Ryan Brooks, PT, DPT, MA, CSCS, USAW-L2, is a 2021 graduate of the division of Physical Therapy’s DPT program. Following graduation from UNC, he began a PT residency program at the University of Miami where he works at a sports-based outpatient orthopedic clinic and in the athletic training room for the University of Miami’s athletic … Read more
Tanner Holden, PT, DPT, CSCS recently attended the American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting (APTA CSM) for his first time as a UNC DPT graduate. The DPT program is housed within the Division of Physical Therapy in the Department of Allied Health Sciences. At the CSM, Holden presented his research titled ‘Utilization of Computer Adaptive … Read more
Jordan Lupton received both her undergraduate and master’s degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill, and has worked as a school-based speech language pathologist (SLP) for 15 years. She is currently President of the North Carolina Speech, Hearing & Language Association (NCSHLA).
Each year, The Graduate School honors graduate students in programs across campus for their powerful discoveries that contribute to a better future for people and communities in North Carolina. Sofia Benson-Goldberg’s work has focused on improving readability for COVID-19 documents from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Cephus Simmons’s career is nothing short of extraordinary. What began as four years working as a hospital corpsman in the U.S. Navy has progressed to the launch of his own business, SealCath, with a stop in Chapel Hill along the way.
The Frank Porter Graham Graduate and Professional Student Honor Society has inducted Elizabeth Poindexter ’10 (MA ’19) as of spring 2021.
The UNC Health Foundation has provided a generous gift to the Preschool Writing Project in order to supply Head Start families in Durham and Orange Counties with a tablet and internet hot spot in order to facilitate online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The foundation fosters private gift support at UNC Health and at the … Read more
Tabitha Althoff ’16 has applied for, and received, a patent in Europe for a disposable, single-use applicator designed for studying sleep.
Kaitlin Walsh ‘19, an alumna of the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science, found a passion for cancer research as she pursued her undergraduate degree in clinical laboratory science. Walsh knew she wanted to launch a career in medicine but sought a non-patient-facing role.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a critical need for medical laboratory professionals —or those who work tirelessly behind the scenes in laboratories across the United States— to develop, perform and interpret diagnostic tests, among other duties.
