Human Inquiry :: College of Liberal Arts
College of Liberal Arts Magazine at Texas State University
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, in 2019, Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) affected almost 5.5 million people, and this number is anticipated to grow to 16 million people by 2050. AD is a progressive brain disorder that negatively impacts the ability to learn, reason, and
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Host countries are not always accepting or welcoming of immigrants who relocate to escape dire circumstances. A recent study by Dr. Roque Mendez (professor in the Psychology Department at Texas State University) and Elia Hilda Bueno (Texas State alum and
Southern states account for a large percentage of individuals that live with HIV–44% in the country and 37% in the U.S., to be exact. Surprisingly, southern states tend to have lower HIV survival rates, but Texas has a higher survival
Read More Texas State Psychology Alum Publishes Research on Living with HIV in Texas
Stress at work is particularly taxing considering people spend a majority of their day at the workplace. Workplace stressors have been linked to a variety of diseases, ranging from heart disease to anxiety and depression. A new study by Associate Professor of
Read More Link Between Occupational Stress and Gastrointestinal Illness
Few students can say they’ve gotten a call from their university president. Very little can claim they’ve received the highest honor in their university system. For Kendria Shields-Rhodes, both happened one late afternoon. Last fall, Shields-Rhodes received a voicemail from President Denise Trauth who
Read More Kendria Shields-Rhodes Named 2018 Regents’ Student Scholar
We are in the middle of an opioid overdose epidemic in the United States. Prescription drug misuse (PDM) contributes to this crisis. PDM is the use of prescription opioids, stimulants, sedatives, or tranquilizers that are not prescribed and are taken
