May 01, 2024 | Ethan Simmons Kiara Frausto thinks she might’ve been “kind of spoiled” in her first visit to a national park. That’s because the University of Illinois junior was treated to a week full of hands-dirty field research at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute—where students banded birds, caught salamanders and listened to Appalachian […]
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KCH Becomes HK
May 03, 2024 | Vince Lara-Cinosomo The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s College of Applied Health Sciences is proud to announce a significant milestone in its ongoing commitment to advancing health sciences education and research. Effective Aug. 16, the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health will officially change its name to the Department of Health […]
Improving clinical practice and quality of life
May 03, 2024 | Anna Flanagan Speech and Hearing Science Associate Professors Marie Moore Channell and Laura Mattie have long been interested in the development of communication and life skills in individuals with neurodevelopmental and intellectual disabilities. Channell directs the Intellectual DisAbilities Communication Lab, where her research team works toward a comprehensive understanding of skills that […]
DRES alum’s posthumous gift takes spotlight: ‘I don’t think she ever forgot her debt’
The family of Susan J. Chaplinsky sits on her memorial bench in the center of the Disability Resources and Educational Services building. Her siblings Kathy, Amy, Molly and Pete sat with her plaque.
Homecoming hangout sparked clinical research partnership
May 03, 2024 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Amy Brummel planned to catch the Illini’s Homecoming football game against Wisconsin last October and maybe grab some food at the College of Applied Health Sciences’ pregame tailgate. She had no idea it would lead to a research collaboration. Brummel, a two-time alumna (B.S. in 1994, M.A. in 1997) […]
AHS graduates fare well in new report
May 03, 2024 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The 2022-23 Illini Success Report is out, and our graduates are taking the next step. The ninth annual report released Wednesday shows that University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduates who graduated during the 2022-2023 academic year, including August 2022, December 2022 and May 2023, experienced exceptional success in finding jobs, […]
AHS Get to Know: Laura Mattie, Ph.D.
April 03, 2024 | Ethan Simmons AHS Get to Know: Laura Mattie, associate professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Science Laura Mattie joined the College of Applied Health Sciences in 2015. She leads the Development in Neurogenetic Disabilities Lab, or “DND” Lab. How would you describe your primary research interests? My primary research interest […]
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June 11, 2024 | Sam Rink In today’s rapidly evolving media landscape, the spread of misinformation and disinformation regarding scientific topics such as natural disasters, vaccines and climate change can pose a risk to public health. Camille Hobby Director of Digital Content Development, University of California Press, profiled in Against the Grain Camille Hobby’s life […]
Improving clinical practice and quality of life
May 21, 2024 | Anna Flanagan Laura Mattie and Marie Channel are collaborating on a study funded by the National Institutes of Health INCLUDE Project, which supports research related to the health and quality of life of individuals with Down syndrome Speech and Hearing Science Associate Professors Marie Moore Channell and Laura Mattie have long […]
