Title: The State of College of Health and Human Services2008
1The State of College of Health and Human
Services2008
- delivering academic, research, and service
excellence in our communities
2Happy Birthday CHHS 2 Years Old!
3The CHHS Picture - Our Students
- Student Enrollment
- Fall 2008 1836 and still counting at
- 111 of enrollment target
- Fall 2007 1831 (33.8 grad compared to
- 36.1 for the University)
- Fall 2006 1602
- Fall 2005 1396
- Fall 2004 1426
- Fall 2003 1156
4Faculty Awards and Honors 2007-08
- Dr. Pam Cangelosi, School of Nursing, named a
2008 recipient of the University Teaching
Excellence Award - Dr. Sue Durham, School of Nursing, awarded the
2008 CHHS Habit of Excellence Award - Dr. Lynn Gerber, Center for the Study of Chronic
Illness and Disability, named a Mason University
Professor, the highest honor awarded by the
University to distinguished faculty members
5Honored Faculty
- Dr. Joyce Hahn, School of Nursing, has been
appointed by Governor Kaine to the Virginia Board
of Nursing - Dr. Emily Ihara, Department of Social Work,
selected as NIH trainee for the Collaborative
Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys - Dr. Ann Maradiegue, School of Nursing, was
inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of
Nurse Practitioners
6Honored Faculty
- Mr. Jay Shiver, Department of Health
Administration and Policy, was appointed a Life
Fellow of the American College of Healthcare
Executives. - Dr. Jennie Wu, School of Nursing, received two
awards for enabling nursing reform (practice and
education) in China. The first from Beijing
University Hospital Administration recognized her
efforts to enable adoption of the nursing process
and nursing outcomes in nursing practice. The
second award from the Beijing Medical Education
Association recognized her 17 years of dedicated
service to nursing reform in China.
7Honored Students and Alumni
- Sara Lash, Health Administration and Policy, was
selected as one of 10 students nationwide to
receive a David A. Winston Health Policy
Scholarship - Sarah Day, Global and Community Health, received
the annual Photography Award from the Global
Health Council for her work in Africa
8Honored Students and Alumni
- Dr. Karen Drenkard and Dr. Barbara Hatcher, PhD
School of Nursing, have been selected for
induction in the American Academy of Nursing. Dr.
Drenkard is Director of the Magnet Recognition
Program of the American Nursing Association and
Dr. Hatcher is Director of Scientific and
Professional Affairs at the American Public
Health Association. - Leigh Traylor, School of Nursing, was the Mason
spotlighted alum in June 9, 2008 issue of
Newsweek for our Think. Learn. Succeed national
press series
9Major (100K) Grants and Contracts by CHHS PIs
in 2007-08
- Dr. Lynn Gerber, Center for the Study of Chronic
Illness and Disability, funded by National
Science Foundation for Research and
Instrumentation and by the National Institutes
of Health for Assessment of Relationships Between
Disability, Function, and Work Loss - Dr. Randy Keyser, Center for the Study of Chronic
Illness and Disability, funded by the National
Institutes of Health for Rehabilitation of
Persons with Pulmonary Hypertension
10Major (100K) Grants and Contracts by CHHS PIs
in 2007-08
- Dr. Jack Hadley, Health Administration and
Policy, funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
for study of Medical Spending and the Health of
the Elderly - Dr. Mark Meiners, Department of Health
Administration and Policy, funded by Alliance
Healthcare Foundation for study of Outcomes of
Elderly and Disabled Patient. - Dr. Teresa Panniers, School of Nursing, funded by
Health Resources and Services Administration for
advanced education nursing traineeship.
