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Department

Health and Human Services

Combine coursework and meaningful fieldwork as you pursue a health science or human services degree in preparation for a meaningful career or graduate-level studies.

Assumption University’s Health and Human Services Department with its majors, minor, and concentrations, provides a strong foundation for work in a variety of healthcare and human service-related fields such as organizations providing services to children, adolescents, adults and older adults. A distinctive aspect of the curriculum is its unique internship program. 

 If you would like to pursue a career to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives, the bachelor’s degree in health science or human services is an excellent choice. Assumption’s program is unique in that it combines a strong liberal arts education with professional skills training that will enable you to serve a wide range of client populations with various behavioral, emotional, physical, and social needs. Our faculty will work closely with you to help you navigate your academic and career goals. 

 A significant distinction of Assumption’s Human Service’s curriculum is a required internship that enables students to develop and refine the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for working as a human service professional. Students complete a 400-hour internship in a human service setting where they are supported and supervised by a faculty member as well as other personnel. Students in Health Science also complete a supported and supervised internship of 200 hours. 


Research Opportunities

Working with a faculty mentor, students have conducted research on:

 


Health and Human Services Faculty

Cinzia Pica, Ed.D.
Chair, Department of Health and Human Services Director of the Women’s Studies Program Professor, Human Services
Lea F. Christo, MSW, LICSW, BCPA
Associate Professor of Practice, Human Services & Rehab Studies School of Graduate Studies School Counseling Program; Coordinator of Resiliency in Helping Professions Program
Mark Leary
Adjunct Professor, Human Services
Lorette M. McWilliams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Practice, Human Services
Alison J. Myette, MS, CCC-SLP
Associate Professor of Practice, Human Services
Ryan T. Paskins, Ph.D
Assistant Professor of Practice, Rehabilitation Counseling Core Faculty Member in Rehabilitation Counseling
Susan Sabelli
Clinical Coordinator, Human Services & Rehabilitation Studies
Susan Scully, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Human Services Director of School Counseling Core Faculty Member in Rehabilitation Counseling
Gary R Senecal, Ph.D
Assistant Professor of Human Services
Temperence Staples
Adjunct Faculty, Human Services
Katelyn Stevens, PT, DPT
Health Science Clinical Coordinator
Alexandria Marie Vassallo
Adjunct Faculty, Human Services
Christian (Scannell) Williams, Ph.D., LMHC
Assistant Professor of Human Services

Program Opportunities