HEALTH SCIENCES - Key Persons
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- Director and Professor, School of Social Work
- Director and Professor, School of Social Work / Associate Director, Missouri Prevention Science Institute
- Director of the School of Social Work
Dr. Thompson's research focuses on determining the best ways to help school-aged children with social, emotional, and behavioral health concerns.
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PhD, University of North Carolina, 2012
MSW, Southern Illinois University, 2001
BS, Southern Illinois University, 1996
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- Student Support Specialist
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- Human Resources Specialist III
- Human Resources Specialist III / Dean
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- Clinical Site Coordinator and Assistant Clinical Professor
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- Assistant Teaching Professor
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- Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound Program Director and Assistant Clinical Professor
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- Project Coordinator, Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training for Professionals
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- Field Education Coordinator and Assistant Clinical Professor
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- Adjunct Assistant Professor
- Chief Technology Officer for a Consulting Firm Our of St. Louis
Dr. Frey's research focuses on the prevention and treatment of young children with challenging behaviors in school settings.
Education
PhD, University of Denver, 2000
MSW, University of Michigan, 1994
BA, Rollins College, 1993
Andy Frey named Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare
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- Director, Strategic Communication and Marketing
- Director, Strategic Communication and Marketing / Dean
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- Recruitment and Admissions Manager
- Recruitment and Admissions Manager / Senior Program Manager, Student Support Services
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- Assistant Teaching Professor
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- Associate Teaching Professor
Anita Campbell has spent most of her physical therapy career in inpatient rehab with focus on neurologic injuries and diseases, wound care, post-acute burn care, and seating and positioning. She also has experience in the acute and long-term care settings that she brings into the classroom. She worked in a support and adjunct role with the University of Missouri Physical Therapy program for over seven years before joining the faculty full-time in 2015. Anita continues to practice in both inpatient and outpatient neurologic rehab in addition to her teaching responsibilities. She is passionate about challenging students to think critically and develop the clinical reasoning skills in order to better serve clients.
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- Assistant Professor
- Director of the Optimal Performance & Enhanced Neurorehabilitation
Dr. Boone's research focuses on reducing the functional, everyday impact of neurological conditions.
Dr. Boone is director of the Optimal Performance & Enhanced Neurorehabilitation (OPEN) Lab, which seeks to develop and evaluate clinically feasible assessments and interventions to support evidence-based neurorehabilitation. The ultimate goal of this research is to improve performance of meaningful everyday activities and quality of life for individuals with acquired brain injury (i.e. stroke, traumatic brain injury, cancer-related cognitive impairment). Specifically, the OPEN laboratory evaluates (1) psychometric properties of cognitive assessment tools, (2) efficacy of functional cognitive interventions in neurologic populations, and (3) optimization of rehabilitation interventions with non-invasive brain stimulation methods.
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- Student Support Specialist II
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- Assistant Professor
- Program Director
- BSW Program Director and Assistant Professor
Dr. Givens' research focuses on addressing the needs of justice-involved early adults.
Education
PhD, University of North Carolina, 2018
MSW, University of Arkansas, 2010
BA, Arkansas Tech University, 2008
Courses taught
Dr. Givens teaches courses in both the BSW and MSW programs. Courses taught include SW 4740, SW 8953, and SW 4770.
Education
Master of Arts in Audiology, University of Iowa
Bachelor of Liberal Studies, University of Iowa
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- Senior Business Support Specialist
- Senior Business Support Specialist / Dean
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- Student Support Specialist II
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- Student Support Specialist II
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- Senior Research Associate
- Senior Research Associate / Center for Health Policy
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- Department Chair and Teaching Professor
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- Associate
- Associate Teaching Professor and Director of Scholarly Activity
Brad W. Willis is an Associate Teaching Professor within the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Missouri. Mr. Willis graduated in 2008 with his MPT from the University of Missouri, and became a board certified clinical specialist in geriatric physical therapy in 2017. Previous clinical experiences primarily include the acute hospital and outpatient orthopedic settings. Mr. Willis has been involved within the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Missouri since 2009, before becoming a faculty member in 2015. Current teaching responsibilities include therapeutic exercise, and team-based learning centered coursework on medical/surgical conditions as well as geriatric and orthopedic rehabilitation. Mr. Willis is also enrolled in the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis Ph.D. program at the University of Missouri. Research interests include educational evaluation and assessment, injury prevention, health and wellness promotion, and motion analysis.
