Health Talk Features Jennifer “Jenny” Womack, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA April 9, 2019 Health Talk recently featured Jennifer “Jenny” Womack, PhD, OTR/L, in a story providing insight about safety tips for older drivers.
Department of Allied Health Sciences HEELS Summer Intensive Set to Launch in Summer 2019 April 5, 2019 In summer 2019, the Department of Allied Health Science (DAHS), in partnership with TEACCH, the School of Education, and the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, will host the inaugural HEELS Summer Intensive, a week-long skills camp for young adults with intellectual disabilities to enjoy campus at -Chapel Hill, to build...
Nancy Bagatell, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, and Team at TEACCH Receive National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) Grant April 5, 2019 Nancy Bagatell, PhD, and director of the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, is an investigator on a three-year grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). The grant aims to examine the effectiveness of TEACCH School Transition to Employment and Postsecondary Education Program (T-STEP) for young...
Jennifer Womack, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Named Associate Director of Partnerships in Aging Program April 4, 2019 Partnerships in Aging Program (PiAP), a campus-wide initiative in the University’s Office of the Provost, has recently named Jennifer “Jenny” Womack, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, as its associate director. Womack is a clinical professor in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, housed in the ...
NDSS Alumna Receives the Maureen Berkeley Award from American Society of Electroencephalographic Technicians (ASET) April 2, 2019 Kristy Fox, an alumna from the Neurodiagnostic and Sleep Science program (NDSS), was recently awarded the Maureen Berkeley Award by the American Society of Electroencephalographic Technicians (ASET) for her capstone project entitled F.I.R.E.S. that was published in the Neurodiagnostic Journal. Fox’s interest in the topic of febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome...
-Chapel Hill Clinical Laboratory Science Service Society Spring 2019 updates April 1, 2019 Five years ago, students in the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science launched the -CH Clinical Laboratory Science Service Society. The organization is dual-purpose: to promote the profession of clinical laboratory science and to give students an opportunity to interact with one another outside the classroom in ways that provide other learning...
Kristine Barnette Receives 2019 Louise Ward Excellence in Teaching Award April 1, 2019 Kristine Barnette ’07, received the Louise Ward Excellence in Teaching Award from the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science. The award is presented annually to a faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in teaching. Barnette is the manager of the division’s student laboratory.
Lisa Cremeans Presents Keynote Address at American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science April 1, 2019 Lisa Cremeans, an assistant professor in the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science, joined Joan Polancic of Denver Health Medical Center and John Gerlach of Michigan State University, in delivering the opening keynote address at the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) Clinical Laboratory Educators Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, in February. Cremeans discussed...
Karen McCulloch Receives Honor as Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association April 1, 2019 Karen McCulloch, PT, PhD, FAPTA, and professor in the Division of Physical Therapy, will be honored as a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) at the PT NEXT conference in June 2019. The award is the association’s highest honor. McCulloch is board certified and recognized as a...
Medical Education “Airwaves and Educators” Podcast Launches with Co-Host Janelle Bludorn, PA-C and Clinical Assistant Professor March 28, 2019 Janelle Bludorn, PA-C and a clinical assistant professor in Physician Assistant Studies, has launched a podcast alongside the PA colleagues, titled “Airwaves and Educators.” The medical education podcast focuses on physician assistant education and features the voices of three co-hosts to provide insight into scenarios a PA educator might encounter. Bludorn said...