Featured Stories & News
Featured Stories
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Peace and Conflict Studies Grad Plans to Improve Medical Care
A degree in Peace and Conflict Studies may not seem like the typical foundation for someone who is planning to go to medical school. But for UNCG graduate Elizabeth Page it was the ideal fit.
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First Graduate of Human Health Sciences Plans to Improve Health Care
When Arnav Gandhi earns his degree from UNCG this week, he won’t just be one of the University’s graduates. He’ll be the first graduate of the Human Health Sciences bachelor’s degree.
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Faculty and Staff Awards – 2025
The School of Health and Human Sciences is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of our faculty and staff awards.
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Kinesiology Students, Professor Study Benefits Of Exercise And Aging
We think that if that (protein) is released in response to exercise, and we exercise consistently, then we’re going to have higher levels of BDNF (a protein) that could result in some protective effects.
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Active Girls Healthy Girls Camp Shows Movement for Joy
Our camp provides adolescent girls with a safe and exciting environment to try new activities and learn ways to overcome possible barriers to physical activity
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PE Class of 1975 Shows How to Make an Impact
For 50 years, members of UNCG’s Physical Education class of 1975 held onto coursework notes, textbooks from their time at the University, old uniforms and jackets, and photos showing them with their classmates.
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Human Development and Family Studies professor receives UNCG advising award
The UNCG Advising Excellence awards recognize the commitments of faculty and staff who make significant contributions to student success through the delivery of exemplary academic advising. Dr. Anne Fletcher is this year’s faculty advisor recipient.
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Associate Dean of Research Leerkes RECEIVES UNCG Research Award
Human Development and Family Studies Professor and HHS Associate Dean for Research Dr. Esther Leerkes has built an influential body of work. She is internationally recognized for her groundbreaking studies on maternal sensitivity to infant distress as a predictor of child social emotional outcomes. Her findings have paved the way for subsequent studies linking early…
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Human Health Sciences Program Helps Students Discover Careers They Love
The Human Health Science degree serves as a great option for those seeking to ‘find themselves’ – students who know they want to pursue a career in healthcare but may have been unsuccessful in pinpointing a specific option.
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Kinesiology Professor Recipient of UNCG Research Mentor Award
My approach to undergraduate research and teaching heavily emphasizes learning while prioritizing inclusion. It is important to me that all undergraduate students become comfortable engaging with scientific research because, as future health professionals, they will need to be able to review and evaluate the literature to inform their own evidence-based practice.
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Applied Sport Psychology Professor Studies What Motivates Athletes
To be honest, I thought I’d play for one or two months. But then, I had a really supportive coach and team that kept me going. Alan Chu
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Nutrition alumna helps people develop positive relationships with food, themselves
There are many different ways to look at nutrition. As I got into the coursework with nutrition science, food science, and so on, I realized that different people need different things. There is no one method that will fit everyone.
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Nutrition Professor Researches Differences in Donor Breast Milk
If we know what’s in donor milk, we can think about how we might change our feeding protocol — such as adding fortifiers to donor milk, to better meet premature infants’ nutritional needs.
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Kinesiology Professor Obtains Patent for Device to help with ACL Injuries
We have a prototype and are seeking funding to develop a more commercial-ready model, which would connect to a computer to measure and graph the results of the laxity tests.
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Kinesiology students offer tips to stay active
People may have several barriers to exercising. Lack of time, lack of facilities, sometimes lack of energy and motivation.
News
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Gerontology Professor Selected as National Fellow
Dr. Elise Eifert was recently selected as a Victor W. Marshall Fellow in Applied Gerontology by the Southern Gerontological Society.
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Communication Sciences and Disorders Professor Receives National Excellence Award
Dr. Lucia Mendez is the 2025 recipient of the Excellence in Diversity Award from the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders.
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UNCG Basketball Star Graduates with Kinesiology Degree
Our high school did a trip (to UNCG), and I just fell in love with how it looked.
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2025 Retiring HHS Faculty
Dr. Diane Gill, Department of Kinesiology Dr. Diane Gill was a professor at UNCG for 38 years and is a leader in the field of sport and exercise psychology. While at UNCG, Gill helped transition the Ed.D. Kinesiology program to being fully online in 2014. She has served as assistant……
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Kinesiology Professor Says Why Building Stamina is Good for Runners
No matter what type of runner you are, you don’t want to only be able to go for a long distance at a slow pace.
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Grad of Inaugural Online Program Grateful for Opportunity
The School of Health and Human Sciences is graduating its first cohort of its online Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology. Melanie Castellon-Lazo, of Charlotte, N.C., is excited to be completing her degree in a field she loves.
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Social Work student receives equity and inclusion award
UNCG and NCAT Joint Master’s of Social Work student Htay Meh’s experiences, especially as a first-generation student,
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Public Health Education student receives leadership award from UNCG
Kennedy Strong, a Public Health Education student, is the 2025 student recipient of the Gladys Strawn Bullard award.
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Public Health Education Student Shows How he Found His Way at UNCG
I want to work in public health advocacy. Doing work in marginalized and underserved communities is my goal. With Dr. Michael Perko, he helped me to establish what I wanted to do, and that also led me to meeting other wonderful professors of the Public Health (Education) Department, like Professor…
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Club founded by HHS students provides opportunities in health fields
Club founded by HHS students provides opportunities in health fields
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MSAT Director Explains Why Medical Professionals are Necessary at Games
Being able to bring clinical and personal experiences to the classroom, the students respond to that.
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Communication Sciences and Disorders Professor Receives Supervisors Award
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Professor Kelly Harrington recently received the 2025 North Carolina Association of Supervisors in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (NCASSPA) Supervisor of the Year Award at the organization’s annual conference. This award recognizes Professor Harrington’s outstanding achievements in the area of supervision and clinical education in…
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Nutrition Professor Discusses Best Veggies with Nutrition Benefits
Collards are loaded with vitamins and minerals, including beta-carotene, potassium, and vitamin K.
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Public Health Education Professor Promotes Positivity in Youth Athletics
Dr. Mike Perko’s 500 Fist Bumps initiative made more than 1,200 connections among youth athletes, coaches, and officials at a recent high school lacrosse tournament in Greensboro. The teams were challenged to connect with each other on the field for three minutes. Athletes held connection coins with their team’s logo…
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Kinesiology Chair’s Research Reveals Impact of Exercise on the Brain
A study conducted by Kinesiology Chair Jenny Etnier and National Taiwan Normal University Professor Chang Yu-Kai reveals acute exercise can boost cognitive function by up to 10%, regardless of age.