Professor Shares Insight About Phone Addiction and Fears

Kent State's Andrew Lepp

Nomophobia is the fear of being without your mobile phone. It has recently been acknowledged as the number one unusual fear in the state of New York.  Kent State University's Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., is a professor who studies addiction between media use and young people. He was featured in the New York Post in an article titled “Nomophobia Strikes Fear in The Hearts of the Phoneless.”  Lepp discusses the reasoning behind this unusual fear.  “New Yorkers see their phones as an extension of themselves,” Lepp said. “It makes sense that leaving your phone behind feels like leav...

Graduate Student Volunteers on Mexican Medical Mission Trip

Current graduate student, Hanna Shaw (second from left), poses for a selfie with a ground of young female children in Mexico during a recently medical mission trip.

Hanna Shaw, BSN, RN-BC, a current graduate student in the nurse leadership and health system administration concentration, went on her first medical mission trip to Mexico before she even began her nursing practice. “I jumped on a plane with 24-hour’s notice,” remembered Shaw, who has since been on nine trips, six of those for medical missions to Ichmul, which is located in the Yucatán Peninsula, with her church. Prior to the pandemic, Shaw returned to Mexico every six months. For the first time in over two years, Shaw, along with 16 other medical and non-medical volunteers made the week-...

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Public Safety, in partnership with the Division of People, Culture and Belonging, is conducting A.L.i.C.E. workshops. The 90-minute-long A.L.i.C.E. sessions are designed to give participants insight and response options when encountering an active shooter. ALiCE: Alert, Lockdown, Information, Counter and Evacuation is crisis training created by two Texas law enforcement officers.

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10 Questions with the Vice President for Regional Campuses Peggy Shadduck

Peggy Shadduck, Ph.D., vice president for Regional Campuses and dean of the College of Applied and Technical Studies at Kent State

Peggy Shadduck, Ph.D., vice president for Regional Campuses and dean of the College of Applied and Technical Studies at Kent State University, serves as the senior officer responsible for overall leadership of the Kent State Regional Campus system. She oversees the operations of the seven Regional Campuses and the College of Applied and Technical Studies, promotes student enrollment and academic success and is responsible for expanding the visibility, influence and effectiveness of Kent State as a catalyst for regional development. Learn more about Shadduck’s job, experience and personal life ...

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