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Welcome to the School of Health Sciences!

Our mission is to facilitate a positive learning environment using evidence-based research and the application of knowledge to educate future professionals by promoting overall health and well-being. The office of the School of Health Sciences is housed in Nixson Hall, supporting our diverse undergraduate and graduate programs. 

Programs

  • Athletic Training

    Athletic Training

    Athletic trainers are health care professionals that work with physicians and other health care professionals to help individuals return safely to sport, recreational, or work activity. Athletic trainers typically work in places where physically active people are found, such as high schools, colleges and universities, professional sports, and many more.

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  • Exercise Science and Exercise Physiology

    Exercise Science and Exercise Physiology

    The Exercise Science/Physiology program is to promote the development of a healthy physically active lifestyle and prepare its graduates for teaching exercise science and fitness professions. Students will acquire knowledge of human movement, requisite skills and competencies in their area of specialization at the Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral levels.

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  • Health Education and Promotion

    Health Education and Promotion

    Health education is a social science that draws from the biological, environmental, psychological, physical and medical sciences to promote health and prevent disease, disability and premature death through education-driven voluntary behavior change activities.

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  • Sports Medicine

    Sports Medicine

    The B.S. degree in Sports Medicine focuses on the knowledge and skills that are required for sports medicine and athletic training professionals with specific coursework in anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, biomechanics, chemistry, physics, basics of sports medicine, and more.

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  • Nutrition and Dietetics

    Nutrition and Dietetics

    The Bachelor of Science in Nutrition provides students with a broad general education and a strong foundation in nutrition, dietetics and the sciences. The emphasis is integrating theory, research and application of knowledge to the profession of dietetics.

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  • Speech Pathology and Audiology

    Speech Pathology and Audiology

    The Speech Pathology & Audiology Program prepares students to diagnose, treat, and research communication disorders, and provide community service to individuals with communication disorders.

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Health Sciences Faculty & Student Highlights

Athletic Director Randale Richmond and Laurie Wagner on the court at a volleyball game.

EHHS Professor Laurie Wagner Named Most Valuable Professor

Health Sciences professor Laurie Wagner named Most Valuable Professor.

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Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics, Emily Baker.

EHHS Featured Faculty - Emily Baker

Emily Baker, a nutrition professor in the School of Health Sciences, answered 10 questions for the EHHS Featured Faculty series.

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Rachel Cummings and Jay Jonas

EHHS MVPs Announced

Congratulations to Rachel Cummings and Jay Jonas, instructors in the Athletic Training and Sports Medicine program, for being named Most Valuable Professors!

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Bruna Mussoi (left) and Angela Ridgel

Bruna Mussoi and Angela Ridgel Nominated as Featured Researchers

Congratulations to Bruna Mussoi, Ph.D. (pictured left), and Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., for being nominated as the fall 2023 Featured Researchers from the School of Health Sciences. 

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Speech Pathology professor, Lynn Berk.

EHHS Featured Faculty - Lynn Berk

Featured Faculty is a new series that poses 10 questions to EHHS professors who share their background, experiences, interests, and advice for students.

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Graduate Student Trustee of Kent State University Board of Trustees, Lara Boman.

EHHS Doctoral Student Joins Kent State's Board of Directors

EHHS is proud to announce that Health Sciences student Lara Boman, currently pursuing her doctorate in exercise physiology, was appointed to a two-year term as a Graduate Student Trustee of the Kent State University Board of Trustees.

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Lawrence Fung, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University, spoke at Kent State University on Friday, April 21.

Neurodiversity Research Initiative Begins New Lecture Series

Lawrence Fung, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University, spoke at Kent State University on Friday, April 21, for the inaugural Neurodiversity Research Initiative Invited Lectureship, sponsored by the new Neurodiversity Research Initiative. 

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