Health Sciences and Human Services
Mission
- Provide excellent undergraduate, pre-service and graduate education programs that are learning-centered, interdisciplinary, collaborative and oriented toward social justice and diversity.
- Foster students with the knowledge, skills, abilities and values that are essential to professional competence and quality of personal life in our dynamic, pluralistic and technological society by engaging them in active learning experiences in a variety of school, community and business contexts.
- Build and sustain partnerships and linkages with pre K-12 schools, other colleges and universities, community organizations, agencies, businesses and historically marginalized communities to bring knowledge and experience that increase the college's capacity to provide high-quality, innovative academic programs that meet the educational needs of our students, the region, and the state in the fields of education, business, public policy, health, human services, and human performance and wellness.
Dean & staff
Britt Rios-Ellis, Ph.D., Dean
Dr. Britt Rios-Ellis came from CSU Long Beach where she served as a Professor of Health Science and the Director of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR)/CSULB Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation and Leadership Training. She has directed several Latino health-related projects, and worked as evaluator on several NCLR based projects.
She is a member of the Steward Group for the National Network to Eliminate Disparities and has consulted for the Pan American Health Organization, the National Association for Community Health Centers, the US Health Resource Services Administration, the National Minority AIDS Education and Training Center, and the US Office of Minority Health.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Spanish, a master of science in Health and Fitness management and a doctorate degree in Community Health all from the University of Oregon.
Crescenda Zuccaro, Administrative/Budget Analyst
Programs
The academic divisions, schools and departments in the College of Health Sciences and Human Services reflect the university vision and support the commitment to interdisciplinarity, service learning, diversity, and technology.
Health, human services, and public policy department
- Collaborative Health and Human Services B.A.
- Nursing B.S.N.
- Master of Social Work (M.S.W.)
- Social Work Minor
- Community Health Education Minor
- Nonprofit Management Minor [offered in conjunction with the College of Business]
- Environmental Health Policy Minor [offered in conjunction with the Division of Science & Environmental Policy within the College of Science.]
- International Health Policy Minor [offered in conjunction with the SBSGS Department within the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences]
Kinesiology department
Contact
Dean's Office
University Corporation Building, Suite 121C
100 Campus Center
Seaside, CA 93955-8001
phone: 831-582-3736
fax: 831-582-4568
Britt Rios-Ellis, Dean
831-582-3736
brios-ellis@csumb.edu
Crescenda Zuccaro, Administrative/Budget Analyst
831-582-3853
czuccaro@csumb.edu