College of Health and Human Sciences

Ariana Carbajal can’t wait for summer camp. As a second-year graduate student in the Speech-Language Pathology program, Carbajal will have the opportunity to take what she has learned in the classroom and apply it to help children ages 3 to 8. “I

Dawn Brown Dawn Brown, NIU Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy in the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, is the 2021 American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Minority Faculty Development Scholarship Award winner. “I am both honored and excited,” Brown said.

Lynda Ransdell has been named the new dean of NIU’s College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS). She will assume the role on July 1. Lynda Ransdell will assume the role of dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences on

Abigail Newman Abigail Newman loved playing school. Then she loved babysitting. Really, she always loved interacting with children. When she was a senior at Oregon High School, she jumped at the opportunity to spend one period each day as a teacher’s assistant

We understand that exercise improves cardiovascular health. But recent research shows that aerobics and strength training also boost brain health and function – in both healthy adults and those with stroke, dementia or other cognitive impairments. Jamie Meyer In fact, Jamie Mayer,

Jamie Mayer, associate professor in the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, is NIU’s winner of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2021 Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success. In its second year, the award recognizes one faculty member from each of the

Ten cadets were commissioned as officers in the United States Army during the 2021 Commissioning Ceremony for Northern Illinois University ROTC on May 7, 2021. Ten cadets were commissioned as officers in the United States Army during the 2021 Commissioning Ceremony for