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DAHS Receives $3.3 Million Grant for Early Literacy Research

July 23, 2017
Dr. Stephen Hooper, the Department of Allied Health Sciences Associate Dean and Chair, will serve as principal investigator of the project. The ºÚÁÏÍø Department of Allied Health Sciences received a $3.3 million grant to establish a stronger scientific foundation for educational practice within early literacy. By using recent advances in cognitive science and...

Department of Allied Health Sciences Celebrates 2017 Commencement

June 14, 2017
Hundreds of students, representing five divisions in the ºÚÁÏÍø Department of Allied Health Sciences, received degrees between May 11 to May 14, 2017. Hundreds of students graduated from the ºÚÁÏÍø Department of Allied Health Sciences across five divisions of the health care spectrum from...

DAHS Celebrates 2017 Clinical Preceptor Appreciation Event

June 3, 2017
The Department of Allied Health Sciences recognized its clinical preceptors during its annual clinical preceptor appreciation event, held at The Carolina Club. The Department of Allied Health Sciences held its annual Clinical Preceptor Appreciation Event on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at The Carolina Club on the campus of ºÚÁÏÍø-Chapel Hill....

SECU Highlights Interprofessional Education Experience

May 23, 2017
The State Employees’ Credit Union highlighted students from the Department of Allied Health Sciences’ most recent experience volunteering at the SECU’s Family House. Students from the Divisions of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Speech and Hearing Sciences, and Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling shared their insights at the Family...

The ºÚÁÏÍø Graduate School Recognizes Allied Health Sciences Student Scholars at Annual Recognition Celebration

April 23, 2017
More than a dozen students in the ºÚÁÏÍø Department of Allied Health Sciences received recognition for their studies across four health care disciplines. On Thursday, April 20, 2017, The ºÚÁÏÍø Graduate School recognized dozens of students for their accomplishments during the school year, including Jesse Sykes, a second-year...

Department of Allied Health Sciences Holds Annual Career Fair

February 23, 2017
The Department of Allied Health Sciences held its annual career fair on January 31, 2017. The Department of Allied Health Sciences held its annual career fair on January 31, 2017. The department thanks the 29 employers and 110 participants who came out to the fair, hosted in the George Watts...

Tar Heel Reader Celebrates 10 Million Books Read on Innovative Platform

February 5, 2017
Tar Heel Reader, a joint project between the Department of Computer Science and the ºÚÁÏÍø Department of Allied Health Sciences, celebrated 10 million books accessed on January 31, 2017. Tar Heel Reader (THR), an eight-year-old collaborative venture between the Department of Allied Health Sciences’ Center for Literacy and Disability...

Inaugural DAHS faculty awards honor Dr. Susan Beck and Melissa Culp

December 10, 2016
The awards, offered every other year, honor faculty members who have served the DAHS for three or more years and have made significant contributions of leadership and excellence. The Department of Allied Health Sciences honored three of its faculty members on Thursday, December 8, 2016, with the creation of three...

ºÚÁÏÍø Radiology Malawi Program Strengthens Local and International Ties

December 1, 2016
ºÚÁÏÍø’s Department of Radiology and the Department of Allied Health Sciences’ Division of Radiologic Science have worked together to strengthen an international footprint in radiology. Recognizing a need In 2012, Robert G. Dixon, MD, FSIR, the then-diagnostic radiology residency program director for the ºÚÁÏÍø Department of Radiology, saw a need for radiologist...

ºÚÁÏÍø-CH Occupational Therapy Graduate Provides Insight for Inclusive Play Structures for Children in the Greensboro Community

November 27, 2016
A ºÚÁÏÍø-CH occupational therapy graduate has provided insight for inclusive play structures for children in the Greensboro community. Meg Harris, MS, OTR/L, lead occupational therapist with Guilford County Public Schools, served as a consultant on a community project in Greensboro, North Carolina, to provide an inclusive play structure for all children...