I. J. of Business & Management Research
Commentary Article | 
The Online Professor Today: From Isolation and Depression to Connected and Thriving
Author(s) : G. Stan Reeley1, Erin R. Tongue2, Mary Ann Reeley3
Publisher : FOREX Publication
Published : 30 June 2021
e-ISSN : 2347-4696
Page(s) : 211-213
Abstract
The online professor today is part of a high-risk group of workers experiencing adverse physical and mental symptoms that were unknown a decade ago. Depression, isolation, divorce, diabetes, antisocial behavior, PTSD, chronic pain, and even suicide is among crises happening now within this population segment once highly revered, yet few studies exist that determine how quickly the declination is occurring and if remedies from mainstream healthcare professionals are being offered; and if so, the degree of healing. Amelioration is often approached from an opposite perspective--meaning, change the behavior and the mindset change follows suit, as modeled by Alcoholics Anonymous, Weight Watchers, and Kaplan. New research, innovation, and application shows there is a surprising disconnect for achieving long-term and fulfilling change, in contrast to practiced methods in conventional healthcare. Subsequently, this research posits that change begins first with the mind, and after we better understand how identities and beliefs produce automated habits, behaviors once hazardous can be transformed into health and happiness.
Keywords: Online professor , Depression, Conventional healthcare
G. Stan Reeley, Professor, American InterContinental University, Charleston Southern University, National University, Herzing University, Saint Leo University, Maryville University, Eastern Gateway Community College, USA ; Email: gonnabeaphd2006@yahoo.com
Erin R. Tongue, Family Nurse Practitioner, The Franz Center, Orlando, Florida, Method Within, Inc., USA
Mary Ann Reeley, Professor, Eastern Gateway Community College, Grader, Penn Poster College, USA
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G. Stan Reeley, Erin R. Tongue, Mary Ann Reeley (2021), The Online Professor Today: From Isolation and Depression to Connected and Thriving. IJBMR 9(2), 211-213. DOI: 10.37391/IJBMR.090213.