Author Archives: Elizabeth Poindexter

Second-year occupational therapy student Kendyl Cole discovered her passion for the profession and for working with people with neurological disorders through a family friend whose experiences with autism spectrum disorder changed Cole’s worldview and led her to a profession rooted in serving others. “He was the first person I met...

Your Health Radio, an initiative of UNC Family Medicine, featured Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy faculty member Antoine Bailliard, PhD, on an episode about tiny houses and how they can have a big impact on mental health and homelessness.  

Clare Harrop, PhD, research assistant professor in the Department of Allied Health Sciences’ Office of Research, has received a KL2 grant through the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences (NC TraCS). She is the first recipient to represent the Department of Allied Health Sciences. The K grant is funded through UNC’s NIH Clinical...

Listen as Clare Harrop, PhD, speaks with the Autism Science Foundation about autism spectrum disorders in boys and girls.

Antoine Bailliard, PhD, OTR/L and assistant professor with the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, has graduated from the two-year Thorp Faculty Engaged Scholars program, offered by the Carolina Center for Public Service. The program brings together faculty from multiple disciplines for a two-year experiential, competency-based curriculum designed to...

Ruth Humphry, professor and director of the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, and Enrique Neblett Jr., an associate professor of psychology and neuroscience, have received the 2017 Faculty Awards for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring. The Graduate School presents the annual award to UNC-Chapel Hill faculty members who have:...

Jennifer L. (Jenny) Womack, a clinical professor in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, received recognition for her work by the Carolina Center for Public Service on April 5, 2017. Jennifer L. (Jenny) Womack, a clinical professor in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, received recognition...

The Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy has selected Nancy Bagatell, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, as its new director effective July 1, 2017. Nancy Bagatell, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA The UNC School of Medicine Department of Allied Health Sciences has named Nancy Bagatell, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, as the incoming director of...

For the 2017 Mitchell Symposium, the Department of Allied Health Sciences’ Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy welcomed Joy Hammel, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, with the University of Illinois at Chicago. Joy Hammel, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, presents at the 2017 Mitchell Symposium. Alumni, students, and friends of the Division of...

A 2007 graduate of the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy has been named Dementia Care Professional of the Year by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. A 2007 graduate of the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy has been named Dementia Care Professional of the Year by the...