Nov. 4, 2021
A Brighter Tomorrow: Burrell Behavior Health partners with MU to provide tuition assistance for social workers (KOMU)
COLUMBIA – Burrell Behavioral Health is partnering with the University of Missouri to provide tuition assistance for students pursuing a master’s in social work. The tuition assistance comes during a time of staffing shortages for mental health and health care workers. Burrell is incentivizing their staff members to pursue higher education in social work by giving a stipend of $10,000 to use toward MU’s tuition. Dr. Aaron Thompson, director of MU’s School of Social Work, said the program comes during a time of need for the community. “A lot of families are reaching out for help because the pandemic…
Nov. 3, 2021
A closer look at autism and special interests
Nov. 3, 2021 The November 2021 issue of Autism Advocate Parenting Magazine features research by Kerri Nowell, assistant clinical professor of Health Psychology. Dr. Nowell and her team found that television, objects and music were the most common interests, and that highly verbal males were most likely to have special interests.
Nov. 2, 2021
Thank you, Dr. Schatz!
Enid Schatz will step down as chair of the Department of Public Health in Summer 2022 in order to focus on research. School of Health Professions Dean Kristofer Hagglund will initiate a national search for a new department chair before the end of this year. “I’m grateful for all of the work Dr. Schatz has done to grow our Public Health degree programs and increase the visibility of Public Health at Mizzou,” Dean Hagglund said. “The Department of Public Health has a very bright future.” Dr. Schatz is a professor of Public Health and core faculty in the Department of…
Nov. 1, 2021
Sonographer grateful for MHS program
Nov. 1, 2021 Besnike Kashtanjeva is a first-year student in our new MHS in CDS program. Kashtanjeva wrote: “The university’s motto reading ‘Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law’ speaks to my immigrant roots and the struggles of my parents, myself and those of our nation currently. As I mature in my field, I will also be pursuing education in the form of teaching at, hopefully, the university level for the transfer of experience & knowledge to prepare generations of vascular sonographers to come.”…
Nov. 1, 2021
Cheak-Zamora leads American Public Health Association’s Maternal and Child Health Section
Nov. 1, 2021 Nancy Cheak-Zamora, associate professor of Health Sciences, is serving as the chair of the American Public Health Association’s Maternal and Child Health Section. In honor of the section’s 100th year, APHA talked to Dr. Cheak-Zamora about how the section’s advocacy efforts have evolved and what’s ahead. “It’s really important to develop our future practitioners and make sure we’re there to support them,” Dr. Cheak-Zamora said.
Oct. 29, 2021
Credit Card Debt Is Bad for More Than Just Your Finances (The New York Times)
Carrying credit card debt isn’t just bad for your budget. It may also affect your health. The stress of carrying card debt through adulthood is linked to poor health, including joint pain or stiffness that interferes with daily activities, a recent study from the University of Missouri found. Beyond the worries about repaying debt, one reason for poor health may be that people with high debt have little money left to pay for resources that protect their health, the study said.
Oct. 26, 2021
Health Sciences students twirl for Mizzou
Oct. 26, 2021 When freshman Ella Earnest was applying to colleges, she knew she wanted to twirl at an SEC university. After competing in national championships and earning a spot as one of the best baton twirlers in the country, she was looking for a place to take her tosses to the next level. Florida is a long way from Faurot Field. But when Earnest, an Orlando native and health sciences major with an emphasis in rehabilitation sciences, visited campus, she knew the University of Missouri was right for her. “When I woke up Sunday morning in Columbia after being…
Oct. 24, 2021
How Columbia schools and FACE are teaming up to address mental health in students
In 2012, Boone County voters approved a quarter-cent sales tax, establishing the Boone County Children’s Services Fund and raising around $6.7 million annually for children’s programs. One of the programs the sales tax has funded has been Family Access Center of Excellence, operated through the University of Missouri. It provides case management for families with children and links them to services. Read the full article.
Oct. 12, 2021
Multidisciplinary team receives poster award
Oct. 12, 2021 At the Boston University Speech Motor Control Symposium, Mili Kuruvilla-Dugdale, Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences associate professor (pictured); Katie Threlkeld, Health & Rehabilitation Science PhD student; and Mojgan Golzy, School of Medicine; received an award for their dysarthric speech research poster. The $250 prize will be donated to the SLHS student travel fund. …
Oct. 10, 2021
Health Sciences student crowned Homecoming King
Oct. 10, 2021 Congratulations to Dylan Hood, who was crowned 2021 Homecoming king! Dylan is a Health Science major, Health Professions ambassador, Bryant Scholar, and Theta Chi fraternity member from Wardsville, Missouri. He was crowned by the 2020 Homecoming king, Omobude Eke, BHS ’21. From left: Dylan Hood and his supervisor Cheri Ghan, and fellow SHP ambassadors Hunter Puckett and Jason Nayar. …