Mizzou College of Health Sciences

02/09/2026

When lakes turn an alarming shade of green, MPH alum Kaylea Nemechek is on the case. Now an epidemiologist at the CDC, she tracks harmful algal blooms to protect communities across the country. Learn how Mizzou’s MPH program helped launch her public health career:

Since graduating with a Master of Public Health in 2020, Kaylea Nemechek has gone on to work as an epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

02/02/2026

Before she ever stepped into an X-ray room, Monica Wolff was studying skeletons as a biological anthropology major at Mizzou.

At 35, she returned to campus as a full-time student in the radiography program. Wolff now works as a radiologic technologist at University Hospital, following patients through their recovery and solving complex imaging challenges.

Learn what inspired her to return to school:

At 35, Monica Wolff enrolled as a full-time student. She was able to complete clinical rotations while continuing to work weekends at University Hospital in telecommunications.

01/28/2026

Our "Research in 60 seconds" series is back!

Aaron Thompson, Director and Professor at the School of Social Work, conducts research on how to help school-aged children set goals and stay motivated in the classroom.

Find out more in just 60 seconds!⌛

01/23/2026

Jamie Hall, an associate teaching professor with the Department of Physical Therapy, has been named a Tarkow Teaching Fellow by the Mizzou Honors College.

Hall joins a collaborative cohort that will lead the Honors Book Club course. Her teaching at Mizzou focuses on pediatric physical therapy in classroom and clinic settings.

Learn more about this honor:

Jamie Hall is one of three Mizzou faculty members welcomed in the latest cohort of Tarkow Teaching Fellows through the Honors College.

01/22/2026

Mizzou grad Hope Schust didn’t expect to lead a robotics project — but the project helped them expand their horizons in numerous ways. Working with occupational therapy faculty member Bill Janes and computer science student Braeden Songer, Hope helped build a robotic arm that could assist people with disabilities in everyday tasks.

“Especially with OT, there are a lot of advanced devices and situations that can feel overwhelming,” they said. “I’m learning not just to be comfortable doing the things I know, but to step outside and try something more advanced and maybe find out that I’m good at it.”

Read the full article to learn more about what this assistive tech can do: https://brnw.ch/21wZjkC

01/08/2026

A round of applause for the nearly 2,200 exceptional students from the College of Health Sciences who secured their place on the fall 2025 dean’s list! Achieving a GPA of 3.30 with at least 12 graded credit hours is no small feat. If your name isn’t on the list but you think it should be, don’t hesitate to reach out to your advisor.

01/07/2026

Kick off 2026 by learning more about two faculty members from the Mizzou College of Health Sciences, Shevon Harvey and Trent Guess. Shevon and Trent discuss their backgrounds in engineering and share how those experiences shape the work they do today at Mizzou.

Listen to the full episode: https://brnw.ch/21wYTIi

01/02/2026

Congratulations to Dani Pevehouse-Pfeiffer and Dan Hanneken, faculty members with the School of Social Work, for winning Columbia Missourian 2025 Progress Awards. Pevehouse-Pfeiffer was recognized for Progress in Health Care, and Hanneken was awarded for Progress in Social Justice.

Learn more about this year's honorees: https://brnw.ch/21wYNeq

12/30/2025

Bill Janes, an assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy, is on a mission to improve life for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Janes and colleagues are adapting sensors to fit the needs of ALS patients, whose functional decline often mirrors that of older adults but progresses more rapidly and unpredictably.

Read more about his latest research:

Bill Janes and colleagues are adapting sensors to fit the needs of ALS patients, whose functional decline often mirrors that of older adults but progresses more rapidly and unpredictably.

12/20/2025

🧑‍🎓Congratulations to all of our graduates! It’s time to celebrate your accomplishments … and then go to work. 😂 🖤 💛

12/19/2025

We're just a few hours away from the December 2025 College of Health Sciences Commencement Ceremony in Jesse Auditorium. If you can't be there in person, cheer on our new graduates remotely by joining the livestream at 2 p.m.

https://healthsciences.missouri.edu/commencement/