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Anna Zendell is a social worker by training. She is currently a Senior Faculty Program Director for the School of Graduate Studies, overseeing the Master of Science in Health Sciences degree program. She also teaches regularly for the school. Her areas of interest are developing innovative teaching strategies for our adult learners, particularly working professionals, and supporting family caregivers of older adults and people with disabilities. She is active in her local community on issues of elder care and food insecurity. In her personal life, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, gardening, hiking and all things to do with nature.
Whitsel, L. P., Huneycutt, F., Anderson, D. R., Beck, A. M., Bryant, C., Bucklin, R. S., Carson, R. L., Escaron, A. L., Hopkins, J. M., Imboden, M. T., McDonough, C., Pronk, N. P., Wojcik, J. R., Zendell, A., & Ablah, E. (2021). Physical Activity Surveillance in the United States for Work and Commuting: Understanding the ….
Posted on November 17, 2023
Zendell, A. (2021, October). Caregivers in the Crossfire: When Natural Disasters and COVID-19 Collide. Carework Network Responds. Carework Network is a global group of policy advocates, researchers, and community organizers that work on various facets of paid and unpaid caregiving, also called carework. View blog post here.
Posted on November 17, 2023
In the second part of this two-part podcast interview on NPR’s Teaching Matters, Dr. Anna Zendell, teaching faculty for Excelsior University’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences, discussed a game-based learning initiative integrating games into two courses – one in history and one in a nutrition course. Excelsior faculty created these games to address specific ….
Posted on November 17, 2023
Are you on a quest for wellness? Are you just looking at your physical or emotional well-being? While physical and emotional wellness are vital, you may be missing several important components of living your best life possible! The seven dimensions of wellness were developed in 1976 by Dr. William Hettler, co-founder of the National Wellness ….
Posted on April 19, 2022
Zendell, A., Ward, C., Schmidt, G., Paludi, M., Oliver, M., Estwick, A, and Dolan, S. (2020, November). Training Leaders for the 21st Century Through an Immersive Graduate Interdisciplinary Curriculum. Presentation online at Online Learning Consortium Accelerate conference. The presentation explored the growing importance of interdisciplinary studies to tackle today’s complex organizational and societal problems. We ….
Posted on April 1, 2021
Rapple, L. and Zendell, A. (2020, November). Epistemic Trust in the Online Classroom: How instructors build relationships with adult learners to enhance student learning. Presentation online at Online Learning Consortium Accelerate conference. We reviewed the results of a research study that examined the importance and way that online instructors build a trusting relationship with adult ….
Posted on April 1, 2021
Zendell, A. (Guest) with Donato, D. (Host). (2020, August 27). Teaching strategies during COVID-19. In Upstate Issues Podcast. https://wgy.iheart.com/content/2020-08-27-upstate-issues-podcast-teaching-strategies-during-covid-19/ For those institutions and individuals who are not already accustomed to distance learning, COVID-19 presented huge challenges. In this podcast, Zendell shared information about planning for new approaches to reach students, teacher workloads, and about ….
Posted on April 1, 2021
Are you now taking your classes at home? Many of us are now sharing space at home with multiple family members, from spouses to children who are out of school, to perhaps even parents. As you transition to online classes, it is important to have a dedicated space for your studies. What should that space ….
Posted on April 8, 2020
With the opioid addiction crisis, there has been much media and social media attention on addiction and the impacts on the person, their loved ones, and communities. With increased publicity can often come a resurgence of misinformation. This article can help you learn what addiction is and what it is not. What Is Addiction? The ….
Posted on February 12, 2019
Spring and summer are beautiful times to walk! Those of us emerging from a long winter are eager to feel the sun on our arms, smell the fresh outdoors, and get moving! Walking is one of the most popular forms of exercise in the U.S. It’s good for us and it’s free. For many, walking ….
Posted on June 25, 2018