Faculty member Antoine Bailliard, PhD, OTR/L, is a research fellow for the Community Outcomes Research and Evaluation Center and a consultant and trainer for the Institute for Best Practices within UNC’s Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health (CECMH). In this role, Antoine provides technical assistance and trainings to assertive community treatment teams across the … Read more
The UNC Rural Interprofessional Health Initiative (RIPHI) is a three-year pilot program supported by a $1.5 million award from the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust. This award provides faculty and programmatic support that enables UNC health professions students to serve and learn in underserved rural clinic settings in North Carolina. Goals of the project … Read more
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: encouraged graduate students to establish … Read more
Masters students graduated on Saturday, April 29, 2017, and doctoral students were hooded on Saturday, May 10, 2017. Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy Class of 2017 The Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy celebrated completion of the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy program with its graduates on Saturday, April 29, 2017, in Gerrard … Read more
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 for her work by the … Read more
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 the Division of Occupational Science … Read more
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 Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy … Read more
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 Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. In … Read more
A UNC-CH occupational therapy graduate has provided insight for inclusive play structures for children in the Greensboro community. Meg Harris, MS, OTR/L Meg Harris, MS, OTR/L, lead occupational therapist with Guilford County Public Schools, served as a consultant on a community project in Greensboro, North Carolina, to provide an inclusive play structure for all children … Read more
A PhD student in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy has worked locally and abroad to reduce stigma around mental health issues. Club Nova is located in Carrboro, North Carolina Nikhil Tomar celebrates Stigma Free Carolina Nikhil Tomar, a doctoral student in occupational science in the Department of Allied Health Sciences, has worked … Read more