The Health Resources Services Administration has awarded a new grant, Navigating Pathways for Coordinated Care for Children with ASD/DD, to Elizabeth Crais, PhD, and Rebecca Pretzel, PhD. After a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder or developmental disability, studies have shown that many families do not know where to seek help, nor do they have clear … Read more

Jennifer Swift ’07 graduated with her undergraduate degree in clinical laboratory science. As a student, she was excited to learn that this major included both of her passions of science and medicine and had multiple career opportunities available after graduation. Tell us about your job: Swift is responsible for maintaining day-to-day workflow, training, competency, result … Read more

The Board of Directors for the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) has elected Stephanie Sjoblad as a director at large, set to begin in January 2020. As director at large, Sjoblad will work with the board to determine the direction of the association and of the profession for the next several years. Sjoblad is … Read more

Leslie Sierra-Arévalo is a second-year physical therapy student in the Division of Physical Therapy who motivates others through her outreach volunteer work.  Sierra-Arévalo volunteers at the Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC), Urban Ministries of Durham, and St. Thomas More clinics. “I think it was something that I grew up with,” Sierra-Arévalo said, “Giving back to other … Read more

Third-year Doctor of Physical Therapy student Joseph “Joe” Douglass has committed to serve in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps as a physical therapist following his graduation from the Division of Physical Therapy, set for August 2020. Douglass, a California native, plans to serve in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, an agency staffed by … Read more

The Division of Radiologic Science has named seniors Anni Fiets and Victoria Gates as 2020 the division’s Global Student Ambassadors to Switzerland. They join seniors Bailey Ewing and Amanda Winton as Global Student Ambassadors to Malawi. During spring break 2020, Fiets and Gates will visit and shadow at the University Hospital Basel in Switzerland. This … Read more

Two students within the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences have received the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Audiology Research Travel Award (ARTA) for ASHA’s annual convention, to be held in November 2019 in Orlando, Florida. Gretta Richter and Meredith Braza, both Doctor of Audiology students, will represent the division. Braza, a second-year AuD student, said the … Read more

NursingProcess.org, an online guide for health care education, has ranked the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy’s master’s degree program in occupational therapy as #5 in the country.

Several investigators from the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute are contributors to a newly released autism-focused educational support resource from SAGE Publishing. The SAGE Handbook of Autism and Education is a comprehensive handbook for practitioners and researchers who wish to know and understand current views of the nature of autism and best practices … Read more

Kayla Thomas, a first-year master of science in speech and hearing sciences student, will represent the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Minority Student Leadership Program as part of ASHA’s annual convention in Orlando, Florida, in November 2019. Only 16 percent of applicants to the program were selected to attend; Thomas, … Read more