Interdisciplinary Health Professions

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Chair: Paul E. Priester, professor, Ph.D., Loyola University Chicago

Graduate Faculty 

Daniel L. Boutin, associate professor, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Shondra Clay, assistant professor, Ph.D., University of Illinois
Bryan K. Dallas, associate professor, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Abdoulaye Diallo, associate professor, Ph.D., Michigan State University
Melani Duffrin, professor, Ph.D., Ohio University
Beverly Henry, professor, Ph.D., Loyola University Chicago
Amanda K. McCarthy, associate professor, Ed.D., Northern Illinois University
Kathryn Mazurek, assistant professor, Ph.D., University of Illinois
Paul E. Priester, professor, Ph.D., Loyola University Chicago, chair
Nahal Salimi, assistant professor, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale

NOTE: Faculty for the Ph.D. in Health Sciences include graduate faculty members from across the College of Health and Human Sciences.

The School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions offers majors in Health Sciences at both the master’s and doctoral levels, and Rehabilitation Counseling master’s program. The M.S. degree program in health sciences prepares students for leadership roles in health-related professions. Throughout this 30-semester-hour program, students learn about interdisciplinary communication skills, health-services quality measurement, culturally aware leadership and evidence-based analysis in order to effectively work in professional and academic environments. The Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences emphasizes an interprofessional orientation to research and practice. It seeks to educate students from a wide range of disciplines to teach, conduct research and practice in an ever more complex interprofessional world; it also seeks to respond to an increasing demand for faculty and practitioners who are prepared to function in fields grounded in information-driven, evidence-based practice. The rehabilitation counseling (M.S.) curriculum prepares students for careers as entry-level rehabilitation counselors. The course offerings support academic preparation for careers in both public and private settings of vocational rehabilitation programs. The M.S. in rehabilitation counseling is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and is designed to meet the academic and experiential requirements of the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor credential awarded by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC).

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