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Author: Sean N. Halpin, MA

Sean N. Halpin, MA is the Associate Director for Research for the Intervention Dissemination and Implementation shared resources at the Emory University Winship Cancer Institute and a student in the Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methodologies doctoral program at University of Georgia. He has led studies related to his area of interest, non-pharmacological treatments for maintaining health into older age. Relatedly, Mr. Halpin is interested in how the humanities are used to shape public perceptions of various treatment and disease processes.

Alzheimer’s Disease and Emotions: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of the Film “Still Alice”

Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Background: Despite the fact that Alzheimer’s disease (AD) afflicts millions of people in the United States, most Americans do not come into contact with anyone who has the disease. Due to this lack of firsthand experience with AD, the general public’s understanding about the experiences of individuals living […]

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ABOUT THE JHR

The Journal for the Humanities in Rehabilitation is a peer reviewed, multi-media journal using a collaborative model with rehabilitation professionals, patients and their families to gain a greater understanding of the human experience of disability through art, literature and narrative. The purpose of this interdisciplinary journal is to raise the consciousness and deepen the intellect of the humanistic relationship in the rehabilitation sciences.

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