Oct. 6, 2021
How storytelling can help public health officials combat distrust, skepticism
October 6, 2021 Contact: Brian Consiglio, 573-882-9144, consigliob@missouri.edu Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, public health experts and scientists have struggled to get some segments of the public to heed their warnings about the importance of following public health measures aimed at controlling the spread of the virus. Lise Saffran, an associate teaching professor at the MU School of Health Professions, studies public health and earned a master’s degree in fine arts and creative writing from the University of Iowa Writer’s Workshop. In a recently published commentary titled, “Public health storytelling practice,” she explains how storytelling can help public health…
Oct. 6, 2021
Faculty and students present dysarthric speech research at Boston Symposium
Oct. 6, 2021 At the Boston University Speech Motor Control Symposium, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences PhD student Katie Threlkeld, faculty member Dr. Mili Kuruvilla-Dugdale, and Mojgan Golzy of the Department of Health Management and Informatics, were awarded with the third place Best Poster Award for their poster titled, “Can listener training improve the reliability of auditory-perceptual judgments of dysarthric speech?”. Dr. Kuruvilla-Dugdale shares, “This study was possible due to the sheer determination of student researchers and study participants during the global pandemic. This project forced us to think outside the box and implement data collection and analysis procedures that…
Oct. 6, 2021
Mizzou Motion Analysis Center presents research on international stage
Rose Schauffler Oct. 6, 2021 The Department of Physical Therapy is pleased to announce that faculty and students from the Mizzou Motion Analysis Center (Mizzou-MAC) were invited to share their research at the 17th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering and 5th Conference on Imaging and Visualization in September. Virtually hosted from Bonn, Germany, Dr. Trent Guess provided an oral presentation titled, “Opportunities and Challenges in Computational Modelling of the Pediatric Knee.” Outstanding work, Dr. Guess. Additionally, Rose Schauffler, a master’s student in biomedical engineering and team member within the Mizzou-MAC, presented, “Novel Knee Arthrometer…
Sep. 30, 2021
Painful Debt: How Credit Card Bills Can Hurt Your Health (Forbes)
It’s easy to quantify the pain that high levels of debt can cause to one’s finances by either looking at the opportunity cost or the squeeze on the ability to pay day-to-day expenses. But causing pain to the actual body? According to new research, the ache you may feel or the stiffness after work may also relate to the amount of debt you have. Researchers evaluated Baby Boomers as they aged, starting from 28-to-40 and then checking them again at 50 years old. They separated the group into…
Sep. 17, 2021
Telehealth services provide quality pediatric care, MU survey finds
An MU survey finds that telehealth services are able to provide quality pediatric care, and bridge the gap for rural families
Sep. 14, 2021
New faculty spotlight: Idethia Shevon Harvey
Sept. 14, 2021 This is part of a series of Q&As introducing faculty who have joined the School of Health Professions for the 2021–22 academic year. See full list of new faculty. Idethia Shevon Harvey, DrPH Associate Professor of Health Sciences Health Professions Faculty Fellow for Inclusive Excellence Dr. Harvey joined the MU School of Health Professions this summer as an associate professor of Health Sciences and the school’s Faculty Fellow for Inclusive Excellence. She researches chronic disease management and health disparities among rural and aging African Americans. She is teaching 2400 Contemporary Health Issues. How did you…
Sep. 14, 2021
2021 New Faculty Spotlights
Sept. 14, 2021 We are pleased to announce 11 new faculty members for the 2021–22 academic year. Several of the below professors joined the School of Health Professions from MU Extension in July, so while they are not new to Mizzou, we are so excited to welcome them to our school. Click their names to learn more about their backgrounds, research interests and more. Stephen Ball Professor Physical Therapy Jo Britt-Rankin Extension Professor Health Sciences Rebekah Carpenter Assistant Teaching Professor Physical Therapy Karen Funkenbusch Extension Instructor Occupational Therapy Kimberly Keller Assistant…
Sep. 14, 2021
New Faculty Spotlight: Jollyn Tyryfter
Sept. 7, 2021 This piece is part of a series in which we introduce new faculty members for the 2021-22 academic year. Jollyn Tyryfter is part of a cohort of nutrition faculty from MU Extension who are joining the School of Health Professions. Jollyn Tryryfter, Assistant Extension Professor, Public Health Tell us a bit about yourself. What brought you to MU Extension? I was initially drawn to Columbia because my sister and nephew live here. I came across MU Extension and realized how strong the SNAP-Ed program was, and the timing…
Sep. 14, 2021
New Faculty Spotlight: Kimberly Keller
Sept. 13, 2021 This piece is part of a series in which we introduce new faculty members for the 2021-22 academic year. Kimberly Keller is part of a cohort of nutrition faculty from MU Extension who are joining the School of Health Professions’ Department of Health Sciences. Kimberly Keller, Assistant Extension Professor, Health Sciences How long have you been with Mizzou? I first came to Mizzou in 1997 as a graduate student pursuing my doctoral degree, and I have worked with MU Extension programs since 2001. What do you specialize in? I specialize in program evaluation, particularly in evaluating efforts that are designed to…
Sep. 14, 2021
New faculty spotlight: Sarah A. Wood
Sept. 10, 2021 This piece is part of a series introducing all new faculty members for the academic year 2021-22. Sarah Wood has worked with MU Extension as a nutrition and health specialist since 2017 and is part of a cohort of nutrition faculty who are joining the school of Health Professions. Sarah A. Wood Assistant Extension Professor, Health Sciences Why did you choose to work at Mizzou? I started working for MU Extension in February 2017 as a Nutrition and Health Education specialist and teaching classes. I strongly believe in the mission of Extension to improve the lives and health of…