Scott Sibley, family and child studies assistant professor, has received the Faculty Mentor Award from the Illinois Council on Family Relations. The award was given during the ILCFR 2019 Conference in Charleston, Illinois.
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NIU FoodMaster creates an appetite for science
Science education has never tasted so good. NIU received a $930,000 National Institutes of Health Science Education Partnership Award for a FoodMASTER initiative. FoodMASTER uses food as a tool to teach mathematics and science. The NIH grant aims to expand the existing FoodMASTER
Read moreAudiology student’s poster a finalist for national award
A poster by audiology student Kassondra Hemmen, along with Blythe Kitner, Audiology clinical assistant professor, has been nominated for an American Academy of Audiology Foundation James and Susan Jerger Award for Excellent in Student Research. Their poster, “PP1507: Quantifying Aging Effects on the
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Family and Child Studies’ research sited in national news
A study co-authored by NIU Child and Family Studies Assistant Professor Xiaohui Sophie Li was recently sited in a Market Business News article: Prepare kids financially by giving them hands-on experience with money.
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National Rehabilitation Association recognizes Sprong
Matthew Sprong, NIU assistant professor, Rehabilitation Services and Rehabilitation Counseling, recently received the Sylvia Walker National Multicultural Award from the National Rehabilitation Association. The Sylvia Walker Award is named after a professor, researcher and director of the first federal Research and Training Center (RTC) focused
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Lt. Col. Nilsen honored at Bears game
Lt. Col. Karl Nilsen, NIU Military Sciences Department chair, will be the Soldier of the Game the Chicago Bears vs. Seattle Seahawks game 7:15, Monday, at Soldier Field. A deserving member of the military is honored during an on-field recognition during the third quarter
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Public health professor elected Fellow of the American Heart Association
Sarah Geiger, assistant professor and undergraduate public health program coordinator, has been elected Fellow of the American Heart Association conferred by the Council on Epidemiology and Prevention (EPI). Fellowship recognizes and awards premium professional members for excellence, innovative and sustained contributions in the
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Message from CHHS Dean Derryl Block
Greetings! I hope you had a wonderful and productive summer. We have been busy at the College of Health and Human Sciences. Our faculty and staff have been engaged in research, building new programs, and getting prepared to welcome students back to
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Audiology professor quoted in The Hearing Review
NIU’s Mariah N. Cheyney, Au.D, clinical assistant professor audiology, provided comments about Illinois’ new law requiring insurers to cover replacement costs of hearing aids every three years for children with hearing loss 18 and younger. Her story about the issue appeared in
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Careers in Aging Services panel discussion planned
Join us for a free panel discussion about employment opportunities in the dynamic and rapidly growing industry of services for the aging population, 4 to 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 23, Wirtz Auditorium (Danielson Room 101). Our panelists include NIU alumni: Jill Krueger,
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Faculty shine at Sigma Theta Tau international conference
Several College of Health and Human Sciences faculty attended the Sigma Theta Tau International Conference in Melbourne, Australia in July. They gave presentations and poster sessions. Here’s a summary: Associate Professor of Nursing Manju Daniels gave two presentations and a poster session.
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Welcome Back Bash includes visit from Juno
The NIU School of Nursing helped support the DeKalb School District’s Welcome Back Bash event recently by sharing information and letting students spend some time with Juno, a human simulator. Kristen Selig, director of NIU’s simulation and nursing labs helped students listen
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