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Dean Catrine Tudor-Locke announced she will leave UNC Charlotte’s College of Health and Human Services effective June 30. Yvette Huet, professor in the College’s Department of Applied Physiology, Health and Clinical Sciences, will become interim dean. “Serving as the College of Health and Human Services Dean for the past six years has been one of […]
By Pam Davis Seth Collings Hawkins, M.D. isn’t your average student. He’s not even your average person. He’s what you’d call an overachiever’s overachiever. This guy takes overachieving to the next level and then a few levels above that. And just when you think he’s done, he takes out a ladder and climbs higher up […]
By Bryson Foster Fueled by a lifelong passion for sports and shaped by her time at UNC Charlotte, Jada Briscoe has turned dedication into purpose, rising as a future leader in athletic training. Briscoe, who will graduate in May with a Master of Science in Athletic Training, has felt empowered to become the best version […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]