Health and Human Development students, faculty, staff, and community work together to improve the quality of life across the lifespan through research, education, and action. Our alumni are in professions that enrich health and well-being, fitness and activity, and living environments for individuals, families, and communities. We’re glad you’re here! Get to know us! Meet Dean Farrell J. Webb.
Important CSUN Spring Semester Dates
Graduating Students: Apply to Speak at Commencement 2019
March 5, 2019
The White Coat Ceremony is intended for first year students in medical, nursing and physician assistant programs. It is a rite of passage that usually takes place during orientation for the first semester and serves to welcome students into healthcare practice. The ceremony enforces the importance of human-to-human connection as the core value of healthcare delivery, providing a powerful emphasis on empathy and compassion in combination with brilliance in scientific knowledge and excellence in practice. This cohort of the Accelerated Bachelor of Science (A-BSN) in Nursing received their white coats in January - but instead of the white coat, the choice was a black fleece jacket that can be worn with scrubs. Read more
March 5, 2019
CSUN Recreation and Tourism faculty Jose H. Gonzalez presented at the 2019 Association for Challenge Course Technology Conference (ACCT) in February as part of the "Tech Talk Series." In a style based on the TED Talks, Gonzalez talked about how to "connect the dots to move forward" for a career in Recreation and Tourism Management. He presented with Chris Ortiz, Program Director for the Team Development Center at Shaver's Creek and instructor for the RTM Department at Penn State University. Read more
February 28, 2019
February was a great month for opening doors to research and representation for students for Child and Adolescent Development (CADV) faculty Tissyana Camacho. Within days of being welcomed into the 5th annual ELEVATE conference where she will join a small cohort of fellows with the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions, she found out she is also the recipient of the American Psychological Association's SUPRE Grant on behalf of the department of CADV. Read more
February 27, 2019
Kinesiology Dance Faculty Paula Thomson and Vicky Jaque have published a new book, Creativity, Trauma and Resilience, which explores the deeper motivations and the greater therapeutic aspects of expression through dance. A dynamic writing team, the authors often involve our remarkable students in their research. Read more
This dance concert features the works of top undergraduate student choreographers and dancers. Produced by the Department of Kinesiology, with the support of the Institutionally Related Activities program, Kinesis will take place Wednesday April 27, 2016 at 8pm and Thursday April 28, 2016 at 2pm and 8 p.m. in the Plaza Del Sol Performance Hall (located on the east side of the campus off Zelzah Street by the Student Union). Read more
College of Health and Human Development
Sequoia Hall Room 220
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8215
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