Research Highlights

The College of Health and Human Sciences engages in research and scholarly work to enhance teaching and learning at San Jose State University. Below are some highlights of faculty research.

Student Research

CHHS Student Participants in the 2022 SJSU Celebration of Research

• The Impact of Social Support and Social Negativity on Social Media for Online Informal Social Activities on College Students' Mental Health Status During COVID-19 Pandemic [pdf]
  
  • Alida Thao and Dr. Ni (Jennie) Zhang
• What Our Neighborhoods Tell Us About Food Insecurity and Food Assistance Use [pdf]
  • Harneet Kaur Ranauta and Dr. Marcelle M. Dougan
• "You're too pretty to farm" Narratives of Resistance, Collective Mobilization, and Food Justice among Black Women Farmers [pdf]
  • Vanessa Reeves, Anthony Garcia and Dr. Andrew Carter
• Immigration, Resistance, and Assimilation: Sport and physical activity experience of Viet America [pdf]
  • Helen Thai and Dr. Michael Dao

Faculty Research Articles

• Performing Nutrition Assessment Remotely via Telehealth
  • By Dr. Kasuen Mauldin, Dr. John Gieng, Dania Saarony and Catherine Hu
• How a Boston African Slave Helped Fight a Smallpox Epidemic [pdf]
  • By Dr. Ruth Rosenblum, The Valley Foundation School of Nursing
• Often Unsung Nursing History
  • By Dr. Denise Dawkins, The Valley Foundation School of Nursing

Faculty Research Presentations

Physical Activity and Individuals with Disabilities - Dr. Jihyun Lee

Structural Barriers to BSN and ADN Education for Black Students in the U.S. - Dr. Michelle Hampton

"This Isn't Just a White Millennial Thing": The Diversity Paradox in the Free Fitness Movement - Dr. Andrew Carter

Health Inequities Amplified by Corona Virus (COVID-19) - Dr. Moctezuma Garcia

Access to Palliative Care in the Community and Social Determinants of Health - Dr. Nancy Dudley

To share your publication and research or any new grant opportunity, please reach out to Joanne Delamar at joanne.delamar@sjsu.edu.