Slagle Lectureship Awarded to Occupational Therapy Professor
Ellen Cohn, a clinical professor of occupational therapy, has been awarded the prestigious Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship, which honors a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association for their contribution to the profession. When she presents the lecture in 2019, Cohn will join a distinguished list of eight prior Slagle lecturers from BU and Sargent.
They are: Wendy Coster, professor and chair, and Karen Jacobs, clinical professor; former Sargent faculty Anne Henderson, Catherine Trombly, and Jerry Johnson; and alums Elizabeth Yerxa (Wheelock’68,’71), Anne Fisher (’77,’84), and Kathleen Barker Schwartz (’75).
Faculty
Deepak Kumar, an assistant professor of physical therapy & athletic training (PTAT), received the 2018 Eugene Michels New Investigator Award. Diane Heislein, a clinical associate professor of physical therapy, has been elected to a 3-year term on the Nominating Committee of The American Council of Academic Physical Therapy (ACAPT). Cara Lewis, an associate professor of PTAT, received a 2018 APTA Section on Research Traveling Fellows Award.
Students
Sargent nutrition students and alums won the majority of the 2018 awards given out by the Massachusetts Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics:
- Jay Patruno (’18) received the Recognized Dietetics Student award.
- Nicolette Maggiolo (’15) received the Recognized Young Dietitian award.
- Kellene Isom (’09) received the Recognized Dietitian award.
- Jennifer Kong Heinen (’13) received the Emerging Leader in Dietetics award.
New Faculty
Dustin Allen, lecturer, health sciences
Malwina Carrion, lecturer, health sciences
Kaytlin Eldred, lecturer, health sciences
Lindsey Locks, assistant professor, health sciences
Leanne Yinusa-Nyahkoon, clinical assistant professor, occupational therapy
Promotions
Swathi Kiran, associate dean for research
Jessica Kramer, associate professor, occupational therapy
Lee Marinko, clinical associate professor, physical therapy and athletic training
Cara Stepp, associate professor, speech, language, and hearing sciences
Lawrence Were, assistant professor, health sciences
Stacey Zawacki, clinical assistant professor, health sciences, programs in nutrition