NEWS
-
John Abt, PhD
U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Naval Research Marines SpeCial Operations PrEparedness (M-SCOPE) $4,001,621 -
Karen Badger, PhD, MSW
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) UK College of Social Work Integrated Behavioral Healthcare (IBH) Education and Training Project $1,900,000 -
Tim Butterfield, PhD, ATC and Esther Dupont-Versteegden, PhD
National Center for Complementary & Integrative Health Administrative Supplement: Mechanisms underlying anabolic effects of cyclic compressive loading in muscle $99,450 -
Rachel Graham, DrPH
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Examining the Integration of Hospitals, Public Health, and Social Services to Target the Social Determinants of Health Using Patient-Centered and Comparative Effectiveness Research Methods $647,333 -
Rachel Graham, DrPH
University of Colorado – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Aligning the Delivery and Finance Systems of the Social Service Sector to Absorb Hospital/Clinical Referrals $17,472 -
Nicholas Heebner, PhD, ATC & Tim Uhl, PhD, ATC, PT, FNATA
American Hand Therapy Foundation Biomechanical validation of push-up and pull-up progression program $12,000 -
Johanna Hoch, PhD, ATC
Mid America Athletic Trainers Association Examination of Fear of Re-Injury, Fear Avoidance Beliefs, Physical Activity and Patient-Based and Functional Outcomes after ACL Reconstruction $350 -
Jane Kleinert, PhD, CCC-SLP & Judy Page, PhD, CCCSLP, FASHA, FNAP
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs Special Education and Communication Disorders – Interdisciplinary Training (SPEAC-IT) $1,150,000 -
Joneen Lowman, PhD, CCC-SLP
Passport Health Plan Speech-Language Therapy through Telepractice: Bridging the Gap for Rural Children $46,192 -
Peter Meulenbroek, PhD
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 2018 Advancing Academic-Research Career (AARC) Award Development and validity of the Feedback/Advice Spoken Task (FAST) to assess high-level pragmatic language in persons with traumatic brain injury $5,000 -
Brian Noehren, PT, PhD, FACSM
University of Texas Medical Branch (NIAMS R01) Myostatin alters muscle composition as the result of an ACL Injury $813,013 -
Brian Noehren, PT, PhD, FACSM
ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. Randomized Trial Testing Alterations in Biomechanics Due to Treadmill Design $82,932 -
Charlotte Peterson, PhD
Northwestern University Hepatocyte Growth Factor to Improve Walking Performance in PAD: the HI-PAD Study $35,849 -
Charlotte Peterson, PhD, & John McCarthy, PhD
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Exercise-induced skeletal muscle exosomes promote adipocyte lipolysis $1,945,714 -
Charlotte Peterson, PhD
The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Glenn Award for Research in Biological Mechanisms of Aging $60,000
-
Vrushali Angadi, PhD, CCC-SLP
College of Health Sciences Pilot Study Testing a smart phone app to enhance voice therapy $4,995 -
Vrushali Angadi, PhD, CCC-SLP
Myron and Elaine Jacobson Innovation Fund Developing and testing a smart phone app to enhance voice therapy adherence $7,500 -
Dan Croake, PhD
College of Health Sciences Pilot Study Request for funds to maintain ongoing projects in the Laryngeal and Speech Dynamics Laboratory $3,995 -
Geetanjali Gera, PhD
College of Health Sciences Pilot Study Multi-joint coordination deficits in postural sway and its relationship to cerebellar white matter tract integrity in people with multiple sclerosis $5,000 -
Johanna Hoch, PhD, ATC
UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science Pilot Award for Junior Investigators Improving Functional and Self-Reported Outcomes in Females with History of Musculoskeletal Knee Injury $24,370 -
Joneen Lowman, PhD, CCC-SLP
UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science Telehealth for Rural Children with Hearing Loss (ToRCH) $5,000 -
Brian Noehren, PT, PhD, FASCM
UK Vice-President of Research, Equipment Competition Motion Capture System Upgrade $80,000 -
Charlotte Peterson, PhD
Myron and Elaine Jacobson Innovation Fund MyoAnalytics – The Ultimate Analytical Platform for Muscle Research $7,500
-
Shelby Baez (Mentor: Johanna Hoch)
NATA Research & Education Foundation Implementation of In Vivo Exposure Therapy to Decrease Fear in Females after ACL-Reconstruction: A Pilot Study $2,488 -
Cory Dungan, PhD (Mentor: Charlotte Peterson)
UK Alzheimer’s Disease Center at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Obesity - & exercise-mediated alterations in serum exosomes that may affect brain pathology in Alzheimer’s disease $37,625 -
Alexa Johnson (Mentor: Joshua Winters)
American Society for Biomechanics Connecting the Pieces: How Low Back Pain Alters Lower Extremity Biomechanics & Shock Attenuation in Active Individuals $2,000 -
Kyle Kosik, PhD (Mentor: Phillip Gribble)
SEATA Research & Education Committee Cartilage Deformation & Gait Biomechanics in Patients with and without Chronic Ankle Instability $2,000 -
Jennifer Mullins (Mentor: Arthur Nitz)
Retired Army Medical Specialist Corps Association The effect of dry needling on clinical & neurophysiologic components of balance in individuals with chronic ankle instability $2,000 -
Oliver Silverson (Mentor: Tim Uhl)
NATA Research & Education Foundation Reliability & validity of a clinical assessment tool for measuring scapular mobility in healthy subjects $1,000
-
Jane Kleinert, Professor
Communications Sciences and Disorders Jan 1, 2018 -
Sharon Stewart, Associate Dean
College of Health Sciences March 31, 2018 -
Jody Deem, Associate Professor
Communications Sciences and Disorders & Rehabilitation Sciences PhD program June 30, 2018 -
Gerry Gairola, Professor
Physician Assistant Studies Aug 31, 2018
-
Fall 2018 Enrollment
Undergraduate - 900
Undergraduate - 500
-
Retention
Third highest retention rate among UK collleges - 86.7%
-
4-year graduation rate
Highest among all UK colleges - 62.2%
-
Licensure pass rates
First-time licensure pass rates at or above the national average for all CHS related programs:
Communication Sciences and Disorders - 100%
Medical Laboratory Science - 100%
Physical Therapy - 98%
Physician Assistant Studies - 98%
-
Program Selectivity
Athletic Training - 100%
Communication Sciences and Disorders - 20.2%
Physical Therapy - 16.3%
Physician Assistant Studies - 19.3%
-
Faculty/Staff Growth (since 2014)
Faculty - 21.4%
Staff - 51.1%
-
Student Growth (since 2014)
Graduate students - 0.6%
Undergraduate students- 63.6%
