Alumna Shelby Baez recognized for her outstanding contributions to injury rehabilitation
Shelby Baez, PhD, a UK College of Health Sciences alumna who received her Master’s in Athletic Training in 2016 and her PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences in 2019, was awarded the Doctoral Dissertation Award from the Association for Applied…
Alumni Q&A: Hayley Harris - Communication Sciences and Disorders
Will you tell us about how you came to choose communication sciences and disorders as your career?
My mom, Michelle Besten ’81 and ’85, worked as a speech language pathologist for more than 30 years in the Fayette County Public Schools. I…
PhD research fueled by national physical therapy scholarship
Kirby Mayer, from Somerset, Kentucky, says the first time he saw a physical therapist was when one treated his grandmother. That’s when he decided to pursue PT, but he admits research wasn't at the top of his mind when he graduated from the…
Philanthropy Spotlight: Emergency funds offer relief for students in crisis
As many of the College’s faculty, staff, and supporters know, students sometimes need a little extra financial help to weather a crisis. To support this need, two funds have been created: the Ethan Earlywine Student Emergency Fund and the UK…
Philanthropy Council Q&A: Ben Gecewich
Ben Gecewich, a 2003 College of Health Sciences alumni and member of the Philanthropy Council, discusses his experiences at UK and why giving back to your alma mater makes a difference.
While at UK, you studied kinesiology and health…
Noehren studies muscle injuries, shares findings with community
While working as a physical therapist, Brian Noehren was frustrated by the lack of robust clinical evidence to support the interventions used in the clinic. He had ideas about what could be done differently, but he didn't have the research…
Faculty and staff can invest in the future of CHS
In the College, philanthropy efforts have been growing – and more importantly increasingly contributing to the success of students and the College. Since 2014, six new endowed scholarships/awards have been created or are near finalization; two…
Celebrating the leadership of Dr. Phyllis Nash
Dr. Phyllis Nash officially retired from her post as interim chair of the department of clinical sciences on April 9. The College of Health Sciences would like to thank Dr. Nash for her commitment,…
CHS course forges interdisciplinary relationships to serve communities in need
Service is ingrained into the very fiber of the health care professions, and no one knows this better than Karen O. Skaff, RDH, PhD. Since 2015, a diverse group of human health sciences students led by Skaff board a bus headed for New Orleans, LA…
A leader 27 years in the making: Celebrating Dr. Sharon Stewart
With 27 plus years of service to higher education, as both a speech language pathologist and respected leader within the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences, Dr. Sharon Stewart has made a lasting mark. On March 23, colleagues,…