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Rutgers Expands Leadership in Interprofessional Education Through Innovative Greece Exchange

2026-01-23T16:02:09-05:00December 8, 2025|Tags: , , , |

Rutgers Expands Leadership in Interprofessional Education Through Innovative Greece Exchange Rutgers School of Health Professions (SHP) is pushing interprofessional education (IPE) to the forefront of health professions training with a new international program in Greece that brought Rutgers and Greek students together to study how communication, teamwork, and health systems differ across borders—and [...]

Researcher Awarded NIH Grant to Help Improve Pregnancy Health

2026-03-17T17:22:16-04:00December 8, 2025|Tags: , |

Researcher Awarded NIH Grant to Help Improve Pregnancy Health Shristi Rawal, associate professor in the Department of Clinical and Preventive Nutrition Sciences, has received a two-year, $406,531 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the first phase of a five-year project grant totaling $1.26 million. Shristi Rawal The project will develop [...]

SHP Faculty Member Honored as Champion in Global Health

2026-01-23T16:02:28-05:00December 8, 2025|Tags: , |

SHP Faculty Member Honored as Champion in Global Health For his commitment to advancing health equity from Newark to Ghana, Joachim Sackey, a faculty member at Rutgers School of Health Professions, has been named a 2025 Champion in Global Health by the Rutgers Global Health Institute. Joachim Sackey The annual award [...]

$2.8 Million Grant Will Help Train Professionals Supporting Young Adults with Disabilities

2026-03-17T17:22:33-04:00December 8, 2025|Tags: , , |

$2.8 Million Grant Will Help Train Professionals Supporting Young Adults with Disabilities Tameika Minor Tameika Minor and Aubrey Daniels, assistant professors in the Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions, have received a $2.84 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Rehabilitation Services Administration to launch the FuturePath: Transition [...]

Researchers Win NIH Grant to Develop Wellness App for Children with Down Syndrome

2026-01-23T15:58:37-05:00December 7, 2025|Tags: , , , |

Researchers Win NIH Grant to Develop Wellness App for Children with Down Syndrome SHP researchers from two departments have teamed up to secure a two-year, $431,750 federal grant to develop an innovative mobile app that helps children and teens with Down syndrome build healthier routines at home.The award from the National Institutes of Health [...]

SHP Secures $875,000 Grant to Strengthen the Behavioral Health Workforce

2026-03-17T17:22:50-04:00December 7, 2025|Tags: , |

SHP Secures $875,000 Grant to Strengthen the Behavioral Health Workforce Nora Barrett, vice chair and associate professor in the Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions, has been awarded a five-year, $875,000 undergraduate education in rehabilitation services grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The funding will support tuition scholarships for students pursuing [...]