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Creating connection through intentional gatherings

November 18, 2025 by Strategic Communication

How Friendsgiving traditions can support belonging and well-being.

Filed Under: Discovery Tagged With: faculty, Leslie Echols, McQueary College of Health and Human Services, Missouri State Journal, Psychology

Why friendship matters

June 3, 2025 by Strategic Communication

Group of four hikers laughing and enjoying a break, with mountains and a cable car in the background.

Understanding the emotional and psychological benefits of friendships.

Filed Under: Discovery, Faculty and Staff Page Tagged With: faculty, Leslie Echols, McQueary College of Health and Human Services, Missouri State Journal, Psychology

Navigating seasons of change

December 31, 2024 by Strategic Communication

A monarch butterfly emerges from its chrysalis, next to another chrysalis ready to hatch, and a green chrysalis, all hanging from a horizontal surface.

Psychologist Dr. Amber Abernathy shares how to manage change with intention.

Filed Under: Faculty and Staff Page, Featured, Headlines Tagged With: faculty, McQueary College of Health and Human Services, Missouri State Journal, Psychology

Women and body image: A match made in frustration

March 5, 2024 by Strategic Communication

Painting of different body types

Missouri State expert Dr. Brooke Whisenhunt talks about the effects of social media and our feelings as a pie.

Filed Under: Discovery, Faculty and Staff Page Tagged With: Brooke Whisenhunt, faculty, McQueary College of Health and Human Services, Missouri State Journal, Psychology, research

Appreciating the value of women as caregivers

April 28, 2023 by Strategic Communication

A woman and an elderly woman look at each other

Over half of the nation’s caregivers are women.

Filed Under: Discovery Tagged With: Gerontology, McQueary College of Health and Human Services, Psychology

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