Northern Public Radio station WNIJ recently featured NIU Speech-Langauge Pathology Associate Professors Jamie Mayer and In-Sop Kim and their research into music’s effects on those with impaired communications. Listen to the segment here.
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AHCD professor receives Champions of Empathy award
Patricia Tattersall, associate professor of speech-language pathology, has been named a Champion of Empathy by The Changing Children’s Foundation. The Geneva, Illinois-based organization strives to strengthen the capacity of parents, caregivers and communities to care for children’s help and well-being while promoting peaceful
Read morePT professor presents at conference in Egypt
Ken Olson, adjunct professor at NIU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program, and president of Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists, recently traveled to Cairo, Egypt, to present his approach for treating patients with neck and back pain as a keynote speaker for the
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Huskie spotlight focuses on audiology professor
Blythe Kitner, an audiology instructor and recipient of an NIU Presidential Commission on the Status of Women Outstanding Mentor Award, has become one of the university faculty featured in a Huskie Spotlight. Read her story.
Read more AHCD professor named engaged learning exemplar
Associate Professor Jamie Mayer has been recognized as an engaged learning exemplar for her outstanding commitment to engaged learning, teaching and scholarship. Read about her in NIUToday.
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Professor discusses NIU Marriage and Family Counseling program on WNIJ
Mark Killmer, director of the NIU Marriage and Family Therapy Counseling program sat down with a reporter from Northern Public Radio WNIJ recently to discuss an increase the program is seeing in minority students interested in marriage and family counseling. Read the
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Donation helps more PT students attend national meeting
Thanks to a donation from Jakob Awender ’15, graduate of NIU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program, 14 PT students were able to attend the American Physical Therapy Association’s national Combined Sections Meeting in New Orleans recently. This important meeting brings together different
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Gladfelter recognized for outstanding commitment to engaged learning
Assistant Professor Allison Gladfelter has been nominated her colleagues in the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders to be recognized as an engaged learning exemplar for her commitment to engaged learning, teaching and scholarship. Read all about her engaged learning philosophy and techniques
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CHHS professor named Rehabilitation Researcher of the Year
The National Council on Rehabilitation Education has named Noel Ysasi Rehabilitation Researcher of the Year for making a significant contribution to recent research in the field of rehabilitation education. Ysasi has recently published research about counseling families of active duty military personnel; factors
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People with disabilities sought for job readiness study
The NIU Rehabilitation and Disabilities Services and Rehabilitation Counseling program faculty are looking for participants for their research on the impact of a job readiness training intervention to support the job search process. Study participants will receive $50. “When searching for work,
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IBHE names Chen to Nurse Educator Fellowship Program
Associate Professor of Nursing Jie Chen has been named a Nurse Educator Fellow by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. She becomes one of 19 distinguished educators selected from across the state. She joins a select group of only 149 Nurse Educator
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Medical laboratory sciences professor featured in Huskie Spotlight
Jeanne Isabel, program director and associate professor for Medical Lab Sciences, has been honred with NIU’s Excellence in Undergraduate Teach Award. She was featured recently in an NIU.edu Huskie Spotlight, republished here: Jeanne Isabel, program director and associate professor for Medical Laboratory Sciences,
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