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College of Health Professions
The College of Health Professions—housed in the state-of-the-art Center for Healthcare Education—offers research and practice-driven programs in the most in-demand fields of healthcare.
You’ll learn in team-based formats from teacher-practitioners, practice your skills in cutting-edge labs and internship opportunities, and travel the world with our Global Health program.
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Global Health Initiatives
Students participating in our global health programs gain valuable cultural, social justice and clinical experience through short-term study abroad, capacity building and service learning opportunities.
CHP PATH
CHP PATH is a network of resources for first-year CHP students that promotes academic excellence and the development of future leaders in healthcare.
Faculty Spotlight
Sacred Heart University proudly recognizes our faculty for their scholarly achievement through their outstanding publishing efforts and industry experience.
Joshua Lander, DC
Adjunct Professor, Exercise Science
Professor Lander, who has taught at SHU for more than a decade, is a full-time clinician in private practice for 23 years. He regularly mentors SHU interns at his rehab clinic, has published original research on Parkinson’s disease and recently completed data collection on the relationship between specific cognitive domains and gait.
Elizabeth Simmons, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Communication Disorders
Undergraduate and graduate students assist on Dr. Simmons’ National Institutes of Health-funded grant, “Behavioral and Neural Measures of Spoken Word Recognition in Late Language Emergence.” Her team in the Toddler Language Development Laboratory uses electroencephalography, machine learning analyses and other neuroscience and developmental psychology techniques to better understand how toddlers with and without language delays comprehend words.
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Located at 4000 Park Avenue in Bridgeport, our new Center for Healthcare Education is designed to offer students with aspirations in any health-care profession the best possible learning environment to ensure that they are prepared to succeed in the booming health-care industry.