Allied Health Professions (AH–)

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Admission to the majors in clinical laboratory sciences and in health sciences/physical therapy in the School of Allied Health Professions is limited. See “Limited Admissions and Limited Retention Requirements” in the front part of this catalog.

The School of Allied Health Professions offers majors in clinical laboratory sciences, health education, health sciences (the undergraduate component of the physical therapy program), public health, and minors in health education and public health. The school also offers baccalaureate degree completion for people with an Associate of Applied Science degree in specific health-related areas.

Majors in the School of Allied Health Professions who are preparing for professional practice may be dismissed from a program on the basis of either academic deficiencies or nonprofessional performance. Specific criteria relating to these areas are made known to each student at the time the professional phase of a program is initiated.

Allied Health Professions Faculty

Ellen Parham, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, professor emeritus, interim chair
Mary Jo Blaschak, Ph.D., Northwestern University, associate professor
Ngoyi Bukonda, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, associate professor
James R. Ciesla, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, associate professor
Sarah Conklin, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, associate professor
Carolinda Douglass, Ph.D., RAND Graduate School of Policy Studies, associate professor
Jeanne M. Isabel, M.S.Ed., Northern Illinois University, associate professor
Arlene Keddie, Ph.D., University of Texas, assistant professor
Daniel Klein, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, associate professor
Nancy A. Nuzzo, Ph.D., University of Illinois, associate professor
Angela Odoms-Young, Ph.D., Cornell University, assistant professor
William A. Oleckno, H.S.D., Indiana University, Distinguished Teaching Professor, emeritus
Judith Rabak-Wagener, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, associate professor
Sherilynn F. Spear, Ph.D., University of Iowa, professor emeritus
Tomas Tamulis, Ph.D., University of South Florida, assistant professor
Maribel Valle, Ph.D., University of Ilinois, Chicago, assistant professor
Gail S. Williams, Ph.D., Rush Graduate College, associate professor

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