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OT Alum prepares goodie bags for isolated veterans

April 10, 2020All News, Alumni, CommunityOccupational Science & Technology

An Occupational Therapy Alumna, Erika Napoli, is working with a group of Milwaukee employees from Whole Health, Voluntary Services and Logistics to mail out goodie bags to some of our Veterans who may find themselves more socially isolated than most… Read More

Professor featured in Public Radio segment

April 10, 2020All News, Community, FacultyPhysical Therapy

Clinical Associate Professor Carlynn Alt, PT, PhD, was the guest fitness expert on a Wisconsin Public Radio segment called, “Coronavirus: How to Exercise at Home.” She explained that even though gyms and fitness centers have closed to contain the spread… Read More

Former associate dean wins peace builder award for volunteer work

March 31, 2020All News, Community

Former associate dean John Lynch wins peace builder award for volunteer work  

New app for DNC guests offers accessibility ratings

March 6, 2020All News, Community, ResearchOccupational Science & Technology

Professor Roger O. Smith, PhD, OT, FAOTA, RESNA Fellow, and the Rehabilitation Research Design & Disability Center were featured in a video for Spectrum News for their accessibility app called AccessPlace.        

The impact of a Navajo tax on junk food

March 4, 2020All News, Community, Faculty, Featured News, ResearchKinesiology

Dean and Professor Timothy K. Behrens, PhD, CHES, FACSM, was featured for his research about the impacts of the Navajo Nation imposing a 2 percent junk food tax within its reservation. A tax that small might not discourage purchases, but… Read More

CHS students create app that rates buildings based on accessibility

February 12, 2020All News, Community, Faculty, Research, StudentsOccupational Science & Technology

Professor Roger O. Smith, PhD, OT, FAOTA, RESNA Fellow, PhD Health Sciences student Mason Drake and MS Occupational Therapy student Anna McCartney were featured in a WTMJ interview about a new app that rates the accessibility of Milwaukee businesses. Smith,… Read More

Alumna directs camp for children with social disorders

January 17, 2020All News, Alumni, Community, Featured NewsCommunication Sciences & Disorders
Elizabeth Robbin in front of a fence with children painted on it

Speech-Language Pathologist Elizabeth Robbin (‘06 MS Communication Sciences and Disorders) spends her summers working as the Director of Camp Firefly. Camp Firefly is a unique overnight camp for children, ages 9-18, who have social disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder,… Read More

CHS’s first student artist in residence

December 9, 2019All News, Community, Featured News, StudentsOccupational Science & Technology
Luther Manor resident Eileen Scherer (left) and Danielle Hobach (right) creating greeting cards.

Many college students live in dorms, or in apartments with other college students, but that is not always the case. Undergraduate student Danielle Hobach, BS Occupational Studies, Therapeutic Recreation Track, Minor in Psychology, Certificate in Healthy Aging, moved into the… Read More

UWM Partners for Health focuses on teachers with school supply drive

August 25, 2019All News, Community

UWM Partners for Health focuses on teachers with school supply drive

Collaborating to benefit community and students

February 18, 2019All News, Community, Featured NewsOccupational Science & Technology
Faculty members and students from the Department of Occupational Science and Technology volunteering at City on a Hill.

Two clinical faculty members from the Department of Occupational Science and Technology volunteer regularly at a neighborhood outreach organization called City on a Hill. Tamicah Gelting, MS, OTR, clinical assistant professor and Patricia K. Thomas, MPA, CTRS, clinical associate professor,… Read More

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