Health Sciences

Sara O’Brien (’10), a nutrition lecturer, is a recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Preceptor Award from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Occupational Therapy

Marianna Farkas, director of training and international services at the BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation and a clinical professor, was elected president of the World Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation.

Karen Jacobs, clinical professor and associate dean for digital learning and innovation, received the IEA Fellow Award from the International Ergonomics Association.

Leanne Yinusa-Nyahkoon (CGS’98, Sargent’01,’03,’09), a clinical assistant professor, received an inaugural MACE Fellowship.

Physical Therapy

Terry Ellis (MED’05), associate professor and chair, received the 2022 American Parkinson Disease Association Shawn Thornton Service Award.

Akshat Mehta (’20,’22), a doctor of physical therapy student, received the Ruth Hall Award from the Massachusetts chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association.

LaDora Thompson received the Denham Harman Award from the American Aging Association and was named a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association.

Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences

Liz Hoover, a clinical professor, received the Gerry Cormier Communicative Access Award from
the Aphasia Institute.

Jennifer Zuk, an assistant professor, received the Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award, as well as the Albert M. Galaburda Research Award from the Dyslexia Foundation.

Kimberly Dahl (’24) and Hilary Miller (’24) were awarded ASHFoundation New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarships. Miller was also awarded a Raymond H. Stetson Scholarship in Phonetics and Speech Science from the Acoustical Society of America.