Sep. 4, 2024
Alumni spotlight: Derek Helderman, MHA 2022
Name: Derek Helderman Degree and graduation year: Master of Health Administration, 2022, executive modality Current position: Program Analyst, VA St. Louis Health Care System Derek Helderman, 2022 MHA alum What have you been up to since graduating from the MHA program at Mizzou? I graduated from the Mizzou MHA Executive program in December 2022. At this same time, I accepted a promotion as a Program Analyst (Informatics) within the newly formed Technology, Innovation, and Development Service (TID) at the St. Louis VA Health Care System. I’d worked at the St. Louis VA for about seven years prior to this. I’m…
Sep. 3, 2024
Radiography student nominated for patient care award
Jasmyn Whittler was praised for providing exceptional care to a patient who had to wait in the imaging room for longer than expected.
Aug. 29, 2024
College of Health Sciences welcomes new faculty for fall 2024
The new academic year means plenty of fresh faces in the Mizzou College of Health Sciences. Get to know some of our new faculty members.
Aug. 29, 2024
New faculty spotlight: Danielle Adams
This is part of a series of Q&As introducing faculty who have joined the College of Health Sciences for the 2024–25 academic year. Meet all of our new faculty members. Danielle Adams Assistant professor, School of Social Work What classes are you teaching this semester? I am excited to teach a core social work course, Evaluative Research (SW8953), to second-year master’s students this fall! Tell us about yourself. What is your background? I am originally from Rapid City, South Dakota, and I am the first person in my family to finish college. I studied psychology…
Aug. 29, 2024
New faculty spotlight: Dana Chole
Dana Chole is an assistant teaching professor with the Department of Physical Therapy.
Aug. 29, 2024
New faculty spotlight: Sandra Chrapah
This is part of a series of Q&As introducing faculty who have joined the College of Health Sciences for the 2024–25 academic year. Meet all of our new faculty members. Sandra Chrapah Assistant teaching professor, Department of Health Sciences What classes are you teaching this semester? I am teaching HS 4400: Culture and Health Literacy for the Health Professions. Tell us about yourself. What is your background? I am originally from Ghana and came to the U.S. as an exchange student in Minnesota during my senior year of high school. That was when a friend…
Aug. 29, 2024
New faculty spotlight: Jennifer First
This is part of a series of Q&As introducing faculty who have joined the College of Health Sciences for the 2024–25 academic year. Meet all of our new faculty members. Jennifer First Assistant professor, School of Social Work Tell us about yourself. What is your background? I am a proud graduate of the University of Missouri’s School of Social Work. I obtained my MSW from Mizzou in 2012 and my PhD in 2019. Over the past four years, I have worked as an assistant professor in the College of Social Work at the University of…
Aug. 29, 2024
New faculty spotlight: Latiffah Hassan
This is part of a series of Q&As introducing faculty who have joined the College of Health Sciences for the 2024–25 academic year. Meet all of our new faculty members. Latiffah Hassan Teaching professor, Department of Public Health What classes are you teaching this semester? This semester I am teaching two courses: P_HTLH 8120 Applied Epidemiology in Community Assessment and P_HLTH 8350 Veterinary Public Health Policy. Tell us about yourself. What is your background? I hold a doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) from Universiti Putra Malaysia and a PhD from Cornell University. Upon returning from…
Aug. 29, 2024
New faculty spotlight: Jessica Hosey
This is part of a series of Q&As introducing faculty who have joined the College of Health Sciences for the 2024–25 academic year. Meet all of our new faculty members. Jessica Hosey Assistant teaching professor, Department of Health Sciences What classes are you teaching this semester? I will be teaching Introduction to The Research Process and Evidence Base and Health Care Organization and Leadership. Tell us about yourself. What is your background? I earned my bachelor’s degree in psychology from MU and completed my master’s degree in human resource management in 1999 while working as…
Aug. 29, 2024
New faculty spotlight: Jacob Linn
Jacob Linn is an assistant teaching professor with the Department of Physical Therapy.