Stories
Harris College Students Shine at Annual Research Conference
Harris College students showcased their research excellence at the annual Student Research Conference, celebrating innovation and academic achievement across the health sciences. The event featured a number of student presentations, from the impact of recess to the impact of COVID-19 on mental health. Each project reflected deep dedication, rigorous research and unique perspectives on today’s pressing health challenges.
Inaugural Harris College Student Research Conference a Success
The HCNHS Boller Competition is an event where Harris College students in the John V. Roach Honors College present research conducted with a faculty mentor and student poster presentations highlight undergraduate and graduate student research within Harris College.
TCU Presents Winner of the DAISY in Training Award(TM)
TCU Nursing senior Geo Martinez was nominated by Abell-Hanger Professor of Gerontological Nursing Dennis Cheek, Ph.D., for his action in helping another TCU student with a hypoglycemic episode, and adjunct professor Haley Trainer, MSN, RN, nominated him for his work in the labor and delivery (L&D) clinical rotation at Texas Health Resources in Fort Worth.
SAGE Advice: Students Collaborate and Learn in Interprofessional Program
SAGE is part of TCU’s Interprofessional Education, Research and Practice Initiative, IPREP. This is a unique opportunity for collaboration between students from various backgrounds and disciplines to create solutions for healthier communities and safer health care systems.
Making Movement Specialists: The Impact of Everyday Movements in Biomechanics
How does one connect human anatomy with exercise and everyday movements? Adam King, Ph.D., associate professor of kinesiology at the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences, aims to do just that through his Biomechanics course.
1997 Reunion: The One About TCU
The speech-language pathology spring cohort of 1997 recently returned to TCU to celebrate their 25-year reunion. They created an unbreakable bond that’s carried on throughout the years, and their stories spoke to what Harris College prepared them for. Here’s their perspective.
Frogpreneur: David Gaskin
David Gaskin ’93, CRNA (’19 TCU Advanced Pain Management Fellowship Certificate) was born in Dallas but grew up in rural central Texas on a small ranch where he discovered his love of the outdoors and horses.
What It Means to be a Mother: Impact of COVID-19 on Maternity
Harris College spoke with assistant professor of Nursing Lisette Saleh, Ph.D. who looked at women’s childbirth experiences during COVID-19 and how they impacted birth, postpartum, and motherhood.
Camp Leaps Returns
Camp Leaps is a FREE language and literacy program for early elementary children (age 4 up to entering sixth-grade) with identified speech, language and/or reading delays. Camp Leaps is made possible through generous support from the Fort Worth Scottish Rite Foundation, in partnership with the TCU Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Individuals With Disabilities Given 'Chance to Dance' at Annual Celebration
The TCU chapter of the National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association (NSSLHA) hosted its 8th annual Chance to Dance event, a prom-like event for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.