Nov. 1, 2022
Social work student follows mom’s footsteps
BSW student Carmen Dieken (left) as a child with her mother, Robin Hochgrebe. By Kate Lickert Robin Hochgrebe graduated from Mizzou’s School of Social Work with her BSW in 2008 and her MSW in 2013. Social work has changed over the years, but one thing has remained constant: social workers’ desire to help, care for and support those in need. Carmen Dieken, a current social work student, shares a special bond with the program and her mother. Dieken was 12 years old when her mom, Robin Hochgrebe, graduated with her MSW from the University of Missouri. Watching her mom help…
Nov. 1, 2022
Public Health students gain hands-on experience with Missouri Eliminate Tobacco Use initiative
Members of the ETU team at the summit in 2021 (from left) Cameron Reitan, Josie Ihnat (back row), Jamya Dean (front row), Mikayla Kitchen, Ginny Chadwick, Eriola Ayo, Michelle McDowell By Gracie Hedenberg The Missouri Eliminate Tobacco Use Initiative is a student-staffed effort to reduce tobacco use in Missouri, including on MU’s campus. Students Mikayla Kitchen, an undergraduate Public Health student, and Cameron Reitan, a Master of Public Health student, are both members of the MO ETU team, which provides hands-on public health experience before they enter the field. Eliminate Tobacco Use (ETU) is an initiative that began at…
Oct. 26, 2022
From internship to full-time job: Health Science alumna finds meaning with nonclinical career
Elizabeth LaDriere, BHS '21, landed a full-time job with the same company she interned with the summer before her senior year.
Oct. 26, 2022
SLHS student Morgan Linneweh gets valuable research experience in Neurogenic Communication Disorders Lab
By Gracie Hedenberg If there is one thing Morgan Linneweh, a junior and student researcher in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, would tell her freshman self, it would be to embrace her mistakes because that’s how to learn. And Linneweh has learned a lot since she first stepped foot into Dr. Mili Kuruvilla-Dugdale’s Neurogenic Communication Disorders Laboratory her freshman year, including research terminology, how to analyze data from lip, tongue and jaw sensors, and the connections she can make within MU. For about six hours a week, Linneweh works in her lab reviewing charts, analyzing speech errors and determining sentence…
Oct. 26, 2022
Remer, Mermelstein receive Social Work centennial impact awards
Aaron Thompson and Joanne Mermelstein Stanley Remer and Aaron Thompson The School of Social Work celebrated 100+ years of social work education at Mizzou with a special Homecoming tailgate Oct. 22. At the event, School of Social Work director Aaron Thompson, recognized two individuals for their significant contributions to the field of social work. Joanne Mermelstein Centennial Impact: Faculty Award Joanne Mermelstein, MS ’61, advocated for the MU School of Social Work in several ways as a professor, interim director (1988) and director of the Master of Social Work Program. Dr. Mermelstein was a champion and pioneer in rural social…
Oct. 19, 2022
Sybil Prost finds life’s work after graduate school at Mizzou
By Kate Lickert Sybil Prost, MSW ’92, was born in Jefferson City, Missouri, and grew up in Columbia. From the beginning, Mizzou had a strong influence on her life. “Some of our family traditions revolved around the University of Missouri-Columbia campus long before I knew what college I wanted to attend,” Prost said. “Our family had season tickets to Mizzou football, toured the house decorations during homecoming, and enjoyed listening to Marching Mizzou on Saturday mornings from our backyard.” Although Prost received her undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice Administration and Corrections from Central Missouri State University, she decided to come…
Oct. 18, 2022
2022 alumni award recipients
Louis Davis, DPT ’17 Outstanding Young Alumni Louis Davis completed his DPT in 2017 and graduated from an orthopaedic physical therapy residency program in 2018. In 2021, he opened a private physical therapy clinic in Springfield, Missouri. His nominator, Teresa Briedwell, wrote that, since his graduation, “He has been a critical partner in clinical teaching and mentorship for our students, frequently returning to campus to provide guest lectures and teach lab content.” The Outstanding Young Alumni award goes to a graduate who is 35 years old or younger in recognition of their professional accomplishments and engagement with the School of…
Oct. 11, 2022
COVID-19 pandemic hurt academic experience for African international students
Findings can help universities direct more tailored support to vulnerable populations during times of crisis.
Oct. 11, 2022
Just breathe
Jenny Keely, respiratory therapy program director, brings experience, compassion and black-and-gold roots.
Oct. 3, 2022
Physical Therapy and Radiography students connect with kids
MU Radiography and Physical Therapy students showed 5th-12th grade members of the Caleb Science Club different exercises, skills and equipment from their respective disciplines.