2020 Funding Awardees

Dustin Allen, Department of Health Sciences
Project: Using a Heat Acclimation Protocol to Increase Simulated Firefighter Performance and Cardiovascular Health

---

Magdalen Balz, Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
Project: Predictability of cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease using discourse analysis

---

Lisa Brown, Department of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training
Project: A Survey of Clinical Practice and Perceived Needs of Physical Therapists for the Use of Ankle Foot Orthoses or Functional Electrical Stimulation to Improve Outcomes Post-Stroke

---

Malwina Carrion, Department of Health Sciences
Project: Chagas Disease in Massachusetts: Raising Awareness in At-Risk Populations through a Comprehensive Public Health Campaign

---

Mary Beth Holmes, Department of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training
Project: Empathy in Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) training

---

Elizabeth Hoover, Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
Project: Beyond complete utterances: A pilot study to explore the use of PICA scoring in narratives of people with aphasia

---

Robin Newman, Department of Occupational Therapy
Project: Eliciting Patient and Caregiver Perspectives to Guide Supportive Program Development in Community Based Oncology Settings

---

Innovation in Teaching and Learning Grant

Joan Salge Blake, Department of Health Sciences
Project: Plan, produce, and record episodes for the nutrition, health, and wellness podcast, Spot On!

---

Kaytlin Eldred, Department of Health Sciences
Project: HS 4** Advanced Research

---

Craig Slater, Department of Occupational Therapy
Project: Course development for a new ‘Interprofessional Leadership in Healthcare’ Certificate

---

Student Research Grant

Ariel Schwartz, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Project: Identifying socially valid content and intervention features for sexuality and sexual health education for young adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities