General News

Susan Lynch (left) and Susan McLennon in the School of Nursing's simulation lab

Enrollment in New Nursing Program Exceeds Expectations 

If you build it, they will come. UNC Charlotte’s School of Nursing, within the College of Health and Human Services, has always been ready and willing to educate more nurses. It just didn’t have the resources to do so. Until now. With a grant from the University of North Carolina System, UNC Charlotte will offer […]

College of Health and Human Services Graduate Programs Receive Top Rankings

Categories: General News

Five graduate programs within UNC Charlotte’s College of Health and Human Services are included in the U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Graduate Schools rankings, which were released April 8. Three of the college’s nursing programs received recognition. The Master of Science in Nursing program rose 41 spots to No. 68 nationally. The Nursing […]

Professors Lead Respective Disciplines at National Academies of Practice

Categories: Faculty, General News

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 […]

Professors Selected to Serve on Federal Advisory Committees

Categories: Faculty, General News

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 […]

UNC Charlotte’s Online Master’s in Nursing Program Ranked No. 21 in the Nation

UNC Charlotte’s online graduate nursing program received national recognition in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Online Programs rankings, which were released January 21. The University is ranked No. 21 (tie), rising five spots from 2024, in the Best Online Master’s in Nursing programs and came in at No. 3 (tie) for Best Online […]

When Pictures Speak Louder Than Words

Categories: General News, Research

Participants in a recent UNC Charlotte study on gender identity shifts during the COVID-19 pandemic were given the opportunity to share their personal stories through images not just interviews.      Using a method called photo elicitation where photographs are used to stimulate culturally relevant reflections during interviews, Epidemiology and Community Health Associate Professor Jessamyn Moxie and […]

Board member Lawrence Shaheen Jr. views a nurse training manikin.

Board of Trustees tour high-tech learning labs in the College of Health & Human Services 

Categories: General News

UNC Charlotte’s Board of Trustees, along with Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber, recently visited the College of Health and Human Services to view the college’s virtual anatomy and dissection labs and Learning Resource Center. The board members got an up-close look at the high-tech simulation methods offered to students in nursing, exercise science and other programs. […]

Sarah Tesar, left, and Gerontology Program Director Cynthia Hancock

Social Work Graduate Student Wins People’s Choice Award in Three Minute Thesis Competition 

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Sarah Tesar, a Master of Social Work student in the College of Health and Human Services, won the People’s Choice Award at the 2024 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. The 3MT competition challenges students to succinctly summarize their research to a general audience in three minutes or less. This year’s competition, sponsored by the Thomas L. Reynolds Center […]

Graduation Spotlight: Liyah Jones

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Liyah Jones is just getting started. This month she will receive a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from the College of Health and Human Services and will be right back to start phase two of her academic journey to a career in dermatology. “I’ve always wanted to go into medicine,” Jones said. “And the […]

Graduate Spotlight: Justin Spencer

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If Justin Spencer could go back in time, he’d tell his freshman self: “It’s going to be okay. No matter what, you will be a nurse.” The gregarious senior who will graduate this month with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the College of Health and Human Services is heading full force into the […]