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Q + A with new Dental Hygiene Department Chair Chad Webb 

erj92 | August 19, 2026

This summer, NAU’s College of Health and Human Services welcomed the new Chair of the Department of Dental Hygiene, Chad Webb. We sat down with him to hear his goals for the program, advice for future dental hygienists, and his career from the clinic to the classroom. … Read more
Chad Web and his wife in front of health professions building.

NAU researchers studying if an AI chatbot can be used for health coaching with students

admin | August 3, 2026

NAU researchers within the Department of Health Sciences are investigating whether an AI chatbot could be used for student health coaching. Through NAU’s College of Health and Human Services, students studying in health fields coach other students, staff, and faculty through the University Nutrition and Coaching (UCAN) program. A recent research project aims to see if AI models could supplement this care approach… Read more

Flagstaff highschoolers learn about health professions in new NAU camp | Arizona Daily Sun

admin | July 27, 2026

The Arizona Daily Sun recently highlighted one of NAU’s new summer camps designed to encourage local high school students into discovering in-demand healthcare careers they may have never explored. Students spent a full week attending the first Health Careers Immersion and Skills Camp hosted by NAU’s own College of Health and Human Services where they were exposed to the colleges specialized programs including occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech language pathology… Read more
NAU CHHS camp picture

CHHS camps creating communication, confidence, and connection

admin | July 20, 2026

Do you know that NAU hosts over 17,000 campers at nearly 100 different summer camps every year? Camp Chit Chat and Reading Between the Pines are two of them, unique in that they transform therapy into adventure, giving children who struggle with communication the chance to build skills through activities… Read more
Grad student works with child at CSD camp.

Motivating Speech-Language Pathologists to Stay Where They Train

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School districts in rural communities continue to face shortages of speech-language pathologists (SLPs), limiting many students’ access to crucial care. A recent ASHA Leader article by NAU’s own Jeff Meeks, EdD, CCC-SLP, highlights how speech-language pathology assistants (SLPAs), working under the supervision of licensed SLPs, are helping expand access to care by supporting underserved schools… Read more
SLPs reading and talking together.

Mesa student awarded full ride scholarship

admin | July 16, 2026

Northern Arizona University Foundation, in partnership with Univision Arizona, announces that first-generation student Itzel Perez Lillos, ’30, from Mesa, Arizona’s Dobson High School, is the second recipient of the “Tu Futuro” (“Your Future”) scholarship program… Read more
Mesa student wins full ride scholarship and holds check.