CHHS News

UNC Charlotte students are using sports analytics to change the way soccer players and coaches view the game. Recently, a group of students from the sports analytics program entered research projects into a global competition hosted by renowned sports data and analytics company Stats Perform. The UNC Charlotte team was selected to present their findings […]

Public health, healthcare administration and nursing all climb in national rankings. Three UNC Charlotte’s College of Health and Human Services graduate programs rose in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. Public health, nursing and healthcare management all moved up in U.S. News’ 2023-2024 Graduate Schools rankings, which were released on April 25. Public […]

Sophomore Kayla Walker, a Levine Scholar who is majoring in public health sciences and mathematics, with a concentration in statistics, is among the 2023-24 Newman Civic Fellows named by Campus Compact. Campus Compact is a Boston-based nonprofit organization that is working to advance the public purposes of higher education. The Newman Civic Fellowship is a […]

Name: Tamer Hammad What I teach: I teach Health Information courses with focus on management patient data My goals as an adjunct professor: Promote a real-world discussion about the healthcare industry and help students understand what they will experience when they enter the field. Years of experience in career: I have almost 30 years of […]

Welcome to “Why I Teach.” Here we’ll highlight the contributions of the UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services instructors who bring their knowledge and expertise from the professional world to the classroom. “Our adjunct instructors are well-positioned in their companies and our community and represent a broad spectrum of highly experienced content experts, […]

by: The American Red Cross A powerhouse in transfusion medicine, Dr. Yvette Miller is helping to shape clinical practices, broaden awareness and understanding into the plights of those living with sickle cell disease and how blood donors who are Black can help. With a long-distinguished career at the American Red Cross, she serves as the […]

Welcome to “Why I Teach.” Here we’ll highlight the contributions of the UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services instructors who bring their knowledge and expertise from the professional world to the classroom. “Our adjunct instructors are well-positioned in their companies and our community and represent a broad spectrum of highly experienced content experts, […]

Welcome to “Why I Teach.” Here we’ll highlight the contributions of the UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services instructors who bring their knowledge and expertise from the professional world to the classroom. “Our adjunct instructors are well-positioned in their companies and our community and represent a broad spectrum of highly experienced content experts, […]

by: Jessamyn Bowling, associate professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Rob Cramer, associate professor, Irwin Belk Distinguished Scholar in Health Research, Department of Public Health Sciences, Annelise Mennicke, associate professor, School of Social Work After the 2019 campus shooting at UNC Charlotte, our community had a wide range of understandable responses. Many people used Twitter […]

The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Committee on Certification & Registry Boards has elected Dave Verill to be their Academician for Clinical Exercise Testing and Prescription. In this role, Professor Verrill will assist ACSM with certification initiatives and exam development for Clinical exercise physiologists, a master’s level certification for individuals working to enhance the […]