UAB School of Health Professions Current News
Granger named AARC Fellow
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- Created on September 15, 2011
Wesley M. Granger, Ph.D., RRT, has been selected as a Fellow of the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). He is the director of the UAB Respiratory Therapy program and associate professor.
Kitchin: Why Weight Watchers works
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- Created on September 09, 2011
University of Alabama at Birmingham Beth Kitchin, a dietitian in the Department of Nutrition Sciences explains on ABC News why Weight Watchers is a succesful diet plan.SHP faculty & staff relive 9/11
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- Created on September 09, 2011
This picture of Jon and Kathy Nugent was taken two months prior to 9/11 in New York.Although it’s been 10 years, Jon and Kathy Nugent remember the sight of soldiers at every corner, the sounds of military jets flying above and the smell of smoke as if it was yesterday. The couple was living in the city of New York when 9/11 happened.
Kathy, now director of the UAB Biotechnology program, remembers what a beautiful morning it was as she got ready to fly out for a day meeting in Raleigh, N.C. She and Jon both worked for a consulting firm in New York in an office across from the Empire State Building. Kathy spoke to her mom before boarding the plane and turned off her cell phone.
Shaw receives highest award from state PT group
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- Created on September 06, 2011
UAB Department of Physical Therapy Chair Sharon Shaw, PT, DrPH, received the Marilyn Gossman Professionalism in Physical Therapy Award from the Alabama Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association. This is considered the chapter’s most prestigious honor to recognize a member demonstrating outstanding professionalism in any of the areas of physical therapy service, practice, education and/or research.
Cold mice might be skewing weight loss drug studies
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- Created on August 30, 2011
Animals or people burn calories in an effort to keep warm, and room temperature may be affecting the testing and development of weight-loss drugs, says University of Alabama at Birmingham researcher Daniel Smith, Ph.D.
Smith, an instructor in the Department of Nutrition Sciences, received a 2011 Early-Career Research Grants from The Obesity Society for his proposal to examine the affect of room temperature on obesity-related drug effects in mice.
McCarthy teaches exam prep course in China
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- Created on August 11, 2011
John McCarthy, front row middle, taught a five day exam prep class for Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.University of Alabama at Birmingham Physical Therapy professor John McCarthy, Ph.D., PT, had less than a two weeks’ notice to renew his passport before heading to China. The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) – Shanghai asked McCarthy, who just rolled off the NSCA Board of Directors, to come teach a five-day exam preparation class for 31 sports scientists from various universities and professional sports coaches. These candidates were recently registered as new members of NSCA-Shanghai and were being prepped to take the international exam to become a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.
Earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years
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- Created on August 05, 2011
How would you like to graduate with a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in five years instead of more than six? It’s possible with the Fast OT program in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Health Professions. The program allows students to earn a Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management in three years and a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy in two years.
Chandler-Laney joins Nutrition faculty
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- Created on July 25, 2011
The UAB Department of Nutrition Sciences announces the addition of faculty member Paula C. Chandler-Laney, Ph.D. She transferred from a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Nutrition Sciences to an assistant professor. She earned a B.A. in psychology from the University of Auckland, in her native country, New Zealand. She went on to complete a B.S. in psychology at UAB in 2000. In 2006, she completed her Ph.D. in behavioral neuroscience at UAB.
OT alum comes back to teach
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- Created on July 08, 2011
After working as an occupational therapist in the private sector for 12 years, Deek Cunningham decided it was time to return to his alma mater, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, to teach in the Department of Occupational Therapy in the School of Health Professions.
“One of my goals was to teach in the OT program,” said Cunningham, M.S., OTR/L, ATP, “I always knew, however, I needed more clinical experience to bring to the table.”
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