A Monument to Dynasty and Death: The Story of Rome's Colosseum and the Emperors Who Built It," served a judge for the Colosseum entries in the AIA's International Archaeology Day Build Your Own Monument competition.
Christianity Today: For Good Mothering Advice, Skip the Mommy Blogs and Look to Christ
Natalie Carnes, Ph.D., associate professor of theology at Baylor and author of "Motherhood: A Confession," shares her experience raising three daughters and explores "how motherhood, infancy and children disclose what it means to be human in relation to the divine."
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