Associate Dean Beverly Henry, ’83, has dedicated to NIU for 35 years. NIU Associate Dean for the College of Health and Human Sciences Beverly Henry, ’83, wears her Huskie Pride like a badge of honor. After 35 years in health care education,
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Members of the 2021 Ph.D. in Health Sciences cohort proved they have a sense of humor along with impressive credentials. When diving into one of their required reading assignments for Professor Beverly Henry’s graduate course (UHHS 710), they invited some furry friends
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NIU College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) doctoral student, Alexis Briley, was selected as the recipient of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation’s 2021 Commission on Dietetic Registration Doctoral Scholarship. The award includes $10,000 to be used for the 2021-2022 academic
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Jerian Dixon-Evans Three College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) doctoral students were recently named as inductees to the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Alexis Briley, of Greenville, North Carolina; Jerian Dixon-Evans, of Plainfield, Illinois; and Marisol Perez of Chicago, will join
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Pamela Taylor was named the Outstanding Dissertation Award winner in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and health sciences category by NIU Graduate School. The dissertation, “Exploring the Effectiveness of a Computer-Delivered Alcohol Intervention in First Generation College Students,” used both
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The fall 2019 commencement ceremony celebrated five more graduates of CHHS’s Ph.D. in Health Sciences program. One graduate, Felicia Bolden Mobley was featured in NIU President Dr. Lisa Freeman’s commencement address to the graduate school graduates. Here are her remarks: “Felicia Bolden
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Recent Ph.D. in Health Sciences graduates Hana Hinkle and Steven Hinojosa shared the following tips for successfully completing the program. Round up support: “The flexibility and support of my employer made it possible. We set up a memorandum of understanding for data and information
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The Northern Illinois University Ph.D. in Health Sciences program recently congratulated their first two graduates. Hana Hinkle and Steven Hinojosa both successfully defended their doctoral dissertations this fall, and became the first to receive their doctorates through the Ph.D. program which accepted
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Cindy Lund-Hrdi, a graduate student in the NIU Ph.D in Health Sciences program was recently awarded a student Research Travel Award (SRTA) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to attend the ASHA Convention in Los Angeles this November. She was selected to receive
Read moreOur Ph.D. in Health Sciences is featured in this month’s Illinois Public Health Association newsletter as an academic/practice spotlight. Check it out on pages 6 and 7. And, please continue to page 8 to where Tejasvi Diccar, a Master in Public Health student
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