Category: Awards and Honors

Category: Awards and Honors

Karen Halfon (Sargent ’88) to Receive 2018 OT Alumni Award

Boston University Occupational Therapy faculty have selected Karen Halfon, OTR/L (Sargent ’88), as the 2018 recipient of the BU Sargent College Occupational Therapy Alumni Award. Halfon was honored in recognition of more than twenty years of advocacy for clinical education. Halfon graduated with a bachelor’s in Occupational Therapy and began her career at Spaulding Rehabilitation […]

Sargent Dietetic Students and Alums Recognized at MAND

Sargent Nutrition students and alums nearly swept the awards at this year’s Massachusetts Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Conference. Boston University winners (L to R) are: Jennifer Kong Heinen: Emerging Leader in Dietetics Nicolette Maggiolo: Recognized Young Dietitian Kellene Isom: Recognized Dietitian Jay Patruno: Recognized Dietetics Student

Nicolette Maggiolo (SAR’15) is MAND’s “Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year”

Nicolette Maggiolo (SAR’15) received the 2018 “Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year Award” from the Massachusetts Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (MAND). The award was established to recognize the competence and activities of younger dietitians in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Maggiolo is  registered dietitian for Home Base, a Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General […]

Constant Therapy, Co-Founded by Prof Swathi Kiran, Named 1 of 10 Best Apps for Stroke Survivors

(2/7/18, Medical News Today) “Constant Therapy was developed by scientists at Boston University in Massachusetts and is recommended by neurologists, speech language pathologists, and occupational therapists. Research published in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience showed a significant improvement in standardized tests for stroke survivors after using Constant Therapy.” Read the article.