2010-2011 University Catalog
College of Health and Human Services
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Phone: 703-993-1901
Web: chhs.gmu.edu
College Code: HH
Academic Departments
The College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) comprises the School of Nursing, the Department of Global and Community Health (GCH), the Department of Health Administration and Policy (HAP), and the Department of Social Work (SOCW). The college prepares students to provide professional leadership, care, and services related to health promotion, wellness, disease prevention, and quality of life through the advancement of physical, social, and environmental health practices.
Since 1974, with the approval of its first baccalaureate nursing program, CHHS has evolved and expanded in response to the ever-changing fields of health care and social work. The college is multidisciplinary and offers degree programs and research opportunities in health administration, health policy, health information systems, health services research, nursing, public health, nutrition, global health, rehabilitation science, gerontology, and social work.
CHHS offers regular information sessions to prospective students. For dates and times, or to register for a session, visit the information sessions website or call the CHHS Office of Student Affairs at 703-993-1901.
Administration
Shirley Travis, Dean
Jack Hadley, Associate Dean, Finance and Planning
Keith Howell, Associate Dean, Research and Program Evaluation
J. Goodlett McDaniel, Associate Dean, Business Development
Robin Remsburg, Associate Dean and Director, School of Nursing
Frank J. Whittington, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Susan J. Swett, Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
Mona Ternus, Assistant Dean, Academic Outreach
Cathleen Lewandowski, Chair, Social Work
P. J. Maddox, Chair, Health Administration and Policy
Lisa Pawloski, Chair, Global and Community Health
Faculty
Faculty emeriti: Ailinger, Boyd, Brenkus, Carty, Jenkins, Johnson-Brown, Langley, Parker-Smith, Redmond, Silva, Sorrell, Walker, Wu
Professors: Gaffney, Gerber, Hadley, Howell, Kluger, Lewandowski, Maddox, Meiners, Metcalf, Milligan, Moore, Nichols, Raskin, Remsburg, Ritchie, Rose, Sluzki, Travis, Whittington, Vail
Associate professors: Baghi, Cangelosi, Chong, Cuellar, Davidson, Davis, Douglas, Eckenwiler, Harris Rome, Keyser, Lindley, Mahon, McDaniel, Moidu, Normile, Panniers, Pawloski, Perlin, Sodhi, Ternus, Tompkins, Vakalahi, Wolf-Branigin
Assistant professors: Carle, Cantiello, Cartwright, Clark, Cleaveland, Freeborne, Frankenfeld, Gewa, Hahn, Ihara, Jacobsen, Kitsantas, Kodadek, Maradiegue, Miklancie, Moss, Oh, Peppard, Roberts, Smoczynski, Urban, Vandemark, Webster, Weinstein, Willis, Winter, Wojtusiak, Yang, Young, Zhou
Instructors: Almond, Campo, Cox, Davis, Dickman, Durham, Henderson, Liss, Middle, Mulqueen, Shiver, Stoehr, Toulouse, Venske, Welsh
Course Work
CHHS offers all course work designated GCH, HAP, HHS, NURS, and SOCW in the Courses chapter of this catalog.
Academic Programs
CHHS is committed to educating the next generation of health professionals, researchers, and educators. Our School of Nursing produces more new RNs each year than any other program in Virginia, and these graduates have one of the state’s highest pass rates on the nursing licensure exam. Through the PhD program in nursing, the college is helping to fill the need for nursing faculty and researchers. The Department of Health Administration and Policy prepares students for careers as leaders of health care organizations and as health policymakers at the state and national levels, while the Department of Global and Community Health trains public health practitioners with a global reach, who can intervene and improve the health of local and international populations. The Department of Social Work educates undergraduate and graduate students to be professional social workers practicing in either community organizations or clinical settings. The CHHS academic units offer a variety of specializations within degree programs, including nutrition, gerontology, rehabilitation science, epidemiology and biostatistics, forensic nursing, health technology and informatics, data security, clinical social work, and conflict analysis and resolution.
