Allied Health Sciences - The College of Allied Health
Department of Allied Health Sciences
College of Allied Health
University of Oklahoma
Health Sciences Center
1200 N Stonewall, Room 3057
College of Health Building
Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0901
Phone: (405) 271-2113,
Fax: (405) 271-1560,
Email: Department Contact
College of Allied Health
University of Oklahoma
Health Sciences Center
1200 N Stonewall, Room 3057
College of Health Building
Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0901
Phone: (405) 271-2113,
Fax: (405) 271-1560,
Email: Department Contact
News and Announcements
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Dr. Allen Knehans was highlighted in the University of Oklahoma Sooner Yearbook, Clicking and Choosing, Summer 2009. Students used the professor review website pick-a-prof.com to rank and choose their classes. |
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Dr. Allen Knehans was highlighted in the University of Oklahoma magazine the "Sower" August 2009: Back to School Edition, True Professionals, page 36. |
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Dr. Allen Knehans received “The Excellence in Teaching Award” from the American Society for Nutrition for 2009, given for outstanding contributions to teaching nutrition. He was presented the award by the ASN President, James Hill, at the annual awards ceremony held April 19 in conjunction with the Experimental Biology Meeting, this year held in New Orleans. The ceremony was attended by an estimated 1000 members of ASN. During his acceptance speech, Dr. Knehans thanked all his students for “making it fun to come to work every day.” |
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Dr. Knehans presented to the Greek community in Norman on March 3. He spoke to about 150 students at the Alpha Chi Omega house. His presentation was titled "Nutrition is Cool". He also presented to 50 members of the President's Community Scholars. The President's Community Scholars are an elite group of students chosen to encourage their community service activities. His presentation was titled "Better Nutrition = Better Grades, Better Friendships, Better Money". |
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Dr. Knehans was invited and recognized at OU’s Faculty Appreciation Day Dinner sponsored by the SAAC. Click here to see the photos. Congratulations Dr. Knehans! |
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Cynthia Caudillo, a Nutritional Sciences Coordinated Program student, gave a nutrition education presentation to the Oklahoma National Guard. |
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Congratulations for Lan Nguyen and Kate Collins! They both received awards for their poster submission for the annual WIC poster contest. |
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Katherine Collines, MA student, wrote an article for the American Dietetic Association's Student Scoop newsletter. The article is located on page 5 of the January 2009 issues |
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Patti Landers and Heather Hoffhines, Allied Health, were interviewed about food safety and nutrition for the holidays. The segments will air on various days and times this week on KFOR-Ch. 4, KOCO-Ch. 5, KWTV-Ch. 9, OETA-Ch.13, KOKH-Ch. 25 and KSBI-Ch. 52. Stories featuring Patti and Heather also will appear in The Oklahoman and several newspapers around the state. |
| Heather Hoffhines did a grocery shopping trip with a student in Norman to show her that you can eat healthy on a budget. Please click here to see the article and video posted in the OUDaily. | |
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Julia Garossino volunteered her time to man a nutrition booth at a health fair in Noble. The health fair that was held in Noble, OK on Thursday, October 30 was geared towards local 4th and 5th graders. It consisted of several booths representing businesses and organizations from around the Oklahoma city area. Presenters included the Red Cross, a home health company, a local gym, firefighters who participated in national competitions, and a nutrition booth. The nutrition booth advertised healthy snacks by providing food for the attendees. It also included several handouts describing various ways to incorporate healthy practices in ones lifestyle. Decorations and visual aids were used to draw in the crowd. These were generously donated by Sandy Richardson, a Nutritional Sciences faculty member at the OUHSC College of Allied Health. The health fair was very well put together, and I hope that it will continue to thrive in following years in order to convey the message of health to the children of Noble. |
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alpha Kappa Delta Phi Sorority (aKDPhi) hosted the Pie-A-Prof event to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness on Oct. 23. Dr. Knehans was "pied"! |
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Dr. Knehans and his wife, Jean, hosted an interdisciplinary program called the “Circle of Influence” at their home on October 16. This program, sponsored by the HSC Student Association, brings together students from all colleges on campus to interact with each other and with faculty. Students enjoyed a lively discussion of how to empower their own circle of influence within health care and then sang karaoke with Dr. K. |
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Please join us in congratulating the following nutritional sciences students who were selected to receive a $1,000 Health Care Employers Scholarship for Spring 2009. This scholarship was funded by health care employers participating in the College of Allied Health Career Fair 2008. The Nutritional Sciences Department is also proud to announce that Lauren Marek has also been named the Outstanding Senior for the College of Allied Health. Congratulations, Lauren! |
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2007 OUHSC Nutritional Sciences MS graduate, Andrea Hicks, was recently interviewed by her local television station in Wichita Falls, Texas. Andrea, now a clinical dietician, talks about making healthy food choices. To see the interview click here. |
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Nutritional Sciences Coordinated Program 2007 graduate Ashley Brice talks to the Oklahoman about nutrition therapy. Click here to read the article. |
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Dr. Landers was recently interview by Channel 5 news about food safety in light of the recent Ecoli outbreak in Oklahoma. She provided important reminders of the importance of storing and preparing food safely. In particular, make sure ground meats are cooked to 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Meat thermometers range in price from $5.00-15.00 and can be purchased at most grocery and retail stores that sell kitchen items. |
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Sarah Judkins, Nutritional Sciences MA student, is conducting a series of Brown Bag Lunch Sessions for Healthy Sooners. The topic is Eating Healthy for Life; it will be every Thursday, September 4th - October 23rd at the University Health Club on the 2nd floor from 12pm to 12:30pm. We encourage all faculty, staff and students to participate. Click here to view the complete schedule. |
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Ivy Tran, a 2nd Year Nutritional Sciences CP student, goes to Camp Endres in Davis, Oklahoma to conduct nutrition classes for young girls with diabetes. Click here to see the slideshow. |
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Jani Van Grevenhof, MS, RD/LD,
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