College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
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- Social Work students spend a day advocating on the Hill
CBHS News > Six CBHS Social Work students traveled to Nashville for Social Work Day on the Hill, meeting with legislators and advocating for the profession at the Tennessee State Capitol. The students, Kirk Eller, Marcia Briggins, Shawn Newport, Maya Green, Kevin Binderman, and Melissa Ramirez, met with Representative Mary Littleton, Chair of the Children… Read more: Social Work students spend a day advocating on the Hill - CBHS students earn awards at MTSU Scholars Week 2026 Poster Session
CBHS News > CBHS students earned awards at both the undergraduate and graduate levels at MTSU’s Scholars Week Poster Session in March 2026. Students from across the college presented original research, with six earning top honors and many others representing CBHS across Psychology, Public Health, Health and Human Performance, Human Sciences, Nutrition and Food Science,… Read more: CBHS students earn awards at MTSU Scholars Week 2026 Poster Session - Dr. Marie Patterson inducted into Tennessee PA Hall of Fame
CBHS News > Dr. Marie Patterson has been inducted into the Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants Hall of Fame. The honor recognizes her decades of work building and advancing the PA profession in Tennessee. She accepted the role of founding director in the spring of 2020, just as the pandemic hit. She also helped launch the… Read more: Dr. Marie Patterson inducted into Tennessee PA Hall of Fame - Social Work students join the Green Bandana Project to support student mental health
CBHS News > Twenty-two Social Work students completed the Green Bandana Project last week through Jamie Langley’s Interviewing Skills course, pushing MTSU’s total program completions to just over 30. The Green Bandana Project trains participants to recognize when a peer is struggling and step in as a supportive resource. MTSU is currently the only university in Tennessee… Read more: Social Work students join the Green Bandana Project to support student mental health - Criminal Justice Networking Event
CBHS News > The Department of Criminal Justice held its annual Networking Event on March 25, bringing agencies from across Tennessee and beyond to campus to connect with students. Students at every level, from freshmen to seniors, had the chance to meet face-to-face with professionals working in their fields of interest. Students nearing graduation connected… Read more: Criminal Justice Networking Event - RIDI in Action: Dr. Hwayong Son
CBHS News > Participant with Dr. Son at Patterson Park Community Center RIDI funding has been instrumental in supporting Dr. Hwayong Son‘s research. From August through November 2026, her team offered a three-month virtual reality fitness program for adults 55 and older at Patterson Park Community Center. The project produced mixed-methods data, including pre- and… Read more: RIDI in Action: Dr. Hwayong Son - MTSU Alumna Hope Weaver Named to Interior Design Magazine’s 30/30 Nashville Class of 2026
CBHS News > Caroline Murphy (Event Host, Sandow Design Group), Hope Weaver, Lori Bell (Sr. Interior Designer, EOA) Hope Weaver, a MTSU Interior Architecture graduate, has been selected for Interior Design Magazine’s 30/30 program, which recognizes the region’s top designers under 30. The 30/30 program spotlights rising designers nominated by industry leaders. Hope served as… Read more: MTSU Alumna Hope Weaver Named to Interior Design Magazine’s 30/30 Nashville Class of 2026 - Rural Healthcare Workforce Development Grant
CBHS News > Dr. Cynthia Chafin and the Center for Health and Human Services received approval for a $225,000 grant from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The grant supports workforce readiness training for students entering rural healthcare settings. Collaborating investigators include CBHS faculty: Vickie Harden, Nancy Stone, Jenny Sauls, Kathryn Blankenship, Bethany… Read more: Rural Healthcare Workforce Development Grant - Board of Trustees’ Faculty Showcase
CBHS News > Pictured here is Dr. Cyrille Magne and Madison Ramsby. Madison is a graduate student in our M.A. program in Applied Research and Methodology Congratulations to the CBHS faculty who participated in the Faculty Senate Scholar Showcase at the Board of Trustees Meeting this week. Your work represents our college well. Other faculty… Read more: Board of Trustees’ Faculty Showcase - MTSU Social Work launching graduate certificate in sport social work
CBHS News > MTSU’s Department of Social Work is launching a graduate certificate in sport social work. The program addresses the mental health and social service needs of athletes, an area that has grown in visibility across college and professional sports but has few formalized training pathways for social workers. Sport social work is distinct… Read more: MTSU Social Work launching graduate certificate in sport social work - Criminal Justice Faculty and Students Present at National Conference
CBHS News > Loren Hall, Dr. Carter Smith, Falon Cornwell, and Dr. Joshua Harms Faculty and graduate students from the Criminal Justice Department attended the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting in Philadelphia (March 4–6), with research presentations across several areas: Loren Hall — police trainingFalon Cornwell — sentencing disparityAllana Zatz — cognitive behavioral therapy and recidivismDr.… Read more: Criminal Justice Faculty and Students Present at National Conference - CBHS Academic Reorganization
CBHS News > Big Changes Coming in the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences Starting July 1, 2026, the Department of Health and Human Performance and the Department of Human Sciences will no longer exist within the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences. In their place will be three new departments. Degree programs will remain… Read more: CBHS Academic Reorganization