Professional Conduct Policy
All CHHS students are expected to conduct themselves professionally at all times. This means that certain behavior is prohibited, including verbal abuse, insubordination, and behavior that threatens the safety of a client, another student, faculty member, or other health care provider when the behavior occurs within the context of an academic program. CHHS reserves the right to place on probation, suspend, or dismiss any student in its programs who engages in such conduct. Students disciplined for such reasons have the right to appeal to their department chair or director.
Student Affairs
The Office of Student Affairs supports students, faculty, and staff members on a variety of admissions, academic, and policy issues. Student Affairs is involved in recruiting new students; pre-admissions advising; processing applications for graduate programs and undergraduate nursing programs; and conducting orientations for newly admitted students.
Student Affairs maintains the college’s student records; reviews and recommends action on student requests for exceptions to academic policy; processes standard academic actions; and approves student records for degree completion prior to graduation. Student grade appeals fall under university policy as described in the Academic Policies section of the catalog.
Each CHHS student is assigned an academic advisor, with whom he or she should meet at least once per semester in order to ensure that program requirements are met. The assigned advisor may be a faculty member, a departmental advisor, or an advisor in the Office of Student Affairs.
Student Responsibility
All students are required to have an active Mason e-mail account and to update any change of address on-line through Patriotweb. The college will not communicate with students via a personal e-mail address, so it is important that students check their Mason e-mail regularly. Students are responsible for knowing the university academic policies and the policies governing their program as stated in the university catalog. They are also responsible to know the semester academic calendar including withdrawal deadlines; to review their Mason transcript on-line to ensure transfer of credit accuracy; and to monitor their degree progression through the degree evaluation tool on Patriotweb.
Background Checks
Many clinical agencies and practicum sites mandate that students working there have a criminal background check. All students enrolled in the School of Nursing are required to complete a criminal background check prior to beginning the program. Students enrolled in other CHHS programs may be required to complete background checks before entering a practicum environment. Information obtained from the background check is strictly confidential but may result in a student’s inability to perform clinical or practicum activities and, therefore, will disqualify the student from entering or continuing in the program. School of Nursing students are sent information regarding the criminal background check process, and associated fees, in their admission packets. Other students are informed individually as they are considered for practicum activities requiring background checks. Students are responsible for notifying the assistant dean of student affairs of any arrests, regardless of adjudication, that occur after acceptance and during enrollment in the program. Failure to promptly notify the assistant dean of student affairs may be grounds for dismissal from the program.
Health Records
To comply with the regulations established by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the agencies to which students are assigned and to minimize risks to student health, every student enrolled in a CHHS program requiring clinical or practicum course work must document and submit evidence of good health and provide current immunization records to both the CHHS Office of Student Affairs and to the university’s Student Health Services at the time of admission to the college. Immunizations may be obtained through Student Health Services on any of the Mason campuses.
Students should keep copies of their health records should agencies require them for clinical and practicum assignments. All costs associated with immunizations and certifications are the student’s responsibility.
Insurance and Liability
Students are strongly advised to maintain health insurance coverage at all times. A student health insurance plan is available to eligible students through Mason. Students are responsible for their own health care, including emergency care, and CHHS assumes no financial responsibility for the health care of students. Enrolled students who are performing internships and similar experiential learning as a required part of their academic programs are considered agents of the university. They are covered for professional liabiliby by the Commonwealth of Virginia Risk Management Plan while engaged in their prescribed educational duties.
Academic Outreach
The mission of the Office of Academic Outreach is to provide off-campus graduate coursework that supports the continued professional development and competency of practicing health professionals. This purpose is accomplished through collaborative relationships with expert health and instructional resources—individual and organizational—both internal and external to the University.
Academic Policies
Students should become familiar with the university’s general academic policies in addition to those specific to each academic unit. Please see the Academic Policies section of this catalog.
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