Tag: Waters College of Health Professions

Georgia Southern professor proposes new framework for aging

Georgia Southern University Professor of Kinesiology Li Li, Ph.D., has spent decades studying this question, specifically how movement contributes to health and quality of life. In his recently published research essay, “Movement span: Extending the discourse on aging beyond life span and health span,” he proposes a new dimension of aging: movement span.

Georgia Southern names Devita Stallings inaugural associate dean for nursing and director of School of Nursing

Devita T. Stallings, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, has been named the inaugural associate dean for nursing and director of the School of Nursing in the Waters College of Health Professions.

Georgia Southern students gain experience in mass casualty emergency simulation

Georgia Southern University health care students experienced emergency medicine from a different perspective, stepping into the roles of patients, triage nurses and worried family members, during a simulated mass casualty emergency.

Georgia Southern University continues to address critical health care needs with new Physician Assistant Program

Physician assistant employment in Georgia is projected to grow by 32% over a 10-year span through 2032.

A research first through the Waters College of Health Professions gives physical therapists a new resource in assessing and treating patients

A new study from Georgia Southern University’s Waters College of Health Professions (WCHP) identifies crucial baseline data for single-leg bridge in healthy adults.

Georgia Southern to host inaugural Tactical and Occupational Performance Conference

The inaugural Tactical and Occupational Performance Conference (TOPCON), will bring military personnel, first responders and human performance professionals to Savannah June 15-17 for a multi-day event focused on operational readiness.

New research examines how position and injury affect heart rate variability in NCAA football players during preseason training

New research suggests that the body’s response to workloads may vary depending on an athlete’s position on the field.

Georgia Southern graduate’s journey from caregiver to mammographer 

It was Olivia Ortiz’s mother’s breast cancer journey that inspired her radiologic studies.

A Heart for Service, a Spirit for Sport: nursing graduate soars at Georgia Southern

Barrett, of New Hampshire, was looking for a college with a top-tier cheer program and a rigorous nursing program. That’s how she found Georgia Southern.