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| Alumni and Friends,
Greetings from the College of Human Sciences (COHS) at Texas Tech University. I hope you enjoy the latest issue of E-Viewpoints, our quarterly college newsletter. Over the past few months, our college has adapted to many changes. We celebrate the accomplishments of our graduates and wish them the best moving forward in their careers.
I am honored to share the latest stories of overcoming adversity by our students, staff, faculty, and alumni. Many of them have displayed amazing resiliency and creative problem-solving skills during this time.
Outreach and engagement with communities is one of the cornerstones of our college as we not only provide much-needed services to communities but also enhance opportunities for students to learn in realistic settings. You will read about recent outreach efforts, such as the Center for Early Head Start and how they continued reaching families in need during the pandemic. See also the impactful gift from the Moody Foundation and how that will change the customer experience and the learning environment for so many students at Skyviews Restaurant.
Students and faculty are recognized with distinguished awards in this issue. Finally, I encourage you to celebrate our honors graduates and Outstanding Seniors from each academic program.
I am proud to share these stories of courage and groundbreaking advancements with you all. As you dive into this issue, I encourage you to share your latest news and updates as well.
Go Tech!
Tim Dodd, Ph.D.
Interim Dean
Associate Dean for Administration and Finance
James C. and Kailee M. Young Regents Professor
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|  | We are committed to taking actions that create a learning environment where all feel valued, respected, supported, and empowered.
The turmoil and uncertainty surrounding racism and racial injustice presently dominating the state of our nation is not a new phenomenon. The events causing such pain currently are rooted in our country's political, cultural, and social history. Undoubtedly, many members of our College of Human Sciences family, both past and present, have been impacted by this reality in numerous ways. Now, more than ever, we want to assure our students, faculty, staff, community partners, and alumni that we are committed to providing a safe, welcoming, and inclusive community for all. We both endorse and echo the words of Texas Tech President Lawrence Schovanec that: "we must treat every person in this community with the respect and compassion they deserve."
During this time, we must recommit and work harder to improve and enhance the human condition for every person. Our path forward must be deliberate and intentional. We must pause, listen, and reflect, and then keep moving forward, drawing on our strength as a community of scholarship, discovery, and engagement to support individual and collective actions within our community that make progress towards systemic change.
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|  | Gift From Moody Foundation to Create World-Class Customer Experience and Innovative Student Learning Opportunities at Skyviews Restaurant
Skyviews Restaurant will take a significant step forward in serving its clients and students, thanks to a $585,000 gift from the Moody Foundation that will fund extensive renovations for the restaurant. This marks the largest gift to Texas Tech from the Moody Foundation.
| |  | Human Sciences Fulbright Liaison Uses Passion and Experience to Encourage Future Fulbright Scholars
For Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) Graduate Program Director and C.R. Hutcheson Associate Professor Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo, Ph.D., her experience with the Fulbright Scholar Program – first as a Fulbright Student Fellow and Scholar, and now as Texas Tech University's Fulbright Liaison – has been an invaluable one.
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|  | Apparel Design Students and Faculty Construct Masks for Healthcare Workers and Community
As the need for personal protection equipment (PPE) rose, so did the need for alternative methods of PPE production. When masks around the Lubbock community quickly became hard to come by, Apparel Design and Manufacturing (ADM) students and faculty in the Department of Design worked together to sew fabric masks and donate them to the local community.
| |  | Nutrition Research Finds Novel Target for Alzheimer's Diagnosis, Treatment
Andrew Shin, an assistant professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences' Neurobiology of Nutrition Laboratory, has identified specific amino acids in the blood of Alzheimer's patients that can damage neurons in the brain hanks to an observation he made while studying diabetes.
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|  | Therapist Puts Students in Clients' Shoes to Practice What They'll Teach
Cameron Brown, assistant professor in the Department of Community, Family, & Addiciton Sciences, was awarded the Texas Tech Parents Association's Hemphill Wells New Professor Excellence in Teaching Award for his work with students in and out of the classroom.
| |  | FCSE Alumna Lori Rice-Spearman Appointed New President of TTUHSC
The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents and Chancellor Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., announced on June 5 the official appointment of Lori Rice-Spearman, Ph.D., as the ninth president of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC). Rice-Spearman becomes not only the first female president in TTUHSC’s 51-year history, but also in the history of all four universities within the TTU System.
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 Human Sciences Cottage Brings the Past Into the Present
After serving as a Home Management House and child care facility, the 93-year-old building regained the historic charm it deserves, thanks to Texas Tech’s own people.
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| |  | Born In 1936, Motherless Barbara Ann Hinsley Was Raised by College Students
As Texas Technological College’s first “practice baby,” she helped home economics students learn about parenting firsthand.
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|  | COVID-19 Led Children's Behavioral Health Clinic to Fast-Track Teletherapy
Two years ago, clinicians from Texas Tech University and the UMC Children's Hospital teamed up to start a clinic that could help children and their families dealing with the psychological effects of a medical trauma through teletherapy. They couldn't know it at the time, but a global pandemic would soon make that plan essential to providing services to patients in Lubbock as well.
