Rutgers Female Professors Reflect on Past Year of Racial Unrest, Pandemic
They discuss their hopes for the future and how they aim to make a difference
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Dr. Johnson and Dr. Fitzhugh share their reflections on the past year and their hopes for the future after a year of racial unrest due to the killing of unarmed Black men and women and the upending of our regular lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Newswise After a year of racial unrest due to the killing of unarmed Black men and women and the upending of our regular lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many have forged a new outlook on life.
Study pinpoints head trauma from intimate partner violence largely unrecognised ANI | Updated: Jan 17, 2021 20:44 IST
Washington [US], January 17 (ANI): A recent study has pinpointed on the scarce data, reports about concussions and head and neck injuries sustained due to intimate partner violence.
Carrie Esopenko, assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences in the Rutgers School of Health Professions says that the World Health Organization estimates that one in three women will experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in her lifetime, and studies suggest that anywhere between 30% to 90% of women who experience physical abuse at the hands of an intimate partner experienced head trauma.
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While there is an abundant amount of research about traumatic brain injuries in athletes and those serving in the military, the same data is scarce when it comes to concussions and head and neck injuries sustained due to intimate partner violence.
Carrie Esopenko, assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences in the Rutgers School of Health Professions says that the World Health Organization estimates that one in three women will experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in her lifetime, and studies suggest that anywhere between 30% to 90% of women who experience physical abuse at the hands of an intimate partner experience head trauma. Yet not enough data is being collected to understand how this head trauma affects cognitive and psychological functioning as well as the underlying neural effects.