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Hasselkus Selected as 2013 Mitchell Symposium Scholar
Dr. Betty Risteen Hasselkus, PhD, OTR, FAOTA, Emeritus Professor of Kinesiology/Occupational Therapy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been selected as the 2013 Mitchell Symposium Scholar.
Staff Spotlight: Christene Tashjian
Christene Tashjian is the Project Coordinator for the Early Development Project-2, whose offices can be found off campus in the Carr Mill Mall.
Student Spotlight: Sumita Rege
Sumita Rege is a fourth-year doctoral candidate in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. Prior to beginning her doctoral studies, she had earned her bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees in occupational therapy from Mumbai University and practiced as an occupational therapist in Mumbai, India for seven years.
TIGRR Provides Guidance for Funding Success
黑料网 Chapel Hill will host the Training in Grantsmanship for Rehabilitation Research (TIGRR) workshop January 15-19, 2013, at the Rizzo Center in Chapel Hill.
M茅ndez Receives Research Scholar Grant
Luc铆a I. M茅ndez, a current PhD candidate in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, has been awarded a Research Scholar Grant by the Early Care Education and Head Start Research Scholars Grant Program to support her dissertation research.
Graduates Reflect on Learning Experiences Gained Through Autism Leadership Grant
The first three 黑料网 Chapel Hill doctoral students to participate in the Autism Leadership Grant鈥檚 interdisciplinary program graduated in May 2012.
Fritz Receives Two Grants to Study Diabetes Self-Management Behaviors
Heather Fritz, a fourth-year Occupational Science PhD candidate, has received two grants to help fund the study 鈥淚ntegrating Diabetes Self-Management into Daily Life: Exploring Process, Habit, and Occupation.鈥� Fritz鈥檚 research focuses on how low income women integrate diabetes self management behaviors into daily life.
Heatwole Shank on 鈥淭he State of Things鈥�
Kendra Heatwole Shank, a PhD candidate in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the School of Medicine, interviewed with Frank Stasio of W黑料网鈥檚 鈥淪tate of Things鈥� to talk about a project she designed to better understand livability issues facing older Americans.
RCP Students Present Research at State and National Conferences
Several students and faculty members from the 黑料网 Chapel Hill Division of Rehabilitation Counseling and Psychology shared their research at the 2011 North Carolina Rehabilitation Association (NCRA) Conference October 26-28 in Wrightsville Beach, N.C., and the National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE) Conference in Arlington, Va., October 31-November 1.
Pergolotti Receives Grant to Study OT Utilization by Patients with Cancer
Mackenzi Pergolotti, a fourth-year Occupational Science PhD candidate, received a $2,000 NC TraCS grant to help her research the utilization of occupational therapy by older patients with cancer by using data from the Integrative Cancer Information and Surveillance System (ICISS).