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Every day College of Health Professions students, alumni, faculty and staff do extraordinary things. Read more about our latest achievements below.
Mader receives VCU Excellence in Pedagogical Innovation Award
Kerry Mader, OTD, OTR/L, CLA, c/NDT, assistant professor in the VCU Department of Occupational Therapy, was named among the inaugural recipients of the university’s Excellence in Pedagogical Innovation Award (EPIA) on September 10.
Bringing new insight to how the brain sees the world
When Timothy Rich, Ph.D., OTR/L, describes spatial neglect — the complex, often hidden cognitive condition he studies — he starts with a simple statement: “Imagine ignoring half your world without realizing it.”
Health care leader Eric Conley urges future health leaders to ‘disrupt with humanity’ in annual Mick Lecture series
It was perhaps no coincidence that Eric Conley opened his lecture about leading with humanity by telling those in attendance about his kids.
‘I can still do the things I want to do’
How VCU OT students helped a young man return to the water
VCU researcher leads interdisciplinary NIH-funded effort to build fairer measures of value for Alzheimer’s drugs
As the federal government prepares to negotiate prescription drug prices for the first time, a VCU College of Health Professions researcher is leading an effort to determine whether current methods for judging the “value” of new Alzheimer’s treatments are accurate — and whether they disadvantage vulnerable older adults.
CHP simulation lab upgrades raise the bar for PT and OT training
When they stepped into the simulation lab on the second floor of the College of Health Professions this fall, physical and occupational therapy students found it had undergone considerable changes. Thanks to a $108,000 allocation from the Higher Education Equipment Trust Fund, it now features a more immersive, hands-on training environment that reflects the evolving demands of modern health care.
Here is how VCU plays an unparalleled role in training Virginia’s health care workforce
The state’s top producer of health sciences graduates is treating the critical need for more providers. (VCUHealth News)
Duppen driven to improve mobility and independence for people with Parkinson’s
When Chelsea “CJ” Duppen PT, DPT, PhD began treating patients in rural North Carolina, she was one of only two clinicians in her county trained to handle neurologic diagnoses.
VCU researcher expands understanding of mobility after amputation with NIH-funded study
Understanding how individuals with lower-limb amputations navigate their communities – and why many remain dissatisfied with their mobility, even after successful rehabilitation – is the focus of a new research project led by Paul Kline, DPT, Ph.D., assistant professor in VCU’s Department of Physical Therapy.
APTA honors VCU alum for excellence in academic teaching
Anne Lorio, DPT, Ph.D., a 2001 graduate of VCU’s physical therapy masters program, was already nervous in the moments before delivering a graduation address to her physical therapy students at Georgia State University earlier this year. The call she received before taking the stage made the moment even more memorable.
