School of Education, Health and Human Behavior

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB) and the Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) School of Education are partnering with colleges and universities across the state to provide high impact tutoring that supports students whose learning has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Illinois Tutoring Initiative program, overseen by the Illinois Board of Higher Education, will focus on school districts disproportionately af...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has presented its 2022-24 Hoppe Research Professor Award to Elizabeth McKenney, PhD, associate professor in the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior’s Department of Psychology.

Her research project entitled, “Advocating for socially just multi-tiered systems of support: School psychologists’ skills and needs”, will advance school psychologists’ understanding of effective advocacy toward the goa...

First came the lesson, then the application and the result was freshly brushed and polished teeth. Bright Smiles Mobile Dental, of Swansea, concluded its services to more than 60 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) students on Friday, April 22. 

“We have to report to the state regarding students’ physical, vision and dental exams,” said CHS nurse Marquita Holton, LPN, who contacted and coordinated the dental visits. “We...

It has become another divisive subject in American politics and culture, so much so that legislation and other measures have been taken in more than 40 states to ban or restrict the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT). 

This recent body of scholarship interrogates the role of race and racism in society and how it impacts U.S. systems and structures. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville CRT scholars, like their colleagues across the country, are not only persuaded of its validity bu...

The 92-year-old Holocaust survivor, former Afghanistan Peace Corps director and strategic planning consultant has seen many parts of the world like France, China, Belgrade and Moscow. But for Walter Blass, one of the best places to be is in front of a class teaching – and he will travel the globe to do it. 

Blass arrived in Springfield on Sunday, April 3 for his Southern Illinois University (SIU) System campus visits. He toured and delivered presentations at SIU School of Medicine in...

The biggest takeaway for the high schooler was how to conduct himself in a college course. Davieon Baker, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center’s Upward Bound (UB) EC/BEM student, was one of 15 scholars enrolled in SIUE’s inaugural course, “UNIV 113: Topics in Early College Exploration.” 

“Topics in Early College Exploration” is taught by its creator, Makesha Harris Lee, EdD, director of SIUE’s CORE T.E.A.M. (College ...

A state-of-the-art robot dog, Bode, made an appearance and garnered much attention and applause during the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School’s (CHS) STEAM Day on Monday, March 21. 

The SIUE School of Engineering (SOE) brought Bode to kick off the day of activities and games featuring science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM). 

“Our main objective is to get CHS students excited about engineering,” said S...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has launched a convenient new online degree completion program in psychology to prepare individuals to pursue careers in both the private and public sectors. 

Individuals with an associate degree can complete a bachelor’s in just two years through high quality, accelerated study that builds knowledge and skills in mental processes and behavior, psychological issues and human potential.

Graduates will be prepared to pursue careers in a variet...

For college athletes, understanding nutrition and making healthy food choices can have a significant impact on their athletic performance. College is also a time when many student-athletes are living on their own for the first time and making their own meals.

To educate student-athletes about healthy eating for enhancing athletic performance, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Department of Applied Heath have partnered on a sports nutri...

Some of the most important learning can occur outside of the classroom. Examples of such will be given during the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) Midday Speaker Series, which began Monday, March 14. 

SIUE’s CORE T.E.A.M. (College Readiness: Transition, Engage, Achieve and Mentor) Department is presenting a speaker series featuring SIUE student leaders, according to Fannie Acoff, CORE T.E.A.M. program coordinator. The presentations, w...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville summer session 2022 offers a quality education that features flexibility and convenience. SIUE offers nearly 1,000 summer classes, including online and on-ground options.

Registration begins Monday, March 28 at siue.edu/summer/apply-or-register.

A variety of introductory general education, required upper-division classes and graduate seminars are offered during summer session. Classes begin Monday, May 9.

“Summer session offers flexibility, a ch...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education, Health and Human Behavior is offering a fully online synchronous option for students seeking a master’s in kinesiology with a specialization in exercise and sport psychology. Beginning in fall 2022, this online synchronous program will be the first of its kind in the country and will supplement the existing traditional and hybrid program options available through the Department of Applied Health.

“The online synchron...

Known for writing with alarming brilliance, artistic prowess and riveting relevance that captures young adult audiences worldwide, New York Times Best Selling and award-winning author Tiffany D. Jackson held a series of presentations and book signings on Monday, Feb. 28 for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) students. 

