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Our students share the common objective of improving the quality of human life throughout the lifespan. As professionals, our graduates enrich health and well-being, fitness and activity, and living environments--for individuals, families, and communities. Health and Human Development students, faculty, staff and community work together to improve the quality of life for others through research, education, and action. Meet Dean Farrell J. Webb.
August 3, 2018
Shely Salemnia is in her second year of the Master of Science in Human Nutrition program in Family and Consumer Sciences. She is focusing on nutrition and healthy eating for cancer patients. She was inspired to pursue a career in this field when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer while Shely was an undergraduate at New York University. Through her family’s journey, Salemnia said, she realized that working in nutrition and oncology would allow her to help others. Read more
July 3, 2018
Chris Bolsmann (Kinesiology) recently published a history of the Corinthians Football Club, a London-based soccer team from the 1880s through the 1930s, which is credited with popularizing the sport around the world. “English Gentlemen and World Soccer: Corinthians, Amateurism and the Global Game,” written in collaboration with Dilwyn Porter (De Montfort University) was inspired by a photograph. “I was given a photo of an old soccer team, the Corinthians, and it got me interested in why they [were] in South Africa in the first place,” Bolsmann said. Then he started to research. Read more
June 14, 2018
Graduate student Madelynn Esquivias is using her talents as a clothing designer to make life better for kids: She designed a line of childrenswear with sturdy, detachable (and transferrable) hidden pockets for insulin pumps. Madelynn looks for ways to help others be happier, healthier, and more comfortable. In 2016, inspiration struck. “I remember exactly when I thought of it,” she said. Read more
HHD students: this welcome back block party will show how to navigate the college and the university and begin to build a network of resources throughout the campus to help you with your CSUN journey. Meet faculty, advisors and new friends! We'll have a movie screening, food, games and giveaways. RSVP: Read more
College of Health and Human Development
Sequoia Hall Room 220
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8215
818-677-3001
