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Clare Harrop, PhD, Named First-Ever Department of Allied Health Sciences NC TraCS Institute KL2 Grant Recipient

October 12, 2018

Clare Harrop, PhD, research assistant professor in the Department of Allied Health Sciences’ Office of Research, has received a KL2 grant through the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences (NC TraCS). She is the first recipient to represent the Department of Allied Health Sciences. The K grant is funded through UNC’s NIH Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program and will … Read more

UNC School of Medicine Department of Allied Health Sciences announces Sleep Innovative Research Grant winners

October 8, 2018

The Department of Allied Health Sciences (DAHS) is pleased to announce the inaugural winners of the 2018-2019 Sleep Innovative Research Grant (SIRG) awards: Marie Camerota, PhD, and Cathi Propper, PhD, from UNC-Chapel Hill’s Center for Developmental Science, will lead a study titled “Influence of Prenatal Inflammation and Diet on Infant Sleep Quality.” This study will … Read more

Division of Clinical Laboratory Sciences Faculty Member Tara Moon Receives Educational Grant

October 1, 2018

Division of Clinical Laboratory Science Associate Professor Tara Moon, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM received the ASCP Foundation Laboratory Science Program Director Educational Grant for Technology in Laboratory Teaching (TILT) from the American Society for Clinical Pathology. The grant will provide funding for equipping student laboratory benches with tablets used as learning tools to access electronic textbooks, atlases, laboratory … Read more

Division of Clinical Laboratory Science Alumni Continue to Lead the NCABB

September 8, 2018

The North Carolina Association of Blood Bankers (NCABB) held its 46th annual NCABB fall meeting in Concord, North Carolina in September. Division of Clinical Laboratory Science class of 2003 graduate Rebecca Perry Coward, MT(ASCP)SBBCM, was named president elect. Class of 2001 graduate Angela Mahathey, MT(ASCP), has just finished her term as past president following her term as president in 2017. Additional … Read more

Division of Physical Therapy Welcomes Class of 2021 with Professionalism Ceremony

August 31, 2018

The UNC Student Physical Therapy Association (SPTA) and the Division of Physical Therapy officially welcomed 31 incoming students as part of the class of 2021 at a professionalism ceremony held in the Medical Biomolecular Research Building on August 24, 2018. Judy A. White, PT, DPT, former UNC Division of Physical Therapy faculty and coordinator of … Read more

Janelle Bludorn, PA-C, Awarded NCAPA’s 2018 PA of the Year award

August 31, 2018

Janelle Bludorn, PA-C, received the 2018 PA of the Year award from the North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants at its annual conference. Bludorn, a clinical assistant professor with the UNC School of Medicine Physician Assistant Studies program, has been in practice for eight years as a PA, specializing in emergency medicine and women’s health. … Read more

Antoine Bailliard Graduates with Class VI of Thorp Faculty Engaged Scholars

August 27, 2018

Antoine Bailliard, PhD, OTR/L and assistant professor with the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, has graduated from the two-year Thorp Faculty Engaged Scholars program, offered by the Carolina Center for Public Service. The program brings together faculty from multiple disciplines for a two-year experiential, competency-based curriculum designed to advance engaged scholarship. Bailliard is … Read more

Kaitlin Cruz Receives Scholarship from the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science

August 22, 2018

Kaitlin Cruz, a senior in the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science, has received a scholarship from the Alpha Mu Tau Fraternity. The fraternity supports undergraduates and laboratory science professionals through the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science. Cruz said she decided to major in clinical laboratory science because she liked the program’s focus on hands-on … Read more

Morgan Fisher Receives the Eleanor Parchman Memorial Scholarship from the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science

August 17, 2018

Morgan Fisher, a rising junior in the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science, has received the Eleanor Parchman Memorial Scholarship from The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science. Fisher, a first-generation college student, credits volunteer and work experiences, including in an emergency department and memory care unit as a certified nursing assistant, with cultivating an interest in laboratory science. “I love the … Read more

Division of Physical Therapy Celebrates 59th Annual Commencement Ceremony

August 6, 2018

Division of Physical Therapy graduates received their degrees at its annual commencement ceremony, held at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education, on Saturday, August 4. The ceremony recognized 30 members of the class of 2018 and three physical therapists who completed requirements for the Doctor of Physical Therapy. Additionally, three physical therapists … Read more