General News

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 […]

Lorenzo Hopper and Alicia Dahl, co-leaders of the Charlotte Maternal and Child Health Workgroup

University Workgroup Brings Awareness to Maternal and Child Health Issues

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Black mothers and infants are statistically having worse health outcomes than their white counterparts. One of the goals of the Charlotte Maternal and Child Health Workgroup is to conduct crucial conversations about inequity issues such as this one and discuss solutions for improving maternal and child health broadly in the Charlotte region.         “We have the […]

Candace Brown (left) and Daheia Barr-Anderson

Professors to Participate in National Institutes of Health Virtual Workshop

Categories: General News Tags: Faculty

Daheia Barr-Anderson and Candace Brown will provide insights during a workshop hosted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Shanti Kulkarni, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at the College of Health and Human Services

College Program Aims to Improve Health Outcomes for Underserved Residents

Categories: General News, Research Tags: Research

UNC Charlotte’s College of Health and Human Services seeks to improve health outcomes through a new partnership with the Stratford Richardson YMCA. The initiative will increase access to clinical services, behavioral health support, and health promotion and education in the West Charlotte community.  The program and the research conducted will not only benefit West Charlotte […]

J.P. Barfield, Ph.D., gives opening remarks during the NC Alliance for Health Professions Pathways Summit.

College of Health and Human Services Hosts NC Alliance for Health Professions Summit

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UNC Charlotte’s College of Health and Human Services hosted the 2024 NC Alliance for Health Professions Pathways Summit on October 14. The College was represented by at-large Alliance member J.P. Barfield, Ph.D., who serves as professor and chair of the College’s Applied Physiology, Health, and Clinical Sciences department.  The NC Alliance for Health Professions is […]

Associate Professor Katryna McCoy’s HIV Prevention Project Spotlighted

Categories: General News, Research

Published with permission from the Implementation Science Coordination Initiative, which  provides deep dives on research and findings from supplement projects funded by the National Institutes of Health as part of the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the United States initiative. HIV transmission disproportionately affects racial and ethnic minorities. In the United States, Black and African […]

Associate Professor Luke Donovan, Ph.D. and Clinical Associate Professor Shelley Linens, Ph.D.

UNC Charlotte Ankle Injury Experts Share Research at International Symposium

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The ankle is the most commonly injured joint in the body. “A lot of people think it’s innocuous and not a big deal. But it is,” said Tricia Hubbard Turner, Ph.D., professor and program director of the Master of Science program in the Department of Applied Physiology, Health, and Clinical Services within the College of […]