PhD Health Sciences News

Alum set to work with the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia

July 12, 2019All News, AlumniKinesiology, PhD Health Sciences

Drake University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences Assistant Professor Stacy Gnacinski (‘15 MS Kinesiology, ‘17 PhD Health Sciences) accepted a mental performance consulting appointment with the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia (OWIA). In her role, Gnacinski will be working… Read More

PhD Student receives first place

May 17, 2019All News, Research, StudentsPhD Health Sciences

The Milwaukee chapter of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) held its 2019 Larry Hause Poster Competition in April, and a PhD candidate from the college, Anahita Qashqai, received a first place at the graduate level. Her poster titled,… Read More

Shining a new light on MS treatment

April 19, 2019

Health sciences doctoral candidate Miguel Tolentino is investigating how sustained exposure to visible and infrared light lessens the symptoms of multiple sclerosis.

Shining a new light on MS treatment

College featured in 2019 UWM Research magazine

April 8, 2019All News, Faculty, Featured News, Research, StudentsHealth Informatics & Administration, Kinesiology, PhD Health Sciences

The 2019 edition of the UWM Research magazine has launched, celebrating the stories and work of nearly 100 UWM faculty members, students and staff… including several of the College of Health Sciences’ own. Shining a new light on MS treatment… Read More

Graduate students receive research awards

February 15, 2019All News, Research, StudentsKinesiology, PhD Health Sciences, Research

Graduate students in the PhD Health Sciences program Reshma James and Mukta Joshi each received a CHS Student Research Award. James received $1,392 to work on the project, “Determining the Potential Benefits of High-intensity Interval Training on Cognitive Function in… Read More

Professor receives $1.228 million dollars from the US Dept of Education

November 20, 2018All News, Faculty, ResearchOccupational Science & Technology, PhD Health Sciences

Professor Roger O. Smith, PhD, OT, FAOTA, RESNA Fellow, from the Department of Occupational Science & Technology, has received research funding for $1.228 million from the US Department of Education. The project, “Interdisciplinary Technology Instruction Program for Individualized Technology Implementation… Read More

PhD Health Sciences student has research abstract selected

November 20, 2018All News, Research, StudentsPhD Health Sciences

Miguel Tolentino, graduate student in the PhD in health sciences program, had his research abstract selected as one of the top five MS-related abstracts submitted to the Autumn Immunology Conference in Chicago in November. He is studying the effect of… Read More

Sport psychology grad receives not one but five job offers

June 30, 2017All News, Featured News, StudentsKinesiology, PhD Health Sciences

Stacy Gnacinski was planning to become a physician assistant until she took a sport psychology course that was a prerequisite for the kinesiology master’s program. She loved it so much, she pursued it as a career. Read the full story

CHS grad finds the “ideal fit” in Calgary

January 25, 2017All News, Alumni, Featured NewsPhD Health Sciences

Recent graduate from the College of Health Sciences (CHS), Lauren Benson, PhD, is currently a post-doctoral scholar at the University of Calgary. During her time as both a masters and doctoral student in the Department of Kinesiology, Benson worked closely… Read More

Spotlight on student achievements

August 9, 2016All News, Featured News, StudentsCommunication Sciences & Disorders, Health Informatics & Administration, Occupational Science & Technology, PhD Health Sciences

Several College of Health Sciences students received noteworthy honors and awards in the past few months. Thomas Almondroeder, a PhD student in kinesiology, received a “UWM Distinguished Dissertator Fellowship” for the 2016-2017 academic year. This prestigious campus award is highly competitive,… Read More

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Alum set to work with the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia

PhD Student receives first place

Shining a new light on MS treatment

College featured in 2019 UWM Research magazine

Graduate students receive research awards

Professor receives $1.228 million dollars from the US Dept of Education

PhD Health Sciences student has research abstract selected

Sport psychology grad receives not one but five job offers

CHS grad finds the “ideal fit” in Calgary

Spotlight on student achievements