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- Public Health Department Chair and Professor
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- Assistant Teaching Professor
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- Assistant Clinical Professor
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- Radiography Program Director, Director of Graduate Studies and Teaching Professor
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- Student Service Coordinator
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- Associate Director of Academic Affairs and Associate Teaching Professor
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- Business Administration Manager I
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- Associate Teaching Professor
- Faculty Fellow for Undergraduate Research
- New Faculty Fellow
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- Strategic Communication & Marketing
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- Patient Service Representative
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- Adjunct Clinical Professor and Clinical Supervisor, Speech and Hearing Clinic
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- Assistant Teaching Professor
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- Lead Research Project Analyst
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- Director, Student Services
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- Assistant Clinical Professor
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- Associate Department Chair and Teaching Professor
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- Health Psychology Department Chair and Associate Professor
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- Assistant Teaching Professor
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- Assistant Clinical Professor
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- Assistant Clinical Professor
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- Associate Director, MHA Executive Program
Dean Hagglund is responsible for operating the school with a balanced budget. By seeking new and more diverse sources of revenue, the school's financial outlook has never been better.
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- Senior Student Support Specialist
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- Assistant Clinical Professor
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- Grants and Contracts Specialist
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- Research Project Analyst Lead
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- Coordinator of Student Access & Scholars Initiatives
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- Clinical Coordinator and Clinical Professor
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- Associate Teaching Professor
- Health Care Executive
Dr. Brian Hensel is an experienced health care executive with many years of service at several hospital-based health systems. His experience includes having responsibility for a range of post-acute, long-term, and end-of-life care services within vertically integrated, hospital-based health systems.
Dr. Hensel began his career in health administration after completing his master's degree in health administration at MU in 1987. He returned to Missouri in 2001 to complete a PhD focused in health communication from the Missouri School of Journalism (2005), followed by a National Library of Medicine Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Informatics (2005-08).
Dr. Hensel then accepted a Health and Aging Policy/American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship in the office of U.S. Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV of West Virginia (2008-09). In this position, he helped develop palliative care and advance planning legislation within the Accountable Care Act and health information technology legislation within the Recovery Act. After this, he served for four years as assistant professor of Health Services Administration in the Beacom School of Business at the University of South Dakota.
Dr. Hensel returned to Mizzou in January 2014. He teaches courses on the U.S. health system, health administration and health policy. His consulting and research interests include post-acute, long-term and end-of-life care, including the application of health informatics and media in these areas of health care.
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- Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor
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- Senior Program Manager, Student Support Services
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- Associate Department Chair and Clinical Professor
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- Lead Research Project Analyst
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- Assistant Professor
- Program Director
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- Adjunct Professor
- Associate
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- Senior Business Support Specialist
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- Associate Clinical Professor
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- Lead Research Project Analyst
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- Senior Academic Advisor, Master of Public Health
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- Assistant Teaching Professor
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- Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center Director and Associate Research Professor
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- Student Support Services Program Manager I
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- Associate Teaching Professor
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- Clinical Coordinator and Assistant Clinical Professor
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- Research Initiatives Liaison
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- Student Support Specialist II
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- Clinical Coordinator and Assistant Clinical Professor
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- Assistant Teaching Professor
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- Nuclear Medicine Program Director and Associate Teaching Professor
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- Director of Undergraduate Studies ( Department of Health Sciences ) and Associate Teaching Professor
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- Respiratory Therapy Program Director and Associate Clinical Professor
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- Assistant Clinical Professor
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- Senior Program and Project Support Coordinator
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- Director of Research Development
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- Assistant Extension Professor in Nutrition and Health Information
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- Assistant Teaching Professor
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- Senior Medical Director, Center for Health Policy
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- Assistant Teaching Professor
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- Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences Department Chair and Clinical Professor
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- Assistant Teaching Professor
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- Business Support Specialist
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- Business Support Specialist II
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- Business Support Specialist II
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- Associate Director of Research and Associate Professor
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- Associate Teaching Professor
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- Office Support Assistant IV
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- Associate Clinical Professor
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- Assistant Director of Human Resources
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- Associate Clinical Professor
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- Assistant Research Professor
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- Evaluation Specialist, MU Extension Health and Human Sciences
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- Assistant Clinical Professor
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- Assistant Teaching Professor
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- Associate Teaching Professor
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- Assistant Director for Extension Health and Human Services
Kristofer Hagglund, PhD, ABPP, has been the Dean of the School of Health Professions since 2013. Under his leadership, the school has continued its unmatched growth in student enrollment, increased high-demand program offerings, accelerated research productivity and affirmed SHP's commitment to improving the health and well-being of others through teaching, research and service.
