Sep. 11, 2020
New Faculty Spotlight: Kate Trout
What is your title with Health Professions? Assistant Professor of Health Sciences What classes are you teaching this semester? Hlth_Sci 3400 Global Public Health and Healthcare Systems What do you love about teaching? I enjoy getting to know my students and learning from their diverse perspectives. I view the classroom as a platform to share their expertise, forward thinking and unique perspectives while learning about the most challenging global health issues! Some of the greatest public health and global health innovations have been from cross-cutting interdisciplinary efforts, such as collaborations with engineering, computer science, art, communications, biological sciences, social…
Sep. 11, 2020
New Faculty Spotlight: Lauren Laur
What is your title with Health Professions? Assistant Clinical Professor, Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences What classes are you teaching this semester? SLHS 8030, Acquired Language Disorders What do you love about teaching? I love helping students make connections between information they learn in class and actual clients they are seeing in our clinic or out in community placements. I think it’s so rewarding to watch those critical thinking and clinical judgement skills develop. Tell us a bit about yourself! What’s your background? I graduated from Truman with my B.A. in 2007 and my M.A. in 2008. I…
Sep. 11, 2020
New Faculty Spotlight: Kristi Peterson
What is your title with Health Professions? Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy What classes are you teaching this semester? This semester will be concentrated on assisting in the Bachelors in Health Sciences with emphasis in Occupational Therapy Assistant (BHS-OTA) program’s kickoff before candidacy. What do you love about teaching? The greatest joy I take from teaching is watching the development of an individual’s knowledge base progress from the academic curriculum into their professional hands-on experiences in the field as practitioners. It is fulfilling to see this evolving connection from learning materials in class to application with patients and…
Sep. 10, 2020
The 1918 flu caused Halloween cancellations across the US. It could happen again
On the list of traditions canceled by the coronavirus pandemic, Halloween might be next on the cultural hit list. The fall of 1918 was the second and worst wave of the 1918 flu pandemic, which killed between 50 million and 100 million people worldwide. “Not only was the peak of death right before Halloween, but they were still experiencing pretty severe waves,” said Carolyn Orbann, an associate teaching professor in the department of health sciences at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Aug. 27, 2020
MU brings medical, public health experts together to plan for safe return to campus.
While the COVID-19 pandemic forced Mizzou to end its 2020 spring semester with classes online, university officials were already planning for the future of learning at Mizzou – even if that meant continuing to face a global pandemic. Under the leadership of UM System President and MU Chancellor Mun Y. Choi, a team of more than 130 people — including a public health expert who also served on Missouri’s statewide medical advisory team — strategized and planned for the future. It took several months to develop the university’s plan — known as Show Me Renewal. The…
Aug. 18, 2020
Department of Physical Therapy student awards
Each year the Department of Physical Therapy selects students from the graduating class to receive awards named after Mizzou Physical Therapy faculty and alumni. Listed below is each award and the student recipients. Judy Kleiboeker Frieders Award Judy Kleiboeker graduated as a physical therapist from the University of Missouri in June 1968. She passed away on September 16, 1968. Judy was a scholar, related well to fellow classmates and patients, exhibited leadership qualities, and showed much promise of contributing to the field of Physical Therapy. This award is an honor and a challenge to the student who receives it. The…
Aug. 18, 2020
PT students present at National Strength and Conditioning Association Conference
The Department of Physical Therapy wants to highlight the work of multiple physical therapy students who recently presented their research at the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) national conference. Although the 2020 NSCA pivoted to a virtual format this year, the Department of Physical Therapy was well represented with presentations by Abbie Moore (Class of 2021), Enoch Yee (Class of 2022), and Cal Lawanson (Class of 2021). Cal Lawanson’s project titled, “Differences in Lateral Step-down Test Sagittal Plane Kinematics in Clients with a History of Lateral Ankle Sprain: Utilizing a Portable Motion Sensor,” focuses on using portable motion…
Aug. 11, 2020
What a Korean Teenage Fashion Trend Reveals About the Culture of Mask-Wearing
In the United States, trust in government has been on a downward trend for two decades and is now near a historic low. To make matters worse, distrust in government is often paired with skepticism toward the health care system, says Carolyn Orbann, a University of Missouri anthropologist who studies how culture affects the spread of infectious diseases.
Aug. 10, 2020
COVID-19 course provides students a comprehensive look at pandemic
Throughout the summer, 50 students from the University of Missouri and other UM System campuses gathered remotely to consider the political, societal and personal implications of the coronavirus pandemic.
Aug. 10, 2020
Masters Students Help Fill Critical Need for Case Investigators in Boone County
Missouri has entered its sixth month of navigating the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and for dozens of health departments across the state, CARES Act funding has been slow to arrive. That means crucial public-health positions like contact tracers and case investigators have been left unfilled. So, Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services has found one creative stop-gap – Masters in Public Health student volunteers.