Aug. 24, 2023
New faculty spotlight: Taylor Otto
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. Taylor Otto Assistant teaching professor and clinical coordinator of Radiography, Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences What classes are you teaching this semester? I am teaching Radiographic Image Analysis and Radiographic Procedures II. Tell us about yourself. What is your background? I earned my bachelor’s degree in radiologic science in 2016 from Avila University and began working full-time at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City with the goal of teaching radiography later on.
Aug. 24, 2023
New faculty spotlight: David Moxley
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. David Moxley Associate director, MHA executive programAssistant teaching professor, Department of Health Sciences What classes are you teaching this semester? During fall semesters, I am focused on advising our students in the Executive Master of Health Administration program who are completing their theses in preparation for a December graduation. My normal course teaching is usually in the spring and summer semesters. Tell us about yourself. What is your background? Originally I was a…
Aug. 22, 2023
New faculty spotlight: Brian Hensel
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. Brian Hensel Associate teaching professor, Department of Health Sciences What classes are you teaching this semester? HMI 7410: Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System HMI 8575: Health Policy and Politics HMI 8470: Strategic Planning and Marketing for Health Care Organizations Additionally, I’ll begin advising a team of students in their Executive Management Study (a consultant project) that will go into next semester. Tell us about yourself. What is your background? I’ve been married almost 40 years;…
Aug. 22, 2023
New faculty spotlight: Robin Karlin
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. Robin Karlin Assistant professor, Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences What classes are you teaching this semester? I won’t be teaching any courses this semester, but I look forward to working with students in the classroom soon! Tell us about yourself. What is your background? I was always interested in languages as a child. I wanted to learn how they worked and how humans could even produce them at all. I did…
Aug. 22, 2023
New faculty spotlight: Min Soon Kim
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. Min Soon Kim Assistant research professor, Department of Health Sciences What classes are you teaching this semester? HMI 8435: Information Security, Evaluation and Policy Patient-Based Learning (PBL) Tell us about yourself. What is your background? I have a background in biomedical engineering and specialized in biomedical informatics during my doctoral training. This means I have a deep understanding of how technology and health information intersect. As a passionate researcher in this field, my main…
Aug. 22, 2023
New faculty spotlight: Rebbecca Fenton
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. Rebbecca Fenton Assistant teaching professor, Department of Health Sciences and Department of Occupational Therapy What classes are you teaching this semester? For the Health Sciences department, I am teaching HLTH SCI 3900, Research Methods. For OT, I am teaching OCTHR 4120, Older Adult Practice. Tell us about yourself. What is your background? My name is Rebbecca Fenton, but I go by Beck. I was born in Colorado, and my family transplanted to Missouri when…
Aug. 22, 2023
New faculty spotlight: Tasha Childs
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. Tasha M. Childs Assistant professor, School of Social Work What classes are you teaching this semester? I am starting my seventh year of teaching undergraduate or graduate students and teaching two foundational Master of Social Work classes: Professional Social Work Practice (SW7000) Foundations of Human Behavior (SW7720) Tell us about yourself. What is your background? I received my bachelor’s degree in education and master’s in social work from Ohio State University. I am…
Aug. 22, 2023
New faculty spotlight: Carrie Larson
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. Caroline (Carrie) Larson Assistant professor, Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences What classes are you teaching this semester? I will be teaching SLHS 8320: Speech Sound Disorders. Tell us about yourself. What is your background? I’m from central Illinois originally, and I practiced as a pediatric speech-language pathologist for several years in Chicago before getting my Ph.D. from UW-Madison. I received additional training in clinical neuroscience at UConn before landing here at…
Aug. 22, 2023
New faculty spotlight: Patricia Alafaireet
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. Patricia E. Alafaireet (also known as Pea) Associate teaching professor, Department of Health Sciences What classes are you teaching this semester? This fall I’m teaching Clinical Decision Support Systems, Agile Project Management, and Patient-Based Learning (PBL) to graduate and professional students. Tell us about yourself. What is your background? I came late to academia. I had a long career in health and health services administration before I started working for MU. I managed…
Aug. 22, 2023