College of Health Sciences and Human Services



Former Occupational Safety & Health Student and Professor Publishes Article Jonathan Scott, former Occupational Safety & Health student, and Dr. Randal Keller, professor in the Occupational Safety & Health program co-authored the article “Occupational Hazards of Carbon Dioxide Exposure” appearing in the Journal of Chemical Health & Safety. Jonathan wrote the article for the course Toxicology of Industrial Materials taught by Dr. Keller. Jonathan currently works as an HES Professional at Catlettsburg Refining for Marathon Petroleum Company, where he interned as a student. While at Murray State Jonathan obtained many awards and honors. He was a NIOSH grant recipient, an ASSE Foundation Scholarship recipient, President of the Rho Sigma Kappa Honor Society, President of Regents Residential College, and a Student Government Association Senator. In addition, he was certified as a Graduate Safety Practitioner, an Emergency Medical Technician, and completed five EPA or OSHA certified training courses. Jonathan is also a certified private pilot. He and his wife currently reside near Ashland, KY.


Sanders Receives $500 Undergraduate Research Grant Jacob Sanders was recently awarded a $500 grant from the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity (URSA) for his proposal entitled “The Impact of Evidence-Based Practice on Pain Management Outcomes, Registered Nurses’ Awareness of EBP, and RN’s Overall Perception of Pain Management.” Sanders, a senior nursing major from Murray, Ky., will conduct research on evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing. EBP is a process used by nurses to make decisions in pain management situations. EBP incorporates evidence from research and clinical practice and client preferences into clinical decisions. Sanders’ research could be used to further promote the use of EBP by nurses in pain management and acute care facilities. Dr. Dana Manley, Assistant Professor of Nursing, will serve as Sanders’ faculty mentor on the project. “Jacob has consistently been an outstanding nursing student and demonstrates excellent organizational and communication skills. Jacob has great potential as a future nursing researcher and exhibits a desire to develop those skills necessary to support that role,” Manley said of Sanders. Sanders plans to present his findings at MSU’s Scholars Week, which will take place April 20-24, 2009. More information about the URSA program can be found online at http://campus.murraystate.edu/services/ursa/ or by calling (270) 809-3192.

	Here is a point of pride for Recreation and Leisure Services. Jenny Smith, an August graduate in Recreation and Leisure Services was awarded the 2008 Mark Kniese Academic Scholarship from YMCA Camp Carson in Princeton, Indiana. The scholarship is named in honor of Mark Kniese. The unique quality of this scholarship is that it is all peer-based. Counselors nominate one of their peers whom they feel deserves the scholarship. This year's scholarship amount was $4,100 and went to Jenny Smith, the counselor that exemplifies all of those qualities. Jenny is currently a graduate student in Human Development and Leadership at Murray State.


	Amber Roach, one of our AH/YNL students just received the only Kentucky Campus Compact grant in the state and wrote the proposal for Big Brothers Big Sisters here in Murray. The grant is funded through the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Foundation which receives its funding from Kellogg. Amber is a great student and the AH/YNL Senior of the Year this year.



	Dr Nancey France and Dr Kathy Farrell brought 15 CNS graduate students to the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist (NACNS) conference: Clinical Nurse Specialist: Leaders in Excellence in Atlanta, GA on March 5-8, 2008. Names of students attending are Shondell Hickson, Carol Murch, Deborah Welsch, Susan Wurth- Alumnus and CNS preceptor, Shelley Chandler, Elizabeth Petit, Amanda Gaudy. Rita Driver, Janie Arington, Lori Rushing, Anna Stewart, Sandra Taber, & Debbie Bray. Not pictured are Beth McCraw, Kristin Reid, & Robin Chappell



	Natalie Elias received the $2000 Steckol Award. She earned a B.S. degree in Communication Disorders from MSU in 2006 with a 4.00 GPA. She will graduate in May, 2008 with a M.S. in Speech Language Pathology. Natalie is a student with an outstanding professional promise. She has the aptitude, sensitivity, and personality to deal with the challenges of persons and families of persons with communication disorders. She has shown the commitment to distinguish herself as an undergraduate and now as a graduate scholar and clinician. She is currently completing a clinical practicum at Murray Calloway County Hospital under the supervision of Cheryl Crouch, a MSU Alumni from the Division of Communication Disorders.