College of Health and Human Sciences Archives - Page 7 of 16

Huskie Spotlight – Haley Mosley

March 24, 2022 jdonahue College of Health and Human Sciences, Nursing, Uncategorized

Hometown: Rock Island, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2023 Major: Nursing Transfer from: Kirkwood Community College What scholarships did you receive and why did you receive them? How has the financial support impacted your experience at NIU? I have received the NIU Transfer Scholarship, the Don and Ann

Huskie Spotlight – Liza Buhr

March 17, 2022 jdonahue AHCD, CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders

Hometown: Ottawa, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2022 Major: Communicative disorders Minor: Rehabilitation counseling Transfer from: Illinois Valley Community 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? Growing up, I

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

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 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

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

Huskie Spotlight – Meet Matthew Stark

September 28, 2021 jdonahue CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences, faculty, Health Studies, Nutrition, Nutrition and Dietetics, Nutrition In yoU, School of Health Studies, Uncategorized

What year did you start working at NIU? 2020 Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? Somonauk, Illinois, was my hometown and I now live in Sycamore, Illinois. What is your job title? Program coordinator Where did you attend

Caring for Your Voice: Maintaining Vocal Health for Teaching

September 21, 2021 jdonahue AHCD, Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, Alumni, CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, Speech-Language Pathology

School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders alum, Elizabeth Lanza, a Speech Language Pathologist at the University of Utah Voice Disorders Center, invites faculty to attend an online workshop, Caring for Your Voice: Maintaining Vocal Health for Teaching. The workshop will be

CHHS takes on Corn Fest

September 20, 2021 jdonahue AHCD, Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, Audiology, Autism Caregiver Group, CHHS, clinics, College of Health and Human Sciences, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Events, FACS, faculty, Family and Consumer Sciences, Health Studies, IHP, physical therapy, Physical Therapy Clinic, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, School of Health Studies, School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions, Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Speech-Language Pathology, Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic, Students

When thousands of people flocked to DeKalb for Corn Fest last month, a group of Huskies joined them. More than a dozen College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) students, faculty and staff were part of the CHHS’ inaugural appearance at the