March 15, 2023
Lack of access to health care contributes to Missouri’s maternal mortality rates
March 8, 2023
Group exercise program for older adults led to more independent exercise despite pandemic restrictions, MU study finds
Feb. 28, 2023
Teresa Pitts to be next chair of Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Teresa Pitts, PhD, CCC/SLP, and husband Clint Greene, DVM, are moving to Columbia with their three dogs and two cats. Dr. Pitts says her hobbies are “bad art and trying really hard not to kill house plants!” Dean Kristofer Hagglund has selected Teresa Pitts, PhD, CCC/SLP, to be the next chair of the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences. She will lead a department that is home to one of the nation’s oldest continually accredited programs in speech-language pathology and offers the only PhD program in speech-language pathology in Missouri. “Dr. Pitts received overwhelming support as a candidate…
Feb. 23, 2023
Mizzou Respiratory Therapy program receives elite Apex designation
The Mizzou Respiratory Therapy program has been recognized among the best in the nation. The program has received several competitive awards, including the American Association for Respiratory Care’s (AARC) elite Apex Award for 2023–24. According to the AARC, “An Apex designation for [a] respiratory care program exemplifies best practices in the professional education of respiratory therapists and demonstrates that [the] organization enhances the quality of care and elevates the respiratory therapy profession. As an Apex recipient, [a] program is a member of an elite group of respiratory care organizations from across the U.S. who have met the stringent quality and…
Feb. 17, 2023
Mothers with depression take longer to respond to their child, MU study finds
Nicholas Smith is a faculty member in the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences.
Feb. 13, 2023
Mizzou DPT at the 2023 APTA Combined Sections Meeting
Mizzou DPT is headed to the 2023 Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA with over a dozen presentations.
Feb. 9, 2023
MU researcher studies childhood obesity prevention programs
Crystal Lim's research findings offer recommendations for rural schools
Feb. 3, 2023
Black South Africans report higher life satisfaction and are at less risk for depression post-migration
Jan. 17, 2023
Researching the science of old age
Erin Robinson is an expert in public health social work and gerontology.
Jan. 17, 2023
Center for Health Policy joins School of Health Professions
The Center studies and promotes access to quality, affordable health care.