Feb. 28, 2023

Teresa Pitts to be next chair of Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences

Teresa Pitts, PhD, CCC/SLP, and husband Clint Greene, DVM, are moving to Columbia with their three dogs and two cats. Dr. Pitts says her hobbies are “bad art and trying really hard not to kill house plants!” Dean Kristofer Hagglund has selected Teresa Pitts, PhD, CCC/SLP, to be the next chair of the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences. She will lead a department that is home to one of the nation’s oldest continually accredited programs in speech-language pathology and offers the only PhD program in speech-language pathology in Missouri. “Dr. Pitts received overwhelming support as a candidate…

Feb. 27, 2023

Staff inspire fellow first-generation college students

By Mia Hollander Donal Buckner is the Health Professions coordinator of student access and scholars initiatives. Jacob Brase photo One in five Mizzou students are the first in their family to attend a four-year university. For these first-generation students, navigating college may be more difficult. However, Two School of Health Professions staff members who were also first-generation students are using their experiences to help guide students toward success. Donal Buckner is the Health Professions coordinator of student access and scholars initiatives. In this role, he is involved with student recruitment, student success and retention. As a former first-generation student, he…

Feb. 23, 2023

Mizzou Respiratory Therapy program receives elite Apex designation

The Mizzou Respiratory Therapy program has been recognized among the best in the nation. The program has received several competitive awards, including the American Association for Respiratory Care’s (AARC) elite Apex Award for 2023–24. According to the AARC, “An Apex designation for [a] respiratory care program exemplifies best practices in the professional education of respiratory therapists and demonstrates that [the] organization enhances the quality of care and elevates the respiratory therapy profession. As an Apex recipient, [a] program is a member of an elite group of respiratory care organizations from across the U.S. who have met the stringent quality and…

Feb. 23, 2023

Getting the picture: Radiography students add skills through clinical experiences

Radiography students add skills through clinical experience.

Feb. 17, 2023

Mothers with depression take longer to respond to their child, MU study finds

Nicholas Smith is a faculty member in the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences.

Feb. 15, 2023

New Mizzou Nuclear Medicine clinical rotation offers path to profession’s sustainability

Program growth is necessary to address a shortage of nuclear medicine technologists.

Feb. 13, 2023

Mizzou DPT at the 2023 APTA Combined Sections Meeting

Mizzou DPT is headed to the 2023 Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA with over a dozen presentations.

Feb. 9, 2023

MU researcher studies childhood obesity prevention programs

Crystal Lim's research findings offer recommendations for rural schools

Feb. 3, 2023

Black South Africans report higher life satisfaction and are at less risk for depression post-migration

Jan. 26, 2023

Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences named a leading speech pathology and audiology program

The Mizzou Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences program has been named to Newsweek’s USA Leading Speech Pathology & Audiology Programs 2022.