Clay Hadden (’06 MS SLP), a speech-language pathologist based in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, remembers the day a professor held up an early model iPod during his time as a student and forecasted how technology could change the future of the profession.
Anna VerMeulen ’14 (’19 DPT) joined Mission Health in Asheville, North Carolina, as a physical therapist in October 2019; shortly after beginning her career, VerMeulen began work on a step-down unit treating patients who contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Spectrum, an autism research publication, recently featured Clare Harrop, an assistant professor in the Department of Allied Health Sciences on conducting research during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Department of Allied Health Sciences Community Conversations, designed to facilitate conversations with the goal of intentionally and mindfully respecting diversity in our community, has drawn in its largest-ever group of attendees in light of recent activism efforts across the country. The DAHS Community Conversations were launched by faculty Brenda Mitchell and Melissa Culp more … Read more
Jessica Thomas is a second-year Physician Assistant Studies student whose desire to work with people as a health care professional spurred her to volunteer with Meals on Wheels of Durham in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ali Sherron ’16 (’19 DPT) joined UNC REX Healthcare as a physical therapist in September 2019; six months into her role conducting inpatient care, Sherron began work on ICU and non-ICU floors treating patients who contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
The Carolina Center for Public Service has awarded second-year occupational science PhD student Kierra Peak ‘14 with a 2020 Community Engagement Fellowship.
UNC Health Talk recently featured Jeff O’Laughlin, PT, DPT, who provided five tips for avoiding at-home workout injuries. O’Laughlin is an assistant professor and clinical manager of University Physical Therapy in Durham.
Annette Greenway, a yoga instructor from Efland, North Carolina, attended her first physical therapy appointment with University Physical Therapy virtually since the start of COVID-19 pandemic.
HEELS Prep Transitions Online In Response to COVID-19 Pandemic HEELS Prep, an interdisciplinary collaboration designed to support young adults with intellectual disabilities (ID), has moved to an online format for summer 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; organizers hope the program will continue to support these individuals as they transition to adulthood. HEELS Prep, … Read more
