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The UNC Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy hosted Dr. LeRhonda Manigault-Bryant, “Dr. Rhon” as our speaker for the Spring 2025 Mitchell Symposium. The Mitchell Symposium is an annual event dedicated to the late Marlys Mitchell, PhD, founder of the MS OT program at UNC, and her husband, Earl. The Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy hosted Dr. Susan Coppola as the keynote presenter for its 2024 Ethics Continuing Education event. Dr. Coppola shared about the Intersection of Power, Advocacy, and Moral Courage in this interactive presentation. Before Danielle Chadwick was a first-year Master of Science in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy (MSOT) student, she called Onslow County home. “Though I am a former resident of the area, I hadn’t had the opportunity to return to the community and view it through an OT lens,” Chadwick said. Although Onslow … Read more On Thursday evening UNC Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy hosted the Spring 2025 Mitchell Symposium: “Embodied Testimony and Praxis: Reimagining Ways of Knowing in Occupational Science”. This hybrid event was attended by students, faculty and staff. After Dr. Manigault Bryant’s presentation, attendees enjoyed a reception in the OT apartment. If you were unable … Read more Lauren Selingo, PhD, OTR/L, has joined the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy as Assistant Professor. Selingo completed her Bachelor’s in Occupational Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) in 2016. After graduating, she moved to North Carolina to experience healthcare services in a different part of the country and completed her MSOT degree at … Read more Susan (Sue) Coppola, MS, OT/L, OTD, FAOTA, recently retired from her role as Professor in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy after more than 25 years at UNC. Though her roles in the classroom and clinical settings are primarily behind her, Coppola is committed to continuing to advance the field by supporting future … Read more There are no upcoming events at this time.Featured
Featured Event: Mitchell Symposium, Spring 2025
Dr. LeRhonda Manigault-Bryant is the director of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History. She navigates the academy as a scholar-artist, where she merges her life as a musician and filmmaker with her interdisciplinary specializations in Religious Studies, Africana Studies, and Gender Studies, all with a focus on ethnographic methods. In addition to publishing several books, as the founder of media company ConjureGirlBlue Productions, Dr. Manigualt-Bryant investigates community practices, pop cultural development, and the impact of new technologies to critically explore how Black women through the diaspora engage religion and spirituality to navigate the contours of everyday life.
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