Post-professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) Student Presentations will take place on Monday, August 24, 2020 – Wednesday August 26, 2020. Join us via Zoom: https://bostonu.zoom.us/my/karenjacobsotergo Monday August 24* *All times are EST 8:45am–9:25am Lauren Telesmanic, OTR/L PromOTe Youth Mental Health: An Online Professional Development Continuing Education Program Academic Mentor: Jennifer Philips 9:30am–10:10am Allyson Lancey, […]
(4/29/2020, BU Today) “Davis (Sargent’19, Wheelock’20) completed an impressive career at BU, finishing with 66 goals and 76 assists. After missing her junior season because of injury, she bounced back to finish her career the way she started it, as a scoring machine. She was the 2019 Beanpot MVP and a Hockey East First Team All-Star […]
(4/27/20, BU Today) Behavior & Health senior Abbey McCracken (Sargent ’20) started a bullet journal her freshman year of college after seeing the journals on Instagram. “I’ve always been super into using a planner, but I started dabbling in it because it was a way to channel my creativity, but also stay organized. It has […]
We are pleased to offer free Guided Mindfulness sessions each Monday and Wednesday through the end of the spring semester. Sessions will be held via Zoom and led by Kimber Green of Green Room Wellness. Kimber Green is a licensed and board-certified massage therapist. She is a certified speech-language pathologist and a mindfulness meditation instructor […]
The Sargent College SpotOn! podcast hosted by Clinical Professor Joan Salge Blake is geared to the current needs of college students – healthy eating, stress management, working out at home, and more. Below are some recent episodes to check out: Why You Need to Meditate Through College and Beyond How to Eat to Beat the […]
Aphasia Resource Center speech-language pathologist Jerry Kaplan talks to Aphasia Access about the Aphasia Community Group at Boston University. Founded by Kaplan in March 1990, the monthly group has served more than 17,000 people over 30 years. Throughout his career, Kaplan has advocated for aphasia awareness and education through diverse and innovative programs. He has […]
(11/25/19, BU Today) As a pre-med student at Sargent College, Jonathan Orrala (Sargent’13) wouldn’t have seemed a natural pick to become a corporate recruiter. But he’s found a passion (and an unusual use for his University education) in that role. “[My current position] is empowering and rewarding. I don’t think the industries have made a […]
Occupational Therapy Professors Ellen Cohn, Wendy Coster, and Gael Orsmond received the Community Partner Award from MAB Community Services/Ivy Street School. Beverly Brown, a member of the Ivy Street School board of directors and the director of development, industry at Boston University School of Public Health, presented the award. In her introduction, Brown praised the […]
(10/23/19, Bostonia) With her husband, Sharon Ryan (Sargent’70) has been a major supporter of University building projects, including the Yawkey Center for Student Services, the Ryan Center for Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, and the 1999 Marsh Plaza restoration. Read the article
Monica Bharel, MD, MPH, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, delivers the 2019 Sargent College Commencment Address. “So many of the people you will come to care for need to be motivated to make a change — in their diet, in their exercise regimen, in their daily activities. How are you going to […]
(6/10/19, BU Today) “For Shari Davis, a young black woman, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama represent so much to her personally that when she learned recently that she’d been selected as one of just 20 Obama Fellows from around the world, it was hard to contain her emotions. ‘Ceilings can and should be broken,’ Davis (Sargent ’10, ’12) […]
Each year, Sargent College honors exceptional individuals within our community for their professional contributions. The Faculty Award of Merit honors a Sargent faculty member who has made an impactful service contribution benefiting the Sargent Community. The Staff Award of Merit honors a Sargent staff member who has demonstrated excellence in his/her position and made a positive impact on the […]
“Start Here: Getting Real About Social Determinants of Health” Presented by Dr. Donald Berwick, President Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Watch the Lecture About the speaker Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, FRCP, is president emeritus and senior fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, which he co-founded and led for […]
(11/14/2018, WCVB-TV) Physical Therapist Stacey Sirotta (SAR ’08, SAR ’03, SAR ’01) is featured as part of a WCVB-TV profile on the recovery of Gage Senter. A promising hockey player chosen for the Junior Olympic team, Senter experienced a brain injury after a car crash in 2015. Gage worked almost every day with Sirotta at the […]
(The Daily Free Press, 11/15/18) The Daily Free Press features the PT&AT Department Inaugural Grand Rounds:“Integrating Science into the Treatment of Runners” presented by Irene Davis, director for the Spaulding National Running Center. Read the article