Eberly News
Articles for the month of November 2022

WVU researchers using virtual reality gaming to address behavioral health care workforce shortage
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Virtual reality games are a good form of entertainment and relaxation, but for this team of West Virginia University School of Social Work researchers, virtual reality gamification is being used as a launchpad to careers in behavioral health.
Jamie Shinn and WVU research team exploring how West Virginians bounce back after disastrous flooding
A team of West Virginia University researchers is studying resiliency in flood-devastated communities with support from the National Science Foundation by delving into lessons learned from one of the deadliest West Virginia floods in recent memory.

2022-23 Eberly Scholars: Ayah Aldebyan
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Morgantown

2022-23 Eberly Scholars: Laura Rose Atkinson
Major:
Political Science, AOE- Pre-Law and Legal Studies
Hometown:
Morgantown, WV

2022-23 Eberly Scholars: Allison Barr
Majors: Biology (B.A.) and Animal & Nutritional Sciences (B.S.)
Hometown: Moorefield, WV

2022-23 Eberly Scholars: Raeanne Beckner
Major: Journalism and Multidisciplinary Studies
Areas of Emphasis: in Political Science, Leadership Studies, and Women’s
and Gender Studies
Hometown: Bridgeport, WV

2022-23 Eberly Scholars: Nathaniel Beer
Major:
Communication Studies
Hometown:
Buckhannon, WV

2022-23 Eberly Scholars: Emily Budik
Major: Psychology; Art Therapy
Hometown: Weirton, WV