Five students, who represent three health care disciplines, have received the 2017 Student Research Ambassador Award.
Five PhD students from the 黑料网 Department of Allied Health Sciences (DAHS) have received the 2017 Student Research Ambassador Award, awarded by the DAHS Office of Research. This prestigious travel award recognizes students who showcase outstanding research in the larger academic and professional community.
This year鈥檚 recipients include:
- Kody Campbell聽(Human Movement Science)聽鈥淧eak Resultant Linear Acceleration Agreement between Common Head Impact Sensor Devices鈥�
- Michael Clark聽(Human Movement Science)聽鈥淩eliability of the Head Impact Exposure Estimate in Former Professional Football Athletes鈥�
- Jody Feld聽(Human Movement Science)聽鈥淰isual scanning behavior during attention-demanding tasks while walking in healthy young adults鈥�
- Marziye Eshghi聽(Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences)聽鈥淐onvert Acoustic of Alveolar-Velar Stop Contrasts in the Speech of Two-Year-Old Children with and聽 without Repaired Cleft Palate鈥�
- Kathryn Williams聽(Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy)聽鈥淟ongitudinal Prediction of Adaptive Behavior from Sensory Features and Intensity of Services in Children with ASD and Other DD鈥�
Participation at high-visibility research conferences or at well-regarded professional conferences, through presentation of research posters or oral presentations, provides students with opportunities to advance their research and to network with other students and faculty. The award process was competitive, as DAHS students submitted outstanding entries. The applications were scored by a DAHS review committee, led by chair and assistant professor Eniko Rak, from the Division of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling. The DAHS Research Advisory Committee and associate chair for research,聽Brian Boyd, oversaw the administration of the award.