The critically-acclaimed author of more than 12 books has received awards for her young adult novels, Allegedly, Monday&#8217...

One encounter with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Rachel Tennial, PhD, is all it takes to become motivated by her brightness. An assistant professor of psychology, Tennial is an “SIUE Difference Maker” who brings an ethic of care to her teaching.

“Leading with care and concern for students as humans and individuals is one of the most important things I should be doing as an educator,” shared Tennial, who joined the SIUE School of Education, Health an...

“Within the Black community, mental health is seen as a weakness. There are so many barriers that keep the community from wanting to seek this help. Everyone’s mental health matters. We deserve to feel mentally happy and whole inside.”

These words from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior public health major Jordan Washington pinpoint one of the reasons why the Association for the Study of African American Life and History established Black Health and Wellness as t...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is introducing three new concurrent degree programs to provide students with greater opportunities for learning and career advancement in the health sciences while saving time and money.

The new concurrent degree programs, which will begin in fall 2022, include:

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (MSPS)
• PharmD and Master of Public Health (MPH)
• MPH and Master of Business Administration (MBA)

“Today'...

The Edwardsville Rotary Club donated $2,620 in support of SIUE’s Speech-Language-Hearing (SLH) Center. SLH Center Clinical Coordinator Jaime Henderson accepted the donation on behalf of SIUE. She expressed her excitement and extended appreciation noting the ways in which graduate student clinicians benefit from the applied learning opportunities the center provides.

Details of the community presentation were posted Thursday, Jan. 20 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer.  ...

A common question among these high school male students has been about money – how to make it, invest it and develop financial stability. In response, stock investor Alfonso Pugh, of Denver, Colo., spoke virtually Friday, Jan. 21 to the Black Gentleman Entering Manhood (GEMs) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS). 

Pugh, also a self-ascribed serial entrepreneur and former Houston Texans football player, presented “Lessons in Stock...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Master of Science in Kinesiology with a specialization in Exercise and Sport Psychology has been ranked 17^th in the nation on Sports Degrees Online’s 2022 Sport Psychology Master’s Program Rankings list. 

“It is an honor to be recognized among other reputable universities and programs,” said Ben Webb, PhD, associate professor and director of the exercise and sport psychology graduate program. “It is a testament...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Jeffrey Waple, PhD, has appointed Terrence S. McTier Jr., PhD, as the Interim Dean of Students, effective Monday, Jan. 24. The search for a permanent Associate Vice Chancellor/Dean of Students will launch in February.

“The Dean of Students role is critical to the institution, serving as an advocate and resource for students and their families, as well as a compliance specialist who ensures student adherence to c...

Junior Courtney Vollmer, of Troy, is the recipient of the fall 2021 Faculty & Collective Bargaining scholarship from the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Staff Senate.

“I would like to thank all the members of the Staff Senate for making this scholarship possible,” said Vollmer, an elementary education major from the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior. “This scholarship will allow me to continue my education and become a teacher.” Vollmer is the daug...

It only takes one educator to make a world of difference in the life of a student, according to Principal Baruti Kafele, award-winning educator and best-selling author. 

Kafele returned, via Zoom on Thursday, Jan. 13, to the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) with inspiration to stay the course and look for ways to progress in reaching, motivating and educating students.

Kafele, who calls himself “America’s Principal” and a...

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB) has developed two post-baccalaureate certificates focused on public health. Beginning in summer 2023, the Department of Applied Health will offer certificates in public health emergency preparedness infectious disease outbreaks and surveillance and in global public health.

A post-baccalaureate certificate provides in-depth training that leads to a specifi...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville continued its fall 2021 commencement exercises on Saturday, Dec. 18 with three in-person ceremonies at the Vadalabene Center’s First Community Arena. Chancellor Randy Pembrook conferred degrees upon the Class of 2021.

At 9 a.m., undergraduate students from the School of Business and the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior were honored. Student speaker Tonja Spires, who earned a bachelor’s in exercise science, shared her personal j...

Graduate students at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville are working with athletes locally and around the world to support their mental and emotional needs and help them reach their performance goals. The collaboration is a key part of the new Counseling Skills in Sport Psychology course offered in the Department of Applied Health for students pursuing a master’s in kinesiology with a concentration in exercise and sport psychology. 

Combining classroom-based and experiential le...