CHHS researchers recognized at spring convocation luncheon
Members of CHHS faculty were invited to a luncheon to recognize the external research funding that they have brought to the University. Specifically, these researchers were the primary or co-primary investigator on projects that have brought $1 million or more into the University over the last five years.
The following faculty and staff in the College of Health and Human Services were recognized for their excellence in research and discovery:
- Dawn Anderson, Blindness and Low Vision Studies
- Connie Black-Pond, Unified Clinics
- Jim Henry, School of Social Work
- Yvette Hyter, Speech Pathology and Audiology
- Dae Shik Kim, Blindness and Low Vision Studies
- Nickola Nelson, Speech Pathology and Audiology
- Margaret Richardson, Unified Clinics
- Robert Wall Emerson, Blindness and Low Vision Studies
- Jennipher Wiebold, Blindness and Low Vision Studies
A number of large grants have come in to CHHS faculty during the current academic year. Recipients of those grants can look forward to this sort of recognition during the coming years.
During the December 2015 State of the College event, JoAnne McFarland O'Rourke reported that projected awards for CHHS will reach more than $5.5 million for the fiscal year. Researchers from the college are submitting more proposals and receiving more awards than ever before. And the percentage of WMU's external funding brought in by the College of Health and Human Services is trending up as well.