
April 6, 2022
Public health alumna returns to the classroom
March 31, 2022 Story by Jacob Nicholson For many individuals, the holidays mark a season for relaxing with family, taking time off work, eating wholesome food and opening gifts. For others, especially people in impoverished and underserved communities, the holidays can be a time of struggle — a time that heightens their awareness of being away from their families, not being able to afford gifts or struggling with a lack of basic resources, such as housing or food. For Sonita Simelus, MD, Public Health adjunct instructor and alumna, it was a time to give back to her community in…

March 28, 2022
Burrell Behavioral Health to sponsor Social Work 100-year celebration
March 28, 2022 Burrell Behavioral Health is the Student Scholarship Sponsor for a 100-year celebration of social work at Mizzou this year. The sponsorship creates the Burrell Social Work Scholarship Endowed Fund, which will support social work students in perpetuity. Every year, one or more students will receive a scholarship with preference given to students who have an interest in pursuing a career with a community mental health center providing social work services. “As Missouri’s flagship School of Social Work, we recognize the importance of partnering with other organizations, such as Burrell, to meet the demand for social workers,…

March 8, 2022
New Radiography courses offered
March 8, 2022 The Mizzou Radiography program is pleased to announce new online coursework in Cardiac Interventional Radiography and Vascular Interventional Radiography, both designed by Dr. Richard Wall, a practicing cardiac cath lab tech from Las Vegas, Nevada. Radiographers who want to expand their skills to another advanced modality can use those courses to not only expand their professional skillsets and certifications, but also apply them toward a certificate or degree. Advanced certificate programs Bachelor’s degree for registered technologists Master’s degree with an emphasis in medical imaging…

March 2, 2022
Jennifer Keely named Director of Respiratory Therapy Programs
March 1, 2022 Jennifer Keely, M Ed, RRT, RRT-ACCS, has been named director of MU respiratory therapy programs effective March 1. She served as interim director for the past year while a national search was conducted. “Professor Keely has been a leader in the design and implementation of quality online instruction in the Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences,” said Kathy Moss, department chair and clinical professor. “I am confident that she is the right person to lead our respiratory therapy programs as we look to the future.” An associate clinical professor, Keely has been teaching in the School of…

March 1, 2022
Why I give: Aneisa Sherrill-Mattox
Aneisa Sherrill-Mattox, MSW ’06 “I give because my social work colleagues and the veterans I serve inspire my passion for learning and love of the profession. Those who have dedicated their lives on the front lines in defense of our mission, values and freedom deserve support in their endeavors to succeed. I give because I am a first-generation social worker, a first-generation college graduate and an eighth-generation veteran. I also give because my social work education freed me from poverty, ignorance and inequality. Students entering a career in public service deserve our support, and I give to honor all the…

Feb. 18, 2022
Black Alumni panelists confirmed
Feb. 18, 2022 The annual Health Professions Black Alumni Panel will be held 6–7:30 p.m. April 5 via Zoom. Our six awesome alumni panelists are above, from left: • Freddie Avant, MSW ’84, associate dean, director and professor at Stephen F. Austin State University’s School of Social Work in Nacogdoches, Texas • Ramone Hankle, BHS ’15, senior scrum master at Transunion in Chicago • Aliyha Hill, BHS ’18, MPH ’20, team lead at the CDC Foundation in Chicago • Debonie Lewis, BHS ’16, program manager at Whole Health Institute in Bentonville, Arkansas • Carmen Taylor,…

Oct. 7, 2021
Alumna Claire Willard receives Excellence in Mentoring Award
Sept. 25, 2021 Coming from Clinton, Mo. — a town of less than 10,000 people — to Mizzou was a big adjustment at first for Claire Willard (CSD ’04). But after her freshman year, she made two friends who would ultimately influence her choice of what to major in, putting her on the trajectory of becoming a speech-language pathologist. Now, Willard serves as the Coordinator of Speech-Language Services for Columbia Public Schools, where part of her role includes helping the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences place master’s students in their school-setting outplacements. …

Aug. 27, 2021
Anastasia Harris named Outstanding Young Alumna
The School of Health Professions is pleased to announce Anastasia Harris as one of our 2021 Outstanding Young Alumni award winners. This award recognizes alumni who demonstrate success in their chosen careers and qualities of innovation and creativity. Harris is a devoted Mizzou Tiger who is currently using her Health Sciences degree to jumpstart her career in Chicago. Anastasia Harris, MPH, CHES Degree: BHS ’15 (Health Science) with a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies, MPH Job title: Data Management Strategy and Governance Advisor Employer: Cigna/ Evernorth Current city: Chicago Working with data…

Aug. 24, 2021
Fall 2021 tailgate registration available
Aug. 24, 2021 The School of Health Professions is pleased to invite alumni and friends to our Fall 2021 tailgate Saturday, Oct. 16. Join us for food, games and family fun! Then head to Faurot Field to watch the Tigers take on the Texas A&M Aggies. Please register in advance so we can make sure to have enough food and space for everyone. The tailgate will begin 3 hours before kick-off. Activities and refreshments will be available in the Lewis and Clark outdoor courtyard area, which is also home to our new Inclusive Playground. Campus safety protocols will be followed.

July 7, 2021
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences alumna crowned Miss Pennsylvania
July 7, 2021 While many students change their career aspirations several times throughout high school and college, Meghan Sinisi, who graduated in May 2021 with an MHS in Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, always knew she wanted to work to benefit the autism community. Now that she’s been crowned Miss Pennsylvania, she’ll advocate for people with autism in a more informed way after completing the Speech-Pathology program in the Mizzou School of Health Professions. Sinisi first heard about Mizzou from her undergraduate college mentor, who relocated to Columbia and knew that Mizzou had the Thompson Center for Autism…