Researchers secure simulator to support de-escalation training
Simulator will help train students and law enforcement in techniques to diffuse volatile situations.
Tag: David Peters
Survey highlights pandemic’s effects on mental and physical health in rural Iowa
David Peters, a professor of sociology, led the survey which reached nearly 14,000 households in 73 Iowa communities.
CATEGORIES: Honored
Peters, Hochstetler receive Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award
Dave Peters, associate professor of sociology and Extension rural sociologist, and Andy Hochstetler, professor of sociology, and their co-authors have been awarded the 2021 Fred Buttel Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award from the Rural Sociological Society for their article, “The Opioid Hydra: Understanding Overdose Mortality Epidemics and Syndemics Across the Rural-Urban Continuum,” published in Rural Sociology.
Why leadership styles matter in rural Iowa
A new report from David Peters, associate professor of sociology, shows why municipal leadership style matters in Iowa’s small towns.
CATEGORIES: Published
New study by David Peters shows regional trends in opioid overdose deaths
A new study co-authored by David Peters, associate professor of sociology, reveals that the U.S. is suffering from several simultaneous opioid epidemics.