CHHS News

Apr 2nd, 2023

The WKU CHHS InterProfessional Education (IPE) workgroup will host a panel discussion about end of life, ethics, and the New York Times Bestseller book "When Breath Becomes Air" by Paul Kalanithi.

Mar 23rd, 2023

WKU College of Health and Human Services Women’s History Month Tribute, Then and Now: Female Leaders in the School of Kinesiology, Recreation & Sport with a Spotlight on Dr. Paula Upright.

Mar 22nd, 2023

The Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions announced 21 members selected to participate in its 2023 Leadership Development Program, including Dr. Kimberly Green of WKU College of Health and Human Services.

Mar 20th, 2023

Three faculty members from the WKU College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) were selected to attend the Research Capacity Building Workshop of the University of Cincinnati, Education and Research Center (UC ERC).

Mar 10th, 2023

WKU College of Health and Human Services faculty members Dr. Rachel Tinius, Dr. Maire Blankenship, and Dr. Heather Payne-Emerson are collaborating on a recently funded project through the Kentucky IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence.

Mar 1st, 2023

Dr. Qingfang Song, Associate Professor of Child and Family Services at Western Kentucky University, was recently selected to receive a grant through the Kentucky IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (KY INBRE).

Feb 27th, 2023

Dr. Jay Gabbard, Professor of Social Work at WKU, recently was elected Chair of the Board of Directors of Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society, International. Phi Alpha is the only national honor society for undergraduate and graduate social work students.

Feb 23rd, 2023

In conjunction with the American Heart Association, the South-Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is participating in a community outreach program to teach hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to elementary students.

Feb 22nd, 2023

Students, faculty, and alumni of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in the WKU College of Health and Human Services were recently recognized at the 2023 annual convention of the KY Speech-Language Hearing Association in Lexington, KY.

Jan 26th, 2023

WKU's College of Health and Human Services is proud to announce the recipients of the 2022-2023 Faculty Excellence Awards.