Welcome new HHS Faculty and Staff
Welcome to the new faculty and staff for the School of Health and Human Sciences! We look forward to having their expertise and knowledge enhance our School.
UNC Greensboro
UNCG Trip to Study Healthcare in Jamaica Promotes Deeper Learning
uring the two weeks the students were on the trip, they shadowed clinicians at medical centers, toured a public and private hospital, worked alongside doctors doing medical outreach, promoted education awareness and dental hygiene for children, and learned about Jamaican culture.
Campers Find Their Voices at UNCG’s Camp SpeakaLot
For one week of the summer, about a dozen kids gather on the outskirts of Greensboro at Piney Lake. They canoe. They swim. They jump on a giant water trampoline. They act in plays and do yoga and crafts and explore nature. And they talk about their stutter and learning to accept it.
Gerontology Student Found her Calling After Personal Experiences
“How would you like your mom or dad or your grandma or grandpa to be treated?”
That question summarizes the ideology of Hope Niedrich, who just defended her capstone project before the faculty in UNC Greensboro’s gerontology program.
UNCG launches new online sports management program, changes department name
The new master’s program comes from UNCG’s School of Health and Human Sciences Department of Sport Management and Recreational Therapy, formerly known as the Department of Community and Therapeutic Recreation.
Alumni connection shapes student’s career path
Sometimes alumni connections can give an aspiring health care worker the perfect boost to propel them into their careers.
HHS announces faculty and staff awards-2026
Compiled by Sarah Newell Each year the School of Health and Human Sciences recognizes outstanding faculty and staff with several awards. Please find a description of each award. Congratulations to the 2025-26 awardees. The Mary Frances Stone Teaching Award: Dr. Jeannette Wade, Human Health Sciences Program Dr. Jeannette Wade’s teaching is grounded in… Continue reading…
Human Development and Family Studies Grad Emerges a Leader
Lah “Swee” Paw surprised herself when she stood before a classroom of young learners during her practicum at Davis Elementary School. The self-described introvert once couldn’t have imagined engaging a group of children on her own, but on this day, she confidently led them through a lesson and then jumped… Continue reading…
Communication Sciences and Disorders Grad Becomes the Change He Wants to See
“I want to be the person to help bridge the gap.”
alumnae Help Children with Special Needs in Guilford County
One of the things that makes GCPA stand out, according to Executive Director Ma’Kayla Jefcoat, is that its programs are for children from birth to 3 years old. “A lot of other programs start at age 2,” she says. “But 80% of brain growth happens in birth-to-three. Two is a late start to be going into early intervention.”