Pictured | Jennifer Deranek, PhD, LAT, ATC | Western Michigan University, 2015 | Associate Dean, Vera Z. Dwyer School of Health Sciences; and Assistant Professor of Health Sciences
Vera Z. Dwyer School of Health Sciences
Jennifer Deranek, PhD, LAT, ATC | Associate Dean
Northside 460 | (574) 520-4504 | healthscience.iusb.edu
- Director of Student Services | Miller
- School Recorder | Richards
Division of Dental Education
Education and Arts 1250 | (574) 520-4158 | dental.iusb.edu
- Director | Roberts
- Clinical Associate Professor | Douglas, Roberts
- Clinical Assistant Professor | Alwine, Austin, Batie
- Faculty Emeriti | Markarian, Yokom
The Dental Hygiene degree program offers the Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene degree. The bachelor’s degree program prepares students for leadership roles in the profession.
Division of Health Sciences
Northside Hall 448 | (574) 520-4405 | healthscience.iusb.edu/bachelor-of-health-science/index.html
- Assistant Dean | Deranek
- Bicentennial Chair of Palliative Care and Supportive Care | Okanlami
- Director | MacInnis
- Clinical Associate Professors | Hatfield, Hopkins
- Clinical Assistant Professors | Doyle, Okanlami, Wenta
- Assistant Professor | Deranek
- Teaching Professor | MacInnis
The Division of Health Sciences offers the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences with concentrations in Health Promotion, Rehabilitation Sciences, Speech Language Pathology, and Sports and Exercise Science. An online option, the Bachelor of Science in Applied Health Science, is offered jointly with other IU campuses.
Palliative Care
Division of Medical Laboratory Science
Dwyer Hall 151 | (574) 520-4187 | healthscience.iusb.edu/medical-laboratory-science/index.html
- Director | Spinda
- Clinical Associate Professor | Spinda
- Clinical Assistant Professor | Kibby
The Division of Clinical Laboratory Science offers the Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science and the MLT to Medical Laboratory Science Completion Track; and is focused on training students for employment in the medical laboratory professions.
Division of Nursing Science
Northside 440 | (574) 520-4382 | healthscience.iusb.edu/nursing/index.html
- Chief Nurse Administrator | White
- Director of MSN Program | Vlaeminck
- Director of BSN Program | Sofhauser
- Professor | Sofhauser
- Associate Professor | White
- Assistant Professor | Imes
- Clinical Associate Professor | Haithcox, Vlaeminck
- Clinical Assistant Professors | Borders, Borkholder, Haithcox, Liechty, Ludy, Muhlstadt, Swintz
- Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor | Garber
- Faculty Emeriti | Basolo-Kunzer, Dobrzykowski, Henry
Undergraduate Degrees Offered
Graduate Degrees Offered
- Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner
- Master of Science in Nursing, Nursing Education
- Master of Science in Nursing, Nursing Administration
Graduate Certificate Offered
Division of Radiography and Medical Imaging Technology
Northside 474A | (574) 520-4504 | healthscience.iusb.edu/radiography/index.html
- Director | Oake
- Clinical Associate Professor | Gretencord, Oake
- Clinical Assistant Professor | Langton
- Medical Imaging Clinical Coordinator | Oake
- Radiography Clinical Coordinator | Gretencord, Langton
IU South Bend offers the Associate of Science in Radiography which prepares the student to become a registered radiographer; and the Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging Technology which provides additional clinical and didactic education in advanced imaging modalities.
Division of Rehabilitation Sciences
Elkhart Center | (574) 520-5550 | healthscience.iusb.edu/graduate-programs/index.html
- Director of Occupational Therapy Graduate Degree | Pape
- Director of Speech Language Pathology Graduate Degree | Essig
- Assistant Professor | Geels, Springle
- Clinical Director for Speech Language Pathology | Burch
- Clinical Associate Professor | Pape, Essig
- Clinical Assistant Professor | Burch, Miller