July 06, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Students in the Master of Public Health program in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois have had to adjust their internships—known as Applied Practice Experiences—because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Periodically, we will speak with them about how those changes have affected their summer […]
Category: Health and Kinesiology
MPH student Stacia Simmons talks about her Applied Practice Experience
July 01, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Students in the Master of Public Health program in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois have had to adjust their internships—known as Applied Practice Experiences—because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Periodically, we will speak with them about how those changes have affected their summer […]
Geiger gets NIH grant to study how social vulnerability contributes to pre-term births
June 29, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Pre-term birth of a baby puts them at risk for various health problems Sarah Geiger, an incoming assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health in the College of Applied Health Sciences, has received a $200,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s ECHO Opportunities and Infrastructure […]
MSHA student Ariel Freehill talks about her Applied Practice Experience
June 29, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Students in the Master of Health Administration program in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois have had to adjust their internships—known as Applied Practice Experiences—because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Periodically, we will speak with them about how those changes have affected their summer plans […]
MPH student Edson Flores talks about his Applied Practice Experience
June 15, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Students in the Master of Public Health program in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois have had to adjust their internships—known as Applied Practice Experiences—because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Periodically, we will speak with them about how those changes have affected their summer […]
Illini students making masks for people with spinal cord injuries
May 22, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The students collaborated on a grant application to make protective masks for people with spinal cord injuries The COVID-19 pandemic has caused people to pause plans, change directions and pivot to new careers. For two Illinois students, it means becoming inventors and distributors. Joey Peters, a Ph.D. candidate in […]
AHS researchers get grant to study social engagement over video technology
May 12, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Never has there been a more important time to help older adults stay connected. A grant awarded to two University of Illinois researchers aims to advance that goal. Kinesiology and Community Health professor Wendy Rogers and Speech and Hearing Science associate professor Raksha Mudar are the principal investigators of […]
Boppart awarded Beckman’s Vision and Spirit Award
May 7, 2020 | AHS Staff Marni Boppart, an associate professor of kinesiology and community health, is the 2020 winner of the Beckman Institute Vision and Spirit Award. Boppart is also a faculty member in the Carle Illinois College of Medicine and at the Carle R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology. You can read more […]
Podcast: A Few Minutes With … David Strauser
March 03, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Vince Lara, media relations specialist at the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois, speaks with David Strauser, professor of Kinesiology and Community Health at Illinois, about Dr. Strauser’s research on work personality and vocational behavior with a focus on people with chronic health conditions and […]
Podcast: A Few Minutes With … Kevin Richards
Feb. 13, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Kinesiology and Community Health assistant professor Kevin Richards spends a Few Minutes With AHS media relations specialist Vince Lara and speaks about his pedagogy research and the socialization of teachers, primarily in physical education. Related news