Jan. 30, 2024
Interprofessional collaboration offers learning experiences, excellent care
A semester-long partnership between students in Occupational Therapy and Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences produced great results for everyone involved.
Jan. 12, 2024
Fall 2023 College of Health Sciences dean’s list
A total of 1,612 Health Sciences students made the fall 2023 dean’s list. To qualify for the dean’s list in the College of Health Sciences, a student must earn a 3.30 GPA in a minimum of 12 graded (A-F) credit hours.
Nov. 16, 2023
Occupational therapy team gives back through garden project
A team from the Mizzou Department of Occupational Therapy recently completed a collaborative project to create an inclusive garden space in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Nov. 10, 2023
Occupational therapy alum has a heart for community service
Mizzou OT alum Gabby Scheuler has a history of identifying and addressing needs in her community. Since moving to the Kansas City area, she has launched a business that specializes in pediatric occupational therapy.
Oct. 17, 2023
Pediatric occupational therapy provides outlet for creativity, compassion
Daja Neal appreciates the opportunity to work with young learners and incorporate play into their treatments.
Oct. 1, 2023
Student Ambassador applications now open
The MU College of Health Sciences will be hosting informational sessions in the coming weeks for students interested in becoming 2024 Student Ambassadors. Informational sessions will be held in 106 Lewis Hall on: Thursday, Oct. 5 at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 5 p.m. Ambassador applications officially opened on Oct. 1, and they must be submitted to the CHS Office of Student Services, 101 Lewis Hall, by 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27. New ambassadors will begin service in the spring 2024 semester. Freshman, sophomore and junior Health Sciences students are invited to apply…
Aug. 30, 2023
IPE Day participants focus on growing together
Faculty and staff worked to educate first- and second-year CHS students on interprofessional care.
Aug. 28, 2023
Mizzou first public university in U.S. with accredited OTA-B program
Mizzou is one of only four universities in the country with such a program, though the other three are private schools. Currently, most OTA programs in the U.S. offer associate's degrees.
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…
July 20, 2023
Mizzou OT faculty publish numerous textbooks
The University of Missouri's Department of Occupational Therapy is proud of its faculty authors. Here is a list of textbooks authored by our faculty.