By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director

By Kristi Willett and Ryan Clark
CHS Contributors

On Thursday, May 18, the College of Health Sciences came out for an end of the year celebration at the Longship Club at Kroger Field.

It was a celebratory kind of day as the College of Health Sciences honored its own faculty and staff at a luncheon Thursday morning. 

"I'd like to acknowledge all the faculty and staff for all you've done to support our mission in the College," said Karen Badger, PhD, MSW and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Undergraduate Education for CHS.

By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director

Joneen Lowman, PhD, CCC-SLP, and Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) has received the Fellowship of the Association Award from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director

Some of the professors could barely hold back their tears. Then again, others didn't hold back at all. 

That was the vibe at the 2022 College of Health Sciences Student Awards ceremony Tuesday. 

It was a feel-good, end-of-year celebration of achievement held in the Worsham Cinema in the Gatton Student Center.

By Abigail Condit
CHS Contributor

Over the last year, the healthcare industry has changed dramatically. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of modernizing patient care strategies, as many patients are choosing to — or have to — remain physically distant from medical facilities and their providers.

Mission

Alum teaching therapists to utilize telehealth during pandemic 

By Ryan Clark 
CHS Communications Director 

5 questions with … Tori Schaub, APT 
 

Tori Schaub remembers the exact moment when the world — and her life — changed.  

The UK Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) Academic Clinic, a graduate student and licensed speech language pathologist operated facility that provides services to children with communication disorders, pivoted quickly under the direction of Clinic Director Donna Morris, MA, CCC-SLP, earlier this year to adapt their model of care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Our service model had to change so quickly, and we wanted to ensure our clients would continue to receive high quality services,” said Aimee Sayre, MA, CCC-SLP, academic support services director for the clinic.