April 20, 2022
Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound program director to retire
April 20, 2022 Moses Hdeib, program director and clinical professor for the Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound (DMU) program, will retire Sept. 1 after 22 years of service to MU. During his tenure, Dr. Hdeib created Missouri’s first bachelor’s program for Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound, and the first master’s program for Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound in the United States. Both were approved by the Board of Curators in October of 2001. “Mizzou DMU is a well-regarded and nationally recognized program that far exceeds accreditation standards,” said Kathy Moss, chair of the Department of Clinical & Diagnostic Sciences. “Our graduates successfully challenge multiple board examinations…
April 20, 2022
School of Social Work faculty member wins Faculty Council Shared Governance Award
April 20, 2022 Alexandria Lewis, assistant teaching professor in the School of Social Work, received the individual Shared Governance Award from the MU Faculty Council last week. The award recognizes a member of the MU community who has made a significant contribution to shared governance. Below are excerpts from her nominator’s letter. “She brings her years of service in the U.S. Army to the Military and Veterans Campus Standing Committee, on which she has served since 2018. Veterans and military personnel can face special challenges in negotiating higher education, and they also bring commitment, talent, and skills that Alex recognizes.
April 14, 2022
School of Health Professions receives more than $400,000 to enhance student success
The School of Health Professions received six grants totaling $402,445 from the University of Missouri President’s “Enhancing Student Success at Mizzou” program. This funding will be used mostly to update technology and equipment in our clinical teaching labs. New interdisciplinary Image Analysis Laboratory in Clark Hall New Nuclear Medicine Teaching Laboratory in Lewis Hall Two cutting-edge ultrasound machines for the Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound teaching lab in Lewis Hall New equipment and supplies for the Department of Occupational Therapy Laptops for Tiger OT, PhysZou and the Speech and Hearing clinics so that students can access patient Electronic Health Records Refurbish Clark…
April 14, 2022
A life of public service: Grace Nielson
April 14, 2022 Grace Nielson, a senior from Joplin, Missouri, knew she would dedicate her life to public service after her father passed away in the line of duty. At Mizzou, Nielson has gotten involved as a member of Tour Team, a peer educator for the RVSP Center, and undergraduate student representative for the Women’s Committee for the Chancellor. She is also a Truman Fellowship Finalist and Kinder Scholar. In the future, Nielson wants to go into political social work and create and lobby for domestic violence policies. Toward that end, she interns with the Congressional Research Institute for social…
April 13, 2022
Social Work faculty member appointed vice president of national gerontology association
April 13, 2022 Congratulations to Erin Robinson, Social Work assistant professor, who was recently appointed vice president of the Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work (AGESW). AGESW provides leadership in the areas of gerontological social work education, research and policy and fosters cooperation, collegiality and an exchange of ideas among social work educators, researchers and students committed to or interested in gerontology. Aaron Thompson, School of Social Work director, said of the honor, “That Dr. Robinson has been named to this post by social work scholars and colleagues across the US not only elevates the importance of her…
April 6, 2022
Public health alumna returns to the classroom
March 31, 2022 Story by Jacob Nicholson For many individuals, the holidays mark a season for relaxing with family, taking time off work, eating wholesome food and opening gifts. For others, especially people in impoverished and underserved communities, the holidays can be a time of struggle — a time that heightens their awareness of being away from their families, not being able to afford gifts or struggling with a lack of basic resources, such as housing or food. For Sonita Simelus, MD, Public Health adjunct instructor and alumna, it was a time to give back to her community in…
March 30, 2022
Social Work faculty member receives Tribute to Women Award
March 29, 2022 Kathleen Preble, School of Social Work assistant professor, received the Jordan Hoyt Memorial Tribute to Women Award at the MU Tribute to Women banquet March 15. Her nominators cited many ways that Dr. Preble, an expert in human trafficking, has worked to promote and elevate the status of women on campus and across Missouri. “Dr. Preble has shown visionary leadership at the University of Missouri … with the development of CIVIC, the Center for Interpersonal Violence Research In Context, an emerging intercampus research group,” wrote J. Kale Monk, assistant professor in the Department of Human Development…
March 28, 2022
Burrell Behavioral Health to sponsor Social Work 100-year celebration
Burrell Behavioral Health is the Student Scholarship Sponsor for a 100-year celebration of social work at Mizzou this year. The sponsorship creates the Burrell Social Work Scholarship Endowed Fund, which will support social work students in perpetuity. Every year, one or more students will receive a scholarship with preference given to students who have an interest in pursuing a career with a community mental health center providing social work services. “As Missouri’s flagship School of Social Work, we recognize the importance of partnering with other organizations, such as Burrell, to meet the demand for social workers, especially in rural and…
March 21, 2022
Speech-language pathology graduate program receives reaccreditation
March 21, 2022 By Kelsey Carroll As of Feb. 19, 2022, the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) voted to continue accreditation for the graduate education program in speech-language pathology at University of Missouri for a period of eight years beginning Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2029. Department faculty and staff have been working hard since the start of the 2020–21 academic year towards earning this accreditation renewal. Barbara McLay, graduate program director, led the department’s efforts. “I’m very proud of our program and of the faculty, staff, students, departmental leadership, the School of…
March 17, 2022
Students serve Missouri through alternative breaks
March 17, 2022 Last weekend, several Health Professions students traveled to Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to serve at Cedargate Healthcare, a skilled nursing facility, on a Mizzou Alternative Breaks trip. The students spent a lot of one-on-one time with residents, crocheting with them and painting their nails. They also helped clean, did laundry, and passed out meal trays. Clockwise from top left are Jake Williams, Emily Dofing (Arts & Science), Bri Kimberley, Harper Russell, Daniya Mumtaz (Engineering) and Sydney Carlisle.