Oct. 10, 2023
Julie Kapp appointed to APHA board
Julie Kapp, an associate professor of public health, will join the Publications Board of the American Public Health Association for a three-year term.
Oct. 5, 2023
Public Health researchers play key role in State Health Assessment
Team concludes whirlwind listening tour of Missouri locations, with plans to release the report later this year.
Oct. 3, 2023
Full circle: CHS alum working to increase access in health care
When Mizzou alum David Gardner reflects on his professional journey, he sums it up succinctly as a “full-circle moment.”
Sep. 28, 2023
Seeds of hope: An inside look at efforts to improve working and living conditions in Missouri prisons
Mizzou researchers spent the past few years working to change prisons for the better — for incarcerated folks and the staff members who work there.
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.