Crystal M. Lange College of Health and Human Services Scholarship in the College of Health and Human Services focuses on improving the physical and mental health of individuals and populations across the lifespan in multiple communities and settings. The College offers undergraduate degrees in athletic training, exercise science, health science, medical laboratory science, nursing, and social work and graduate degrees in health leadership, nursing, and occupational therapy. Each of these programs combines theoretical courses with interprofessional practice experiences to prepare students for professional positions in health and human services. Scholars have access to a new $28 million state of the art facility that has thirteen laboratories and interdisciplinary simulation capabilities. Some of the specific areas examined by the faculty and students in the college include women‘s health issues including cardiovascular disease and depression, gerontology, health promotion, environmental health issues, traumatic brain injury, neurological degenerative diseases, autism, and pediatric development and exercise physiology. Social issues such as transracial foster care, marginalization of genders on the basis of sexual orientation, prison population issues, family development and diversity are examined. Scholarship also focuses on healthcare issues such as medical informatics, quality and safety, interprofessional dynamics and corporate wellness. Within the College of Health and Human Services many faculty engage in the scholarship of teaching and learning focusing on such areas as the impact of curriculum on outcomes, online education, interprofessional simulation, retention and success of diverse students, and cultural competency. The college uses its intellectual and technological resources to ensure that its graduates are ready to meet the complex and changing demands placed on today‘s health and human services professionals.
Judith P. Ruland, Ph.D., Dean Crystal M. Lange College of Health and Human Services
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Saginaw Valley State University