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EXPERT ALERTS

• With the Right Treatment, PTSD Can Be Treated Successfully
• Bundled Payments and the State of U.S. Healthcare
• Archeological Mysteries in Nájera, Spain
• The Importance of Faculty Collaboration

MEDIA JOBS

• Segment Producer – Univision Communications (FL)
• News Reporter/Anchor – iHeartMedia (AZ)
• Executive Editor – Idaho Statesman (ID)

OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES

• Four Budget-Friendly Ways to Promote Your Book
• Giving a Good TV Interview: After the Interview
• Writing Personal Essays and Memoirs

EXPERT ALERTS:

With the Right Treatment, PTSD Can Be Treated Successfully
Glenn Schiraldi, Ph.D., LTC (USAR, Ret.)
University of Maryland School of Public Health
"Life doesn't prepare us for trauma. Following exposure to traumatic events, millions of people develop PTSD, or lesser forms of this condition, with a wide range of symptoms. Unless proper treatment is found, many, perhaps most, of these people will secretly and needlessly battle distressing symptoms for life. The good news, however, is that PTSD can be treated successfully. With the right treatment, victims can begin to heal and return to the journey of joyful living."
Dr. Schiraldi is a graduate of West Point, a Vietnam Vet, and served at the Pentagon developed prototype courses in Stress Management for The Department of The Army. He has also served on the stress management faculties at The Pentagon, the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, and The University of Maryland, where he received the Outstanding Teacher Award. He is author of "The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook: Revised and Expanded Second Edition."
Book: http://www.mhprofessional.com/product.php?isbn=0071840591
Contact: Ann Pryor, [email protected]

Bundled Payments and the State of U.S. Healthcare
Deirdre Baggot, Ph.D., RN
Principal
ECG Management Consultants
"I get asked all the time to slow down. Slow down? Healthcare in the United States is unreliable at best, and you want to slow down? Fixing healthcare is about failure tolerance and rapid cycle change. We don't need a randomized control trial to tell us we have a problem with safety, access, affordability, and efficiency. In 2015, among the wealthiest nations in the world, the United States ranked dead last on key indicators such as infant mortality and life expectancy. We can't afford to slow down."
Baggot is a featured expert on National Public Radio's "Morning Edition," "All Things Considered," and "Planet Money." She has also been invited to testify before Congress on bundled payments and is an appointed expert reviewer and advisor for The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Bundled Payment for Care Improvement Initiative. She is available to discuss bundled payments and shared savings for commercial insurers; leadership strategies to manage bundled payments; and using bundled payments as the foundation for care improvement.
ProfNet Profile: http://www.profnetconnect.com/deirdrebaggot
Website: http://www.ecgmc.com
Contact: Kelly Raible, [email protected]

Archeological Mysteries in Nájera, Spain
Scott de Brestian
Co-Director, Najerilla Valley Research Project
Central Michigan University
From an untouched Jewish Quarter to a church built with about 100 Roman and medieval gravestones, there are many archeological mysteries in Nájera, Spain: "The Jewish Quarter, located along the Najerilla River, was one of the biggest and wealthiest Jewish communities in Spain."
De Brestian got his BA in archaeology from Boston University and his MA and PhD in art history and archaeology from the University of Missouri. He is co-director of the Najerilla Valley Research Project, an international multidisciplinary project that is examining changes in urbanization, rural settlement, art and architecture in the upper Ebro valley of Spain between the 1st century BCE and the 15th century CE. As part of the research project, De Brestian is deconstructing the town's history and its artifacts. His efforts will culminate in a 3-D model of the city across a 1,500-year period, similar to Google Maps, showing the terrain and cultural remains. He uses photogrammetry, drawings and historic maps, including a map from 1763 showing churches no longer in existence.
Website: http://www.cmich.edu/news
Contact: Rachel Esterline Perkins, [email protected]  

The Importance of Faculty Collaboration
Heather Trommer-Beardslee
Dance Program Coordinator
Central Michigan University
"It's important for educators to work together to create projects that are truly interdisciplinary -- a collaboration of ideas, concepts and genres. The humanities and the sciences work well together because it's a blending of ideas."
Trommer-Beardslee is a choreographer, dancer, interdisciplinary artist, arts administrator and educator. She is the coordinator of the Central Michigan University Dance Program, artistic director of the University Theatre Dance Company, and author of the textbook "Dance Production and Management" (Princeton Book Company, 2013). Her current projects include interdisciplinary collaborations: Transitions, an exploration in dance, music, film and conversation with military veterans; Music in Motion, a multimedia collaborative production involving live music, dance, fabric, film and light and research; choreography based in costume-specific dance and the integration of lighting technology into performance costumes; a dance film, "Waiting in the Rain," directed by Eric Limarenko; and Sand Dunes, an interdisciplinary performance involving biology, original music, dance and costumes. She is available to discuss dance and faculty collaboration.
Website: http://cmich.ly/dunesdance
Contact: Rachel Esterline Perkins, [email protected]  

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• FOUR BUDGET-FRIENDLY WAYS TO PROMOTE YOUR BOOK. There are an infinite number of ways for authors to promote their books. Since most authors cannot afford a full-page ad in the New York Times Book Review, it's imperative to make dollars stretch as far as you can. Here are four budget friendly ways to promote your book: http://prn.to/1qlITtA
• GIVING A GOOD TV INTERVIEW: AFTER THE INTERVIEW. You did it -- you had your interview and you acted it. But if you want to increase your chances of being asked back, there's still one final step. Dr. Shawne Duperon, a six-time Emmy-winning producer, PBS host, and media expert, shares her advice on what to do after the interview: http://prn.to/1YhyREU
• WRITING PERSONAL ESSAYS AND MEMOIRS. Writing about your own life can be tricky. How much do you divulge? Do you tell the people you're writing about that you're writing about them? How do you find publications that take essays? Should you write a memoir? Jen. A Miller, author of the memoir "Running: A Love Story," shares her insights and advice: http://prn.to/1MdQiFK

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