Category: College of Health and Human Services

NAU Nursing expands to North Valley campus

mem2 | May 8, 2023

NAU is on the forefront of tackling our extreme nursing shortages. The expansion of our accelerated nursing program to North Valley is one example of how we are working to get more well-prepared nurses from all backgrounds into the Arizona communities that desperately need them… Read more

The main entrance of N A U's North Valley campus.

“The world needs more people like you.”

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OTs are health care professionals who work with people to help them find ways of participating in the activities that are most meaningful to their lives, such as bathing, driving, dressing, feeding and mobility… Read more

Two Athletic Training students practicing on another student.

Casual Conversation Leads to Meaningful Interprofessional Research

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This project highlights the importance of interprofessional collaboration, whether formally organized or through casual conversation between friends… Read more

Students learn how to use the dental x-ray machine.

NAU receives $6.4M grant to train nurses in effort to address statewide shortage

mem2 | February 1, 2023

“At NAU, we are committed to ensuring students are prepared to enter the nursing workforce our state so desperately needs,” said NAU President José Luis Cruz Rivera… Read more

Three nursing students sit at a picnic table at N A U's Yuma campus.

NAU Professor and UA Med Student Team Up for Stroke Research

mem2 | January 27, 2023

Our research gives, for the first time, an understanding that if a patient has better mobility and better self-care, there is a correlation with their likelihood of returning home… Read more

Outside of the building at one of N A U's statewide campus locations.

Yuma Grown | New NAU Program Created Through Grassroots Advocacy

mem2 | January 25, 2023

While school districts nationwide face a similar shortage of SLPs, Kaste says Yuma’s needs were particularly desperate… Read more

Three students walk and talk around the N A U Yuma campus.

Dr. Corey Oshikoya Featured on 3TV

mem2 | January 23, 2023

Dr. Corey Oshikoya, Instructor Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, was recently interviewed by 3TV regarding Northern Arizona University’s Athletic Training Program… Read more

A trainer points to the tip of someone's shoe.

Dr. Anna Sosa Featured on ABC 15 and AZ Parenting Magazine

mem2 | January 19, 2023

Communication Sciences and Disorders Department Chair, Dr. Anna Sosa, PhD, CCC-SLP, spoke recently to ABC 15 about the best toys for children’s development… Read more

Dr. Anna Sosa and a toddler sit facing each other on a play mat.

Excellence on Display as NAU’s Occupational Therapy Program Receives 10-Year Reaccreditation

mem2 | January 13, 2023

The OT program at NAU is Arizona’s only public and nonprofit graduate OT program, which means reaccreditation is particularly valuable to the healthcare system and communities served statewide… Read more

Students conversing at a desk in an N A U classroom.

“Go Baby Go” Gets Going

mem2 | January 3, 2023

Analu cannot walk and like most children with such physical limitations, she does not have a power wheelchair… Read more