April 29, 2022
Wilson Majee named 2022–23 Fulbright Scholar
April 28, 2022 Story by Gracie Hedenberg The MU School of Health Professions is pleased to announce that Wilson Majee, associate professor of Health Sciences and Public Health, has received a Fulbright Award for the 2022–23 academic year. Dr. Majee will spend 10 months in South Africa at the University of the Western Cape, where he will split his time evenly between research and teaching students at the university. Dr. Majee says previous studies suggest that youth who are disengaged from their communities are more likely to participate in detrimental behaviors and report poor…
April 29, 2022
Students participate in Undergraduate Research forum
April 29, 2022 Fourteen School of Health Professions students participated in the 2022 Spring Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum. Students presented research in diverse categories, including Life Sciences, Behavioral/Social Sciences, Applied Design, and Humanities. Health Professions faculty mentored 17 student presenters from multiple disciplines, as well. Health Professions student researchers Abdullah Alsharafi Major: Health Science Mentor: Jamie Hall Presentation: Construction of 3D Geometries of the Foot, Shank, and Distal Femur from CT Scans Lauren Greene Major: Health Science Mentor: Carolyn Orbann Presentation: Whooping Cough Trends in Missouri from 1914-1920 Carly Hays Major: Health Science Mentor:…
April 27, 2022
Delta Omega Public Health New Inductees
April 29, 2022 Congratulations to the new members of the Delta Omega national honor society! Delta Omega is a national honor society for public health founded at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 1924. Delta Omega recognizes outstanding accomplishment in scholarship, research and practice. The Gamma Eta Chapter at MU is one of 120 chapters in the U.S. Student inductees Greta Lariosa, President Elect Major: Master of Public Health Hometown: Jefferson City, Missouri Mikayla Kitchen Major:Bachelor of Health Science in Public Health Hometown: Pittsburg, Kansas Federica Federzoni, MD Major: Master of Public Health…
April 6, 2022
Public health alumna returns to the classroom
March 31, 2022 Story by Jacob Nicholson For many individuals, the holidays mark a season for relaxing with family, taking time off work, eating wholesome food and opening gifts. For others, especially people in impoverished and underserved communities, the holidays can be a time of struggle — a time that heightens their awareness of being away from their families, not being able to afford gifts or struggling with a lack of basic resources, such as housing or food. For Sonita Simelus, MD, Public Health adjunct instructor and alumna, it was a time to give back to her community in…
March 10, 2022
Five Health Professions students named to Mizzou 18 and Mizzou ’39
March 7, 2022 Congratulations to the five School of Health Professions students who were named to Mizzou 18 and Mizzou ’39 last week! Each year 18 graduate students and 39 seniors are honored for their outstanding achievements, academic success and contributions to Mizzou and the Columbia community. Mizzou 18 Bridget RennardMHS in Speech-Language Pathology Mark BremerMaster of Public Health Bridget listed Beth Kelley, associate professor, Speech, Language Hearing Sciences, as her mentor. “Bridget is outstanding and I’m delighted that she is being recognized with this honor.” Beth said. “Not only has Bridget excelled in all areas…
Feb. 28, 2022
Missouri plans an ‘end’ to the coronavirus pandemic, but life isn’t back to normal (St. Louis Public Radio)
St. Louis Public Radio | By Sarah Fentem Published February 28, 2022 at 5:23 AM CST After two years of the coronavirus, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and other state officials have said they’re planning an “end” to the coronavirus pandemic as early as March. The state health agency plans on treating the virus as endemic — a persistent problem like the flu instead of an acute threat. Local and federal health authorities also are ramping down precautionary measures. St. Louis County Executive Sam Page recently announced the county would soon end…
Feb. 1, 2022
12 Students complete STAR Program
The Student Training for Advanced Research (STAR) program was conceived to engage students in the high-impact practice of research. Last semester, the School of Health Professions had 12 students participate in five or more workshops offered by the Office of Undergraduate Research, making them STAR recipients! Workshop topics ranged from how to present research and how to write an abstract, to panel discussions on cultural competency in research. Kudos to these STAR SHP students! Annaliese Bauserman Annalise Bauserman Health Science St. Louis Kayla Burkle Kayla Burkle Health Science Kyle Halveland Kyle Halveland Health Science…
Jan. 18, 2022
Fall 2021 Dean’s List
Jan. 18, 2022 Congratulations to 1,507 Health Professions students who made the Fall 2021 Dean’s List! Each school and college at the University of Missouri determines its own dean’s list eligibility for undergraduate students. Students who had privacy holds in MyZou are excluded from public lists. To qualify for the dean’s list in the School of Health Professions, a student must earn a 3.30 GPA in a minimum of 12 graded (A-F) credit hours. Dean’s list honors only apply to Fall and Spring semesters. Courses graded S/U or Hearer do not count toward the required 12 graded hours. Self-paced courses…
Nov. 12, 2021
Celebrating National First-Generation Day!
Nov. 12, 2021 National First-Generation College Celebration Day is a day to celebrate the successes and leadership of first-generation college students and faculty. We are so proud of the following students and faculty and are excited to see what the future holds for you! First-Generation College Students Carly Bailey Major: Health Sciences, Rehabilitation Science emphasis Hometown: Otterville, Missouri “I am grateful for my first-generation status because of the work ethic that I witnessed and that was instilled in me at a very young age. Remember, some life lessons can’t be learned in a lecture in a lecture…
Nov. 2, 2021
Thank you, Dr. Schatz!
Enid Schatz will step down as chair of the Department of Public Health in Summer 2022 in order to focus on research. School of Health Professions Dean Kristofer Hagglund will initiate a national search for a new department chair before the end of this year. “I’m grateful for all of the work Dr. Schatz has done to grow our Public Health degree programs and increase the visibility of Public Health at Mizzou,” Dean Hagglund said. “The Department of Public Health has a very bright future.” Dr. Schatz is a professor of Public Health and core faculty in the Department of…