The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated long-term shifts to virtual instruction among most US schools presented notable challenges among education researchers. Ongoing projects conducted in school settings experienced sudden losses of access to teacher and student participants, in many cases leading to severe interruptions to data collection efforts. Perhaps most notably, upon returns to in-person instruction in the 2021/22 academic year most schools instigated strict policies limiting the number of non-school personnel who could enter school buildings, including researchers conducting in-person data collections.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a crucial determinant of treatment success in HIV. This article seeks to look closely at intentional non-adherence and why some patients choose to opt out of life-sustaining treatment. There is a range of reasons why patients intentionally stop taking their ART and the author take a more detailed look at some of those reasons, specifically religion, the need for control and social isolation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aims to provide insight into speech-language pathologists' experiences of and preparation for interprofessional collaborative practice across various settings and geographical locations in the United States. We disseminated an online survey via Qualtrics© to reach a representative sample of speech-language pathologists. We questioned respondents about the extend to which they engage in interprofessional collaborative practice, professionals with whom they engage in interprofessional collaborative practice, preparation for interprofessional collaborative practice, and barriers to engaging in interprofessional collaborative practice.
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