NewsSite News Innovative Joint Program to Offer World’s First Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science DegreeThe world’s first bachelor’s degree in neurodiagnostics and sleep science (NDSS) has received approval from the UNC Board of Governors. This innovative, online degree will be available through UNC Charlotte's College of Health and Human Service’s Kinesiology Department in collaboration with UNC Chapel Hill’s Department of Allied Health Sciences. Baranek and Womack Honored at AOTA ConventionGrace Baranek received the A. Jean Ayres Award and Jenny Womack became a Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association (FAOTA) at the Annual AOTA Conference in Indianapolis in April. Thorpe Profiled in Wilmington-Star NewsDr. Robert L. Thorpe was profiled in the May 9, 2012, edition of the Wilmington Star-News. Thorpe and the other founding faculty members of the UNC Division of Radiologic Science, Charles Barry Burns and Janice C. Keene, recently had a classroom in Bondurant Hall named in their honor. Radiologic Science Founders CelebrationFriends, family members, alumni, and colleagues came together to celebrate the UNC Chapel Hill Division of Radiologic Science’s founding faculty members, Charles Barry Burns, Janice C. Keene, and Robert L. Thorpe, by naming a Bondurant Hall classroom in their honor on March 4, 2012. 2012 David E. Yoder SymposiumThe UNC Chapel Hill Division of Speech of Hearing Sciences hosted the 2012 David E. Yoder Symposium on March 16 at Extraordinary Ventures in Chapel Hill. Juliann Woods, PhD, CCC-SLP, Professor, Communication Science and Disorders, Florida State University, led the all-day session, titled “Supporting the Families’ Role in Family Guided Routines Based Intervention.” More than 150 speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, educators, and other professionals attended the event. Mitchell Symposium in Occupational ScienceThe Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy hosted the second annual Mitchell Symposium in Occupational Science in February 2012. This year’s visiting scholar, Dr. Debbie Laliberte Rudman, presented a seminar to students and faculty, met with individuals and groups throughout the division, and presented a public lecture on February 29 titled “Working Against the ‘Individualizing of the Social’: The Critical Potential of Occupational Science.” Five UNC Allied Health Programs Highly Ranked in Latest U.S. News GuideFive UNC Chapel Hill Allied Health Sciences programs were highly ranked in the latest editions of "America's Best Graduate Schools" by U.S. News and World Report. Nellenbach Wins Impact Award for ResearchKristin Nellenbach, PhD, (’10) recently became the fourth Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences doctoral program alumna to win the Graduate Education Advancement Board (GEAB) Impact Award. UNC DPT Student Receives Mary McMillan Scholarship Award from APTALeigh Anne McLaughlin, a third-year UNC Doctor of Physical Therapy student from Fayetteville, NC, has been selected to receive the Mary McMillan Scholarship Award from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). The intent of the award is to recognize students who exhibit superior scholastic ability and potential for future professional contribution. Billie Nelson Named Worthingham FellowCharlene (Billie) Nelson, PT, MA, has been selected as a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), the highest honor among APTA's membership categories. Hacke Receives Distinguished Teaching Award for Post-Baccalaureate InstructionDivision of Physical Therapy faculty member Jon Hacke has received the 2012 Distinguished Teaching Award for Post-Baccalaureate Instruction. Established by the University in 1995 to acknowledge the important role of graduate-level teaching, this prestigious award includes a cash stipend and framed citation. MMDS Graduation and Corporate Partner RecognitionOn December 8, 2011, the Division of CLS hosted a reception to recognize the graduating Master’s Degree in Molecular Diagnostic Science students and the MDS Corporate Partners. |
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