Oct. 5, 2023
Public Health researchers play key role in State Health Assessment
Team concludes whirlwind listening tour of Missouri locations, with plans to release the report later this year.
Sep. 28, 2023
Seeds of hope: An inside look at efforts to improve working and living conditions in Missouri prisons
Mizzou researchers spent the past few years working to change prisons for the better — for incarcerated folks and the staff members who work there.
Sep. 19, 2023
Service above self: Former dean continues to find ways to give back
When Richard Oliver retired in 2013 as the first dean of the School of Health Professions — now the College of Health Sciences — he didn’t have to think long about what he would do with his extra time: He would find ways to help others.
Sep. 18, 2023
School of Social Work announces new leadership team
Aaron Thompson, director of the School of Social Work, recently announced the leadership team for the school. Congratulations to assistant professors Ashley Givens and Erin Robinson, who respectively have been named directors of the bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in the School of Social Work. They will succeed Christine Woods and Carol Snively in those roles. The rest of the SSW leadership team includes: Carol Snively — associate director of academic affairs Kelli Canada — associate director of research Virginia Ramseyer Winter — Ph.D. program director Tiffany Bowman — field education director…
Sep. 13, 2023
Canada, Peters publish book on community-engaged research
Social Work associate professors Kelli Canada and Clark Peters recently published the fourth volume in the Interdisciplinary Community-Engaged Research for Health series, titled 'Community-Engaged Research for Resilience and Health.'
Sep. 12, 2023
CDS faculty, graduate recognized for work on sonographer burnout
Doug Clem and Ivonne Murillo worked together on a project entitled 'Sonographer Burnout: Use of the Maslach Burnout Inventory to Initiate Change in the Workplace.'
Sep. 6, 2023
New faculty spotlight: Julie Kapp
This is part of a series of Q&As introducing faculty who have joined the College of Health Sciences for the 2023–24 academic year. Julie Kapp Associate professor, Department of Public Health What classes are you teaching this semester? I generally teach HMI 8544 Managerial Epidemiology (Population Health Management) for the MHA executive and residential students in the spring semesters. Tell us about yourself. What is your background? I have undergraduate degrees in psychology and sociology from Mizzou. My master’s and Ph.D. are in public health, concentrated in epidemiology, from Saint Louis University. I am recognized by…
Sep. 5, 2023
New study abroad program to focus on health care, public health in South Korea
Mizzou will launch its study abroad program in South Korea in the summer of 2024, with students spending two weeks in the country between late July and early August.
Sep. 4, 2023
Study looks at barriers, facilitators to accessing health care in rural Missouri
Aug. 31, 2023
New CHS faculty for fall 2023
The new academic year means plenty of fresh faces around the College of Health Sciences. Meet some of our new faculty members — including their hidden talents and what brought them to the University of Missouri.