Oct. 27, 2020
Mizzou Physical Therapy Highlighted at the Educational Leadership Conference
Kirsten Mack, DPT Congratulations to the physical therapy faculty and students who recently presented research on the scholarship of teaching and learning at the virtual Educational Leadership Conference through the American Physical Therapy Association in October. Mizzou was well represented at this national event, with five presentations exploring ways to enhance outcomes on teaching and learning in physical therapy education. Please see below for a list of presentations by physical therapy faculty and students: TitleAuthors Differences in Self-Reported Health Literacy Practices Amongst First, Second, and Third-Year Physical Therapy Students Briedwell T,…
Oct. 14, 2020
Improving health care autonomy for young adults with autism
Independence has always been a driving force in Nancy Cheak-Zamora’s life. Now an associate professor at the University of Missouri School of Health Professions, she grew up undiagnosed with dyslexia, a learning disorder that can lead to difficulty reading. “Although I wasn’t receiving all the assistance or services I probably needed because I was undiagnosed, I always had supportive people in my life who encouraged me and gave me opportunities to be successful,” Cheak-Zamora said. “That encouragement fundamentally allowed me to take on more independence and work through challenges in a way that has helped me succeed in both academia…
Oct. 8, 2020
COVID Silver Linings
MU Adult Neuropsychology Clinic stayed steps ahead of peers in adapting to serve the community Oct. 8, 2020 Department of Health Psychology clinics in the School of Health Professions serve well over 1,000 patients every year. In addition to clinical service and research in autism, brain injury and rehabilitation, the department’s faculty oversee an extensive psychology training program for pre-doctoral interns and postdoctoral residents. “We are one of the most high-volume clinics in the country when you consider number of patients seen per faculty member,” says Dr. Eric Hart, associate department chair, director of adult neuropsychology, and clinical professor.
Oct. 7, 2020
DMU Students and Faculty Recognized at SDMS Conference
Oct. 7, 2020 Several DMU students and faculty were recognized for their work at this year’s Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) Conference. The conference featured an awards presentation, a keynote speech from the SDMS founder and presentations regarding advancements and best practices in sonography. Annie Hurst and Annie Lewis were awarded in the Original Research category of the W. Frederick Sample Student Excellence Award. This award is given to students demonstrating outstanding achievement in diagnostic medical sonography writing. Hurst was the first-place winner in the category for her paper, “The Impact of Sex and Height on Femoral Intercondylar Width as…
Oct. 6, 2020
Kicking the Habit
The Marlboro Man might be long gone, but smoking and nicotine use in the Show-Me State live on at surprisingly high rates, says Jenna Wintemberg, BA ’10, MPH ’12, PhD ’17, assistant teaching professor of health sciences. An alarming 19 percent of Missouri’s adults smoke. Up to 50 percent of Missouri high school students have tried tobacco or electronic cigarettes, which pack lots of nicotine and come with the risk of pneumonia and respiratory failure. “The numbers for e-cigarettes keep going up and up and up,” she says. Wintemberg, a nationally certified tobacco treatment specialist, developed Adolescent Cessation in Every…
Oct. 6, 2020
Celebrity Therapist
James McCorkle has used a wheelchair for most of his six years of life, and, for much of that time, he has been a client at the School of Health Professions’ PhysZOU clinic. That’s where he met physical therapy student Mark Weleaga, who quickly realized that McCorkle needed to improve his wheelchair skills. “During my first session with James, we had to encourage him a lot to get him to do different wheelchair skills and play games,” Weleaga says. So, for help, he went straight to the top — Mizzou’s wheelchair basketball team. “I was hoping to make therapy fun.”…
Oct. 6, 2020
The Who of COVID-19
Michelle Teti, DrPH, is associate professor and associate chair. Enid Schatz, PhD, is the chair of the MU Department of Public Health. Since early in the COVID-19 pandemic, School of Health Professions faculty have been quick to help the public better understand not only the disease but also its social aspects, including race. The pandemic is highlighting and heightening disparities, say Enid Schatz, professor of public health, and Michelle Teti, an associate professor in the same department. For instance, say the health disparities experts, a study of 27 states reports that the COVID-19 death rate is four…
Sep. 29, 2020
Making the Most of Remote Learning
Last spring, departments across the School of Health Professions were making rapid changes to their curriculum and clinics as COVID-19 started to become more prevalent in the U.S. While the country was scrambling to figure out what the next few months might look like in lockdown, our students at the University of Missouri were preparing to enter the real world and finish up their undergraduate and graduate education which would become the building block of their career. In the Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences department, faculty quickly switched to tele-health and remote learning via Zoom. Clients in the…
Sep. 29, 2020
A retrospective view of COVID-19
A multidisciplinary research project at the University of Missouri is collecting survey data and voluntary blood samples from a randomized sample population of MU students, faculty and staff to examine the prevalence of COVID-19 antibodies in the MU community. The goal is to better understand how well the MU community is responding to risk mitigation strategies already in place, as well as provide researchers with valuable information regarding individuals’ immune system responses to the coronavirus after exposure. “The risk survey asks individuals about behaviors and activities they have engaged in during the past few months, as well as their perceptions about COVID-19…
Sep. 11, 2020
New Faculty Spotlight: Kaleea Lewis
What is your title with Health Professions? Assistant Professor (joint appointment), Department of Public Health and Women’s and Gender Studies (College of Arts & Sciences) If applicable, what classes are you teaching this semester? I am teaching an Intro to Public Health and Health Promotion Course (P_HLTH 2200). If applicable, what do you love about teaching? I enjoy teaching because it allows me to learn alongside my students. While every course has a set of predetermined objectives and benchmarks that have to be met, I really value the learning journey we take together as we explore different examples that help…