Category: Kudos
New publication reflects value of campus-wide collaboration
Associate professor Iman Ahmad, PhD, recently published, “Synergistic effects of HO-1 inhibition and chemotherapy on tumor proliferation and immune infiltration: An in vitro and in vivo approach to enhancing prostate cancer treatment,” in Translational Oncology. Dr. Ahmad co-authored the publication with a graduate student from the College of Medicine, marking a successful co-supervision and a […]
Apr 16, 2025
Sonography faculty publish new educational approach
Several Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) faculty, Kate Wampler, Brandy Sundberg, Angela Ridenour, and Kim Michael, EdD, published an important article in the Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography. “Standardizing Sonography Pre-clinical Instruction Utilizing Peyton’s 4-Step Approach,” is one of the first publications to discuss the use of Peyton’s 4-step approach for sonography pre-clinical lab instruction in […]
Apr 15, 2025
PTs present and garner awards at annual meeting
Most of our physical therapy faculty and four students recently attended the largest physical therapy conference in the country, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting, in Houston, Texas. In addition to networking, engaging, and enjoying the conference, some also presented their work. Jenae Pope, class of 2026, and Betsy Becker, PT, DPT, […]
Feb 24, 2025
Recent Research and Scholarship in Occupational Therapy
There’s a lot going on in our Occupational Therapy program at UNMC. McKenzie Behrendt, OTD, and Stacy Smallfield, DrOT, recently published, “The Development of an Interactive Multimedia E-Learning Module for Functional Cognition,” in the Journal of Occupational Therapy Education. This article describes the conception, development, and implementation of a free, interactive, multimedia e-learning module designed […]
Nov 22, 2024
UNMC to participate in NIH-funded Knee Activity Arthroplasty Study
Elizabeth Wellsandt, DPT, PhD, is the UNMC Site Principal Investigator on a new grant, “Knee Arthroplasty Activity Trial (KArAT),” (IRB# 0047-24-CB) to assess whether personalized guidance from a health coach coupled with financial rewards can effectively increase physical activity post-total knee replacement. The study is funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and […]
Oct 9, 2024
Schiefelbein brings the lab to next gen professionals
How do we make a laboratory safe, accessible, and fun to young students who want to learn about the medical laboratory science profession? MLS Education Coordinator Lauren Schiefelbein has some “out of the box” methods, including designing props, games, and various laboratory analogies that can be physically taken into high school and college classrooms. “Laboratory […]
Sep 30, 2024
Inaugural Community Engagement Day: Connecting Occupational and Physical Therapy Students with Local Community Partners
by Sara Bills, PT, DPT On Tuesday, August 20, the Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Allied Health Professions held its inaugural Community Engagement Day. This event saw the incoming cohorts of occupational and physical therapy students stepping out of the classroom and into the community […]
Aug 28, 2024
UNMC DPT Program making an impact with Lifestyle Medicine
by Tessa Wells, PT, DPT It’s no secret that the healthcare sector in the United States is a challenging environment to be in, regardless of your role. The population is getting sicker, the costs are rising higher, and provider morale is dipping lower. A few years ago, the UNMC physical therapy education program asked a […]
Jul 9, 2024
Grant Examines Ramifications of Color Vision Deficiency in Health Education Programs
Faculty from the Medical Laboratory Science and the Diagnostic Cytology programs teamed up for a study under a grant from the UNMC Interprofessional Academy of Educators. Linsey Donner, PhD, Maheswari Mukherjee, PhD, Ashley Eichelberg, Marnie Imhoff, Kevin McGuire, C.J. Woslager, DC, received an IAE Education Research Grant titled, “Color Deficiency Survey: A Review of Medical […]
Jul 8, 2024
Drs. Kennel and Venema Share Falls Expertise with Iowa Critical Access and Small Rural Hospitals
For over a decade, the Collaboration and Proactive Teamwork Used to REduce (CAPTURE) Falls Program has existed to conduct research related to falls in hospitalized patients as well as provide quality improvement support to Nebraska Critical Access Hospitals. CAPTURE Falls is currently led by Victoria Kennel, PhD, and Dawn Venema, PhD. Matt McManigal provides support […]
Jun 18, 2024
