Category: College of Health and Human Services

Ottens Foundation Funds Native American Health Efforts

ol25 | July 9, 2021

For over 31 years, the John and Sophie Ottens Foundation has donated more than $13 million to NAU, fulfilling the mission of supporting Native American students and providing health services to the greater Native American community of northern Arizona… Read more

A group of people gather around a patient wearing a blood pressure cuff.

Dr. Tarang Jain recipient of Emerging Leader Award from American Physical Therapy Association

ol25 | September 12, 2018

Physical Therapy Professor, Dr. Tarang Jain, was awarded the 2018 Emerging Leader Award from the American Physical Therapy Association. He will be recognized in the October issue of PT in Motion Magazine… Read more

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CSD students bring home Praxis Bowl trophy for second consecutive year

ol25 | April 30, 2018

The team brought home the Praxis Bowl trophy for a second consecutive year, beating teams from other graduate CSD programs from Arizona State University, the University of Arizona, AT Still University, and Midwestern University. … Read more

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Go baby go!

ol25 | April 26, 2018

Occupational Therapy students in the NAU Go Baby Go Phoenix Club volunteered for Believe Beyond Ability to adapt ride-on cars for children who need a source of self-powdered mobility… Read more

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Physical Therapy wins 3MRP

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Veglia, a physical therapy doctoral student at Northern Arizona University, focused on how prevalent and debilitating back pain can be: 70 to 85 percent of American adults will experience it in their lifetimes… Read more

A physical therapy student rubs a patient’s back.

Physician Assistant students win big at Challenge Bowl

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On March 9, Allyson Hamacher, Kaylee Herrero and Priscilla Coronado from the Northern Arizona University Physician Assistant program won the Arizona State Association of Physician Assistants (ASAPA) Student Challenge Bowl… Read more

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Eight CHHS students honored at 2018 Gold Axe ceremony

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Northern Arizona University announced its 45 Gold Axe winners at a banquet Tuesday night, honoring the most accomplished students in the class of 2018 as well as distinguished seniors from each college. … Read more

A birds-eye view of N A U's Flagstaff campus with the San Francisco peaks in the distance.

Students getting hands-on experience

ol25 | March 12, 2018

A few years ago, a local man rolled into the pro bono physical therapy clinic at Northern Arizona University. After many months of weekly therapy, he walked out of it… Read more

A physical therapist speaks with a patient wearing a knee brace.

Graduate Adrianna Camacho: President’s Prize winner found passion in cardiac intensive care

ol25 | February 22, 2018

Adrianna Camacho has always wanted to go into medicine. Not until she was in high school, however, did she find her passion… Read more

A physician assistant listens to a patients heartbeat through a stethoscope.

Undergraduate Symposium awards

ol25 | December 5, 2017

Dental Hygiene student Annie Richardson won first place for her presentation titled “The Relationship Between Periodontal Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease”. Read more awards… Read more