Ball State University experts are available to provide information and background on a variety of issues related to spring. Story ideas include:
Dr. Benjamin Spock's 100th Birthday: Theresa Kruczek, a counseling psychologist whose specialty is counseling children, has addressed everything from "anti-monster spray" to calming children during the trauma of war and terrorist attacks.
St. Patrick's Day: James Lowry, a marketing professor who has been tracking retail markets for nearly four decades, can address how St. Patrick's Day has blossomed into a marketing bonanza.
James Beard's 100th Birthday: Lois Altman, director of Ball State's student-managed gourmet restaurant, has helped create authentic American meals with specialties from the northeast to Deep South, from Californian to Creole.
Bob Hope's 100th Birthday: Wes Gehring, professor of telecommunications and author of 13 books on comedy and films, knows the secrets of comedy and successful comedians.
American Red Cross Month: Sharon Bowman, counseling psychologist, can give a firsthand account of what it's like on the frontlines of a major catastrophe. Whenever the Red Cross is called out, Bowman is usually one of the counselors on the scene.
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Donald Nicholas, health psychologist, specializes in counseling cancer survivors.
Nutrition Month: Katherine Beals, nutrition expert, has addressed how the flavored-water fad is all wet. The trend is more about marketing than health, Beals said.
Child Abuse Prevention Month: Theresa Kruczek, a counseling psychologist whose specialty is counseling children and abused children, has addressed everything from "anti-monster spray" to calming children during the trauma of war and terrorist attacks.
Occupational Therapy Month: Kristin Perrone, counseling psychologist, specializes in occupational therapy as well as feminist issues.
Older Americans Month: David Gobble, director of the Fisher Institute for Wellness and Gerontology, has approved funding for studies covering everything from preventing osteoporosis to marketing to seniors.
NCAA Finals: John Rajca, instructor at the Indiana Academy of Science, Mathematics and Humanities, is a PTPer when it comes to picking upsets during the NCAA tournament. He has conducted a study on picking upsets during March Madness.
Tornado Season: David Arnold and Joe Bilello. Arnold leads Ball State's storm-chasing team through Tornado Alley every spring while Bilello has led studies at the Texas Tech Wind Engineering Center.
Economic Forecasts: Patrick Barkey, economics professor, can theorize how U.S. and world economies will be impacted by an extended war.
Fiscal Benefits of art programs in cities: James Segedy serves on the American Planning Association's Small Town and Rural Planning Division. He is currently working on the Susquehanna River Greenway, a key ingredient of which is employing arts as a tourism draw.
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