11CHHS Budget 2004-2009
12School of Nursing
- Clarify and refine research foci to guide faculty
recruitment, graduate program development, and
research productivity - Enhanced delivery via distance education and
increase enrollment especially in graduate
studies - Revise and resubmit proposal to SCHEV for
Doctorate of Nursing Practice - Increase interdisciplinary collaborations in
research, practice, and education
13- Department of Social Work
- 1. Begin offering Clinical Concentration in the
MSW program - 2. Launch the new dual degree program with ICAR
- Offer 1st online course this year with two new
courses to be developed during the AY - Prepare BSW and MSW programs for accreditation
- Continue development of new PhD in Social work
- 6. Obtain scholarship support for Social Work
students
14Department of Health Administration and Policy
- Prepare for the accreditation visit of the
graduate program in Health Systems Management
program - Co-offer a new MPH w/ Dept. of Global and
Community Health Develop a collaborative degree
with the School of Public Policy for Health
Policy (CHHS) and Medical Policies and Practice
(SPP) Develop joint degree in Health Informatics
with the Volgenau School - Established GMU chapter of National Upsilon Phi
Delta student honor society in health
administration and policy for AY 08-09 - Expand community service/outreach activities in
community health services planning, medical
practice management, health policy
15Global and Community Health
- Obtain MPH approval by SCHEV and initiate CEPH
accreditation procedures for MPH - Recruit an additional Epidemiologist for program
maturation and growth - Finalize evaluation plan of graduate and
undergraduate programs in preparation for SACS
accreditation - Develop scholarship fund for student travel
- Continue to strengthen regional and global
research activities among faculty and students -
16Center for the Study of Chronic Illness and
Disability
- Implement new graduate certificate in
Rehabilitation Science - Mature Research Programs in
- - study of mechanisms of rehabilitation in
pulmonary hypertension - - models of disability and influence of
vocational rehabilitation in US veterans
population - - impact of surveillance and early intervention
in treatment - of lymphedema in women with breast cancer
- Utilize new laboratory for measuring aerobic
capacity (4th floor Robinson Hall) and
established upper extremity laboratory (in
Research I) with Dept of Computer Science - 4. Implement MOU with Inova to develop and manage
Outcomes Measurement Center at Fairfax Inova
Hospital
17Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics
- 1. Implement Health Policy and Ethics Speaker
Series to host nationally known policy experts of
interest to a wide audience within and outside
GMU - 2. Recruit new CHPRE Center Director for Fall
2009 - 3. Obtain extramural grant support to expand
Center visibility and reputation - 4. Engage CHPRE affiliate faculty in a range of
planned Center activities and exchanges this
coming academic year including recruitment of
new Center Director -
18Office of Business Development
- Assist in building systems that support growth in
academic programs - Grow contract course offerings in all units
- Balance customer needs with resources to support
on-site, on-ground, online menu of academic
offerings - Provide internal marketing events to support
relationships within the College and University - Increase visibility in targeted markets
- Manage tracking to improve customer service and
effective progression of students
19Academic Affairs and the Office of Student
Affairs
- Streamline process for graduate admissions and
undergraduate admission to nursing major - Increase and improve student recruitment
- Improve advisement coordination between Student
Affairs and academic units - Make better use of college website for
communicating with students - Improve compliance with university curriculum
policies - Clarify scheduling procedures and improve
coordination between Academic Affairs and the
academic units - Revise CHHS Faculty handbook
- Work with CHHS units for PTR guidelines
- Improve mentoring of tenure track and term faculty
20CHHS Office of Development
- 1. Maintain strong relationships with CHHS
- Alumni and Alumni Chapter Board
- 2. Begin next comprehensive campaign for Mason
with priority goals for CHHS participation
focusing on needs of students and faculty
21Office of Research and Program Evaluation
- 1. Provide College leadership for SACS
accreditation activity - 2. Increase quality and quantity of faculty
publications and funding proposals - 3. Create visibility for faculty research and
scholarly activities - 4. Facilitate a culture of scholarly inquiry and
participation among CHHS faculty and
graduate/undergraduate students across academic
units and programs
22Strategic Goals for the College for 2008 09
- Participate in University-wide SACS accreditation
activity and 2014 strategic planning process - 2. Reward faculty who exhibit genuine excellence
in teaching, research, and/ or practice/service
assignments - 3. Continue program growth in the strategic
directions (Public Health and Rehabilitation
Science) outlined in the 2005 Health Commission
Report begin planning for Department of
Nutrition - Conduct a CHHS-based faculty practice pilot for
the University Faculty Practice Plan - 5. Begin migration this year to a 21st century
electronic data storage and retrieval environment
for faculty performance, research, and graduate
student tracking - two year implementation
project with ITE, College of Science, and CHHS