May 21, 2023 | Anna Flanagan Monika Stodolska was named the Brightbill/Sapora Professor in Applied Health Sciences By ANNA FLANAGAN How does a scholar with a master’s degree in geography and a Ph.D. in earth and atmospheric sciences end up teaching and doing research in leisure studies? By pursuing the passion for understanding the relationship […]
Month: August 2023
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 […]
Student Spotlight: Kaley Graves, from patient to practitioner
Aug. 22, 2023 | Ethan Simmons Audiology wasn’t initially Graves’ field of choice—she graduated from University of Illinois Springfield in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology Third-year audiology doctoral student Kaley Graves is missing the first week of classes this fall, but she has a great excuse. Thanks to her sterling accomplishments as a […]
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 […]