The College of Health has a world class student advising group—and that’s no exaggeration. Shari Lindsey, EdD, the COH’s assistant dean of students, received the NACADA Outstanding Administrator Award in...
Samantha Schmidt recently received the Community Impact Award from the American Physical Therapy Association. The organization recognizes a single member of the Private Practice Section who demonstrates core value of...
Kelly Tappenden, PhD, RD, is many things to many people. For the chronically ill, she's a champion who helped develop the only drug of its kind to treat patients with...
The Department of Defense awards multi-site team with COH researchers $2.5 million for clinical trial to investigate wearable sensors for mTBI monitoring and recovery.
Tim Brusseau, PhD, Chair of the Department of Health & Kinesiology, has received one of the highest honors in the profession. He’s been inducted as a fellow into the National...
There’s a 9-5 office job, then there’s a job where you’re riding in the back of a hot ambulance running on four hours of sleep and trying desperately to save...
The National Academy of Recreational Therapists (NART) has recognized Becca Westenskow, MS, TRS, CTRS as the recipient of their 2023 Future Scholar Award. Westenskow completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees...
RJ Black is a first-generation college graduate who’s leveraged his love of sports into a career in the front office—but it hasn’t always been easy. He graduated from the Department...
A poor diet and sedentary lifestyle drive up your chances of diabetes and heart disease—but it also makes it more likely that you’ll develop gastrointestinal cancers. It seems obvious that...
The New England Occupational Therapy Education Counsel, after receiving a nomination from The Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Institute of Health Professions, awarded Yda Smith, PhD, as an innovator of fieldwork...
We could all use more sleep—but not just for beauty purposes. Sleep is restorative, and consistently sleeping less than seven hours a night increases your risk of health problems like...
Nearly 300 students experienced another fantastic event for the Saturday Academies Program on May 20. An inaugural partnership with the University of Utah College of Health (COH), the event included...
For Tyler Sharp, there’s no place like home. As a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, he’s traveled around the world, but he always knew he wanted to get back...
The College of Health (COH) has re-appointed Lorie Richards, PhD, as chair of the Department of Occupational and Recreational Therapies for an additional three years. Richards has served as chair...
Get to know Amit Kumar, who recently joined the Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training as an associate professor. Kumar is an accomplished and award-winning researcher who is passionate...
Meet Sihem Boudina, an associate professor in the Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology. Boudina is a distinguished researcher who is funded by the National Institutes of Health and runs...
The College of Health recognized several individuals for excellence in teaching, research and employment at the annual spring meeting. This year’s award winners are: Andy Rich, Distinguished Teaching Award The...
