November 11, 2020
Ray Serves as Consultant for NC Department of Public Instruction During COVID-19 Pandemic
A Division of Physical Therapy faculty member continues to serve children in our state during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Category: Health Sciences
November 5, 2020
Focus Carolina: Patricia Johnson
Audiologist Patricia Johnson, AuD, offers practical advice for communicating effectively to patients with hearing loss while wearing a mask.
October 28, 2020
Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling students receive a 100% pass rate on the CRC Exam
For the second year in a row, students enrolled in the Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling Program have received a 100% pass rate on the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) certification exam. The national pass rate for the CRC exam this year was 67%. In addition, UNC students scored above the national average on every subtest.
September 17, 2020
Researchers for the Center for Literacy & Disability Studies Receive $2.5-Million Grant
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research awarded researchers Karen Erickson (UNC), Lori Geist (UNC), and Jeff Higginbotham (University at Buffalo) funding to the improve expressive communication of individuals with complex communication needs.
August 20, 2020
Haley, Jacks awarded RO1 NIH Grant to Study Speech Production Disorders Following Stroke
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Katarina Haley, PhD, and Adam Jacks, PhD, in the UNC Department of Allied Health Sciences, a five-year, $3-million research grant to study speech production disorders following a stroke to help researchers and clinicians define diagnostic profiles to enhance patient care.
August 6, 2020
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) Recognizes Three Alumnae with “Voices Under 40” Award
Michelle Campbell (’18 MS MDS), Sophia Chandrasekar ’16 and Letycia Nuñez-Argote ’07, each received recognition for their contributions to the profession.
April 30, 2020
Wilkins Aims to Fill Void in Rural Health Care; Responds to COVID-19 Pandemic
Emily Wilkins is a second-year Physician Assistant Studies student from Rutherfordton, North Carolina who returned to work in neighboring Hendersonville as a paramedic during the COVID-19 pandemic to serve our state.
January 30, 2020
Jackson Roush, PhD, Receives Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities’ Impact Award
Jackson Roush, a professor and clinically trained audiologist in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, has received the 2019 Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD) Impact Award.
January 23, 2020
Grose Named Department of Allied Health Sciences Associate Chair for Research and Scholarship
The Department of Allied Health Sciences (DAHS) has named John Grose as its associate chair for research and scholarship, which leads research across seven disciplines and several units in the health care spectrum. Grose, a professor in both the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) and in the DAHS Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, began this role January 1, 2020.
November 26, 2019
Department of Allied Health Sciences Celebrates its 13th Annual Donor Appreciation Brunch
More than 100 people, including dozens of esteemed donors, joined student scholars and award recipients from the Department of Allied Health Sciences.