Recognizing Faculty Excellence
The 8th annual Faculty Convocation on September 10 celebrated the “magical” work by the school’s faculty and staff in advancing the Institute during the pandemic. Several research and teaching awards were presented, and Assistant Professor of nursing Dr. Kaveri Roy was named the 32nd recipient of the Nancy T. Watts Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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Help to Charlestown Families and Children Recognized
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IHP Only School in Massachusetts
named a Great College to Work For
The IHP’s strong sense of community, collaborative teaching and scholarship, and culture of strong engagement of both faculty and
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Virtual Reality Technology Could
Be a Wave of the Future
Students wearing virtual reality headsets to gain valuable clinical experiences may be in the MGH Institute’s future if a new pilot study by a team led by Assistant Professor Rebecca Inzana is successful.
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A Virtual Community IMPACT
A total of 542 students, along with more than 50 faculty, staff, and graduate assistant volunteers, participated in Community IMPACT Day on September 10. Sixty-four teams, comprised of students in the IHP’s direct-entry programs, created service projects for needs identified by the Harvard-Kent Elementary School, the Ronald MacDonald House, the Kennedy Center, Room to Grow, and the IMPACT Practice Center. Service project included developing a healthy eating calendar for elementary school children, creating instructional videos and infographics addressing fall prevention tips aimed at older adults, producing a Covid-19 vaccine safety handout, and organizing a 30-minute activity focusing on Earth and space curriculum for fifth graders.
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The Department of Occupational Therapy held its annual pinning ceremony September 24 for the new cohort in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy program. Tara Mansour, MS, OTR/L, a doctoral candidate in the Post-Professional OTD program, spoke to the 35 students, who also received their pins and took the Pledge of Professionalism.
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DPT Class of 2024 Welcomed into Profession
The Department of Physical Therapy held its annual pinning ceremony on September 21 for its new cohort in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. The 68 students in the Class of 2024 heard from speakers Leigh de Chaves, PT, OCS (pictured), the site coordinator of physical therapy education at Brigham and Women's Health Care Center, and alumni speaker Ramiro Escalera, DPT '21, before receiving their pins and taking the Pledge of Professionalism.
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First Schwartz Rounds of Academic Year Held
The Interprofessional Activities Committee held its first Schwartz Rounds of the 2021-2022 academic year on September 27. “Balint Groups: A PA Program Approach to Maintaining Empathy During Clinical Rotations” featured (L-R) Lisa Waller, PA-C, MMSc, director of clinical education, physician assistant studies; Maraline Ferris, MPAS ’21; Lisa Walker, PA-C, MPAS, program chair, physician assistant studies; and facilitator Mike Boutin, EdD, SHRS assistant dean for faculty and student success. Panelists discussed the expanding use of Balint groups, which provide regular, facilitated meetings among health care providers or students to process difficult or unresolved feelings in the therapeutic physician-client relationship.
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Alumni Discuss Starting Practice at Webinar
The Office of Alumni Relations and Center for Career and Professional Development held the webinar “Hanging Out Your Shingle: Alumni Perspectives on Owning A Business” on September 21. More than 55 students and alumni heard from Joshua Dion, DNP, MSN ’02, Stephanie (Onuoha) O’Silas, CSD ’14, and Jason Kart, DPT ’08, all of whom own their own practice.
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Pillars of Excellence Nominations Begin October 4
Mass General Brigham has a long-standing history of recognizing and celebrating the outstanding contributions of talented employees from across the system. Formerly called Partners in Excellence (PIE) Awards, the program was renamed to Pillars of Excellence Awards to reflect MGB's four-part mission pillars of patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community, both locally and globally. The Pillars of Excellence Awards categories are: Commitment to an Exceptional Patient/Student Experience, Optimizing Collaboration, Enhancing Efficiency, Advancing Innovation & Progress, Fostering Community, and Integrating Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Do you know a deserving IHP colleague or team to nominate? Nominations are due October 29. Additional information is available on The Pulse, or you can contact Mass General Brigham Employee Programs at 857-282-9743 or PillarsAwards@partners.org.
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Flu Shots Available in Navy Yard During October
No-cost flu clinics for faculty, staff, and students will be held in the Charlestown Navy Yard throughout October. Building 149: Tuesday, October 5, 7:30 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. and Wednesday, October 13, 7:30 a.m.- Noon. Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital’s first-floor Conference Room A: Monday, October 4, 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Wednesday, October 27, 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Occupational Health Services also will hold clinics at other MGH and Mass General Brigham sites. People also can get a free CVS flu vaccination voucher on The Pulse. Receiving your vaccine at one of these clinics is the easiest way to ensure you are in compliance with the Influenza Vaccination Policy. The student deadline for receiving the flu vaccine is October 16, and the employee deadline is November 12.
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Team IHP Readies for Boston Marathon on October 11
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October 14: Growth Through Adversity: The IHP Today
Celebrating with a purpose to support student scholarships is the focus of Growth Through Adversity: The IHP Today. The virtual event, to be held Thursday, October 14 at 6:00 p.m. will feature a conversation between IHP Trustee Michael Jaff and his colleague Mike Mahoney, CEO of Boston Scientific, a leader in the corporate world of health care and one of the IHP’s newest partners. There is no charge to attend.
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Joanna A. Christodoulou, EdD, an associate professor of communication sciences and disorders, was invited to join the advisory board for a project funded by "Assessment for Good", a group that seeks "to transform the systems and structures necessary for culturally affirming assessment of Black and Latino students and their social, emotional, and learning development.”
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Rania Karim, PT, DPT, GCS, an assistant professor of physical therapy, was selected to serve on the American Physical Therapy Association’s Geriatrics National Senior Games Task Force.
This task force will promote the needs of older adult athletes, create co-branded educational materials, recruit and train volunteers to participate in screening athletes during the National Senior Games events in 2022 and 2023, and participate in screening athletes at those events.
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Julie Keysor, PT, PhD, a professor of physical therapy, received one of three poster awards at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Neuroscience Day poster competition for “Spaulding REhabilitation and COVid Recovery study (RECOVR): 6- to 12-month trajectories and outcomes." She also has joined the Arthritis Foundation’s Pain Management Expert Panel, was named the co-chair of the Teen Programming Section of the Juvenile Arthritis Foundation 2022 Orlando Conference, and will be a member of the Abstract Review Committee’s Section on Research for the American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting 2022.
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Savetrie Bachan, MS, CCC-SLP, a student in the PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences program, received two years of supplemental funding to Dr. Lauryn Zipse’s R15 grant, Say it with me: The effects of unison production on speech fluency in people with aphasia. This supplementary funding will allow Bachan to investigate how adults with aphasia and a commonly co-occurring motor speech disorder, apraxia of speech, use auditory feedback to monitor their own speech.
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Publications, Presentations & Posters
De Freitas, D. J., De Carvalho, D., Paglioni, V. M., Brunoni, A. R. Valiengo, L., Thome-Souza, M. S., Guirado, V. M. P., Zaninotto, A. L., & Paiva, W. S. (2021). Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and concurrent cognitive training on episodic memory in patients with traumatic brain injury: A double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled study. BMJ Open, 11(8), Article e045285.
Stipancic, K. L. (PhD ’21), Kuo, Y. L., Miller, A., Ventresca, H. M., Sternad, D., Kimberley, T. J., & Green, J. R. (2021). The effects of continuous oromotor activity on speech motor learning: Speech biomechanics and neurophysiologic correlates. Experimental Brain Research. Advance online publication.
Van Stan, J. H. (PhD ’16), Ortiz, A. J., Marks, K. L. (PhD ’21), Toles, L. E. (PhD/s), Mehta, D. D., Burns, J. A., Hron, T., Stadelman-Cohen, T., Krusemark, C., Muise, J., Fox, A. B., Nudelman, C. (CSD ’21), Zeitels, S., & Hillman, R. E. (2021). Changes in the daily phonotrauma index following the use of voice therapy as the sole treatment for phonotraumatic vocal hyperfunction in females. Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research, 64(9), 3446-3455. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00082
Wilson, E. & Simione, M. (PhD ’17), & Polley, L. (2021). Paediatric oral sensorimotor interventions for chewing dysfunction: A scoping review. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. Advance online publication.
Christodoulou, J. A. (2021, September 25). Academic skill trajectories for students with language-based learning disabilities. Landmark School, Beverly, MA.
Carrick, F. R., Pagnacco, G., Azzolino, S. F., Hunfalvay, M., Oggero, E., Frizzell, T., Smith, C. J., Pawlowski, G., Campbell, N .K. J., Fickling, S. D., Lakhani, B., & D'Arcy, R. C. N. (2021). Brain vital signs in elite ice hockey: Towards characterizing objective and specific neurophysiological reference values for concussion management. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 15, Article 670563. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2021.670563
Kardong-Edgren, S., Leighton, K., McNelis, A., Foisy-Doll, C., Sharpnack, P.A., Kavanagh, J. (2021). Evidence vs. eminence: Clinical hours in nursing education [Editorial]. Journal of Professional Nursing. Advance online publication.
Shahzad, D., Thakur, A. A., Kidwai, S., Shaikh, H. O., AlSuwaidi, A. O., AlOtaibi, A. F., Carrick, F. R., & Abdulrahman, M. (2021). Women's knowledge and awareness on menopause symptoms and its treatment options remains inadequate: A report from the United Arab Emirates. Menopause, 28(8), 918-927.
Kardong-Edgren, S. & Charnetski, M. (2021, August 4). Healthcare Distance Simulation Collaboration. How was distance simulation used during the pandemic? Results of an international survey [Conference session]. SimGHOSTS USA. Ft. Wayne, IN.
Shablack, D., Belk, W., Crawford, S., Spain, A., & Kardong-Edgren, S. (2021, August 5). Developmental opportunities for the simulation technology and operations community [Conference session]. SimGHOSTS USA. Ft. Wayne, IN.
Kardong-Edgren, S., & Aebersold, M. (2021). Improving community-based emergency room pediatric treatment: the ImPACTS program. Southwest Region Simulation Educator and Operations Series, Simulation Virtual Grand Rounds. El Paso, TX.
Kardong-Edgren, S. (2021, September 15). Simulation: BC (Before COVID) and AC (after COVID). [Invited presentation]. Aga Khan University School of Nursing. Karachi, Pakistan.
Kardong-Edgren, S., Jeffries, P., Diederich, E., Spain, A., & Thompson, A. (2021, September 17). A call for competency across health professions - What, why, and how? [Conference session]. Kansas City Healthcare Simulation Conference, Overland Park, KS.
Kardong-Edgren, S. (2021, September 17). Distance simulation during COVID and beyond: What were we doing? What do we know now? Are things changing [Conference session]. Kansas City Healthcare Simulation Conference, Overland Park, KS.
Jeffries, P., Kardong-Edgren, S., Pintz, C., & Posey, L. (2021, September 17). Disruptions in use of technology across the healthcare system/academe due to the pandemic: The silver lining and transformations [Conference session]. Kansas City Healthcare Simulation Conference, Overland Park, KS.
JEDI
Cahn, P. S. (Provost), Gona, C. M. (NS), Naidoo, K. (PT), & Truong, K. A. (JEDI). (2021). Disrupting bias without trainings: The effect of equity advocates on faculty search committees. Innovations in Higher Education. Advance online publication.
Bose, E., Wood, L. J., & Wang, Q. M. (2021). Topographical data analysis to identify high-density clusters in stroke patients undergoing post-acute rehabilitation. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 28(7), 498-507. https://doi.org/10.1080/10749357.2020.1841439
Njie-Carr, V. P. S., Zhu, S., Williams, G. C., Corless, I. B., & Himelhock, S. (2021). Evaluation of a technology-enhanced intervention for older women with HIV infection: A proof of concept study. AIDS Care, 33(8), 983-992.
Gona, C. M., Lupafya, T. H., Zhou-Chidavaenzi, N., Mafundikwa, E., & Gona, P. N. (2021). The health status of Zimbabwean immigrants in the US: A needs assessment. Clinical Nursing Research, 30(7), 969-976. https://doi.org/10.1177/1054773821995496
Hobbs, M. (Anticipated February 2022). Cardiopulmonary Disorders. In Powers. Dirette, D. & Atchison, B. (Eds.), Conditions in Occupational Therapy. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. Book chapter.
Jones-Adams, H. (OT ’21), Young, M. (OT/s), Guyton, K. (OT ’21), Idemoto, E. (OT’ 21), Ferraro, A. (OT ’21), & AlHeresh, R. (2021, September 28). Effectiveness of ergonomic interventions on work activity limitations in adults with rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review [Conference session]. American College of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) 98th Annual conference.
Bluett, B., Pantelyat, A.Y., Litvan, I., Farwa, A., Apetauerova, D., Bega, D., Bloom, L., Bower, J., Boxer, A. L, Dale, M. L., Dhall, R, Duquette, A., Fernandez, H. H., Fleisher, J.E, Grossman, M., Howell, M., Kerwin, D.R., Leggwater–Kim, J., Lepage, C., Ljubenkov, P. A., Mancini, M., McFarland, N. R., Moretti, P., Myrick, E., Patel, P., Plummer, L., ... Golbe, L. (2021). Best practices in the clinical management of progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal syndrome: A consensus statement of the CurePSP centers of care. Frontiers of Neurology, 12 Article 694872. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.694872
Gill–Body, K. M., Hedman, L. D., Plummer, L., Wolf, L., Hanke, T., Quinn. L., Riley, N., Verma, A., & Quiben, M. (2021) Movement system diagnoses for balance dysfunction: Recommendations from the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Movement System Task Force. Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzab153
Gore S., Blackwood J., & Ziccardi T. Associations between cognitive function, balance, and gait speed in community-dwelling older adults with COPD. Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy. Advance online publication.