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 Center for Collegiate Recovery Communities Transition to Online Student Support
When campus closed during COVID-19 concerns, many services had to quickly adapt in order to meet the needs of students. The Center for Collegiate Recovery Communities (CCRC) at Texas Tech knew that maintaining a community for students in recovery would be essential. See how the center transitioned to provide its services to students in recovery.
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| |  | Stay Positive: 'Three Good Things' Can Boost Your Happiness and Financial Satisfaction
A new study from the Personal Financial Planning department shows that applying a positive psychology exercise can increase your happiness and financial satisfaction. After pointing out the theoretical connection between positive psychology and personal financial planning in 2015, Dr. Sarah D. Asebedo, a certified financial planner (CFP) and assistant professor in personal financial planning, has now tested that theory using the Three Good Things exercise.
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 | College of Human Sciences Spring 2020 Banner Bearer
The College of Human Sciences selected Personal Financial Planning student Mari Kate Northcut as the Banner Bearer for Spring 2020 commencement. Mari Kate is the 25th member of her family to graduate with a degree from Texas Tech and the first to have a degree from the College of Human Sciences.
| |  | Family and Consumer Sciences Education Alumna Shares Her Passion for Teaching with Future Educators
For the past thirteen years of her teaching career, 2007 Family and Consumer Sciences Education alumna Lindsey Metz has shared her passion for family and consumer sciences with her students both in and out of the classroom.
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|  | COHS Celebrates May 2020 Graduates
Texas Tech honored May 2020 graduates with a virtual commencement ceremony on May 23, 2020. The virtual commencement ceremony included remarks by Texas Tech administrators and former Texas Tech student and Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes.
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 | Meet Emily Means, Human Development and Family Studies Graduate at Texas Tech University
Learn more about Emily Means' experience completing her final semester at Texas Tech via online learning due to COVID-19.
| |  | Design Alumna’s Sustainable Fashion Designs Spotlight Environmental Concerns in First Friday Art Trail Exhibit
Fashion merged with sustainability in Texas Tech Environmental Design alumna Mona Maher's project, "Wearing Many Hats: A Green Approach to Accessory Design.
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 Texas Tech Faculty, Students Awarded Distinguished Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Association Awards
Each year the Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Association (TANDA) sponsors student and faculty awards in Texas. This year, two Texas Tech dietetic students were selected for top honors and one faculty member was selected. The award program recognizes emerging leadership and scientific achievement of students and faculty in ACEND-accredited dietetics education programs.
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| |  | Interior and Environmental Design Doctoral Candidate Wants to Teach, Mentor Future Students
Doctoral candidate Lori Guerrero, who is also a registered interior designer, was the 2018 recipient of the Elo and Olga Urbanovsky Fellowship for her research exploring how land-use, particularly outdoor learning environments, influence public health. The fellowship also was granted in recognition of her contributions to the Outdoor Learning Environment (OLE!) Texas initiative, a statewide initiative that improves outdoor spaces at childcare centers.
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 Virtual Student Teaching Experience Uniquely Prepares Student for Career as Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher
Sydney Jones' background in Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management (RHIM) and Family and Consumer Sciences Education (FCSE) was crucial to her student teaching experience amid COVID-19 closures. Working to innovatively educate her students, Sydney found ways to teach hand-washing safety, culinary techniques, and more online.
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| |  | 2020 Outstanding Seniors and Maynette Derr Williams Service Award Winner
One senior from each undergraduate program in the College of Human Sciences is selected each spring semester for the Outstanding Senior Award. One senior in the entire college is also selected for the Maynette Derr Williams Service Award. Having risen to the top of their program, these students embody the mission of the college in how they improve and enhance the human condition.
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 2020 College of Human Sciences Honors Graduates
We celebrate the achievements of all of the College of Human Sciences 2020 honors graduates. We congratulate these students for not only reaching the end of their undergraduate academic journey but also doing so with the highest academic honors. View the linked video to join us in celebration of their accomplishments.
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| |  | College of Human Sciences Student Brennan Mabry Selected for Student Academic Leadership Award
Brennan Mabry was selected as one of the 2020 recipients of the Student Academic Leadership Award. Brennan has been able to study under Dr. Moustaid-Moussa, in the Nutrigenomics, Inflammation, and Obesity Research lab. Brennan studies the effects of vitamin D and fish oil and how it can potentially reduce inflammation and other effects related to obesity.
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 Hospitality and Retail Management Alumna Rises to Challenge During Pandemic for Lubbock Businesses
Transforming the way spirits, wine, and beer are sold, alumna credits HRM program with her success in navigating category management. Lindsey graduated with a bachelor's degree in Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management (RHIM) in 2016 and a master's in Hospitality and Retail Management. She is currently in her second year as a sales representative for the Republic National Distribution Company (RNDC) in Lubbock.
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| |  | Virtual Financial Coaching: Not Just for Challenging Times
Red to Black® Peer Financial Coaching is a nationally recognized model program on the Texas Tech campus staffed by students pursuing degrees in Personal Financial Planning (PFP). The student group provides financial education and awareness to students at Texas Tech. With recent health concerns and closures, Red to Black transitioned to virtual financial coaching.
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