About:
Dr. Beebe is Professor of Physical Therapy at Simmons University. He joined Simmons in 2013, and teaches in orthopedic/musculoskeletal, movement science, and research capstone courses. His research involves investigating human movement and biomechanics and evolved toward psychologically informed treatment, the value of the mind in physical therapy treatment, and motor learning. Dr. Beebe currently serves as Program Director of the Department of Physical Therapy.
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Ratey JJ , Hagerman E. Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. Little, Brown and Company; 2008.
The epigraph of this book sums it up well for me: “In order for man to succeed in life, God provided him with two means, education and physical activity. Not separately, one for the soul and one for the body, but for the two together. With these two means, man can attain perfection.” – Plato
This book provided motivation for me to begin to connect some of my hobbies with my profession. And further exposed me to a world of peak performance, flow, the mind, and knowing through our minded bodies.
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About:
Lisa Brown PhD, RD, LDN, Professor of Nutrition, is co-chair of the Department of Nutrition and the dietetic internship director at Simmons University. Dr Brown earned her BA as a double major in Psychology and American Government from Clark University, her master’s degree in Nutrition and Health Promotion from Simmons College, and her doctorate in Medical Nutrition Sciences from Boston University School of Medicine. Her current professional service includes serving as the current chair of the Massachusetts Licensure Board for Nutritionists and Dietitians and serving as a member of NDEPs DEI committee.
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I chose The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant. I loved using that text as the foundation for my Boston course to share with my students what I think Boston is for those of us that have roots going back to the immigrant community that inhabited Boston in the early 20th century. It presents Boston as a place of opportunity, adventure, and support. I always wanted my Boston course students to see Boston that way as they settled in at Simmons in their first year.
Diamant, A. (2014). The Boston Girl. Scribner.
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About:
Joanna Almeida is a Professor at the Simmons School of Social Work. Her research is centered on understanding socio-structural factors including stress, discrimination, anti-immigrant policies and sentiment, which explain patterns of Latino immigrant health after arrival in the United States. An additional line of Dr. Almeida’s research examines public health approaches to suicide prevention among adolescents. Almeida has been cited as an authority in U.S. Supreme Court cases and her research has been used by local jurisdictions to support legislation. Her work has been covered by Reuters, The Boston Globe and National Public Radio.
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Almeida, J., Biello, K. B., Pedraza, F., Wintner, S., & Viruell-Fuentes, E. (2016). The association between anti-immigrant policies and perceived discrimination among Latinos in the US: A multilevel analysis. SSM-population health, 2, 897-903. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2016.11.003
I selected this article to illustrate my work as it highlights the impact of social policy on how policy can be used as a lever to improve health. This article has been used to influence immigrant policy.
About:
Heather Hole teaches museum studies and cultural heritage in the School of Library and Information Science. She also directs the Arts Administration Program and teaches art history in the Gwen Ifill School of Media, Arts, and Humanities. Her scholarship examines the history of American art and museums in the twentieth century. A former curator at MFA Boston and the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Professor Hole received her Ph.D. in art history from Princeton University and her B.A. in art history from Smith College.
Selected Text:
Mickalene Thomas / Portrait of an Unlikely Space. Exhibition Catalogue, Yale University Art Gallery, 2023.
This catalogue documents what I think was the best exhibition of 2023. Mickalene Thomas, an artist well known for her representations of the Black female form, created an immersive installation of historic and contemporary representations of Black women in evocative domestic settings that were themselves works of art.
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