Two Sargent College student groups – Diverse-OT and the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association – and one Sargent faculty member were recipients of the inaugural Inclusive Catalyst Grants from Boston University’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion. Out of a total of seven grant awardees, three recipients were members of the Sargent College community. Diverse-OT will […]
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association‘s ASHFoundation awarded New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarships earlier this month to two Sargent College Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences PhD students — Defne Abur and Natalie Gilmore. This support recognizes strong doctoral candidates who are pursuing teacher-investigator careers in the academic environment. An NIH/NIDCD training grant (T32) fellow and a Hariri […]
Clinical Professor of Occupational Therapy Karen Jacobs, EdD, OT, OTR, CPE, FAOTA was appointed Sargent College Associate Dean for Digital Learning & Innovation. In this role, Jacobs will leverage her extensive experience developing successful online or hybrid programs. Her efforts in this area recognize BU and Sargent’s increasing efforts in digital learning and will help […]
Clinical Professor Michelle Mentis, chair of the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). The status of Fellow is retained for life and is one of the highest honors ASHA can bestow. This honor recognizes professional or scientific achievement and is given to an […]
Cara Stepp, an associate professor in the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, is a 2019 recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). This is the “highest honor bestowed by the United States Government to outstanding scientists and engineers who are beginning their independent research careers and who show […]
Sargent College Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students joined more than 150 other schools this year to raise $266,019 for physical therapy research. Now in its 31st year, the annual Marquette Challenge is a student-led fundraiser to benefit the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research. BU Sargent students were honored with the Award of Merit for […]
Clinical Professor Ellen Cohn delivered the American Occupational Therapy Association’s (AOTA) prestigious Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lecture at the AOTA’s 2019 Conference in New Orleans. The Slagle Lectureship Award is given to an AOTA member who has “substantially and innovatively contributed to the development of the body of knowledge of the profession through research, education, and/or […]
(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) […]
Two faculty were honored at the 2019 Sargent College Commencement Ceremony for their commitment to service and teaching excellence. Joan Salge Blake, clinical associate professor of nutrition received the Whitney R. Powers Award for Teaching Excellence. This award recognizes an outstanding member of the Sargent faculty and is named in honor of Sargent Professor Emeritus […]
Diane Constantino, Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, was honored with the Continued Commitment Award from the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA). The Award recognizes an American Speech-Language-Hearing Association member and NSSLHA chapter advisor who is consistently dedicated to the core values of NSSLHA. Constantino has been a […]
(5/2/19, The Daily Free Press) Natasha Hochberg, an associate professor of medicine at Boston University, received a grant last month for a research proposal to study the effects of nutritional interventions on combating tuberculosis in India. The research proposal, titled “Scaling Up Nutritional Interventions to Stop Tuberculosis in India,” will be funded by the BU […]
(4/4/19, BU Today) BU Today profiles Sargent faculty member Larry Venis, BU’s assistant director of athletic training services. Venis appeared in his 1,000th game with the BU men’s hockey program this season. Read the article
Julie Ann Starr, PT, DPT, FAPTA, CCS, has been named a 2019 Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Starr is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training. The Catherine Worthingham Fellowship (FAPTA) honors APTA members who have demonstrated unwavering efforts to advance the physical therapy profession […]
Jerry Kaplan, clinical supervisor and long-time speech-language pathologist at the Aphasia Resource Center, was honored as the 2019 recipient of the Innovator Award at the Aphasia Access Leadership Summit. The Aphasia Access Innovator Award is a prestigious honor that recognizes the work of an Aphasia Access member who has considered the Life Participation Approach […]
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 […]