College of Health Professions News Archive
Marshall University Doctor of Nursing Practice student Emily Hankins has been selected to represent Marshall on the West Virginia Organization for Nursing Leadership (WVONL) board.
Members of the Marshall University Athletic Training department at Marshall University were among those to present their work at the 2023 West Virginia Athletic Trainers’ Association Symposium recently. Members of the Athletic Training community gather each year to take a closer look at those doing research in their fields as well honor those making a
Marshall University Athletic Training faculty member Jenni Wheeler-Johnson has been honored by the West Virginia Athletic Trainers’ Association as a Hall of Fame Inductee. Wheeler-Johnson is the first female inducted into the prestigious group whose members have excelled at caring for athletes throughout the region. The clinical coordinator joined the Marshall Athletic Training staff as
Scholars and researchers from the College of Health Professions at Marshall University will gather Thursday, March 30, to present their research projects. The daylong look into research in the health professions will take place in the Don Morris Room of the Memorial Student Center as students from one of the university’s largest colleges will present their work through presentations and posters.
– Marshall University’s Department of Communication Disorders will hold the inaugural “Mandi-Ball” (a play on the word “mandible”), Saturday, Feb. 4, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall.
Marshall University Assistant Professor Kelly Young, of the communication disorders department and the Speech and Hearing Center, recently received LAMP (Language Acquisition through Motor Planning) certification from the Center for AAC [augmentative and alternative communication] and Autism.
Author and sportswriter Ryan Cowley will be joining Marshall’s local chapter of the National Stuttering Association to discuss his new book, All The Right Words: My Journey as a Sportswriter Who Stutters. Cowley will visit (virtually) with the Marshall community Thursday, Nov. 3, at 6:30 p.m. in Smith Hall 311.
Senior Thundering Herd Safety André Sam may be known for his work ethic on the football field, but it’s his story off of the gridiron that is inspiring others. His near-lifelong battle with stuttering is helping him serve as a role model for young people who have speech impediments.
Marshall University’s Master of Social work program is now offering an online-only option for students with advanced standing status. The brand-new option for social work students is accepting qualified students for the fall 2022 semester.
The Marshall University School of Nursing, housed in the College of Health Professions, will soon begin offering a new nursing program on the South Charleston campus. The venture is made possible through an award of $890,113 from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission.