Contact Info
- chp@georgiasouthern.edu
- 912-344-2565
- 11935 Abercorn Street Savannah, GA Statesboro: 912-478-5322
The faculty research team is composed of faculty in the Waters College of Health Professions, the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, and the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health. The faculty work in a collaborative effort to take on health and wellness in a holistic approach by implementing programming, presenting and publishing research, and preparing grants geared toward improving the health of our first responders.
鈥淚t is critical for us to use evidence-based research when making changes to our physical training program. The GS Tactical Athlete program was key in assisting us in updating our training practices to be more effective and reduce injuries..鈥 鈥 Major Hal Braswell, GPSCT
Grant Funded Projects
Improving De-escalation Skills Among Recruits Through Mental &
Physical Training
The integrated mental health initiative creates a wellness curriculum for use with cadets that frames officer mental health through the perspective of resiliency, mindfulness, awareness, physical training, injury-prevention and occupational task preparedness.
Sponsored By: Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Grant in partnership with Georgia Public Safety Training Center GPSTC
Principal 滨苍惫别蝉迟颈驳补迟辞谤:听Bridget Melton, Ed.D.
Rural Regional Mental Health & Wellness Training Program
The goal of the Statesboro-Bulloch County Rural Regional Mental Health & Wellness Training Program is to increase awareness and access to mental health and wellness resources for law enforcement officers and non-sworn personnel.
Sponsored By: Department of Justice Community Office of Policing COPS grant in partnership with Statesboro Police Department
Principal 滨苍惫别蝉迟颈驳补迟辞谤:听Richard Cleveland, Ph.D.
Student Research
- Nicholas Hunt (in progress): 鈥淥ccupational Apparatus and Fatigue Among Firefighters鈥
- Petra Kiss (in progress): 鈥淥ccupational Task in Firefighters and Blance鈥
- Alyssa Fail (in progress): 鈥淐hronotypes and Law Enforcement Officers鈥
- Kayden Lowe (in progress): 鈥淗ypertension Among Municipal Workers鈥
Completed Student Research
- Tom Nagel, 2022: 鈥溾
- Marissa Villafuerte, 2021: 鈥溾
- Catherine Gallagher, 2021: 鈥溾
- Brandon Loewen, 2020: 鈥溾
- Macy Weeks, 2020: 鈥溾