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Brianne Safer (MS ’20) Experiences Transition to Telehealth; Coordinates Wellness Webinars

Brianne Safer (MS ’20) began a year-long internship with Department of Psychiatry with the Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders inpatient unit that transitioned to telehealth care following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

UNC Health Talk Features Kristin Somerville, DPT

UNC Health Talk recently featured Kristin Somerville, DPT, in an article which provided tips for working from home comfortably during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Doctor of Physical Therapy Students Engage in Telehealth Training Module

While the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted clinical rotations for Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students in the Division of Physical Therapy, it gave them an opportunity to learn about telehealth patient care via phone or video chat thanks to a training module launched by instructors.

WRAL Features Audiologist and Assistant Professor Patricia Johnson

WRAL recently featured Patricia Johnson, an audiologist at the UNC Hearing and Communication Center and assistant professor in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences.

Uzma Khan ’20 Spring Internships Highlight Importance of Mental Health

Uzma Khan ’20 spent the spring semester interning with two clinical sites: the crisis unit at the Chapel Hill Police Department and the UNC Medical Center heart transplant, lung transplant and left ventricular assist (LVAD) programs; both internships migrated to telehealth platforms as the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Wendy Ross Volunteers to Assemble Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Wendy Ross, a clinical coordinator in the Division of Radiologic Science, has teamed up with other volunteers at the UNC-Chapel Hill Be a Maker (BeAM) makerspace where the UNC-Chapel Hill community can design and make of physical objects for education, research, entrepreneurship and recreation to assemble personal protective equipment (PPE) in...

Four Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences Students Aid in Translation of COVID-19 Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Resource into Spanish

Four master’s of speech-language pathology students have translated an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) resource from the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute into Spanish in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

UNC Preschool Writing Project to Distribute At-Home Literacy Learning Packets to North Carolina Head Start Families

The UNC Preschool Writing Project team has created at-home learning packets for more than 200 families to be distributed through local Head Start programs in order to support families during the COVID-19 pandemic. The literacy packets, which contain alphabet activities, literacy-based scavenger hunts, and art projects, will be distributed in...

Amita Bollapragada ’20 Volunteers With Crisis Text Line as Part of COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Division of Radiologic Science alumna Amita Bollapragada ’20 began to volunteer with the Crisis Text Line just as the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Physician Assistant Studies Students Assemble Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Second-year Physician Assistant Studies students are teaming up at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Be a Maker (BeAM) makerspace where the University community can design and make of physical objects for education, research, entrepreneurship and recreation to assemble personal protective equipment (PPE) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.