Welcome from the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance at Western New Mexico University.
We offer practical degrees in fields with excellent employment opportunities.
If you are interested in working with people in health care, social services, or
kinesiology our programs will prepare you for careers that make a difference. Classes
for majors are typically small in size and have experienced faculty. Student skills are
maximized through use of appropriate technology, teaching styles, quality pre-professional experiences,
and community services.
Hot Topics
Talk about "hot off the press!" Brenda Erickson, Occupational Therapist, Certified Psychsocial Rehab Practitioner, and WNMU faculty member, was recently published in the
Journal of Occupational Science (JOS). April 2008, volume 15 number 1, pages 20-26. It is the results of her thesis research on a new model of lifestyle balance. The study used focus groups to explore the experiences, perceptions, and attitudes about lifestyle balance of 13 women with multiple sclerosis. The findings provided evidence for lifestyle balance as a foundation for understanding the needs of these women.
