Congratulations to all the Sargent College seniors who presented their honors thesis projects this week. The Senior Thesis for Distinction is an opportunity for exceptional undergraduate Sargent College seniors to complete an in-depth research experience within a major or minor field of study. Under the supervision of a faculty mentor, this year, six students developed and executed […]
Physical Therapy Department Chair Terry Ellis is one of 24 Charles River Campus faculty promoted to full professor this spring. Ellis specializes in neurorehabilitation, investigating the impact of exercise and rehabilitation on the progression of disability in those with Parkinson disease. She is the director of the BU Center for Neurorehabilitation and a Catherine Worthingham Fellow […]
Congratulations to the 2023 recipients of the Whitney R. Powers Award for Teaching Excellence, Staff Award of Merit, and the Faculty Award of Merit. Whitney R. Powers Award for Teaching Excellence Alyssa Boucher, Clinical Assistant Professor, Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences Recognizing an outstanding teacher from the Sargent faculty, this award is named in honor of Whitney R. […]
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences PhD student Kimberly Dahl has been selected for a 2023 scholarship from the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD). This scholarship will support Dahl’s research on motor learning in articulation and prosody during speaker-listener interactions as well as the completion of her PhD program. A doctoral […]
Congratulations to Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology student Minna Natsuko Ito, recipient of a 2022 API Scholarship from the Asian Pacific Islander Speech-Language-Hearing Caucus.
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences doctoral candidate Hilary Miller was awarded one of two Raymond H. Stetson Scholarships in Phonetics and Speech Science from the Acoustical Society of America (ASA). Honoring the memory of pioneer phonetics and speech science investigator Professor Raymond H. Stetson, the scholarship facilitates research efforts of promising graduate students. The Stetson […]
Jennifer Zuk, an assistant professor in the Sargent College Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Albert M. Galaburda Research Award from The Dyslexia Foundation (TDF). The award provides $50,000 in research funding over two years to early or mid-career researchers who investigate novel research questions. In […]
These awards recognize outstanding seniors who show great potential professionally, make strong contributions to extracurricular activities, and exemplify the ideals of service, loyalty, thoughtfulness, and excellence of scholarship. The 2022 recipients are: Bernard Kutner Award Established in 1972 in memory of Dean Bernard Kutner, the award is presented to a graduating senior in recognition of […]
Congratulations to all the Sargent College seniors who presented their honors thesis projects this week. The Senior Thesis for Distinction is an opportunity for exceptional undergraduate Sargent College seniors to complete an in-depth research experience within a major or minor field of study. Under the supervision of a faculty mentor, this year, six students developed […]
Hilary Miller, a PhD candidate in Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences at Sargent College and graduate fellow at BU’s Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering, was awarded a Predoctoral Individual National Research Service grant from the National Institutes of Health for her project “Predictors of Speech Motor Sequence Learning in Neurological Disorders.” Miller will […]
Congratulations to the 2022 recipients of the Whitney R. Powers Award for Teaching Excellence, Faculty and Staff Award of Merit, and the Special Recognition of Extraordinary Service. These honors recognize faculty and staff’s ongoing commitment to service and teaching excellence during the 2021-2022 academic year. Professor Kaytlin Eldred is the recipient of the Whitney R. […]
Sara O’Brien, a nutrition lecturer in the Department of Health Sciences was selected as a recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Preceptor Award from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. This award recognizes preceptors who are exemplary educators and mentors. One of only five awardees across the country, O’Brien was recognized for her “vital contributions” to […]
Jennifer Zuk, an assistant professor in Sargent’s Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, has been selected to receive a 2021 Hartwell Foundation Individual Biomedical Research Award, which recognizes exceptional scientists pursuing “early-stage, innovative, and cutting-edge biomedical research,” to advance the health of children. One of only 10 awardees nationwide this year, Zuk was selected […]
Project Aims to Boost Commercialization of Innovative Wearable and Med Tech Devices Harvard and Boston University have been awarded new grant of $3 million from the State House to support the development of next-generation robotics and wearable technologies. Researchers aim to improve the lives of people with neuro-motor impairments and to help individuals achieve ambitious fitness goals, […]
Third-year Doctor of Physical Therapy student Akshat Mehta (Sargent ’22) received the 2021 Ruth Hall Award from the American Physical Therapy Association of Massachusetts (APTA MA). This award recognizes a physical therapy student who demonstrates the professional qualities of dedication and caring, exemplified in the physical therapy career of Ruth Hall who dedicated her career […]