This November issue of The Scholar-Practitioner is our third in this new format and addresses underserved populations. We would like you to take a few minutes to complete our brief survey and give us feedback about this new format in community building.
The site will be open to receive your input through January 15, 2006. Please make it a point to complete the survey. Thank you.
Faculty Corner I Dr. Keith Bryett of our Human Services faculty examines the aftermath of last year’s tsunami in Southeast Asia, with specific reference to the Republic of Maldives, a Moslem nation moving from a military police to civil policing system. The question for your consideration: What is the impact of the tsunami on a nation undergoing political and social transition? As a result of the tsunami, are there new underserved populations, or have the needs of the existing underserved populations increased?
For more extensive background on the tsunami, go to The New York Times Magazine of November 27, 2005 for a four-part series on the aftermath of the tsunami and its impact on families.
Faculty Corner II Dr. Gloria Billingsley, chair of Human Services, brings to our attention another underserved population—in terms of heart disease—in her dissertation research, Toward A New Health Policy Framework for Increasing African-American Participation in Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiological Research: A Conceptual Analysis of Community Engagement Models. Read more
Scholar-Practitioner Corner Dr. Betty Leslie shares with us the results of her 2005 Walden dissertation on the Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Selected Cultural Factors and Barriers Contributing to Overweight and Obesity Among African-American Women. This health issue is another example of an underserved population. Read more
Student Corner I Walden doctoral students share the spotlight on two underserved populations: transmen (i.e., female-born male-identified men) and the Deaf.
Andrew Forshée, a doctoral candidate in Human Services, highlights some of the key findings from his dissertation research in “Having the Conversation: Meeting the Service Needs of Transgender Men.”
Student Corner II James Schiller, a doctoral student in Human Services, focuses our attention on “Deaf Consumers of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services: A Community Left Behind.” Read more
Research Corner Dr. Victor Lofgreen continues his series on mixed methods with a “Quick Guide to Selecting Strategies and Methods for Data Analysis.” He is interested in hearing from you about your specific research interests and questions. Read more
Therapist's Corner Chris Kerno will return to the Therapist Corner in December with the second in his series on attachment problems. Read more
Interdisciplinary Research From an Intercultural Perspective Dr. Bonnie Kaul Nastasi presents the second in her series on the challenges and issues in doing research and intervention programs with underserved populations. In this issue, she focuses on the formative research that explored the cultural components of men’s sexual health. Read more
Library Corner Walden librarian Rita Barsun guides us on the journey to track down those elusive articles. Read more
The Writing Guy Jeff Zuckerman focuses on ways to strengthen your “Writing So People Will Actually Read Your Stuff.” Read more
Closing Thoughts Previews of Coming Attractions in The Scholar-Practitioner Upcoming articles and instructions for contributing.
