Deborah Thorpe, PT, PhD retired from her position as professor in the Division of Physical Therapy in the Department of Allied Health Sciences in August 2021. Thorpe steps down after nearly 22 years with UNC School of Medicine.
See the full schedule of upcoming Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Awareness Month events Self-Care Mindfulness Meditation with Jonny Gerkin – Mondays, 12:15 – 12:40pm Self-Care Mindfulness Meditation with Bree Kalb – Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:00-4:30pm Gentle Yoga with Gillings Culture of Health – Mondays 12:00 – 12:30pm Inhaling Positivity Mid-Day Meditation … Continued
Deborah Givens, director of the Division of Physical Therapy in the Department of Allied Health Sciences (DAHS), has been named a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
Check out the new resources added to the J.E.D.I. Toolkit! Health Care Focused Resources Center for Mindful Self Compassion MSC Circles of Practice LGBTQI2S+ Affinity Practice Circle Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Affinity Practice Circle Hispanohablantes (Spanish Speaking) Practice Circle Webinars/Online Resources Center for Mindful Self Compassion MSC Circles of Practice LGBTQI2S+ Affinity … Continued
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New Resources have been added to the J.E.D.I. Toolkit on Holistic Review. You can find them on the Education page
Newly added resource to the J.E.D.I. Toolkit: Unpacking Young Adults’ Experiences of Race- and Gender-Based Microaggressions This articlecan be found on the microaggressions page, as well as in the resources section under Read and UNC/NC Specific
Several new resources have been added to the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Toolkit | Resources | Watch and/or Listen Page: Get Comfortable with being Uncomfortable-(Luvvie Ajayi Jones) It’s About the We Challenge Our Unconscious Biases (Juliette Powell) How to Overcome Our Biases? Walk Boldly toward them (Verna Myers) Color Blind or Color Brave (Mellody … Continued
MaryAnne Tatum entered a master’s degree program offered by the Division of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling, beginning in fall 2020. Tatum explained that her bachelor’s degree in journalism provided a jumping off point for the field, because communication is a critical skill for both areas of study.
Weiss Urban Livability Fellow, Shannon Mulloy, and Merit Assistantship awardee, Jenna Brunner, describe their scholarship activities for the 2020/21 academic year.
