College of Health News

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Faculty Spotlight: Carri Shamburger Earns Her Ph.D. and Continues Her Leadership in Dental Education

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Carri Shamburger is the Program Director for the Dental Hygiene Program at UAA and recently earned her Ph.D. in Psychology with a focus on Cognition and Learning, strengthening her commitment to advancing education and student success.

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Faculty Spotlight: Yvonne Chase shares journey into Human Services

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After serving a year as the President-elect of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Yvonne Chase is now the president. Dr. Chase shares some of her vibrant background in human services that led her to UAA.

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Faculty Spotlight: New NRC Co-Director, Vanessa Hiratsuka

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Vanessa Hiratsuka from CHD and Britteny Howell from DPHS are the new Co-Directors for UAA鈥檚 National Resource Center on Alaska Native Elders. Vanessa Hiratsuka shares her hopes for the center鈥檚 future.

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Faculty Spotlight: New NRC Co-Director, Britteny Howell

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Vanessa Hiratsuka from CHD and Britteny Howell from DPHS are the new Co-Directors for UAA鈥檚 National Resource Center on Alaska Native Elders. Britteny Howell shares her journey into geriatrics.

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Faculty Spotlight: Megan Bennett

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Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) term assistant professor Megan Bennett discusses her excitement about teaching courses for the AAS in Speech-Language Pathology Assistant, a new degree option within the SLP program, and being a new faculty member at UAA.