Jun 26, 2025  
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

College of Health Sciences


Administration 

Lynette Austin, Dean, College of Health Sciences
Jason Huddleston, Associate Dean, College of Health Sciences

Core Faculty/Chairs and Directors

Chelsia Harris, Executive Director, School of Nursing
Jason HuddlestonDirector, School of Physician Assistant Studies
Laurel Littlefield, Director, MS in Exercise and Human Performance
Anne Lowery, Director, Dietetic Internship
Autumn Marshall, Chair, Department of Nutrition
Andrew Mauldin, Director, MS in Sport Analytics
Tracy Noerper, Director, MS in Nutrition
Matthew Ruiz, Chair, Department of Kinesiology
David Webb, Director, MS in Cardiovascular Perfusion

The College of Health Sciences (CoHS), founded in 2023, is training the next generation of healthcare heroes!  We offer exciting, competitive graduate programs that prepare students to serve with excellence and compassion in: Cardiovascular Perfusion, Exercise and Human Performance, Nutrition/Dietetics, Physician Assistant  Studies, and Sport Analytics. During your training you’ll collaborate with peers across different disciplines as you learn to tackle the healthcare challenges of our time. Most importantly, you’ll be empowered to honor the God-given dignity of every human life through science, skill and understanding. 

We welcome students seeking purpose along with professional success!  

Program of Study Requirements

Master of Physician Assistant Studies

Master of Science

Certificates