Dr. Teresa Conner
Host of Bengal Health ChatTeresa Conner, dean for the College of Health at Idaho State University oversees College of Health administration and operations through facilitating strategic and facilities planning. Conner also supports a robust research profile, promotes faculty development in teaching, scholarship, and service, as well as builds and maintains collaborative relationships within the COH, community organizations, business and industry, civic and government, and educational systems.
Conner operates by innovating, and leads the College of Health in becoming a widely recognized and highly regarded innovative health care college in the nation, where students are encouraged to innovate and experiment.
Dr. Teresa Conner is the past inaugural associate provost of Health Sciences at Radford University/Carilion and Dean of the College of Health Sciences and Professions at the University of North Georgia. In those positions, she spent time developing core research laboratories, international programs and a curriculum focused on health innovation.
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Idaho is one of several states that doesn’t require hearing screenings for newborns. This can mean that deaf or hard of hearing babies don’t get immediate access to the care that could help improve their condition or even reverse their hearing loss. Dr. Kristina Blaiser and Kat Ross explain how important family support is in early intervention, along with a project they developed to bring families and providers across Idaho together in order to respond to the needs of families with children who are deaf and hard of hearing. -
Chrissa Peterson from the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Idaho State joins Dean Teresa Conner for a discussion on diet and nutrition, but it’s one that is fun and very interesting.
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Maggie Mann, district director for Southeastern Idaho Public Health joins Dean Teresa Conner for a discussion on the social aspects that can influence a person’s health such as education, socioeconomic status, and access to transportation, among others.
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This annual program, Give Kids A Smile, will be held February 4, 2023 and Colleen Stephenson explains the event in this edition of Bengal Health Chat, hosted by Dean Theresa Conner.
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In this month's episode of Bengal Health Chat, Dean Teresa Connor welcomes Dr. Melody Weaver from ISU’s School of Nursing to talk about her journey of becoming an NP. They also discuss the future for the profession and the role nurse practitioners play in Bannock County, Idaho, and in the US.
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Paula Phelps has a passion for serving the underserved through women's health and primary care, lifestyle medicine, and mental health first aid. Paula talks with Dean Teresa Conner about the healing effects of lifestyle medicine in this month’s episode of Bengal Health Chat.
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On this episode of Bengal Health Chat, Dean Teresa Conner welcomes Dr. Diane Ogiela, an associate professor in the ISU Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders.
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Jump on board with College of Health Dean Teresa Conner as she tours the world to learn about healthy eating across the globe. Char Byington, Nutrition and Dietetics Department Chair at Idaho State University is your tour guide. She and students Lizzy Rowden and Genevieve Sauers will walk you through the flavors of the world while discussing how nutrition plays a major role in your overall health. Celebrate a world of flavors during National Nutrition Month in March!
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In the United States, a distinguished group of health care professionals, nurse practitioners, number approximately 325,000 strong, with over 1400 in Idaho and 75 in Bannock County.
