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By Kate Hunger A year-long research mentorship program will help Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Assistant Professor Casey Taliancich-Klinger, PhD, develop her research program on developmental language disorder among bilingual children. As one of the early-career clinical scientists chosen to participate in the 2021 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Pathways…
By Kate Hunger Thirty-eight School of Health Professions students were inducted this spring into the campus chapter of the Alpha Eta Society, the national honor society of the allied health professions. School of Health Professions Dean David C. Shelledy, PhD, RRT, FAARC, FASAHP, congratulated the inductees for their accomplishment in the April 13 ceremony. “The motto of Alpha Eta is ‘Together…, Communication Sciences and Disorders, : Lauren Capicio, Sharon Lo-Hsuan Chang, Mitzi Rachelle Hardeman, Robyn Hernandez, Paolo Huerta, Leslie Lewis and Christina Josephine Rose, Emergency Health Sciences, : Joshua Adam Brady and Jonathan Isaac Henderson, Medical Laboratory Sciences, : Vanessa Jaqueline Alba, Ana Alicia Carrera, Katherine Regina Castro, Sandili Sol Chauncey and Damilola Deborah Daniels, Occupational Therapy, : Fernanda Cortes-Ramirez, Erin Hobbs, Marissa Konde, Morgan Vasquez, Madeline Martin, Jennifer Sanchez-Morales, Garrett Saucedo and Bailey Wallace, Physical Therapy, : Morgan Hoffmann, Darrian Mezulic, Karina Moreno-Flores Rash, Sean Parham, Melissa Whitman, Makenzie Cochran, Megan Ingram and Alejandra Ordaz, Respiratory Care, : Wan-Hsuan Chuang, Katherine Faul, Emily Furrh, Paige Grizzle, Jelena Lara, Anthony Mendoza, Amanda Teekell and Katherine Wilks. Eight physician assistant studies students were inducted into the society in the fall of 2020. They include: Brittany Jaclin Dawson, Laura Tu Anh Nguyen, Amanda Paulina Cardoza, Holly Kathleen Casillas, Jeffrey Warren Jones, Holly Maria Offenberger, Mackenzie Paige…
By Kate Hunger When Alana Rubio was growing up in Uvalde, Texas, she knew she wanted to find a career she could pursue with passion. She took a wide range of classes at Southwest Texas Junior College in Uvalde, hoping to find the field that would inspire her and give her the direction she craved. That spark came in her chemistry class, taught by a professor whose enthusiasm for the subject was…
By Kate Hunger The faculty in the Department of Physical Therapy is seeking to collaborate with other researchers in various areas of rehabilitation research. PT faculty members have excellent training and experience in diverse fields including cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, clinical electrophysiology, geriatrics, neurologic rehabilitation, motor control/motor learning and orthopedics, said…
By Kate Hunger Five School of Health Professions students have been selected to receive Student Life Awards from the UT Health San Antonio Student Government Association. The students nominated for the awards have exceeded their programs’ curricular requirements, said David L. Henzi, Ed.D., associate dean for academic and student affairs. “They have identified opportunities to excel in research…
By Kate Hunger Perching on stools and twisting into awkward positions for long stretches of time while treating patients can lead to musculoskeletal injuries for dentists. Those injuries are sometimes so problematic they lead dentists to retire from practice. An interprofessional project involving the Departments of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy and the School of Dentistry seeks to…
By Kate Hunger Corey Caballero, CPhT, RRT, is a husband and father, a student in the School of Health Professions , and a full-time respiratory therapist at Houston Methodist Hospital. The 33-year-old Houston native is in his first year of the Division of Respiratory Care’s online bachelor of science program, which is one of two online degree advancement programs offered by the division and…
By Kate Hunger Patients recovering from COVID-19 often require rehabilitation involving a range of therapies, according to a panel discussion hosted by the School of Health Professions. Presented on Feb. 23, the panel discussion was moderated by School of Health Professions Dean David Shelledy, Ph.D., RRT, RPFT, FAARC, FASAHP. COVID-19 symptoms that continue after recovery can include fatigue,…
By Kate Hunger When Mei-Ling Lin, Ph.D., OTR, was weighing her career options, her desire to help others drew her to occupational therapy. “I like to work with people,” said Dr. Lin, assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy. “When I was in high school, I decided I wanted to pursue a profession where I could constantly interact with people and help them.” Dr. Lin recently…
By Kate Hunger The Division of Respiratory Care will host two virtual events in March: the 26th Annual Respiratory Care Symposium and the first-ever Respiratory Therapy Student Virtual Conference . Find program details and registration information for each event below. 26th Annual Respiratory Care Symposium Webinar • March 4–5, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. CT • Six CEUs per day; attend one or both…