Carmen Sceppa

Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Can’t-miss events in June

Learn about the impact of COVID-19 around the globe. Explore the Northeastern archives. Discover different ways to make coffee. These and other virtual events are on tap in June across the university’s global network.

by Kaitlyn Budion and Irvin Zhang May 29, 2020

Kritika Singh, founder and director of Northeastern University Global Health Initiative, speaks during the Global Health in a Changing World conference. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Global population, climate, and technology are changing human health. Here’s what we can do about it.

“We see how much the world is changing,” Northeastern student and 2020 Rhodes Scholar Kritika Singh told an audience of students, researchers, clinicians, and industry experts on Friday. “People, planet, and technology need to change along with it in order to have a healthier and safer world.”

by Laura Castañón February 9, 2020

(Left to right) Alyssa M. Peckham, assistant clinical professor of pharmacy, Steve Clark, assistant clinical professor of physical therapy, movement, and rehabilitation sciences, Lynn Reede, associate clinical professor of nursing, Shan Mohammed, clinical professor of health sciences, and Alycia Markowski, certified orthopedic specialist, speak on a panel during the Health In Translation event at Raytheon Amphitheater. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

‘This is where the proverbial rubber hits the road’

The inaugural Health in Translation event at Northeastern convened a wide range of people to jumpstart collaboration in order to find novel solutions to grand health challenges.

by Molly Callahan January 13, 2020

Carmen Sceppa, the new dean of the Bouvé College of Health Sciences, is approaching the national healthcare crisis by building consensus. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Technology can’t replace the human touch in healthcare

"We need to understand better—with our trainees, with our students, and in workforce opportunities—how we use technology in a way that enhances care and does not substitute for the human provider," says Carmen Sceppa, the newly appointed dean of Northeastern’s Bouvé College of Health Science.

by Ian Thomsen August 20, 2019

Faculty Senate elects leadership for 2016-17

Carmen Sceppa was re-elected chair of the Senate Agenda Committee on Wednesday at the first official meeting of the 2016-17 Faculty Senate.

by Joe O'Connell April 28, 2016

Faculty Senate elects new leaders, committee members

The Faculty Senate on Wednesday elected Carmen Sceppa, a professor in the Department of Health Sciences and director of research in the Human Performance and Exercise Laboratory, to lead the Senate Agenda Committee next academic year.

by Joe O'Connell April 30, 2015