(09/01/15) Clinical Professor Karen Jacobs quoted. Expert quote: “Heavy backpacks are a health risk for children of any age because their musculoskeletal systems are not fully developed. All that weight can cause aches and pain in a child’s neck, shoulders, back, and head.” View full article
(08/31/15) Clinical Professor Karen Jacobs quoted. “Since at least 1998, we’ve noticed backpacks getting bigger and heavier, and not in proportion to the kids’ sizes,” says Dr. Karen Jacobs. View full article.
(08/27/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. “No food is bad. What you want to do is make sure that the school lunches, and hopefully the school breakfasts, are well balanced and nourishing.” View full article
The Master of Science Program in Speech-Language Pathology offers the following Fall 2015 information sessions: Friday September 25 at 4:30 pm Friday October 23 at 4:30 pm Friday November 20 at 4:30 pm Friday December 11 at 4:30 pm To RSVP, please contact Allie Michels.
“Head Games: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and the Long-term Consequences of Repetitive Brain Trauma” Presented by Dr. Robert A. Stern, Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University Thursday, October 1, 2015, 4:30-5:30 p.m. 635 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston MA Sargent College Room 101 Admission is free. The public is cordially invited. Reception to follow […]
(8/10/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake blogs for U.S. News & World Report. “If you have an athletic child, paying attention to good nutrition may be one of the best kept competitive secrets during this active growing period and beyond… ” View full article
Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy and Senior Researcher at the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation (CPR), Jennifer Gottlieb received a Fulbright Scholar Award for the 2015–2016 academic year. Gottlieb is the recipient of a Senior Researcher award to Spain where she will continue her work in the development, evaluation, and dissemination of a […]
(8/4/15) Assistant Professor Cara Stepp quoted in BDC Wire: “In vocal fry, the vibrations you create with your vocal folds are less periodic and sound like they have a lower pitch. Some people describe this as a ‘creaky’ sound. We all use vocal fry, particularly at the end of utterances. Both men and women exhibit vocal fry at […]
MS in Speech-Language Pathology student Max Kon (SAR’15) is studying a rare, often misdiagnosed genetic disorder, Smith-Magenis syndrome, which affects an estimated one in 25,000 people, including Kon’s brother. View full article in BU Today.
(7/27/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake blogs for U.S. News & World Report. This month, a study uncovered that when you’re eating out at a restaurant, you’re more likely to over-order and consume about 185 calories more than you would if you were cooking dinner at home… View full article
(7/15/15) Clinical Associate Professor Karen Jacobs quoted. Expert quote: “Wearing a backpack incorrectly or wearing one that’s too heavy can be a contributing risk factor for discomfort, fatigue, muscle soreness, and pain, especially in the lower back.” View full article
(7/8/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake blogs for U.S. News & World Report. If you are watchdogging the sodium in your diet, you are among friends. According to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 50 percent of adults living in 26 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico […]
(7/7/15) Assistant Professor of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences Sudha Arunachalam quoted. Expert quote: “They understand so much more than they say. And they are listening very, very carefully. They are listening for patterns in what you say and they’re picking up on so much. So it’s important to remember that they’re listening and they […]
(7/1/15) Clinical Professor Sudha Arunachalam quoted Where did language come from? Is it possible to know without traveling back in time? And how do babies learn to speak?… Listen to audio of expert Sudha Arnachalam
(6/26/15) Associate Professor Paula Quatromoni quoted. Expert quote: “What we were after was really recognizing that there was an opportunity for social media with how much kids and pre-teens are on-line, and how difficult it is to make healthy food choices, and empowering kids to be physically active.” View full article