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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
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 John Lynch wins peace builder award for volunteer work
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.
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
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
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
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
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