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NIU alum gives voice to others

March 17, 2022 jdonahue AHCD, Alumni, alumni, CHHS, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, Speech-Language Pathology

Leigh Shea, M.A. ’08, takes her work personally. As a speech pathologist, she literally can give a voice to the voiceless. At her private practice, Impulse Rehab & Wellness, in Westchester, Illinois, Shea sees seven patients each day for 45-minute sessions. Her

Huskie Spotlight – Susan Caplan

March 14, 2022 jdonahue CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences, Nursing

What year did you start working at NIU? 2019 Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? My hometown is Cheshire, Connecticut. I now live in Geneva, Illinois. Where did you attend school? What degree(s) did you earn? Kingsborough Community

Huskie Spotlight – Ajibola Taiwo

March 8, 2022 jdonahue CHHS, Nursing, School of Nursing

Hometown: Chicago, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2022 Major: Nursing Transfer from: Harry S. Truman College What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you pursuing that as a major, or have you taken another path? As I was growing up, I

CHHS Alum Abigail Swidergal

March 8, 2022 jdonahue Alumni, CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences, Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Health Professions, School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions

When Abigail Swidergal became a master’s student in Health Sciences at NIU, she had a different perspective than when she was a Huskie undergrad. “As an adult learner with a goal, I think my perspective of appreciating all my courses and what

Wedoff named as new Director of Clinic Finance and Operations

March 4, 2022 jdonahue AHCD, Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, Audiology, College of Health and Human Sciences, communicative disorders, physical therapy, Physical Therapy Clinic, pre-Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic

Kim Wedoff joins the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders as Director of Clinic Finance and Operations beginning March 3. “I am really looking forward to working with a fantastic team of employees who provide energy, knowledge, and passion to the

Huskie Spotlight on Thomas Pavkov

March 1, 2022 jdonahue CHHS, FACS, Family and Consumer Sciences, School of Family and Consumer Sciences

Get to know Thomas Pavkov, Chair, School of Family and Consumer Sciences Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? My hometown is Erie, Pennsylvania. I now live in Aurora, Illinois. Where did you attend college and what degree(s) have you

Huskie Spotlight on Paul Priester

March 1, 2022 jdonahue CHHS, faculty, IHP, Interdisciplinary Health Professions, Rehabilitation Counseling, Rehabilitation Services, School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions

Paul Priester, Chair, School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions What year did you start working at NIU? 2019 Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? Milwaukee, WI, and Rochelle, IL. Where did you attend college and what degree(s) have you earned?

Huskie Spotlight on Nahal Salimi

March 1, 2022 jdonahue College of Health and Human Sciences, Rehabilitation Counseling, Rehabilitation Services, School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions

Meet Nahal Salimi, Assistant Professor in Rehabilitation Counseling What year did you start working at NIU? I joined NIU in 2020. Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? I am originally from Tehran, the capital city of Iran. I

Family and Consumer Sciences alum, Marquita Davis, ’89

February 28, 2022 jdonahue AHDFS, Alumni, Applied Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Health and Human Sciences, FACS

For Marquita Davis, ’89, NIU will always be remembered as a crossroads of sorts—one that led her down the path of supporting families and children’s education her life’s work. “It was at NIU when I decided to change my major from business

Hearing aid loan program to improve the communication of hospice patients

February 28, 2022 jdonahue AHCD, Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, Audiology, CHHS, Health Studies

Adrienne Battoe said her 91-year-old father, Miguel, is happier, more engaged and more aware now that he is wearing hearing aids. “His overall personality has improved,” said Battoe, who lives in Naperville. “He is less frustrated; it improved his quality of life

NIU alumni make an impact

February 28, 2022 jdonahue Alumni, CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Nursing, School of Nursing

Cindi ‘73 and Earl Rachowicz, ’73, have a long history with Northern Illinois University. It’s where they met and fell in love; it’s where they each earned a degree that paved the way for successful careers. It’s where for the past three

NIU professor and students head to the Lone Star State

February 25, 2022 jdonahue AHCD, Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, College of Health and Human Sciences, physical therapy, Physical Therapy Clinic, pre-Physical Therapy

When more than 10,000 physical therapy professionals from around the country gathered at the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) in San Antonio, Texas, a professor and four students from NIU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program were among