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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 […]
(6/20/19, BU Today) “All was healthy and happy in Italy until I opened my Twitter feed to find that Kraft Foods had just launched a new product called Salad Frosting that is marketed to American parents and kids. I soon learned that Salad Frosting wasn’t pureed tossed green salad in a pouch that can be used to frost cupcakes […]
(June 2019, Muscle & Fitness) Expert Quote: “When you’re not moving your body and changing postures on a regular basis, that exposes you to issues that we call cumulative musculoskeletal disorders.” – Clinical Professor Karen Jacobs Read the Article
The Food and Drug Administration has cleared Rewalk Robotic’s Exo-Suit for stroke therapy — technology Sargent physical therapy professors Terry Ellis, Lou Awad, and Ken Holt helped develop with engineers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute. Read the article.
(6/1/19, The ASHA Leader) Sargent’s Intensive Cognitive-Communication Rehabilitation (ICCR) program helps 20-somethings—from the Boston area and beyond—enter or re-enter college. Swathi Kiran, Sargent professor and associate dean for research, developed the program in 2016 in response to a lack of services for young adults seeking rehabilitative services geared for college success. Read the article
Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences and speech-language pathologist at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Rick Sanders watched his patient Dee Genetti graduate with a PhD earlier this month, more than a decade after a traumatic car crash and TBI derailed her education. “The most striking aspect of Dee’s recovery has […]
(May, 2019, Healthy Women) Expert Quote: “Knowing your own body and knowing what the triggers are for chronic pain can help people take more control,” – Clinical Professor Karen Jacobs Read the Article
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 […]
Sargent College prof’s collection reflects her pioneering work in occupational therapy (3/26/19, BU Today) Many of the objects on display in [Jacob’s] fifth-floor office come from her frequent travels around the world—over the years she has studied or taught in Iceland and Israel, and in January she gave a keynote in Morocco. They’re meaningful to […]
(4/26/19, Reader’s Digest) Expert Quote: “Weight Watchers is perfect for men, as it teaches them how to eat healthfully by eating a plant-forward diet and watching their portions. The abundance of veggies allowed on the diet is a game changer for men. Veggies are full of fiber and water so they fill you up before they fill […]
(4/29/19, Well+Good) Expert Quote: “A lot of these plant-based burgers are getting a lot of press, but I would prefer for people to find an alternative with less saturated fat” – Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake Read the article
(1/31/19, Medium) Expert Quote: “I think move more and eat less (of some foods such as sweets and treats but more veggies) is the perfect way to better manage our waistline and overall health. The latest from the CDC is that over 71% of Americans are overweight increasing their risk of the leading causes of death: […]
Focus on Enhancing Skills to Lead, Engage, and Mentor Students On April 27, more than 125 preceptors, fieldwork and clinical supervisors from across New England came together for an interdisciplinary event hosted by Sargent College. The workshop, “Having Difficult Conversations,” welcomed clinical site supervisors from a variety of Sargent academic programs — speech-language pathology, physical […]