Category: Physical Therapy
Norman, Siu, and Sleddens recruit in China
Physical therapy program director and professor, Joseph Norman, PT, PhD, CCS, FAACVPR, associate professor, Ka-Chun (Joseph) Siu, PhD, and director of clinical education and assistant professor, Nikki Sleddens, PT, MPT, CEEAA, just returned from another successful trip to China. They visited six universities and three rehabilitation institutes in 12 days. The universities visited were Peking […]
Jun 20, 2016
Bileks help Titans bring home the gold
Saturday, June 11, 2016 was a proud day for Laura Bilek, PT, PhD, associate dean for research, and her daughters, Anna and Lauren. The girls helped the Council Bluffs Lewis Central Titans win the Class 2-A state soccer tournament championship, beating Pella 5-0. This was the 10th straight shutout for the team and the first […]
Jun 15, 2016
Welcome new faculty: Liz Wellsandt
Elizabeth “Liz” Wellsandt, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, recently joined our faculty ranks in the division of physical therapy education. She is a native of Hartington, NE, and a 2009 graduate of UNMC’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program. After three years of clinical practice she pursued formal research training and graduated from the University of Delaware […]
Jun 9, 2016
Hanson and Siu elected to UNMC Faculty Senate
Associate professor in medical nutrition education, Corri Hanson, PhD, and associate professor in physical therapy education, Joseph Siu, PhD, were elected to the UNMC Faculty Senate. This is a re-election for Dr. Hanson, who was also elected Secretary. This will be Dr. Siu’s, first two-year term. CAHP dean, Kyle Meyer, PhD, congratulated the two and […]
Jun 7, 2016
Dr. Hageman named Worthingham Fellow
Patricia Hageman, PT, PhD, FAPTA, Karen Linder Distinguished Professor for Women’s Health in the College of Allied Health Professions, has been named a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Read full article in UNMC Today>> Congratulations, Dr. Hageman!
May 10, 2016
PT2 Haley Hansen’s winning streak continues!
In March, Haley Hansen, (PT2) won first place in the regional Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum. As part of that award, Haley had the opportunity to present the same poster at the annual National Student Research Forum on April 27-29 in Galveston, TX, where she kept her winning streak alive, winning first place there for […]
May 3, 2016
2016 Annual CAHP Awards and Forum
The annual College of Allied Health Professions Awards Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 from 1:05 p.m. to 2:00 p.m in MSC 3002. This year’s recipient of the CAHP Excellence in Research Award is Katherine J. Jones, PT, PhD, associate professor in the physical therapy education program. This award recognizes significant research […]
Apr 27, 2016
PT students give their time, learn valuable lessons
About three years ago, some of our UNMC physical therapy students began volunteer work with a young woman, Cassidy Collier, after she sustained a traumatic brain injury from a car crash in 2011. Students in subsequent classes have continued that journey with the Collier family. Cassidy’s father, UNMC’s Dean Collier, Pharm.D., recently shared his family’s […]
Apr 7, 2016
PA and PT are highly ranked, again, by US News & World Report
Once again, our PA and PT programs were high in the U.S. News & World Report rankings of the nation’s top graduate schools. For 2017, our physician assistant program was ranked #9 and our physical therapy program #28 (up from 34). Article from UNMC Today>> For information on the ranking methodology, click here.
Mar 18, 2016
Haley Hansen earns first place with poster
Haley Hansen (PT2) was awarded first place in the poster competition in the medical student category (which includes all health professions students) at the Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum (MSBRF). The MSBRF is an annual conference co-hosted by UNMC and Creighton that specifically gives graduate students and health professions students a venue to present their […]
Mar 15, 2016
