Brenau University Ivester College of Health Sciences

Brenau University Ivester College of Health Sciences Health sciences are among the fastest growing and most in-demand professions in the country.

The Brenau University Ivester College of Health Sciences offers programs in Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Psychology and Counseling and Physician Assistant Studies. Brenau University takes a multidisciplinary approach to the art of healing, using the latest technology and integrated learning models to insure our nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy and pre-PA students

not only understand the fundamentals of health care, but develop deeper insights into the pivotal provider-patient relationship.

Congratulations to Cohort #1 of the Darby School of Psychology's Dance Movement Therapy Certificate program for receivi...
05/10/2026

Congratulations to Cohort #1 of the Darby School of Psychology's Dance Movement Therapy Certificate program for receiving their R-DMTs (registered dance/movement therapists) in April! The new registered dance/movement therapists (pictured left to right) are: Dr. Vanetta D. Williams, DSW, R-DMT; Eli Coker, APC, R-DMT; Hayley Kingry APC, R-DMT; and Haleigh Randazzo, LPC, R-DMT.

Faculty with the Darby School of Psychology pause for a photo after the Ivester College of Health Sciences Graduate Hood...
05/08/2026

Faculty with the Darby School of Psychology pause for a photo after the Ivester College of Health Sciences Graduate Hooding Ceremony on April 30th. Pictured left to right are Dr. Melanie Covert, Dr. Bonnie Kin, Dr. Josh Hall, Dr. Cindy Grapenthin, Dr. Gary Bauman, Dr. Arcella Daniels, Dr. Venecia Pearce-Dunbar, Lisa Southerland, and Dr. Perry Daughtry.

Congratulations to Darby School of Psychology Women's College spring 2026 graduates! It was a joy for our faculty to sta...
05/07/2026

Congratulations to Darby School of Psychology Women's College spring 2026 graduates! It was a joy for our faculty to stand alongside their former students at graduation on May 1st. Cheers to your hard work and a very bright future! The graduates are: Riley Smith, Allie Busbee, Reg Walker, Emily Zamora, Jasmine Johnson, Liliana Villavicencio, Linda Buck, Trinity Williams, and Calla Holmes.

The Brenau Center for Counseling and Psychological Services-Ivester House held a pop-up workshop at Ivester Early Colleg...
05/03/2026

The Brenau Center for Counseling and Psychological Services-Ivester House held a pop-up workshop at Ivester Early College on Tuesday April 21st. PsyD Interns Tomeki Davis, Daja Robinson, and Hafsa Ahmed-Bradford shared relaxation tips to help with anxiety as well as activities with students like balancing feathers to manage stress level, blowing bubbles for breathing technique, and tips to be ready for exams.

Nursing Pinning Ceremony⭐đŸ©șCongratulations to our BSN, ABSN, and ELMSN students who are graduating tomorrow from Brenau’s...
04/30/2026

Nursing Pinning Ceremony⭐đŸ©șCongratulations to our BSN, ABSN, and ELMSN students who are graduating tomorrow from Brenau’s Mary Inez Grindle School of Nursing! We are incredibly proud of their hard work and dedication, and we can’t wait to see the practicing nursing professionals they become!

The Brenau PsyClub held its final meeting and celebration of the year on April 14th. The following received PsyClub hono...
04/24/2026

The Brenau PsyClub held its final meeting and celebration of the year on April 14th. The following received PsyClub honor cords:
-- Graduating seniors: Reg Walker and Calla Holmes
-- Faculty: Dr. Jim Eck, Dr. Gale Starich, and Prof. Daniele Fleming
-- Alumna: Miriam Murphy-Gary

The club officers for the 2025-26 academic year were President, Reg Walker; Vice President, Olga Bukowska; Secretary, Norali Elias; Marketing, Tiffany Dover, and Philanthropy Liaison, Rylee Slaton.

Congratulations to Darby School of Psychology Assistant Professor Blaine Schultz for receiving the Outstanding Part-time...
04/21/2026

Congratulations to Darby School of Psychology Assistant Professor Blaine Schultz for receiving the Outstanding Part-time Faculty Award at this year's Honors Convocation on April 9th! Prof. Schultz teaches both undergraduate and master's level psychology courses and has been with Brenau since 2003.

The Darby School of Psychology's Dr. Julie Battle along with other Brenau faculty and staff volunteered with the 16th An...
04/14/2026

The Darby School of Psychology's Dr. Julie Battle along with other Brenau faculty and staff volunteered with the 16th Annual Sweep the H***h cleanup on Saturday, March 20th. This event, organized by Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, cleans up trash and recyclables from various parks, creeks, and river access points.

April Ross, Executive Director for the Georgia Commission on Family Violence, was a guest speaker for the Darby School o...
04/10/2026

April Ross, Executive Director for the Georgia Commission on Family Violence, was a guest speaker for the Darby School of Psychology's Child Maltreatment and Advocacy class. The course is co-taught by Dr. Julie Battle and State Court Judge Kelley Robertson.

The Darby School of Psychology held an induction ceremony for Brenau's Psi Chi chapter on Wednesday, March 11th. Psi Chi...
03/17/2026

The Darby School of Psychology held an induction ceremony for Brenau's Psi Chi chapter on Wednesday, March 11th. Psi Chi is the International Honor Society in Psychology, founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship as well as advancing the science of psychology. Lifetime membership is open to graduate and undergraduate students who are making the study of psychology one of their major interests and who meet the minimum qualifications on their campus.

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