Category: College of Health and Human Services

Dr. Amy Bonomi on her Journey in Health Professions

mtf228 | August 9, 2023

NAU’s College of Health and Human Services recently welcomed Dr. Amy Bonomi as its Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives. Her path through health professions began as a child growing up in a household where both parents worked in the medical field. Her father is a noted oncologist specializing in lung cancer, and her mother dedicated her life to others as a nurse and through art. These two important figures would mark the beginning of her journey through the world of health. … Read more

NAU receives $6.4M grant to train nurses in effort to address statewide shortage

ol25 | February 1, 2023

“At NAU, we are committed to ensuring students are prepared to enter the nursing workforce our state so desperately needs,” said NAU President José Luis Cruz Rivera… Read more

Three nursing students sit at a picnic table at N A U's Yuma campus.

NAU Professor and UA Med Student Team Up for Stroke Research

ol25 | January 27, 2023

Our research gives, for the first time, an understanding that if a patient has better mobility and better self-care, there is a correlation with their likelihood of returning home… Read more

Outside of the building at one of N A U's statewide campus locations.

Yuma Grown | New NAU Program Created Through Grassroots Advocacy

ol25 | January 25, 2023

While school districts nationwide face a similar shortage of SLPs, Kaste says Yuma’s needs were particularly desperate… Read more

Three students walk and talk around the N A U Yuma campus.

Dr. Corey Oshikoya Featured on 3TV

ol25 | January 23, 2023

Dr. Corey Oshikoya, Instructor Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, was recently interviewed by 3TV regarding Northern Arizona University’s Athletic Training Program… Read more

A trainer points to the tip of someone's shoe.

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

A hand reaches for plastic stacking blocks.

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