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College of Applied Health Sciences

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Meet Our Students

Introduction

Our students come from diverse disciplines, backgrounds and countries from around the world. They apply to our program for a variety of reasons and with a range of goals including careers in academia, disability policy and advocacy, and visual or performing arts. Below we highlight selected students who are enrolled in our program.

Student Profiles

  • Elnaz Alimi headshot
    Elnaz Alimi
  • Amelia-Marie Altstadt headshot
    Amelia-Marie Altstadt
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    Leah Bernard
  • Maggie Bridger
    Maggie Bridger
  • Odile Carroll
    Odile Carroll
  • Claudia Castillo Ayala
    Claudia Castillo Ayala
  • Daniel P. Cochrane headshot
    Daniel P. Cochrane
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    Randy D. Colón
  • A white woman with thick cat eye glasses smiles into the camera. She sits in front of three large sequin smiley faces and is wearing a shirt with more smiley faces on it.
    Libby Evan
  • Nour Ghobrial headshot
    Nour Ghobrial
  • Jennifer Jacobucci
    Jennifer Jacobucci
  • Shanita Jones smiling at the camera in formal attire.
    Shanita Jones
  • Emilie Lacy headshot
    Emilie Lacy
  • DHD UIC logo
    Ky Lynch
  • UIC DHD logo
    Piyush Mishra
  • DHD UIC logo
    Carly Naughton
  • Mahvish Nazar
    Mahvish Nazar
  • Bri Noonan
    Bri Noonan
  • Katie O’Neill headshot
    Katie O’Neill
  • UIC DHD logo
    Corbin Outlaw
  • Hope Sparks
    Hope Sparks
  • Washieka Tenieka Torres
    Washieka Tenieka Torres
  • Kevin Hans Waitkuweit headshot
    Kevin Hans Waitkuweit
  • Chelsea Wallaert headshot
    Chelsea Wallaert
  • Fletcher headshot
    Fletcher Weiss
  • Sarah M. Williams headshot
    Sarah M. Williams
  • Cassandra Winters headshot
    Cassandra Winters
  • Daryl Patrick Yao headshot
    Daryl Patrick Yao
  • Claire Zuch headshot
    Claire Zuch

Academics

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  • Biomedical and Health Information Sciences
    • BS in Health Information Management
      • What to Expect
      • Before You Apply
      • Applying
        • Transferring from another UIC program
        • RHIT to RHIA Transfer Program
      • After You Apply
    • Joint BS in Health Information Management and MS in Health Informatics
    • Minor in Health Information Management
      • Requirements for Minor in Health Information Management
    • Minor in Life Science Visualization
      • What to Expect
      • Applying
    • MS in Biomedical Visualization
      • What to Expect
        • Anaplastology Concentration
        • Part Time Student Course Schedule
      • Apply to Biomedical Visualization
      • Meet Our Students
        • Cohort of 2025
        • Cohort of 2026
      • Frank Armitage Lecture Series
    • MS in Health Informatics
    • MS in Health Information Management
    • Joint MS in Health Information Management and MS in Health Informatics
    • PhD in Biomedical and Health Informatics
      • What to Expect
      • Before You Apply
      • Applying
      • After You Apply
      • PhD in BHI Faculty
    • Post-Master's Certificate in Health Informatics
    • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Health Data Science Informatics
    • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Health Informatics Fundamentals
    • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Mobile Health Informatics
    • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Leadership in Health Informatics
  • Disability and Human Development
    • BS in Disability and Human Development
      • What to Expect
      • Before You Apply
      • Applying
        • Transferring from another UIC program
      • After You Apply
    • Minor in Disability Inclusion
    • MS in Disability Access and Inclusion
    • PhD in Disability Studies
      • What to Expect
      • Before You Apply
      • Applying
      • After You Apply
      • Meet Our Students
      • PhD in DIS Advisors and Committee Members
    • Assistive Technology Certificate
      • What to Expect
      • Applying
      • Continuing Education
    • Assistive Technology Unit
    • Developmental Disabilities Family Clinic
    • Research Centers and Community Programs
    • Partners
  • Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
    • BS in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
      • What to Expect
      • Apply to Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
      • Faculty
    • PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences
      • What to Expect
      • Before You Apply
      • Applying
      • After You Apply
      • PhD in RS Faculty
  • Kinesiology and Nutrition
    • BS in Kinesiology
      • What to Expect
      • Applying
        • Transferring from another UIC program
      • After You Apply
    • BS in Nutrition
      • Become an RDN
      • Nutrition Science Pre-Health Professions
      • What to Expect
      • Applying
    • Minor in Food Science
    • Minor in Kinesiology
    • Minor in Nutrition
    • MS in Kinesiology
      • Before You Apply
      • Applying
      • After You Apply
    • MS in Nutrition
      • What to Expect in the Nutrition Coordinated Program
      • What to Expect in the Nutrition Traditional MS Program
      • Before You Apply
      • Applying
      • After You Apply
    • PhD in Kinesiology and Nutrition
      • What to Expect
      • Before You Apply
      • Applying
      • After You Apply
      • PhD in KN Faculty
  • Occupational Therapy
    • Entry-level Occupational Therapy Doctorate
      • What to Expect
      • Before You Apply
      • Applying
      • After You Apply
      • Doctoral Capstone
      • Fieldwork
      • Scholarship of Practice Collaboratives
        • Children, Youth and Families SOPC
        • Community Engagement, Independent Living and Participation SOPC
        • Health Equity and Social Justice SOPC
        • Theory and Evidence-Based Practice Related to Human Occupation SOPC
      • Graduation and Credentialing
    • Post-professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy
      • What to Expect
      • Before You Apply
      • Applying
      • After You Apply
    • Occupational Therapy Faculty Practice
    • Faculty
    • Partners
    • Honoring our legacy
      • Beatrice D. Wade
      • Barbara Loomis
      • Winifred E. Scott
      • Gary W. Kielhofner
      • Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar
  • Physical Therapy
    • MS in Rehabilitation Sciences and Healthspan Promotion
      • What to Expect
      • Before You Apply
      • Applying
      • After You Apply
    • Doctor of Physical Therapy
      • What to Expect
      • Before You Apply
      • Applying
      • After You Apply
    • Doctor of Clinical Exercise Physiology
      • Applying
      • What to Expect
    • Clinical Rehabilitation and Technology Research Certificate
      • What to Expect
    • Healthy Living Practitioner Certificate
      • What to Expect
      • Applying
    • Technology-Based Health Communication and Promotion Certificate
      • What to Expect
      • Applying
    • Residency in Sports Physical Therapy
      • Apply to the Sports Physical Therapy residency
    • Healthy Living Clinic
    • Physical Therapy Faculty Practice
    • Continuing Education
    • Partners
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