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Ryan Kissel

May 13, 2025

Mizzou Made 2025: Ryan Kissel, OTD

Ryan Kissel of Jefferson City, Missouri, is completing an Occupational Therapy Doctorate.

A woman holds a soccer ball

May 7, 2025

OT capstone project a game changer for U.S. Soccer

Doctoral student Jessica Lamb is equipping coaches with the skills they need to work with athletes who have hidden disabilities.

Bill Janes

May 1, 2025

Janes recognized as AOTA Fellow

Bill Janes was one of 62 individuals honored this April during the AOTA Inspire Conference in Philadelphia.

Cover art for the Inside Mizzou Health Sciences podcast

April 11, 2025

Introducing Inside Mizzou Health Sciences

Inside Mizzou Health Sciences takes you beyond the classrooms and clinics and into the heart of health innovation at the University of Missouri’s College of Health Sciences.

A student observes a toddler in a classroom setting

Jan. 14, 2025

Building skills, benefiting the community

Through the Missouri Method, a philosophy of learning by doing, students studying physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech, language and hearing sciences gain practical experience at the Mizzou Child Development Lab.

Dec. 17, 2024

Photo gallery: December 2024 commencement

Photos by Abbie Lankitus The Mizzou College of Health Sciences held its winter commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 14, in Jesse Auditorium. Nearly 200 students were awarded degrees, including graduates from the Department of Health Sciences, the Department of Public Health, the School of Social Work, and more. Scroll down for photos from our December 2024 commencement.

Two young women work with a physical therapy patient reclined on a table

Dec. 9, 2024

Clinic addresses care gaps for adults with developmental disabilities

An innovative partnership with Woodhaven addresses the health and wellness needs of adults with developmental disabilities through interdisciplinary care.

A group of people look at adaptive gaming devices

Nov. 13, 2024

Occupational therapy alum, faculty make gaming more accessible

New gaming technology offers students with disabilities a chance to game more comfortably.

Anna Boone, an assistant professor with the Department of Occupational Therapy, stands in her office at the University of Missouri College of Health Sciences.

Oct. 23, 2024

NIH grant aims to curb cognitive difficulties for breast cancer survivors

Anna Boone awarded $400,000 in National Institutes of Health funds to address cognitive difficulties in women who have undergone breast cancer treatment.

Dr. Proffitt shows research participant how to use assistive technology

Oct. 9, 2024

Rachel Proffitt uses technology to better health care

Occupational Therapy faculty member uses novel technologies for post-stroke and post-traumatic brain injury rehabilitation among older adults.