May 24, 2021
New Student Family and Friends Forums
May 25, 2021 Preparing to start college is a big deal for students and their support group of family and friends. School of Health Professions Family and Friends Forums are designed for especially for these important partners in students’ success. Panelists will be available to answer questions like these and more: What’s the School of Health Professions all about? What will my student learn here? What does it take to be a successful student? Will my student get the preparation and education needed for a great career? These hour-long discussions complement incoming students’ 2021 Summer Welcome experience. Panels begin at…
May 19, 2021
Judith Goodman to retire at end of year
May 20, 2021 Judith Goodman, associate dean for research at the MU School of Health Professions, will retire at the end of the Fall 2021 semester. She joined the University of Missouri in 1995 as an assistant professor. “All of us in the School of Health Professions are grateful for Dr. Goodman’s leadership and service,” Dean Kristofer Hagglund said. “Throughout her tenure as a faculty member, chairperson and associate dean, Dr. Goodman has made many meaningful contributions to advance our school and facilitate the achievements of faculty members and students.” As associate dean for research, Dr. Goodman facilitated robust increases…
May 19, 2021
Respiratory Therapy receives elite Apex Recognition Award
Congratulations to our Respiratory Therapy programs, which received the Apex Recognition Award from the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). Mizzou operates bachelor’s degree programs with an emphasis in respiratory therapy in Columbia and at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. These two programs join only seven others among 436 accredited entry-level programs to earn this recognition in 2021. “The Apex Recognition Awards recognize our promotion of high-quality education and evidence-based medicine,” said Kathy Moss, department chair of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences and professor of respiratory therapy in the School of Health Professions. “The award showcases the University of…
May 14, 2021
More mental health support in Boone County schools part of new agreement with Mizzou
May 15, 2021 A new agreement among Boone County school leaders and University of Missouri faculty who direct the Family Access Center of Excellence is designed to better coordinate school-based and community-based mental health services for children. The agreement was signed Friday by officials at the Boone County Government Center. “We’re hiring 10 family intervention specialists who will be embedded in the schools,” said Aaron Thompson, director of the MU School of Social Work and associate director of the Missouri Prevention Sciences Institute. Read the complete story by the Columbia Daily Tribune.
May 13, 2021
MU Family Access Center of Excellence to provide mental health support to Boone County schools
May 14, 2021 MU Family Access Center of Excellence (FACE) of Boone County and Boone County school leaders signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will outline enhanced mental health support for approximately 24,000 school-aged children and their families. These services are made possible by a ¼-cent tax passed by citizens of Boone County in 2012, which created the Boone County Community Services Department’s Services Fund. The MOU between FACE and Boone County schools will allow FACE to create tailored support for children, classrooms, school buildings, and school districts across Boone County. In 2021, FACE merged with the Boone County…
May 12, 2021
DHS award winners
The Department of Health Sciences is pleased to announce the 2021 award recipients! Winners are acknowledged for their achievements, character and commitment in DHS. Spirit of Achievement: Greta Valastyan The Spirit of Achievement recipient demonstrates unwavering positivity toward the program and students’ career goals. Additionally, the recipient has demonstrated a supportive attitude toward their peers and service to others within the program. This student is an outstanding representative of DHS, SHP and MU within the local and distant community. Hometown: Gyor, Hungary University of…
May 12, 2021
Ticking upward: MU researcher studies rise of tick-borne diseases in Midwest
When Ram Raghavan heard from a former colleague at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that a 7-year-old girl had died from Rocky Mountain spotted fever as the result of a tick bite, he thought of his own daughter, also 7 years old at the time, and the potentially fatal danger posed to vulnerable populations by tick-borne diseases. Now a professor at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Health Professions, Raghavan is an epidemiologist studying how ticks, mosquitoes and other arthropods spread disease that impact people, pets and livestock over time in various geographical regions.
May 2, 2021
Todd Pridemore named Director of Advancement
The School of Health Professions is pleased to welcome Todd Pridemore as the school’s director of advancement starting May 17. Pridemore joined Mizzou in 2018 as a gift planning and regional advancement officer and was promoted to director of advancement for MU Health Care in 2020. His previous fundraising experience includes the Baptist Home and the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri. Todd earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Fisheries and Wildlife from MU and his Master of Divinity degree from Central Baptist Theological Seminary. “Todd’s skills and experience in building relationships will benefit our alumni, students, faculty…
April 26, 2021
Lack of educational opportunities influence drug use for rural youth
April 27, 2021 Having grown up poor in a rural village in Zimbabwe, Wilson Majee saw firsthand as a child the lack of educational opportunities that were easily accessible and how that impacted the youth in his village. Now an associate professor of Health Sciences and Public Health in the University of Missouri School of Health Professions, Majee researches the challenges facing disadvantaged, rural youth. He found in a recent study that young people who are disengaged from their communities are much more likely to participate in risky behaviors such as substance abuse, particularly in rural areas that lack educational…
April 18, 2021
Shining bright
One of the defining characteristics of School of Health Professions students is their desire to improve lives. David Gardner II, a senior Health Sciences major from Chicago, is an example of what it means to bring heart and dedication together to help others. Journey to Health Professions David Gardner attributes his success to support and drive from family members including his mother, Kristee Davis (top), a psychology professor, and grandmother, Geneva George, a civil rights activist. Gardner transferred to Health Professions his junior year after initially pursuing an education in animal science. Meeting with his adviser and…