Research

Ask a UAA Expert: Mary Dallas Allen & Alexa Filanowicz on Taking Care of Kids

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University of Alaska Anchorage School of Social Work Professor Mary Dallas Allen and Term Assistant Professor Alexa Filanowicz discuss helping your family cope with school closures and provide resources for responding to children's emotional needs.

Students Start Club for Future Health Professionals

four student officers of HPSO

UAA students have launched the Health Professionals Student Organization to support each other and share resources as they prepare for health careers and graduate programs.

Why forensic nursing is critical for fighting interpersonal violence

School of Nursing students in the simulation lab

Proper evidence collection and documentation after domestic violence or sexual assault is an important step to help women who have been traumatized. A unique forensic training academy at UAA is teaching nurses how to conduct these exams and is helping grow the network of forensic nurses across the state.

Alaska’s heath care workforce shortage threatens the growing industry. How are communities working to meet the demand?

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For many Alaskans, getting reliable access to quality health care is a dream, not reality. What can be done to change that? One piece of the puzzle: Helping students in health care programs go on to be successful professionals across our state. On Alaska Public Media's "Talk of Alaska" radio show, we hear from Gloria Burnett on the innovative ways the College of Health is preparing future health care professionals in a range of fields, from clinical practice to population health.

Shake Well and Refrigerate: The Emergency Pharmacy Preparedness Project

A pharmacy student in a lab coat holds a bottle labeled "shake well"

UAA Doctor of Pharmacy student designs innovative emergency preparedness plan to help communities during public emergencies

Justice Center Faculty Awarded Grants for Alaska Research

Troy Payne and Rita Augustyn, faculty members at the UAA Justice Center

The Justice Center's faculty have been awarded several new grants to conduct Alaska-focused research

Fact Sheet Identifies Trends in Alaska Court Caseloads

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An analysis by the Alaska Justice Information Center of state court system data shows a steady decrease in trial court filings for violent and property crimes, but an increase in weapons case filings.

Dr. Troy Payne Examines Place Management in Neighborhood Context

Portrait of Troy Payne

Dr. Troy Payne co-authored an article, titled "Place management in neighborhood context: An analysis of crime at apartments in Cincinnati," that was published in Security Journal.

Dr. Johnson seeks participants for study to improve sexual assault reporting system

SAKI research faces facing each other, in the shape of butterfly wings

KTVA Channel 11 News in Anchorage and the Anchorage Press reported this week on the Alaska Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) research study being conducted by Dr. Ingrid Johnson of the UAA Justice Center.

AJiC Fact Sheet on property crime focuses on motor vehicle theft

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The January 2019 issue of the Alaska Justice Information Center Fact Sheet, "Property Crime in Alaska 1985–2017," describes Alaska property crime trends from 1985 through 2017, with a focus on motor vehicle theft rate trends.

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