Author Archives: Elizabeth Poindexter

The Department of Allied Health Sciences (DAHS) hosted its largest-ever Clinical Preceptor Appreciation Event at the George Watts Hill Alumni Center on May 22, featuring keynote and breakout sessions addressed to health care professionals who facilitate student education. Brenda Mitchell, the associate chair of the DAHS Office of Student Services,...

Endeavors, a publication of UNC Research, recently featured Karen McCulloch, a professor in the Division of Physical Therapy, for her concussion research.

Susan Szendry has received a Community Engagement Fellowship from the Carolina Center for Public Service for her project “Facilitating Access and Inclusion for Visitors with Disabilities at a Local Zoological Park.” Szendry is completing her project alongside Jordan McNeill in Applied Developmental Sciences and Special Education. Nancy Bagatell, director of...

The UNC School of Medicine Academy of Educators inducted Nancy Bagatell and Linn Wakeford into its ranks on May 23. Wakeford in an associate professor in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, where Bagatell serves as program director. The division is housed in the Department of Allied Health Sciences (DAHS). Wakeford is...

Hundreds of students representing five divisions graduated from the UNC School of Medicine Department of Allied Health Sciences from May 11 to May 12, 2019. Students from the Divisions of Clinical Laboratory Science, Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling, Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Radiologic Science, Speech and Hearing Sciences, and...

The University Managers Association (UMA) has presented its top honor, the 2019 Manager of the Year Award, to Valerie Tan, associate chair for administration in the UNC School of Medicine Department of Allied Health Sciences (DAHS). The award presented annually by the University Managers Association, recognizes outstanding contributions based on...

Various news outlets recently featured Phillip Griffin (’07 AuD) an audiologist at the UNC Hearing and Communication Center, for his expertise on hearing as the Carolina Hurricanes progress through the playoffs. Phillip Griffin is a 2007 graduate of the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences Doctor of Audiology program.  

Ben Lee is a second-year PhD student in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy who is using his background in economics and anthropology in conjunction with occupational science to pursue research about the lived experience of the daily lives of people with schizophrenia and cultural effects through a global lens. Lee...

Walk MS: Raleigh 2019 connects a community of liked-minded individuals to fundraise to change the world for people who are affected by multiple sclerosis, a debilitating disease of the nervous system that can be difficult to treat. This year, several Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students fundraised and participated in...

In fall 2005, Angela McCaffrey Rosenberg ‘88, and her husband, Marty, answered two life-changing telephone calls within the span of three hours. The first phone call announced the birth of their granddaughter, Parker; the second officially diagnosed Angela with multiple sclerosis, a debilitating, and difficult-to-treat neurological disease. “Everyone’s heard the...