College alumn, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Andrew Persch, PhD, OTR/L, BCP, at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, is the Project Leader on a R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health from the administering institute, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National… Read More
Last month Associate Professor and Chair, Jay Kapellusch, PhD, Department of Occupational Science and Technology, traveled to Beijing, China to give presentations in his area of expertise. He taught an advanced course on “Musculoskeletal Disease Prevention and Occupational Ergonomics.” The two-day course was… Read More
Children with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome are suffering because conventional therapy and treatments are not effective. Associate Professor Brooke Slavens, PhD, Department of Occupational Science and Technology and Biomedical Engineering, and her team of faculty, staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students… Read More
The 11th Annual UWM Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 5 celebrated the research of over 300 students from across the UWM campus. Among them were 33 students from the College of Health Sciences who presented their research. Honored to deliver… Read More
College of Health Sciences alum Héctor Colón (’99 BS Occupational Therapy, ’01 MS Occupational Therapy) has been appointed to USA Boxing’s Board of Directors starting March 31. Colón serves as the president and chief executive of Lutheran Social Services of… Read More
Associate Professor Kris Barnekow, PhD, OTR, IMH-E, Department of Occupational Science and Technology, was appointed to serve as Wisconsin’s Act Early Ambassador by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this role, Barnekow will improve early identification of developmental… Read More
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
The Department of Occupational Science and Technology recently held a Research Lectureship that showcased the current research endeavors of students and their mentors. At the well-attended, half-day event, 17 master’s in occupational therapy students exhibited poster presentations and seven PhD students delivered podium presentations…. Read More
Two of the college’s students were honored with Senior Excellence in Research Awards. They are Diana Sophia Rivera, an occupational studies major with psychology and pre-law minors, and Rebecca Willer, a communication sciences and disorders major. They will each receive with $5,000 in support… Read More
CHS Alumnus Héctor Colón (’99 BS Occupational Therapy, ’01 MS Occupational Therapy) was appointed to the “What’s Best for Kids” Advisory Council by Wisconsin Governor-elect Tony Evers and Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes. Colon is president and CEO at Lutheran Social… Read More