College of Health News

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Alumni Spotlight: Darrel Foister Jr. – Serving ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ as a Nurse Practitioner

 |  Jessica Degnan  |  , ,

Darrel Foister Jr., School of Nursing alum and military veteran, now serves ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ communities as a family nurse practitioner.

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Seeking Neighborly Advice

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Over the course of 18 months, Fulbright Arctic Initiative Scholar and public health practice alumna Mariah Seater will be traveling to Iceland to research family justice centers in the Arctic with the hopes of applying her findings to ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ communities.

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‘Tomorrow — remember you are still a learner’

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Darren Tivnan, valedictorian and radiologic technology graduate, speaks at commencement May 7, 2025, at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥.

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Homer nursing students take part in collaborative health event

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Nursing students from UAA and UNH joined South Peninsula Hospital in Homer to share insights on public health issues like shellfish poisoning and tick-borne illness.

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Faculty Spotlight: Alisa Konishi-Therkildsen- Speech-Language Pathology program director and recent Ph.D. graduate

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Alisa Konishi-Therkildsen Speech-Language Pathology program director, shares her passion for education and research after recently earning her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction.