Allied Health Blog

Welcome new staff: Marcela Williams

Marcela Williams, BHM, recently joined our Division of Physical Therapy Education staff as business manager. Here’s more about Marcela in her own words: I am originally from Omaha, but grew up in Glenwood, Iowa. I have a blended family with seven kids, five of whom are in sports pretty much all year round, so we […]

Nov 3, 2021

UNMC graduate Dr. Wang honored for allied health education

Recent UNMC College of Allied Health Professions graduate Zhuo Wang, DPT, has been honored with the nationally prestigious 2021 Alpha Eta Lee Holder Award for Excellence in Graduate Allied Health Education. Dr. Wang, who has returned to her hometown of Sichuan, China, to practice as a physical therapist and a clinical instructor at the West […]

Oct 8, 2021

Welcome new faculty: Nicole Martino

Nicole Martino, PhD, OTR/L, recently joined our occupational therapy faculty. Here’s more about Dr. Martino in her own words:  I am excited to join the Division of Occupational Therapy Education at UNMC combining my experience and knowledge as a clinician and translational health scientist.   After earning a master’s degree in occupational therapy from Colorado State […]

Oct 7, 2021