NewsLewek Awarded NIH Grant for Research on Improving Stroke Survivors' Ability to WalkUNC Physical Therapy Assistant Professor Michael Lewek, PT, PhD, has received a $400,000 NIH R21 grant to continue work studying ways to help stroke survivors’ improve their ability to walk. Lewek initially pursued this line of research with the help of a NC TraCS $10,000 pilot grant. 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. Dr. Rebecca Laudicina Plays Key Role in ASCLS Task Force ResearchA task force of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS), with Dr. Rebecca Laudicina of Allied Health Sciences participating in a key role, was charged with studying clinical laboratory science (CLS) professionals’ engagement in research activities. USARIEM Grant Supports Research on New Assessment for Wounded WarriorsA new grant from the United States Army Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) will help UNC Chapel Hill Division of Physical Therapy Professor Karen McCulloch and an interdisciplinary research team further develop a new assessment protocol specifically designed for military service members who have sustained concussions/mild traumatic brain injuries. 2012 Human Movement Science Research SymposiumThe ninth annual Human Movement Science Research Symposium was held February 17, 2012, at UNC Chapel Hill. Students, faculty, researchers, and clinicians from regional institutions attend the symposium to present and discuss current research in an open and friendly environment. Big Words Project Awarded Phase II FundingWe are pleased to announce that Dr. Karen Erickson (Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences) has received funding for Phase II Technology and Media Services for Individuals with Disabilities proposal. The project, Big Words II: Computer-Based Decoding Instruction is largely due to the efforts of Dr. Penny Hatch, Project Director of the Phase I grant, during her first two years on faculty at the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies (CLDS). Research, Robotics and Allied Health: Professor Jenny Womack Works on Interdisciplinary StudyProfessor Jenny Womack (Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy) is a senior investigator on a project titled "Computing Robot Motions for Home Healthcare Assistance” led by Drs. Ron Alterovitz and Dinesh Manocha from the Department of Computer Science. A Message from Dr. Grace Baranek, DAHS Associate Chair for ResearchThis newsletter spans two quarters of research and scholarship in our department (July-December, 2011). We’ve had a productive fall semester! DAHS welcomed several new faculty and a new cohort of doctoral students across three divisions. NCTraCS Funding Fuels ResearchProfessor and PT Division Director, Rick Segal, and Co-Principal Investigator Heather Walker, MD, UNC Chapel Hill Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, received NCTraCs funding for a grant titled Operant conditioning of Tibialis Anterior H-reflexes in Patients Post-stroke. AuD Grad/PhD Student Awarded NIH FellowshipDr. Sara Mamo, a 2008 graduate of the AuD program and a current PhD student in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, has been awarded an F32 postdoctoral fellowship by the National Institutes of Health. |
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