UNC Health Talk recently featured Jeff O’Laughlin, PT, DPT, who provided five tips for avoiding youth sports injuries. O’Laughlin is an assistant professor and clinical manager of University Physical Therapy in Durham.
Colonel Thomas Louis Duquette ’91 and Dr. Sherri Rene Maxwell have established an endowed fund with a gift of $100,000 to provide scholarship support for students who are on track to receive a PhD in Human Movement Science within the Division of Physical Therapy. The PhD program is offered jointly between the division and the … Read more
Faculty and graduates with Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Sciences presented at the Neurodiagnostic Society (ASET) Annual Conference in Kansas City, MO, in mid August. Presentations by faculty and graduates: The Importance of Mentoring – NDSS Graduate, Tabitha Althoff, BS, R. EEG T., RPSGT, RST Can a Twelve Pound Dog be a True Service Animal? – Tabitha … Read more
The American Society for Clinical Pathology has recognized Division of Clinical Laboratory Science alumna Letycia Nuñez-Argote ’07 as a Champion for Diversity in the laboratory workforce. The July 2019 edition of ASCP’s Critical Values publication highlighted Nuñez-Argote; the edition was dedicated to diversity in the laboratory and the importance of diversity of gender, race, and … Read more
Young adults from the Triangle with intellectual disabilities experienced an inaugural week-long skills camp in July tailored to support them as they transition to adulthood thanks to an interdisciplinary University collaboration called the Higher Education, Employment, Living Success (HEELS UP) Summer Intensive. The program is part of the recently established HEELS 2 Transition organization, an interdisciplinary collaboration among the … Read more
The Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy has received a $500,000 gift from an anonymous donor to establish the Occupational Science Discovery and Expansion of Knowledge Endowed Fund. The transformational gift will provide support for faculty and/or PhD student research and scholarly activity in perpetuity. Funds may be used for visiting scholars, think tanks, … Read more
WRAL-TV recently featured Margaret “Meg” Dillon ’05 (’09 AuD) for her research in one-sided hearing loss and the effectiveness of cochlear implants. Dillon is an associate professor in the UNC School of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology and the director of cochlear implant research at the UNC Adult Cochlear Implant Program.
Graduates of the Division of Physical Therapy received their degrees at its 60th annual commencement ceremony, held at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education, on Saturday, August 3. The ceremony recognized 30 members of the class of 2019 and one physical therapist who completed requirements for the Doctor of Physical Therapy. Additionally, … Read more
Melissa Jones ’91 has received the American Society for Microbiology‘s Schergao-Rubin Award for outstanding bench-level microbiology. This award recognizes someone who is involved in distinguished performance in diagnostic work. Jones received the award at the society’s 2019 meeting in San Francisco. “My favorite part is being able to share my passion about microbiology and this profession,” … Read more
Jonet Artis, MEd, a doctoral candidate in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, which is housed in the Department of Allied Health Sciences, is exploring atypical language patterns in early childhood. These language patterns may be present by 16 months of age and could be important predictors of language development. This novel research earned … Read more
