Faculty
Professors Lead Respective Disciplines at National Academies of Practice
Two College of Health and Human Services professors hold leadership positions with the National Academies of Practice, an interprofessional organization representing multiple health occupations that advise governmental bodies about the health care system. The nonprofit organization comprises 16 professions, including dentistry, nursing, optometry, psychology, and audiology. Kim Clark, Ph.D., clinical associate professor and Master of […]
Research Looks at Health Outcomes from Playing Disability Sports
With all the intense banging, crashing and grabbing, it’s easy to see why wheelchair rugby was originally called murderball. The full-contact Paralympic sport isn’t for the foolhearted. It can leave athletes with concussions, crushed ribs, broken fingers and more. The Brain Injury Law Center in Hampton, Virginia solicits clients who’ve been injured playing wheelchair rugby […]
Professors to Study Quality-of-life Issues Facing the Charlotte Region
Two professors from the College of Health and Human Services have been named Gambrell Faculty Fellows by the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute. Alicia Dahl, Ph.D., associate professor in the College’s Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, and Roger Suclupe, MSW, clinical assistant professor in the College’s School of Social Work, are among six UNC Charlotte […]
Professors Selected to Serve on Federal Advisory Committees
Two College of Health and Human Services professors have recently been appointed to separate federal advisory committees. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control School of Social Work Associate Professor Annelise Mennicke, Ph.D. has been appointed to the Board of Scientific Counselors for the CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Her term runs […]