August 22, 2023
New faculty spotlight: Min Soon Kim
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. Min Soon Kim Assistant research professor, Department of Health Sciences What classes are you teaching this semester? Tell us about yourself. What is your background? I have a background in biomedical engineering and specialized in biomedical informatics during my doctoral training. This means I have a deep understanding of how technology and health information intersect. As a passionate researcher in this field, my main goal is to create and…
August 22, 2023
New faculty spotlight: Rebbecca Fenton
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. Rebbecca Fenton Assistant teaching professor, Department of Health Sciences and Department of Occupational Therapy What classes are you teaching this semester? For the Health Sciences department, I am teaching HLTH SCI 3900, Research Methods. For OT, I am teaching OCTHR 4120, Older Adult Practice. Tell us about yourself. What is your background? My name is Rebbecca Fenton, but I go by Beck. I was born in Colorado, and my family…
August 22, 2023
New faculty spotlight: Tasha Childs
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. Tasha M. Childs Assistant professor, School of Social Work What classes are you teaching this semester? I am starting my seventh year of teaching undergraduate or graduate students and teaching two foundational Master of Social Work classes: Tell us about yourself. What is your background? I received my bachelor’s degree in education and master’s in social work from Ohio State University. I am formally trained as a school social…
August 22, 2023
New faculty spotlight: Carrie Larson
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. Caroline (Carrie) Larson Assistant professor, Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences What classes are you teaching this semester? I will be teaching SLHS 8320: Speech Sound Disorders. Tell us about yourself. What is your background? I’m from central Illinois originally, and I practiced as a pediatric speech-language pathologist for several years in Chicago before getting my Ph.D. from UW-Madison. I received additional training in clinical neuroscience at UConn…
August 22, 2023
New faculty spotlight: Patricia Alafaireet
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. Patricia E. Alafaireet (also known as Pea) Associate teaching professor, Department of Health Sciences What classes are you teaching this semester? This fall I’m teaching Clinical Decision Support Systems, Agile Project Management, and Patient-Based Learning (PBL) to graduate and professional students. Tell us about yourself. What is your background? I came late to academia. I had a long career in health and health services administration before I started working…
August 22, 2023
America’s chicken supply chain is vulnerable to salmonella. Kate Trout and research collaborators think they have a fix (KCUR)
August 21, 2023
Jenna Wintemberg named Health Sciences director of undergraduate studies
Dr. Wintemberg is an associate teaching professor in the departments of Health Sciences and Public Health.
August 19, 2023
Student Access and Scholars Initiatives Fall 2023 office hours
Donal Buckner, coordinator of student access and scholars initiatives with the College of Health Sciences, will host office hours around campus this semester. He is also available to meet in Lewis Hall.
August 11, 2023
Stephanie Reid-Arndt recognized with 2023 Faculty and Alumni Award
Dr. Reid-Arndt, senior associate dean and professor with the College of Health Sciences, was honored by the Mizzou Alumni Association.
August 2, 2023
Respiratory Therapy recognized for credentialing success
The program received a 2023 CoARC award for Distinguished Registered Respiratory Therapist Credentialing Success.