Sep. 26, 2023
Research project examines connections between two pandemics
Devanshi Patel's research project involved looking at similarities between the COVID-19 pandemic and the 1918 flu.
Sep. 22, 2023
POSTPONED – School of Social Work presents Visiting Scholar Dr. Natasha Bowen
*** Due to unavoidable travel delays, this event has been postponed. It will be rescheduled for Spring 2024. *** Original post The MU School of Social Work will host Dr. Natasha Bowen, an expert in structural equation models, Oct. 12 and 13. Dr. Bowen’s scholarship focuses on elementary and secondary schools and how they can best support students from all cultural and economic backgrounds. As a social worker, she has prioritized social and racial justice in her work. She has extensive experience and expertise in all aspects of school-based research and practice. She also has extensive statistical and methodological expertise,…
Sep. 21, 2023
14 Health Sciences students awarded S.T.A.R. recognition
These workshops prepare students from all disciplines for research by teaching them about topics ranging from resume creation to cultural competency in research.
Sep. 19, 2023
Service above self: Former dean continues to find ways to give back
When Richard Oliver retired in 2013 as the first dean of the School of Health Professions — now the College of Health Sciences — he didn’t have to think long about what he would do with his extra time: He would find ways to help others.
Sep. 18, 2023
School of Social Work announces new leadership team
Aaron Thompson, director of the School of Social Work, recently announced the leadership team for the school. Congratulations to assistant professors Ashley Givens and Erin Robinson, who respectively have been named directors of the bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in the School of Social Work. They will succeed Christine Woods and Carol Snively in those roles. The rest of the SSW leadership team includes: Carol Snively — associate director of academic affairs Kelli Canada — associate director of research Virginia Ramseyer Winter — Ph.D. program director Tiffany Bowman — field education director…
Sep. 14, 2023
Giving a voice to the voiceless
MSW candidate Jorge Saldaña was recently awarded the 2023-24 Gosnell Scholarship by the National Association of Social Workers Foundation.
Sep. 13, 2023
Canada, Peters publish book on community-engaged research
Social Work associate professors Kelli Canada and Clark Peters recently published the fourth volume in the Interdisciplinary Community-Engaged Research for Health series, titled 'Community-Engaged Research for Resilience and Health.'
Sep. 12, 2023
CDS faculty, graduate recognized for work on sonographer burnout
Doug Clem and Ivonne Murillo worked together on a project entitled 'Sonographer Burnout: Use of the Maslach Burnout Inventory to Initiate Change in the Workplace.'
Sep. 6, 2023
New faculty spotlight: Julie Kapp
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. Julie Kapp Associate professor, Department of Public Health What classes are you teaching this semester? I generally teach HMI 8544 Managerial Epidemiology (Population Health Management) for the MHA executive and residential students in the spring semesters. Tell us about yourself. What is your background? I have undergraduate degrees in psychology and sociology from Mizzou. My master’s and Ph.D. are in public health, concentrated in epidemiology, from Saint Louis University. I am recognized by…
Sep. 5, 2023
New study abroad program to focus on health care, public health in South Korea
Mizzou will launch its study abroad program in South Korea in the summer of 2024, with students spending two weeks in the country between late July and early August.