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- Physical Therapy Department Chair and Teaching Professor
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- Adjunct Instructor and Clinical Instructor, Speech and Hearing Clinic
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- Assistant Clinical Professor
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- Clinical Professor
- Faculty Fellow for Interprofessional Education
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- Senior Business Support Specialist
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- Clinic Director and Associate Clinical Professor
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- Student Service Coordinator
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- Director of Clinical Education and Associate Clinical Professor
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- Assistant Director of Advising Operations
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- Associate Teaching Professor
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- Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health, MU Extension
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- Assistant Teaching Professor
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- Business Administration Manager II
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- Assistant Research Professor
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- Adjunct Instructor and Clinical Supervisor, Speech and Hearing Clinic
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- Program Manager, BHS in Public Health
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- Director of Advancement
- Director of Advancement / Dean
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- Assistant Teaching Professor
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- Associate Teaching Professor
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- Career Services Coordinator
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- Veterinary Public Health Emphasis Area Coordinator
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- Research Project Analyst Lead
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- Associate Teaching Professor
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- Assistant Clinical Professor
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- Associate Chair for Research in Occupational Therapy and Associate Professor
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- Assistant Teaching Professor
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- Assistant Teaching Professor
Remer, Mermelstein receive Social Work centennial impact awards
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- Robert G. Combs Language Preschool Director and Associate Clinical Professor
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- Assistant Clinical Professor and Co - Director of Internship Training
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- Assistant
- Assistant Dean
- Executive Assistant
- Senior Executive
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- Associate Clinical Professor Emerita
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- Director Program / Project Operations
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- Associate Clinical Professor
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- Assistant Director of Student Records and Systems
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- Senior Program / Project Support Coordinator
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- Senior Program / Project Support Coordinator
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- Program / Project Coordinator
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- Assistant Teaching Professor
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- Lead Research Project Analyst
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- OTA Program Director and Assistant Teaching Professor
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- Student Support Specialist II
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- Dean
- Senior Associate
- Senior Associate Dean and Professor
- Senior Associate Dean and Professor / Dean
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- Program Director and Professor
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- Assistant Teaching Professor and Internship Coordinator
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- Research / Lab Technician II
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- Assistant Teaching Professor
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- Director, Business Administration
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- Clinical Coordinator and Assistant Teaching Professor
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- Associate Department Chair and Teaching Professor
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- Department Chair and Associate Professor
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- Senior Business Support Specialist
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- Associate Clinical Professor
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- Field Education Director and Assistant Teaching Professor
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- Associate
- Associate Dean for Research
- Associate Dean for Research, Occupational Therapy Department Chair and Professor
- Editor in Chief of Occupational Therapy Journal
Dr. Wolf's research focuses on intervention to improve the lives of individuals who experience a neurological injury, such as stroke or cancer-related cognitive impairment.
Under the direction of Tim Wolf, associate dean, and Joe Sall, grants and contracts manager, the Office of Research assists College of Health Sciences faculty seeking internal and external project funding. We facilitate research within and across our departments as well as participation in interdisciplinary research across the university community.
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- Director of Advancement
- Director of Advancement / Dean
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- Adjunct Assistant Professor
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- Senior Student Services Coordinator
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- Director and Assistant Research Professor
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- Associate Professor
- Program Director
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- Director of Post Professional Education and Associate Clinical Professor
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- Academic Fieldwork Coordinator and Assistant Professor
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- Instructional Design Specialist, E - Learning
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- Software Support Analyst - Specialist