Research Forum: 2025 Research Excellence Awardees
2025-04-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
The Health Sciences Research Excellence Award recognizes PhD students in the Department of Health Sciences who showcase research excellence in their wider academic and professional communities.
Ling Beiseker
Human Movement Science PhD Program
Physical Activity, Adjustment to College, and Mental Health Among First-Year College Women
Seth Mitchell
Occupational Science PhD Program
Everyday Strategizing for Social Transformation: A Political Activist Ethnography of Relational Action within North Carolina HIV Governance
Rebecca Parkin
Occupational Science PhD Program
Going skin deep: A collaborative ethnographic study of white caucusing and anti-racism praxis
Hsiao-Ting Su
Speech and Hearing Sciences PhD Program
Most Frequently and Commonly Used Mandarin Words: Supports for Children Who Use AAC

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Research Forum - Early Communication in Autism: A New Tool to Support Clinical Decision Making
2025-03-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Hybrid: MacNider 321 and Zoom
Early Communication in Autism: A New Tool to Support Clinical Decision Making
Communication challenges remain one of the earliest concerns of parents whose children eventually receive an autism diagnosis. Many existing measures in autism only characterize communication differences but are not designed to monitor improvement over time or support clinical decision making.
This presentation will describe a new tool, the Early Communication Indicator for Autism (ECI-A), which is based on an existing norm-referenced, validated measure and can be easily used within clinical practice.
Wednesday, March 26, Noon – 1 pm | MacNider 321
Please register today to receive the Zoom link/in-person lunch registration.
Brian A. Boyd, Ph.D.
Director, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
William C. Friday Distinguished Professor, UNC-CH School of Education
Questions? Contact: Department of Health Sciences Office of Research & Scholarship (DHS_ORS@med.unc.edu)

January Research Forum: OnCore Overview & Implementation in Department of Health Sciences
2024-10-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Hybrid: MacNider 321 and Zoom
Mark your calendars for the Department of Health Sciences January Research Forum.
OnCore: Overview & Implementation in Department of Health Sciences

OnCore is a clinical research management system that is being implemented across campus. Its use will be mandatory for all studies classified as clinical research. School of Medicine is onboarding departments in stages, with DHS slated for March 2025. If you do human-subjects research that might be considered clinical research, you will need to use this platform. Join us at the January research forum to learn more about Oncore, discuss how it will be used by DHS, and ask any questions of the Implementation Team.
Please RSVP to receive the Zoom link/reserve your lunch.
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October Research Forum: Assessment and Consequences of Pediatric Vestibular Dysfunction
2024-10-23 12:00 - 13:00
Mark your calendars for the Department of Health Sciences October Research Forum during University Research Week.
Assessment and Consequences of Pediatric Vestibular Dysfunction with speaker: Kristen Janky, AuD PhD CCC-A
Register here or scan the QR code on the flyer.

September Research Forum: New Research Frontiers in Health Sciences
2024-09-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Hybrid: MacNider 321 and Zoom
Kick off the fall semester with an introduction to three new DHS faculty. Dr. Molly Beiting, Dr. Timothy Eckard and Dr. Sallie Nowell will share details about their research as they begin their time in the department.
For the Zoom link and lunch registration, please scan the QR code on the flyer or click here to RSVP.

June Research Forum: Honoring the Research of Dr. Stephen Hooper
2024-06-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Hybrid: MacNider 321 and Zoom
As Dr. Hooper steps down as Associate Dean and Chair of DHS, join in celebrating his numerous research accomplishments through the years.
With hosts Lara-leane Costa, PhD and Jacinda Bilyeu, MBA
For the Zoom link and lunch registration, please scan the QR code on the flyer or click here to RSVP.

April Research Forum: Research Excellence Award Presentations
2024-04-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Hybrid: MacNider 321 and Zoom
Join the Department of Health Sciences Office of Research and Scholarship for its April Research Forum. This hybrid event will be held in MacNider 321 and on Zoom. Lunch will be served at the in-person event. Please RSVP for both in-person and to access the Zoom link.
https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_71blHLN60jVCDQO
The forum will involve presentations from the four recipients of the 2024 Department of Health Sciences Research Excellence Awards.
Rachana Gangwanih
Human Movement Science PhD Program
Determining the Impact of Cognitive Load on Brain-Muscle Functional Connectivity in Individuals with Chronic Stroke
Sayoko Kawabata
Occupational Science PhD Program
Exploring Play in a Historically Black Neighborhood in Hillsborough, North Carolina through a Participatory ApproachSoomin Kim
Speech and Hearing Sciences PhD Program
Conversation-based Apraxia of Speech Diagnosis
Orla Putnam
Speech and Hearing Science PhD Program

“I Want to be Seen and Understood”: Priorities for Autism Research from Autistic Women, Non-Binary Adults, and Parents of Autistic Girls and Women

March Research Forum: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Panel Discussion
2024-03-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Hybrid: MacNider 321 and Zoom
Panelists will share their experiences using applicable research examples (e.g., search and screenings, data extraction and quality assessment, library resources).
Wednesday, March 20, Noon – 1 p.m.
MacNider 321
for Zoom link & lunch registration,
https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b70b83M53W2ukse

November Research Forum: New Research Frontiers in Health Sciences
2023-11-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Hybrid: MacNider 321 and Zoom
Join the Department of Health Sciences for its November Research Forum, “New Research Frontiers in Health Sciences.”
The event will be hybrid – in MacNider 321 and on Zoom. Please register to attend either in-person or virtually here: https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2toFkGRNsY851c2
Featured Speakers:
Vanessa Jewell, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Div. Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
A Patient-Centered Rural Type 1 Diabetes Research Agenda
Carolyn Novaleski, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Div. Speech & Hearing Sciences
Making the Pivot Toward Patient-Oriented Research in Chronic Cough
We hope to see you there!

April Research Forum: Current Research in Sleep Science
2023-04-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Hybrid: MacNider 321 and Zoom
You’re Invited to the DHS April Research Forum: Current Research in Sleep Science

April 19, 2023 | 12-1 p.m. (hybrid)
Please RSVP via the Qualtrics form, whether you intend to attend via Zoom or in person – so we can order the right amount of food for in-person, and if you need the Zoom link, it will be sent to you automatically after you fill in the Qualtrics – thanks!
To RSVP, use the QR code in the attached flier, or click this Qualtrics link: https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2toFkGRNsY851c2

The Research Forum will feature presentations from:
Mark Shen, PhDUNC School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
Exploring the link between sleep and brain development in infants with neurodevelopmental disabilities

Graham Diering, PhDUNC School of Medicine, Department of Cell Biology & Physiology
Early life sleep disruption as a risk factor for autism spectrum disorder

Current Research in Traumatic Brain Injury - March Research Forum
2023-03-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Hybrid: MacNider 321 and Zoom
Join the Department of Health Sciences Office of Research and Scholarship for its March Research Forum: Research in Traumatic Brain Injury. Dr. Karen McCulloch (Physical Therapy) and Dr. Lindsey Byom (Speech and Hearing Sciences) will present about their research and work in traumatic brain injury during this hybrid event. Register to attend or to receive the Zoom link.
Questions? Contact: Department of Health Sciences Office of Research & Scholarship (DHS_ORS@med.unc.edu)
