Faculty, staff and students in the College of Health Sciences are working to make UWM a more inclusive, welcoming place for veterans. Associate Professor Virginia Stoffel, PhD, OT, FAOTA, from the Department of Occupational Science and Technology, is continuing this… Read More
Visiting doctoral student Michelle Perryman Fox received the Elizabeth Casson Trust Award for a second year in a row. The award supports her doctoral studies and is intended for UK occupational therapists to reorient their careers and lift themselves to… Read More
Associate Professor Virginia Stoffel, PhD, OT, FAOTA, from the Department of Occupational Science and Technology, won the prestigious 2020 Occupational Therapy Award of Merit from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The Occupational Therapy Award of Merit was created in… Read More
Three CHS students are receiving 2019-2020 UWM Senior Excellence in Research Awards (SERA) from the UWM Office of Undergraduate Research. The awardees are Ryan Majinski (BS Biomedical Sciences), Diana Sofia Rivera (BS Occupational Studies, Psychology Minor) and Rebecca Willer (BS… Read More
Franklin Stein, PhD, OT, FAOTA, made a generous donation of occupational therapy, psychoanalysis and behavior health textbooks. Stein was a faculty member in the College of Health Sciences, then called the School of Allied Health Professions, from 1977 to 1989…. Read More
Professor Roger O. Smith, PhD, OT, FAOTA, RESNA Fellow, and MS Occupational Therapy students Anna McCartney and Cindy Ruedinger were featured in a story on WUWM. They are working together on the Access Ratings for Buildings Project in the Rehabilitation… Read More
Professor Roger O. Smith, PhD, OT, FAOTA, RESNA Fellow, from the Department of Occupational Science & Technology presented at The Global Report on Assistive Technology (GReAT) Consultation sponsored by the World Health Organization. The GReAT Consultation 2019 was held in… Read More
CHS incoming Freshman, John Poppe and Peyton Bendis, have dedicated much of their last summer before college to jumpstarting their academic careers, doing meaningful research in Associate Professor Brooke Slavens’ Mobility Lab. Students dive into research before starting freshman year
Congratulations to Associate Professor Brooke Slavens, PhD, from the Department of Occupational Science & Technology for receiving a 2.5 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health. The award is for the project titled “Prediction of Shoulder Injury for… Read More
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