Campus Connection

A survey on energy drinks by UW-L Assistant Professor Michele Pettit has been included in an informational graphic created by AlliedHealthWorld.com, an online resource for health care information. Pettit, Health Education and Health Promotion, was co-author of “Perceived Stress, Energy Drink Consumption and Academic Performance Among College Students” with University of Illinois Springfield researcher Kathy DeBarr.  The article was published in the Journal of American College Health in November 2011. Their research, conducted on students from Oklahoma, was included in an informative online infographic about “Legal Performance Enhancers,” detailing potential effects energy drinks can have on students. The research is highlighted under “Bad News” about drinks — noting correlations between students’ perceived stress levels and energy drink consumption. Find the complete informative graphic at: “Legal Performance Enhancers: Students, Energy Drinks, and Education.”