Faculty List

Robyn L. Anderson, Ph.D., MPH

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Directed Student Presentations and Achievements

  • Currie Scholars Program: The Effects of an Eight-Week Aquatic Exercise Program on Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) in the Elderly Population
  • The Effect of (S)Partners for Heart health Intervention Program on the Body Composition and Food Consumption Habits of Fifth-Grade Students at Nikkari Elementary School
  • Infant Mortality: Sierra Leone
  • HIV and Hepatitis B in Rural Sierra Leone, West Africa
  • The Effects of Water Aerobics on Cardiovascular Fitness Measured Using the 100-Step Water Test
  • Home-Based Healthcare: An Imperfect Solution to the Critical Healthcare Professional Shortage in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Weight Trends in Gratiot County Youth: Measured BMI and Perceived Weight with Weight Goals of 11-12 Year Olds
  • Single Parents and Child Health
  • Effects of Land and Water Aerobic Classes on Balance and Older Adults
  • The Effects of Aquatic Exercise on Balance in the Elderly
  • The Effects of Static Stretching on Muscular Fatigue
  • Effects of Aqua Exercise and Therabands on the Strength, Balance, and Endurance in a Long-Term Care Population
  • Abdominal Aerobics in Aquatics
  • A Case Study of Aquatic Therapy
  • Gratiot County Youth Smoking Trends: 1998-2004
  • Juvenile Obesity Trends in Gratiot County
  • Resistance Training in a Long-term Care Population

 

Alma College’s early acceptance agreement with the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine recognizes the College’s strengths in science and health education. The agreement reserves two admissions slots per year for Alma College pre-med graduates.

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Student Profile

Gwendolyn Greer

Gwendolyn Greer
Graduation: 2013
Major: Biology

Between bad luck and broken bones, the time that Gwendolyn Greer spent in the emergency room while growing up has proved to be inspiring.

“In middle school, I broke my arm, and I also had a lot of knee problems,” she says. “I was really curious to learn about what was wrong with me and what situations brought other people to the hospital as well. I’ve wanted to be an orthopedic surgeon ever since.”

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