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Morrison Family College of Health

About the College

The Morrison Family College of Health

The Morrison Family College of Health is striving to address the shortage of culturally responsive health professionals who practice with social ingenuity and clinical excellence to improve health and community well-being while proactively advancing health equity and social justice.

We promise that we will educate students from diverse backgrounds to use and integrate knowledge from different professions and fields to improve health at the individual, family, community, and systems levels.

We believe that the most relevant and sustainable solutions to advance healthy communities and people is when those most impacted by inequities are also a part of the solution.

The Morrison Family College of Health is guided by the University of St. Thomas’ mission to educate morally responsible leaders who think critically, act wisely, and work skillfully to advance the common good.

Contact

Morrison Family College of Health

Phone Number
651-962-4700

Our Programs and Policy Handbooks

Graduate School of Professional Psychology

Master's and doctoral counseling psychology programs for students who want to use their degrees to provide psychological services in practice.

Graduate Studies

Doctoral Studies

GSPP Policy Handbook

GSPP Graduate Catalog

Graduate School of Professional Psychology

Health and Exercise Science

The Department of Health and Exercise Science offers undergraduate majors in:

Exercise Science

Health Promotion and Wellness

Public Health

Department of Health and Exercise Science

School of Social work

We offer a bachelor's degree for generalist social work practice, a master's degree for clinical social work and a doctorate degree for leadership in social work teaching.

Bachelor of Social Work

Master of Social Work

Doctor of Social Work

School of Social Work

Susan S. Morrison School of Nursing

With an emphasis on health equity, St. Thomas offers pre-licensure bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Master of Science in Nursing

Susan S. Morrison School of Nursing

Mission, Vision, Values and Principles

  • Mission Statement
  • Vision
  • Core Values
  • Guiding Principles
  • Mission Statement

    We prepare highly skilled and caring professionals who are culturally responsive, practice with ingenuity, and proactively advance health equity and social justice.

    Learn More About Our Mission

    Vision

    Informed by Catholic social teaching, the University of St. Thomas Morrison Family College of Health educates health providers and leaders to skillfully, compassionately, and collaboratively advance the physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being of individuals, families and communities.

    Learn More About Our Vision

    Core Values

    • Innovation
    • Equity
    • Collaboration

    Guiding Principles

    • Whole person care (mind, body, spirit, and community).
    • Social ingenuity and innovation through interprofessional collaboration and partnerships with the community.
    • Excellence using science and humanities to advance the common good.
    • Advocacy for just and equitable systems to improve health and well-being
    Explore Our Guiding Principles

    Mission Statement

    We prepare highly skilled and caring professionals who are culturally responsive, practice with ingenuity, and proactively advance health equity and social justice.

    Learn More About Our Mission

    Vision

    Informed by Catholic social teaching, the University of St. Thomas Morrison Family College of Health educates health providers and leaders to skillfully, compassionately, and collaboratively advance the physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being of individuals, families and communities.

    Learn More About Our Vision

    Core Values

    • Innovation
    • Equity
    • Collaboration

    Guiding Principles

    • Whole person care (mind, body, spirit, and community).
    • Social ingenuity and innovation through interprofessional collaboration and partnerships with the community.
    • Excellence using science and humanities to advance the common good.
    • Advocacy for just and equitable systems to improve health and well-being
    Explore Our Guiding Principles
    Dr. MayKao Hang gives a speech during a celebration

    Meet the Dean

    Dr. MayKao Y. Hang

    Dr. Hang has a vision to educate health care providers and leaders to skillfully, compassionately and collaboratively advance the physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being of individuals, families and communities.

    Meet the Dean

    Faculty Highlights

    In the Morrison Family College of Health, you'll get personal attention and mentorship from faculty members who are recognized scholars, researchers, and practitioners committed to community engagement and relationships.

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    Dr. Consuelo Cavalieri

    Associate Professor

    Dr. Cavalieri combines her interests in early childhood mental health and Indigenous perspectives on family and tribal wellness. As a teacher, she emphasizes critical thinking and incorporates online technologies into her teaching.
    Get To Know Dr. Cavalieri
    Ande Nesmith

    Dr. Ande Nesmith

    Professor, School of Social Work Director

    Dr. Nesmith loves social work because it encompasses the whole person and the whole environment. She values not only interpersonal human relationships, but our ties to all life on Earth.
    Get to know Dr. Nesmith
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    Amy Hedman-Robertson

    Professor

    Dr. Amy Hedman-Robertson, a Health Education Ph.D., specializes in interactive learning and focuses her research on mental health help-seeking and community-based suicide prevention. She actively promotes mental health literacy and provides suicide prevention education to communities.

    Get to know Dr. Hedman-Robertson
    John and Sue Morrison in the St. Thomas Library

    About the Morrison Family

    The Morrison Family College of Health gets its name from John and Sue Morrison. The naming gift to the Morrison Family College of Health marks the family’s latest in their legacy of impact at St. Thomas. Their support for the university has included co-chairing the Opening Doors campaign from 2007-2012 that raised more than $500 million for St. Thomas.