Category: College of Health and Human Services

Dr. Anna Sosa Featured on ABC 15 and AZ Parenting Magazine

ol25 | January 19, 2023

Communication Sciences and Disorders Department Chair, Dr. Anna Sosa, PhD, CCC-SLP, spoke recently to ABC 15 about the best toys for children’s development… Read more

Dr. Anna Sosa and a toddler sit facing each other on a play mat.

Excellence on Display as NAU’s Occupational Therapy Program Receives 10-Year Reaccreditation

ol25 | January 13, 2023

The OT program at NAU is Arizona’s only public and nonprofit graduate OT program, which means reaccreditation is particularly valuable to the healthcare system and communities served statewide… Read more

Students conversing at a desk in an NAU classroom

“Go Baby Go” Gets Going

ol25 | January 3, 2023

Analu cannot walk and like most children with such physical limitations, she does not have a power wheelchair… Read more

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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

A student does lunges while holding a light weight bar.

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

A professor and student practice pronunciations while holding two fingers to their neck.

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