Faculty Scholars Program
UM Faculty Scholars: 2004-2005 Participants and Projects
Raymond
De Young, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
School of Natural Resources & Environment
Project: Addition of CAM material that shows the connection of nature to health into two pre-existing courses: "Behavior and Environment" and "Psychology of Environmental Stewardship" in the SNRE.
Barbara
L. Fredrickson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department
of Psychology
Associate Professor,
Women's Studies Program
Faculty Associate,
Research Center for Group Dynamics
Director
of the Positive Emotion and Psychophysiology
Laboratory
Project: Effects of mind-body practices and lectures on meditation will be incorporated into a new graduate course in the Ross School of Business: "Positive Organizing and Human Flourishing".
Deborah
Gioia, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of
Social Work
Project: Issues of mental health and CAM integrated into 2 pre-existing SSW courses: "Complementary, Alternative, and Indigenous Healing Systems" (SW 734) and "Mental Health Practice" (SW 698), and a new SSW course (SW 552) developed with Larry Gant: "Theory and Practice Mind-Body Connections for Health and Self-Care."
J.
Rebecca Liu, M.D.
Assistant
Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Project: A series of OB-GYN Grand Rounds (2-3) at UM to provide knowledge and resources on the use of CAM in women's health, based on surveys developed for local and national assessment, that probe caregiver's perceptions, attitudes, knowledge, and current use of CAM.
Dolores
P. Mendelow, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor,
Department of Pediatrics
Project: A faculty and resident lecture/workshop on CAM applications and resources in Pediatrics.
Michelle
O'Grady, M.S., C.N.M.
Director and Adjunct Lecturer,
Health Sciences Scholars Program
Lecturer,
School of Nursing
Project: A first-year seminar for undergraduates on the cultural, social, and scientific dimensions of CAM in the U.S.
Tami
Remington, Pharm.D., B.C.P.S.
Clinical Pharmacist, UMHS Turner
Geriatric Clinic
Clinical Associate
Professor, College of Pharmacy
Project: Two lectures and field visits to CAM practitioners to be added to the existing Pharmacy course "The Aging Patient" (P548), which deal with complementary and alternative approaches to the management of chronic pain.
Roberta
M. Tankanow, M.S.
Clinical Pharmacist, UMHS Inpatient
Pharmacy Investigational Drug Service Clinical
Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy
Project: Coordinate CAM-related material taught by other faculty for the Therapeutics course in Pharmacy, based on newly-created survey/focus group results conducted with students and faculty in Pharmacy.
