UNC Partnerships in Aging Program (PiAP), a campus-wide initiative in the University’s Office of the Provost, has recently named Jennifer “Jenny” Womack, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, as its associate director. Womack is a clinical professor in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, housed in the UNC School of Medicine Department of Allied Health Sciences. … Read more

Department of Allied Health Sciences faculty participated in a conversation focusing on interdisciplinary work and the geriatric experience. Susan Coppola, MS, OT/L, OTD, FAOTA, with the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy; Carol Giuliani, PT, PhD, FAPTA, with the Division of Physical therapy; and Sharon Williams, PhD, with the Division of Speech and Hearing … Read more

The 2019 Mitchell Symposium featured Elizabeth “Anne” Kinsella, PhD, MAdEd, BsC(OT), an associate professor in the School of Occupational Therapy, and member of the Occupational Science and Health Professional Education Field in the Health & Rehabilitation Sciences graduate program at Western University in Ontario, Canada. Kinsella’s talk, titled “Embodiment and Human Occupation: Implications for Health and Social Care,” focused on how processes of … Read more

Sue Coppola, MS, OT/L, OTD, FAOTA, a faculty member with the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, spoke with David Neumann of Advanced Beginner Group in advance of its multidisciplinary dance-based performance I Understand Everything Better at the end of January 2019. Neumann, who visited the UNC-Chapel Hill campus as part of his performance at CURRENT … Read more

The UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health has been awarded a $2.4-million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The project will address homelessness and provide comprehensive behavioral health care and other services for individuals living with serious mental illnesses who are experiencing or who are at risk for … Read more

Fall 2018 newsletter

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 who had autism,” Cole explained. … Read more

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 and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program and will … Read more

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