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Pergolotti Receives Grant to Study OT Utilization by Patients with Cancer
Mackenzi Pergolotti, a fourth-year Occupational Science PhD candidate, received a $2,000 NC TraCS grant to help her research the utilization of occupational therapy by older patients with cancer by using data from the Integrative Cancer Information and Surveillance System (ICISS).
Klusek Receives Gallagher Dissertation Award
Jessica Klusek, a doctoral student in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, received the 2011 James J. Gallagher Dissertation Award.
Nellenbach Wins Impact Award for Research
Kristin Nellenbach, PhD, (’10) recently became the fourth Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences doctoral program alumna to win the Graduate Education Advancement Board (GEAB) Impact Award.
AuD Grad/PhD Student Awarded NIH Fellowship
Dr. Sara Mamo, a 2008 graduate of the AuD program and a current PhD student in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, has been awarded an F32 postdoctoral fellowship by the National Institutes of Health.
Research Poster wins First Place for Scientific Merit
A scientific poster presented by third-year AuD student Mallory Baker and Associate Professor Patricia Roush, AuD (Dept. of Otolaryngology) won first prize for scientific merit at the 12th Annual Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Conference in St. Louis, MO, March 5-6, 2012.
Little Awarded AOTA Dissertation Grant
Dr. Lauren Little received the American Occupational Therapy Foundation Dissertation Research Grant Award in February 2012.
Validation of two sleep tracking devices to determine sleep duration and detect sleep stages: An evaluation against Type I attended polysomnography
The public health significance of sleep disorders is substantial, accounting for hundreds of billions of dollars each year in direct medical costs. Sleep disorders increase risk of neurocognitive and cardiovascular morbidity and premature death. They also impair daily performance, increase pain sensitivity and decrease quality of life. Much of this disease burden could be averted … Read more
Validity of three slep tracking devices to determine sleep duration and detect sleep stages: an evaluation against Type I attended (in-laboratory) polysomnography
The public health significance of sleep disorders is substantial, accounting for hundreds of billions of dollars each year in direct medical costs. Sleep disorders increase risk of neurocognitive and cardiovascular morbidity and premature death. They also impair daily performance, increase pain sensitivity and decrease quality of life. Much of this disease burden could be averted … Read more