The experience of growing up in the small town of Oregon, Ill., helped pave the path for Hana Hinkle’s, ’18 Ph.D., current positions advocating for healthcare in rural areas and in underserved populations. For that work, she was recently named a Presidential Leadership Scholar. Presidential
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Completing a doctorate degree while excelling in a full-time career is never simple, but Debra Kimberlin, who earned a Ph.D. in health sciences from NIU in 2019, felt prepared for the challenge. After nearly two decades of diverse experience in dietetics, including
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What year did you start working at NIU? Fall 2019 Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? I am originally from the South Side of Chicago. I currently reside in DeKalb. Where did you attend college and what degree(s)
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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
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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?
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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
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Planning continues for NIU’s Health Informatics Technology Center (HITC), a state-of-the-art teaching and learning facility that will increase opportunities for transdisciplinary collaboration and position NIU as a leader in health education and research. A team of NIU faculty, staff and administrators met
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Jerian Dixon-Evans Jerian Dixon-Evans, a Health Sciences doctoral student in NIU College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS), was recently awarded a $138,000 R36 Dissertation Grant from the National Institute on Aging for her project, “The Impact of Race on Quality of
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Dozens of people gathered in Wirtz Hall Atrium on Oct. 27 for the inaugural College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) Research and Scholarly Activity Showcase. With presentations about health and human science, engineering and the fine arts, the event was a
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Angel Latham earned her wings – literally. Angel Latham The NIU College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) student and NIU Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadet successfully completed the U.S. Army Air Assault School training in Camp Gruber, Oklahoma, this summer.
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Meet Shondra Clay, Assistant Professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions What year did you start working at NIU? Fall 2019 Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? I am originally from the South Side of Chicago.
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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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