Category: CHHSnews
The NIU College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) will welcome a new dean pending approval by the NIU Board of Trustees. Dr. Kelly Fiala, founding dean of the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) at Salisbury University in Salisbury, Maryland, will assume leadership of the college on June 16. Fiala brings extensive experience...
Betsy Sterner found a way to pair her passion for information science with her dedication for instruction and education when she took the role as NIU’s new Health Sciences librarian in August. For the proud alum, who holds the rank of assistant professor, working in the Research and Instruction Department of the University Libraries, it’s a...
Fifteen students in NIU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program took what they’ve learned in the classroom into the community when they attended the Sycamore Park District Self-Care Fair on Feb. 4 at the Sycamore Park District Community Center. “This was an important opportunity for the students to practice motivational interviewing skills and advocate for...
When students, faculty and staff join together to support NIU Huskie Food Pantry, it proves to be a winning combination. That was the case in January when the College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) and the CHHS Student Advisory Committee teamed up to help fellow Huskies. “The Student Advisory Committee (SAC) wanted to participate...
When Shyann Beach wants a fresh and delicious meal, she doesn’t stop by the grocery or visit a local restaurant. Instead, the Director of Athletics Counseling heads straight to The Depot C-store at Holmes Student Center to pick up a Huskie Fresh meal kit. “The way everything is precut and measured makes them incredibly easy,...
Bryan Dallas, associate professor, School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions, received a $210,000 grant for his proposal, Huskies BELONG – Building Effective Learning Opportunities and Network Guidance for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). The Illinois Community College Board grant will support a yearlong project to assist high school students with disabilities transition successfully to postsecondary education. In...
Stephanie Uhr, new assistant professor, NIU School of Nursing, was named as a 2023 Nurse Educator Fellow by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE). The IBHE Nurse Educator Fellowship, which includes a $10,000 award, was established to help retain well-qualified nursing faculty by supplementing their salaries at universities that grant nursing degrees. “Winning this...
In November, Dr. King Chung and five NIU audiology students joined forces with students and faculty from Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) in Brazil on a mission trip to Kraków, Poland, where they provided free hearing services for school children, members of a community center, and Ukrainian refugees at Krakow, Poland. The...
It can be challenging for teenagers to advocate for themselves, and even more challenging for those with a disability diagnosis. Members of NIU’s Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic hope to change that with Ignite, a new program being launched in 2023. “As a clinician at the NIU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic, I often hear from families and school professionals that...
A group of future audiologists got an important hearing lesson in October when they traveled to Aurora Sportsmen’s Club rifle/pistol range in Waterman, Illinois. “Noise exposure from firearm use is a major contributor to hearing loss in gun owners,” said Charles Pudrith, assistant professor of audiology in the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders....
It’s been only a few months since Rachel Gordon moved to DeKalb from Louisiana and joined the College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) leadership team. For the new Associate Dean for Research and Administration (ADRA), it’s a coming home of sorts. “Since I’d lived in Chicago and the northwest suburbs for three decades, I’d...
Faculty and staff from the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders (AHCD) were treated to a guest speaker when visiting scholar Rafal Mlynski from Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland arrived on campus Sept. 12. Mlynski, a speech-language pathologist who is studying the speech-language skills of native Polish people who live in the Chicago area as...
