Author Archives: Elizabeth Poindexter

The Carolina Center for Public Service has awarded second-year occupational science PhD student Kierra Peak ‘14 with a 2020 Community Engagement Fellowship.

UNC Health Talk recently featured Jeff O’Laughlin, PT, DPT, who provided five tips for avoiding at-home workout injuries. O’Laughlin is an assistant professor and clinical manager of University Physical Therapy in Durham.

Annette Greenway, a yoga instructor from Efland, North Carolina, attended her first physical therapy appointment with University Physical Therapy virtually since the start of COVID-19 pandemic.        

HEELS Prep Transitions Online In Response to COVID-19 Pandemic HEELS Prep, an interdisciplinary collaboration designed to support young adults with intellectual disabilities (ID), has moved to an online format for summer 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; organizers hope the program will continue to support these individuals as they...

UNC Health Talk recently featured Raheleh Tschoepe ’04 (MS ’06) and Jennifer “Jenny” Womack (MS ’89; MA ’09) in an article about returning home from the hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Philip Griffin (’07 AuD), an audiologist at the UNC Hearing and Communication Center, successfully advocated for statewide clarification for the role of audiologist assistant, which will allow for limited telehealth opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Allied Health Ambassadors (AHA) of the Department of Allied Health Sciences (DAHS) began to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic by creating a video to encourage others to stay safe and healthy as the University prepares to return to campus. Multiple students, including second-year Doctor of Physical Therapy Emily Goodnight and...

ABC 11 recently featured Kami Harris (MHS ‘17), an alumna of the Physician Assistant Studies program, in a mental health tool kit series as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

UNC Health Talk recently featured Patricia Johnson (’13 AuD) for an article about communication while wearing a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The UNC School of Medicine Academy of Educators inducted Hannah Siburt, Jennifer Womack, and Jason Hrdina into its ranks in May 2020. Siburt is an audiologist with the UNC Hearing and Communication Center and an assistant clinical professor in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences. Womack is a clinical professor...