Health and Medicine

Professors Brenda Russell and Jen Murphy with text saying "Preventing Opioid Abuse on Campus"

Professors’ research leads to state opioid grant

As a result of the research of two professors, Penn State Berks was one of 13 institutions of higher education included in nearly $1 million in state grants for the prevention and reduction of opioid use among college students and for naloxone training on campus.
Dr. Kesha Morant Williams stands by a window at the Penn State Health St. Joseph location

Morant Williams gives a voice to the underrepresented

From examining issues related to race, ethnicity, culture, gender and religion through the lens of popular culture, to telling the stories of individuals with invisible illnesses who do not feel heard, Kesha Morant Williams has one main goal in her research.
Dr. Bruce Hale and student

Iron Addiction

Is it possible for people to become addicted to exercise? Dr. Bruce Hale studies exercise dependence in weightlifters.