December 1, 2021
Department of Allied Health Sciences Audiology students Alyssa Fischer and Ryan Sprouse received a check for $5,000 as the winner of the 2021 ADA Student Business Plan competition.
December 1, 2021
Khalilah Johnson, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy in the Department of Allied Health Sciences in the UNC School of Medicine. The $250,000 grant will support her project, Disrupting the Cycle of Inaccessible Healthcare and Community Supports for Minoritized People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
October 27, 2021
Louise Thoma, PT, DPT, PhD, discussed her recent publication in Arthritis Care & Research with Healio.
September 1, 2021
Elizabeth Crais, PhD, Speech and Hearing Sciences, received her first kidney transplant in 2004 from colleague, Linda Watson. After 17 years of excellent health and wellness, however, Dr. Crais needed a second transplant, this time for both a kidney and a liver.
June 9, 2021
Balance Through Movement Lead With Compassion Yoga Teacher Training program offers an inclusive and compassionate approach to Hatha yoga with a foundation in contemporary anatomy, neuroscience, and research backed mindfulness tools. We place emphasis on body mechanics, modifications to adapt the practice, and modern knowledge of the body and mind to offer a comprehensive scope of yoga. Balance Through Movement Lead With Compassion is a Yoga Alliance certified training.
May 12, 2021
Madison Swisher, a first-year master’s degree student in the Division of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling (CRMH), describes her nine-month traineeship with the North Carolina Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Program in May.
May 4, 2021
Weiss Urban Livability Fellow Shannon Mulloy and Merit Assistantship awardee Jenna Brunner describe their scholarship activities for the 2020/21 academic year.
April 28, 2021
UNC's NC TraCS and the Center for Advanced Self-powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) at NC State is seeking highly innovative proposals that address high-impact unmet clinical needs using NC State’s ASSIST-developed technologies. The goal of this Special Emphasis is to match UNC providers’ expertise of clinical challenges and unmet needs, with engineering faculty at ASSIST seeking to develop novel technology applications.
April 28, 2021
The Department of Allied Health Science (DAHS) is pleased to announce Dr. Jenny Womack as its inaugural associate chair for faculty affairs, effective July 1.
April 20, 2021
Ryan Lavalley, post-doctoral research associate in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, was honored on April 15 by UNC Chapel Hill for his outstanding contributions to the campus and broader communities.
April 14, 2021
The Department of Allied Health Sciences (DAHS) is pleased to announce the 2021 recipients of the DAHS faculty awards.
March 30, 2021
Now accepting applications for the 2021 Marci Kramish Campbell Dissertation Award to recognize excellence in dissertation research focused on cancer and the population sciences.