July 1, 2024
Brain Camp gives local kids a crash course in neuroscience
The summer camp was coordinated by the Neuroscience of Education Research on Development (NERD) Lab, which is led by Assistant Professor Laura Morett.
June 24, 2024
Wintemberg honored for work with Show-Me ECHO
Wintemberg, who has a joint appointment in the health sciences and public health departments, serves as the hub team lead for a vaping, tobacco and nicotine treatment effort through the Show-Me ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) program.
June 5, 2024
Department of Health Sciences recognizes outstanding students, staff and faculty
The Department of Health Sciences is pleased to announce 2024 award recipients. Spirit of Achievement Erin E. Drummond, BHS ’24 The recipient of this award demonstrates unwavering positivity toward the program and student(s) career goals. Additionally, the recipient has demonstrated a supportive attitude toward his/her/their peers and service to others within the program. This student is an outstanding representative of the department, college and university within the local and distant community. Intern of the Year Isabella McCartney, BHS ’24 The recipient of this award demonstrates a strong commitment to professional development as a student intern enrolled in Health Sciences 4975.
June 5, 2024
Mansoo Yu joins editorial board for BMC Public Health
Congratulations to Mansoo Yu, a professor with the School of Social Work and Department of Public Health, on joining BioMed Central’s Public Health journal as an editorial board member. BMC Public Health is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles under numerous scopes, some of which include public health informatics and the social aspects of health determinants. Yu currently is the only BMC Public Health editorial board member from the University of Missouri.
May 30, 2024
Family Access Center of Excellence is a true community project (Columbia Daily Tribune)
When Boone County voters in 2012 approved a permanent quarter-cent sales tax for children's mental health, it set the stage for funding for dozens of organizations to help thousands of children and families.
May 17, 2024
Crystal Lim publishes book on psychological treatment of pediatric obesity
Crystal Lim, Department of Health Psychology chair and associate professor, recently published the book "Psychological Approaches to the Treatment of Pediatric Obesity."
May 15, 2024
College of Health Sciences announces faculty and staff awards
More than 100 faculty and staff gathered in the new Nancy Toedebusch Fay classrooms May 14, where Dean Kristofer Hagglund revealed the 2024 College of Health Sciences faculty and staff award winners. Congratulations to all! Bridge Builder: Donal Buckner As a first-generation college graduate, Buckner has a true passion for underrepresented and first-generation students who may not know how to access the people and resources they need to succeed in college. He has helped to bridge that gap by building meaningful relationships across campus and in the community to connect current and future Health Sciences students with the skills, people,…
May 14, 2024
Mansoo Yu named director of social work doctoral program
Mansoo Yu, a professor of social work and public health, has been named the new Ph.D. program director for the School of Social Work.
May 2, 2024
MU experts working to “unlock” better prison outcomes
A new Netflix documentary series has drawn attention to shortcomings in our criminal justice system. “Unlocked: A Jail Experiment” documents the lives of residents of an Arkansas jail. Nearly 44% of U.S. citizens who are released from prison end up returning in less than a year. University of Missouri faculty members have developed solutions to improve these outcomes. Contact Angela Dahman at dahmana@missouri.edu or 573-882-7974 to arrange an interview with any of these experts. Kelli Canada, PhD, LCSW Associate professor, University of Missouri School of Social Work Expertise: Prison interventions that work. Canada developed a model, the…
April 30, 2024
Study finds long-term clerkships benefit patients, providers
Researchers at the University of Missouri found that longitudinal integrated clerkships are particularly beneficial for students, patients, and preceptors who invest in building relationships.