UNC SOM Academy of Educators (AOE)
Dr Christine Lathren joins the UNC SOM Academy of Educators (AOE). The AOE was founded in October 2006 as a part of the School’s strategic plan to enhance research and scholarship towards excellence in teaching.
Fall Posters and Presentations
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) Annual Conference
Showcasing the outstanding scholarship of our residents and faculty, with multiple posters presented at AAPM&R 2025.
- Characterization of Lower Extremity Pain in Ambulatory Individuals After Stroke
John M. Baratta, MBA, MD, and Michael Lewek, PhD, PT (Aditya Senthil, and Akash N. Patel, DO) - Devastating ALS Variant Found Mid-Pregnancy: A Case Report
Polly Creveling, MD (Mina Gayed, DO) - Following Schwannoma resection, contralateral swelling leads to Brachial Plexopathy: A Case Report
Elyse N. Swope, DO (Anthony Reeding, MD) - Improving Safety of Botulinum Toxin Injections in a Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic
Elizabeth Barton, MD (Ruth Fletcher) - Innovative Use of Sclerotherapy for Management of Refractory Thoracic Costovertebral Instability and Pain: A Case Report
Colette Piasecki-Masters, MD (Kaitlyn DeHority, MD, Jennifer Su, MD, James Kelley, MD) - Thiamine supplementation as a treatment approach for post-stroke aphasia: A case report
Camille Beaton, DO (John M. Baratta, MBA, MD)
International Society for Contemplative Research (ISCR) 2025 Conference
Faculty and T32 fellows presented influential research across multiple sessions.
- Bringing evidence-based contemplative practices into clinical settings: Lessons from the OPTIMUM trial
Panel discussion led by PIM faculty, Jessica Barnhill and Kim Faurot - Evaluating Complementary and Integrative Health Interventions to Reduce Stress Related Illnesses in African American and Hispanic Populations: A Systematic Review
Oral presentation Raven Wright-Smith - Exploring Evidence for Mindfulness Based Interventions for Caregivers and Infants with or at High Risk for Developmental Delay or Disability Aged Birth to Three Years: A Scoping Review Protocol
Poster: Becky Molinini - ‘It Felt Humanizing’: Experiences of Digital Mindfulness Interventions Among Black and Latino Adults With Anxiety
Poster: Amnazo Muhirwa (T32 Fellow), Susan Gaylord, PhD, and Alina Shcherbakova:
American Public Health Association (APHA) 2025
The PIM team made an impressive showing at the APHA Annual Meeting, presenting research and advancing conversations in integrative health, traditional medicine, and public health innovation. T32 Fellows Mary Jackson received the ICTHP Section Emerging Leader Award and Victoria Behm received the ICTHP Section Contribution Award.
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Combined with a Group Medical Visit: Perspectives from Patients with Chronic Pain
Jessica Barnhill, Susan Gaylord, and Kim Faurot - Understanding the Lived Experiences of Patients Living with Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions
Elondra Harr
Meeting of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM)
- Implementing a Novel Interdisciplinary Acute Care Consultation Approach to Pediatric Rehabilitation: Findings from the Rehabilitation, Education, and Care Hub (REACH)
Ted Yip (on behalf of Hannah Allen, Josh Alexander and the REACH team.)
Interdisciplinary Global Diabetic Foot Conference of the American Limb Preservation Society
- An Honorable Discharge: Care Transitions and Functional Recovery
Janet Bettger
Conference of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
- Improving Transitions from Hospital to Community for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury
Janet Bettger