Faculty

Sep. 10, 2020

New Faculty Spotlight: Lauren Laur

What is your title with Health Professions? Assistant Clinical Professor, Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences What classes are you teaching this semester? SLHS 8030, Acquired Language Disorders What do you love about teaching? I love helping students make connections between information they learn in class and actual clients they are seeing in our clinic or out in community placements. I think it’s so rewarding to watch those critical thinking and clinical judgement skills develop. Tell us a bit about yourself! What’s your background? I graduated from Truman with my B.A. in 2007 and my M.A. in 2008. I…

Sep. 10, 2020

New Faculty Spotlight: Kristi Peterson

What is your title with Health Professions? Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy What classes are you teaching this semester? This semester will be concentrated on assisting in the Bachelors in Health Sciences with emphasis in Occupational Therapy Assistant (BHS-OTA) program’s kickoff before candidacy. What do you love about teaching? The greatest joy I take from teaching is watching the development of an individual’s knowledge base progress from the academic curriculum into their professional hands-on experiences in the field as practitioners. It is fulfilling to see this evolving connection from learning materials in class to application with patients and…

July 20, 2020

Weightlifting with lighter weights at faster speeds can improve mobility and cardiovascular health for older adults, MU researcher finds

Stephen Sayers has been exploring the effectiveness of low weight, high-speed weightlifting on muscle performance and function in older adults.

June 11, 2020

MU researchers study parallels between Spanish Flu and COVID-19 pandemics

June 8, 2020

Rachel Proffitt Wins Young Investigator Award from American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine

Rachel Proffit, assistant professor in the Mizzou Department of Occupational Therapy, won the Young Investigator Award from the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM). This award lectureship is co-sponsored by the American Stroke Association and ACRM. According to the ACRM website, the award “recognizes professionals who demonstrate drive and commitment to furthering rehabilitation research in the area of post-stroke care, measurement, and/or stroke patient outcomes.” Proffitt has been passionate about improving post-stroke outcomes since she was a student. “One woman I worked with in my research was 17 years post-stroke incidence and she was able to regain function after a…