College of Health and Human Services

Website: chhs.sdsu.edu

College Administration

Dean: Steven P. Hooker
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs: Sonja L. Pruitt-Lord
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs: Jason Ramirez
Director of Development: Natasha Bliss
Director of Research Management: Terry L. Williams
International Programs Coordinator: Julie Dugan

The College of Health and Human Services offers professional education in the health and human service disciplines. The college consists of the following group of professional areas: the School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, School of Nursing, School of Social Work, School of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, and the School of Public Health. The College of Health and Human Services’ faculty, through advising, teaching, and supervising, offers students a balanced education of academic study, field placement, clinical experiences, and research opportunities. Thus, faculty and students share an understanding of the relationship between California’s diverse populations and life styles. The common goal of each of the college’s professional programs is to assist students in developing competence in professional practice and research methods leading to greater expertise for gathering information, planning, and evaluating professional activities. This commitment to students produces alumni who will continue to work effectively with our professional schools and departments so that the well-being of individuals, groups, and communities are both preserved and promoted. The college offers bachelor degrees in Athletic Training, Foods and Nutrition, Gerontology, Kinesiology, Nursing, Public Health, Social Work, and Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences; masters degrees in Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology, Exercise Physiology, Nursing, Nutritional Sciences, Kinesiology, Public Health, and Social Work; and doctoral degrees in Audiology (Au.D.), Global Health, Health Behavior, Interdisciplinary Research on Substance Use, Language and Communicative Disorders, Public Health, and Physical Therapy (DPT). In addition, students may receive state credential or state licensure, and national or state professional certification depending upon the program and the legal requirements and obligations for practicing the profession. All programs also provide continuing education for professionals already in the field.

College Centers and Institutes

• Academy for Professional Excellence (Jennifer Tucker-Tutlow, Director)
• Center for Alcohol and Drug Studies and Services (Jong Won Min, Director)
• Center for Autism and Developmental Disorders (Inna Fishman, Director)
• Center for Behavioral Epidemiology and Community Health (Melbourne F. Hovell, Director)
• Center for Research on Sexuality and Sexual Health (Jerel P. Calzo and Heather L. Corliss, Co-Directors)
• Consensus Organizing Center (Jennifer M. Cosio, Director)
• Heart Institute (Christopher C. Glembotski, Director)
• Institute for Behavioral and Community Health (Guadalupe X. Ayala, Director)
• Institute for Public Health (Corinne McDaniels-Davidson, Director)
• Social Policy Institute (Steve D. Hornberger, Director)
• University Center on Aging (JonWong Min, Director)