Health and Human Services News

What you need to know about brain injuries

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Dr. David Carr is an athletic training professor in the department of public health and sports medicine. He researches concussion rehabilitation, specifically in student–athletes.  

“Recovery takes a multimodal assessment, meaning you have to use multiple methods to determine where their problems are, where they lie,” Carr said. “You need to use a team approach of specialists. No one person can do it all.” 

Carr discusses more about concussions in March’s “Health Queries” episode.  

Listen to the episode

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month and National Athletic Training Month. 

View episode transcript.  

MCHHS allocates funding for student success projects

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The McQueary College of Health and Human Services at Missouri State University wants students to succeed — and have ample opportunity do so.

To push this effort forward, the college plans to allocate $240,000 during the 2021-22 academic year toward the MCHHS Student Success Innovative Project (MSSIP).

About the project

In fall 2020, MSU approved a $25 per credit hour fee for most MCHHS undergraduate courses. A portion of that fee will fund the MSSIP.

The college will put $120,000 toward projects submitted during the spring 2021 semester.

Outcomes for students include:

  • Educational opportunities.
  • Professional skill and career development.
  • Enhanced experiences relevant to diversity, equity, inclusion and/or cultural competence.
  • Enhanced inter-professional/cross-disciplinary experiences.

Submitting a project proposal

MCHHS staff, faculty, faculty teams, faculty with student contributors and students with faculty advisors are eligible to submit proposals to the MSSIP.

Application materials

The deadline for spring 2021 proposals is 6 p.m. April 2.

Submit completed applications and supporting materials via email to MSSIP@MissouriState.edu.

You have questions about the COVID-19 vaccines. We have answers.

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Dr. Amy Hulme has studied HIV/AIDS for most of her professional career.

A year ago, her virology research shifted when COVID-19 spread across the globe.

Hulme, assistant professor of biomedical sciences at Missouri State University, now spends much of her time reading data about the virus and the new vaccines created to fight it.

Common questions, expert answers

Hulme answers frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 vaccines in the new MCHHS podcast, Health Queries.

  1. COVID-19 Vaccine Episode Preview


“When I was teaching about COVID this summer, I was like, ‘Guys, a year to vaccine? That’s not going to happen,’” Hulme said. “But, everything worked along the way. Companies were building on technology that they had been working on for years. So even though approval has been fast, that’s because there was a lot of basic science research, and even clinical research, for years that got us to this point.”

The podcast is available on major streaming platforms.

View episode transcript.