May 3, 2022
Physical Therapy student and resident research highlights
Physical Therapy students and residents presented at local, state and national levels.
April 29, 2022
Wilson Majee named 2022–23 Fulbright Scholar
April 28, 2022 Story by Gracie Hedenberg The MU School of Health Professions is pleased to announce that Wilson Majee, associate professor of Health Sciences and Public Health, has received a Fulbright Award for the 2022–23 academic year. Dr. Majee will spend 10 months in South Africa at the University of the Western Cape, where he will split his time evenly between research and teaching students at the university. Dr. Majee says previous studies suggest that youth who are disengaged from their communities are more likely to participate in detrimental behaviors and report poor…
April 29, 2022
Students participate in Undergraduate Research forum
April 29, 2022 Fourteen School of Health Professions students participated in the 2022 Spring Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum. Students presented research in diverse categories, including Life Sciences, Behavioral/Social Sciences, Applied Design, and Humanities. Health Professions faculty mentored 17 student presenters from multiple disciplines, as well. Health Professions student researchers Abdullah Alsharafi Major: Health Science Mentor: Jamie Hall Presentation: Construction of 3D Geometries of the Foot, Shank, and Distal Femur from CT Scans Lauren Greene Major: Health Science Mentor: Carolyn Orbann Presentation: Whooping Cough Trends in Missouri from 1914-1920 Carly Hays Major: Health Science Mentor:…
April 26, 2022
Gastrointestinal issues linked with anxiety, social withdrawal for kids with autism
April 26, 2022 Contact: Brian Consiglio, 573-882-9144, consigliob@missouri.edu COLUMBIA, Mo. — Children with autism spectrum disorder tend to experience gastrointestinal issues, such as constipation and stomach pain, at a higher rate than their neurotypical peers. Some also experience other internalizing symptoms at the same time, including stress, anxiety, depression and social withdrawal. Until now, no studies have examined the causal relationship between gastrointestinal symptoms and internalizing symptoms. “Research has shown gastrointestinal issues are associated with an increased stress response as well as aggression and irritability in some children with autism,” said Brad Ferguson, an assistant research professor in the…
March 8, 2022
A virtual way to rehab from a stroke
March 8, 2022 Contact: Brian Consiglio, 573-882-9144, consigliob@missouri.edu After a stroke, patients may lose feeling in an arm or experience weakness and reduced movement that limits their ability to complete basic daily activities. Traditional rehabilitation therapy is very intensive, time-consuming and can be both expensive and inconvenient, especially for rural patients travelling long distances to in-person therapy appointments. That’s why a team of researchers, including one at the University of Missouri, utilized a motion-sensor video game, Recovery Rapids, to allow patients recovering from a stroke to improve their motor skills and affected arm movements at home…
March 2, 2022
Back to the Future (COMO Magazine)
March 2, 2022 LAUREN SABLE FREIMAN Reflecting on Spanish flu in the midst of COVID-19. It’s fitting that Carolyn Orbann was immersed in research about a global pandemic when COVID-19 hit Columbia in March 2020. Spurred by the 100-year anniversary of the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918, Carolyn, an associate teaching professor in the department of health sciences at MU, had been studying how Spanish Flu impacted the state of Missouri. “I was trying to understand the flu mortality in the state by looking at all the counties to understand the geographic spread and understand why certain places…
Feb. 28, 2022
Physical Therapy research news
Physical Therapy professor Steve Ball and adjunct faculty member Dana Chole published studies recently.
Feb. 7, 2022
Douglas Clem wins first place in scientific presentation competition
Feb. 7, 2022 The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography recently awarded Douglas Clem first place in its National Scientific Presentation Competition. Clem is a clinical coordinator and clinical professor of the diagnostic medical ultrasound program in the University of Missouri School of Health Professions. The Scientific Presentation Competition evaluates sonographers’ original summary papers on clinical research, educational techniques, patient care, sonography department management, case studies presenting a diagnostic challenge, or other areas related to diagnostic medical sonography. Clem presented the paper “Atypical presentation of an adult man following repair of multiple coronary artery fistulas connecting to the main pulmonary artery…
Feb. 7, 2022
Smartphone reminders can improve memory for older adults with dementia
Feb. 7, 2022 COLUMBIA, Mo. – Older adults with dementia or mild cognitive impairment sometimes struggle to remember daily tasks, including managing medications, shopping for groceries and tracking upcoming events, including birthdays, anniversaries or doctor appointments. In a recent study involving researchers at the University of Missouri and Baylor University, older adults with dementia or mild cognitive impairment were able to improve their memory by using a personal assistant application on their smartphones to receive reminders about upcoming events and activities. Andrew Kiselica is an assistant professor in the MU School of Health Professions. He collaborated with principal investigators Michael…
Feb. 3, 2022
Clinical & Diagnostic Sciences student publishes research
Feb. 3, 2022 Laura Williams, Clinical & Diagnostic Sciences master’s student, published a research paper, “The Neurological Stress Test of Pregnancy,” in Radiologic Technology, the official journal of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists. …