College of HEALTH & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES The College of Health and Behavioral Sciences (CHBS) is home to the departments of Communication Sciences and Disorders; Exercise and Sport Science; Health Sciences; Military Science and Leadership; Nutrition and Family Sciences; Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy; Psychology and Counseling; and the School of Nursing. UCA has expanded the facilities of the CHBS through the completion of the Integrated Health Sciences Building. Renovations for the current Doyne Health Sciences building, such as updated classrooms and new lab spaces, are slated to begin in the fall of 2021.
HIGHLIGHTS ◊
CHBS students offered telehealth services in dietetics,
Education Excellence Award by the APTA, Academy of
nursing, occupational therapy, psychology and
Pelvic Health and the 2021 Eleanor J. Carlin Award for
speech-language pathology to accommodate social
Excellence in Academic Teaching.
distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. ◊ ◊
Rebecca Luong, clinical instructor of nutrition and
Femina Varghese, psychology professor, was named a
family sciences, won the American Association of
Fellow of the Society of Counseling Psychology.
Family and Consumer Sciences 2021 New Achiever
Charles Hervey, exercise and sport science clinical
Award.
instructor, won the Andrew H. Lewis Diversity ◊
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Keiyanna Fisher ’20 was runner up in the 2020
Advancement Award from SHAPE America.
Infographic Competition at the National Commission
Faculty from the Department of Physical Therapy
for Health Education Credentialing.
received nationwide recognition, including the 2020
12,000+ School of Nursing students and faculty administered more than 12,000 COVID-19 vaccinations.
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