Research + Discovery

Spring 2019

How is Research Funded?

External funding and internal grants contribute millions of dollars toward research at TCU.

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TCU Magazine Podcast: Avoiding Problem Behavior in School with a New Strategy

Two assistant professors discuss effective strategies for parents and teachers to work together to best support the student.

Spring 2019

Parent-Teacher Relationships Can Support Positive Behavior in Students

Kathleen Strickland-Cohen and Kathleen Kyzar want to foster partnerships while problem behavior is mild or moderate.

Spring 2019

Staying Young and Present Through Dance

Dance professor Susan Douglas Roberts explores liveliness and defining virtuosity as a performer.

Spring 2019

New Biochemical Research can Protect Against Poison or Biological Threats

Professor Onofrio Annunziata focuses on dendrimers that can make the proteins they attach to tougher and less susceptible to deterioration inside the body.

Spring 2019

Community Support Helps Families Rise to a Challenge

Assistant professor Aesha John researches the understanding, impact and resources of parents with an intellectually disabled child.

Winter 2019

Making the Mind-Body Connection in Dance

Jessica Zeller values student input and critical thinking over rote mimicry.

Winter 2019

Learning to Avoid Risky Behavior

Probationers use an app developed at the Institute of Behavioral Research to model better decision-making.

Winter 2019

‘De Niro Method’ Tracks Actor’s Evolving Career

Film scholar R. Colin Tait looks at five decades of artistic accomplishment and how a star can contribute to a director’s vision.

Winter 2019

Hands-On Learning Helps Medical Students Put Patients First

TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine’s Dr. Stephen Scott discusses the school’s integrated approach to education.