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Physician Assistant Studies Professor Janelle Bludorn, PA-C, Featured in The Daily Tar Heel

March 22, 2019

The Daily Tar Heel, the student-run, award-winning newspaper at UNC-Chapel Hill, has featured Janelle Bludorn, PA-C and clinical assistant professor, in a recent article. The article highlights her accomplishments as the 2018 NC Physician Assistant of the Year, her work in point-of-care ultrasound, and as co-host of podcast “Airwaves and Educators.”

Michaela DuBay, PhD Student in Speech-Language Pathology, Receives 2019 CAPCSD Scholarship

March 22, 2019

Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences PhD student Michaela DuBay has received the 2019 Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD) PhD scholarship. The scholarship provides $20,000 to support the completion of the PhD program. DuBay’s dissertation is titled “Translation and Cultural Adaptation of Developmental Screening Tools.” Parent-report screening tools, used to identify … Read more

Linn Wakeford, PhD, OT/L, Receives Innovation Grant from Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) for Interdisciplinary Project

March 22, 2019

Linn Wakeford, PhD, OT/L, and associate professor in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, has received an Innovation Grant in the amount of $26,000 from the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) for her interdisciplinary project, AH:SPIRE (Allied Health: Strategies to Promote, Inspire, Recruit, and Educate). The broad goal of AH:SPIRE is to address … Read more

The Coastland Times Features Interdisciplinary Service Learning Trip to Tyrrell County

March 20, 2019

Students and faculty members from the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences and the Division of Physical Therapy traveled to Tyrrell County, North Carolina, for an interdisciplinary service learning trip over spring break. During the trip, students learned how people’s health is impacted by where they live and how to build a culture of health. Doctor … Read more

Division of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling Student Alex Cooke Discusses Connection Between Mental Health and Sports

March 18, 2019

Alex Cooke is a first-year graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in the Division of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling who also serves as the captain for UNC-Chapel Hill’s track and field team. Cooke, who is from Surry County, North Carolina, joined the track and field team five years ago. Since then, she has … Read more

U.S. News & World Report Ranks Rehabilitation Counseling Program at the UNC School of Medicine as #9 in the Country

March 12, 2019

U.S. News & World Report’s methodologists have ranked the UNC School of Medicine’s master’s program in rehabilitation counseling as #9 in the country, a ranking that secures the Division of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling as a top-ten program among peer institutions nationwide. Eileen Burker, PhD, CRC, and the division’s director, said the ranking … Read more