Welcome New Faculty and Staff
We’d like to welcome the following staff and faculty members to the School of Health and Human Sciences for the 2023-24 school year
UNC Greensboro
HHS alumna focuses on conveying truth in sexual education
Sexuality educator and UNCG alumna Shemeka Thorpe has a strong desire to effect change in women’s healthcare.
HHS Announces Human Health Sciences B.S. Degree
UNCG will unveil a new degree this fall with the soft launch of Human Health Sciences (HHSci) Bachelor of Science.
Public Health Education Professor Improving Kids’ Mental Health through Fist Bumps
A UNC Greensboro professor is launching a new initiative to promote the well-being of children – and it starts with a fist bump.
Public Health Education faculty offers state training to support students
When faculty representatives from the UNC System met for the Faculty Assembly, hosted for the first time by UNC Greensboro on April 14, they learned about a program being offered to faculty and staff members in the System’s institutions across the state.
Camp helps kids, grad students, to grow
Emily Hamuka, a clinical educator in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at UNC Greensboro, was once asked what she would do if she could design any summer camp. From that question – the Sports and Language Camp was formed.
Nutrition Undergrads Discover Mentors at HHS
Students at UNC Greensboro don’t have to wait until graduate school to form close bonds with researchers. The professors frequently take undergraduates under their wing, letting them experience all the practical work of compiling data in the lab and even publishing in academic journals.
Professor’s Mural Affirms Humanity of Black Boys, Men
Dr. Jocelyn Smith Lee in Human Development and Family Studies and her team have launched their narrative change campaign, In All Ways Human, in Baltimore, Maryland. The results of their work bring hope in the aftermath of Covid, skyrocketing gun violence, and the visible loss of Black lives to police violence.
Exercise May be Key to Cancer Therapy
A dozen mice keeping pace on a half-pint treadmill could be a key to prolonging the lives of cancer patients and others with chronic diseases.
Kinesiology Alumna Shows Others the Magic of Gate City
When you crisscross the country, you make a lot of connections. April Albritton ’06 traveled to Seattle and back to Greensboro as she explored the connection between sports and business.