Liu, J., Teng, H. L., Selkowitz, D. M., Asavasopon, S., & Powers, C. M. (2021). Influence of hip and knee positions on gluteus maximus and hamstrings contributions to hip extension torque production. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2021.1975338
Maguire, R., Hynes, S., Seebacher, B., Block, V. J., Zackowski, K. M., Jonsdottir, J., Finlayson, M., Plummer, P., Freeman, J., Giesser, B., von Geldern, G., & Ploughman, M. (2021). Research interrupted: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on multiple sclerosis research in the field of rehabilitation and quality of life. Multiple Sclerosis Journal: Experimental, Translational, Clinical, 7(3),
Trost J. P., Chen M., Stark M.M., Hodges J. S., Richter S., Lindsay A., Warren G. L., Lowe D. A., & Kimberley T. J. (2021). Voluntary and magnetically evoked muscle contraction protocol in males with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Safety, feasibility, reliability, and validity. Muscle Nerve, 64(2),190-198. https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.27323
Martinchek, M., Boot, M., Danilovich, E., Huisingh-Scheetz, C., Neiman, C., & Toto, P. (2021, September 15). The synchronous, virtual functional and frailty measurement in research and clinical practice: Guidance from the literature and experts [Webinar]. Gerontological Society of America.
SHRS
AlHeresh, R. (OT) & Keysor, J. (PT). (2021, September 28). Workplace barriers experienced by people with arthritis and rheumatic conditions at risk of pre-mature employment cessation [Conference session]. American College of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) 98th Annual conference.
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Colleen Kigin, DPT '02, presented the 52nd Mary McMillan Lecture: “Innovation: It's in Our DNA” at the American Physical Therapy Association’s centennial celebration in September.
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The fall semester’s Power, Privilege, and Positionality orientation, held September 1 and hosted by the Office of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, featured Luella Benn, director of accessibility resources and wellness in the Office of Student Affairs and Services; Justice Shorter, disability justice advocate and a Black disabled lives matter amplifier; and Qudsiya Naqui, a lawyer and activist. They discussed the intersection of race, health, and disability.
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The Office of Student Affairs and Services and the Student Government Association teamed up to host Welcome Week in September for new and current students. The week kicked off with an OSAS Meet and Greet, which included Library staff, on the back deck outside 1CW when more than 100 students stopped by. Other events included social media take-overs and an SGA Fall Mixer where students came together to play games and enjoy music and food.
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CSD students in the Class of 2021 – pictured from l-r: Megan Urbano, Alix Rubio, Rosa Ortega, Barbara Spidle, Erika Romagnoli, Boom Nantanukul, and Nicole Cortes (not pictured, Lauren Welch) – participated in the Summer Program in Literacy and Scholarship at the Harvard-Kent Elementary School's (SPLASH) summer program with K-third grade children. The program, part of the BEAM Lab’s work at the school focused on reading and writing, oral language, and the math curriculum.
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Nicholas Bartley
HR Coordinator
Human Resources
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Fatimah Jeudy
Enrollment Advisor
OES
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Aubrey Griffin
Simulation Lab Assistant
Center for Interprofessional Studies
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Zhaopeng Ji
Associate Vice President
of Financial Services
Office of Finance & Administration
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Baothy Huynh
PhD Research Fellow
Physical Therapy
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Dr. Kathy Lyons
Professor
Occupational Therapy
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Lina Jallad
PhD Research Fellow
Physical Therapy
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Olivia Newman
Program and Lab Coordinator
PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences/Brain Recovery Lab
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Support the IHP all year long by shopping with AmazonSmile. Just sign in to your Amazon or Amazon Prime account and the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.05% of the proceeds from your qualifying purchases to the IHP. Contact Christopher Bjork in the Office of Development for more information.
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Please submit suggestions or comments about any issue at the IHP to President Milone-Nuzzo's online suggestion box, Institute Input.
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October Calendar
10/1-10/31: National Physical Therapy Month
10/6: Safety Town Hall.
7:00 p.m. Virtual.
10/6-10/12: National Physician Assistant Week
10/11: Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Offices closed.
Shouse 322.
7:00 p.m. Virtual.
10/19: Ether Day.
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. – Noon. Virtual.
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