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Research is vital to the growth and success of the University of Wyoming, and the College of Health Sciences is a major contributor to UW's reputation as an outstanding research institution. Researchers design studies and need knowledgeable, conscientious graduate assistants to administer tests and collect data. The College of Health Sciences is therefore pleased to be able to add the Mueller/Bresnahan Endowed Graduate Assistantship to enhance the college's studies to answer questions that directly affect the health care and social welfare of people in Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain area.
Brandon Alderman, Ph.D., the Director of UW's Exercise and Sport Psychology Laboratory in the Division of Kinesiology and Health (K&H), examines the relationship between exercise and the relief/reduction of stress. Alderman recently received the first Mueller/Bresnahan Endowment. As a result and with the aid of a qualified, motivated graduate assistant (GA), he will be able to continue his studies as he seeks to be able to illustrate that exercise causes reductions in depression and anxiety and exercise causes enhancements of cognitive function. This is a lofty goal but an extension of his current efforts to answer the questions "Can exercise make you smarter?" and "Can exercise actually cause your brain to grow?"
Alderman highly values GAs, saying "Things don't get done without my graduate students who administer tests and collect and collate data." The GA will benefit, too, as he/she gains firsthand experience of the research process and develops the invaluable habits of patience and observation gained from hands-on lab experience. The consequence of the Mueller/Bresnahan Endowment cannot be overstated and beautifully illustrates the productive partnership between generous friends and alumni and the aspirations of inquiring, qualified UW faculty and students.
Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009
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