Nutrition -- Uses evidence-based practice to improve the lives of others, educate and prepare clinical and public health professionals to teach, conduct health science and nutrition research, and practice in an inter-disciplinary environment. Areas of focus include nutrition epidemiology, medical nutrition therapy, and public health/community nutrition. Graduates may find career opportunities in academia, public health organizations, and the healthcare industry.

 

Occupational Therapy -- Prepares students to improve human lives through innovations in evidence-based clinical practice and research, delivery of health services in interprofessional settings, unique community programming and interventions, and advocacy and leadership in occupational therapy and rehabilitation in general.

 

Translational Rehabilitation Science -- Prepares students to discover and disseminate rehabilitation knowledge and improve the quality of life, participation, health, performance, and well-being of people with and without disabilities. Students become leaders and researchers in academia, industry, and clinical environments to transform the science and practice of rehabilitation by translating basic scientific knowledge into clinical rehabilitation studies and practice.

 

Cardiopulmonary Care -- Trains students as leaders in the cardiopulmonary field overall and specifically with a focus on advancing the scientific field of respiratory therapy, educating the next generation of respiratory therapists, and leading healthcare organizations. The training will consist of advanced respiratory therapy and cardiopulmonary care practice, research, education, statistics, and leadership. This concentration also provides training in professional development and dissertation research on health sciences with a focus on cardiopulmonary care. Graduates of this program can expect to find career opportunities in private and public healthcare leadership, academic appointments, and scientific advisors for medical and pharmaceutical companies.