April 03, 2024 | Ethan Simmons 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 is learning how young children with neurodevelopmental disabilities develop early social and communication skills to […]
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AHS Get to Know: Miki Sato, Ph.D.
March 07, 2024 | Ethan Simmons Miki Sato joined the College of Applied Health Sciences in 2020, after six years at James Madison University. How would you describe your primary research interests? My primary line of research focuses on exploring how and why engagement in sport-related consumption activities, such as sport participation and sport […]
Fesemyer races toward her next challenge: A Ph.D.
Sept. 18, 2023 | Ethan Simmons Jenna Fesemyer’s enduring love of wheelchair racing boils down to two factors. First, like other skill-heavy sports, there always a way to fine-tune her mechanics and improve her craft, she said. The second reason is simpler: “I love the feeling of going fast,” Fesemyer said. While the Ohio-born Paralympian […]
Ian Rice gets NIDILRR funding for Power of Play project
Sept. 18, 2023 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The project aim is to remove barriers to participation in recreational, exercise, and adaptive sports often encountered by persons with disabilities Ian Rice, a KCH teaching associate professor, received a grant of approximately $4.5 million from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research for his called “Power of […]
Welcome to AHS: Meet the Class of 2027
Aug. 23, 2023 | Ethan Simmons Welcome Week at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign capped off with individual college celebrations scattered across campus. The College of Applied Health Sciences brought first-year students to Huff Hall for a spirited welcome and resource-sharing session. A few members of the newest freshman class offered their thoughts on why […]
Service to the profession marks John J. O’Neill’s legacy in Speech and Hearing Science
Aug. 22, 2023 | Bruce Adams The Department of Speech and Hearing Science’s history of cultivating a spirit of leadership through mentoring and service to the profession owes much to John J. O’Neill. O’Neill interviewed to chair the Division of Speech and Hearing Science in the Department of Speech at the 1958 American Speech and […]
Lynne Barnes appointed to lead Master of Health Administration program
Aug. 01, 2023 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Longtime healthcare executive takes lead role in AHS Lynne Barnes, past president of Carle Foundation Hospital, has been hired as director of the Master of Health Administration degree program in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois. Barnes’ appointment officially begins Aug. 1, succeeding interim […]
Chez plays host to Warrior-Scholar Project for second year
July 10, 2023 | Ethan Simmons Chez again hosts two‑week Warrior‑Scholar Project boot camp for veterans For Chez Veterans Center director of operations Andy Bender, the function of the Warrior-Scholar Project is straightforward: Offer military Veterans a two-week-long academic “boot camp” to reacquaint themselves with the classroom environment before heading to a college or university. […]
The Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Clinic is now Medicare-certified
July 15, 2024 | Ethan Simmons The Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Clinic at the University of Illinois, located at 2001 S. Oak St. in Champaign, was recently certified to provide services for patients covered by Medicare. To expand on this exciting change, The College of Applied Health Sciences spoke with Rabel Lohana, the clinic’s practice manager. This interview […]
Fairbanks and Paden brought rigor to ASHA journals and credibility to SHS
June 03, 2023 | Bruce Adams From Johnson to Fairbanks,Yes, let us all shout.We now can forgetWhat semantic’s about… For mere words and bandiage,We’ll now take advantageOf dials and metersAnd stuff. ASHA’s First Journal This ode, written by D.W. Morris and quoted in Elaine Pagel Paden’s book “History of the American Speech and Hearing Association, […]