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Dean’s Newsletter Alumni and Friends,
Dental Hygiene’s 50th Anniversary
As we enter a new decade, I can’t help but reflect on all of the incredible accomplishments the College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences has achieved since the college was founded in 2008. We have added new departments and programs, established clinics that promote interprofessional education, and have undergone major renovations just to name a few. We are excited to see what the next ten years bring.
A Decade of Success
Don Samples Dean
Cardiopulmonary Science and Radiologic Science celebrated their 40-year anniversaries in 2017
The Physical Therapy program celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2017
Online Cardiopulmonary Science program was ranked #23 in the United States in 2019
The Physical Therapy department was remodeled into a state-of-theart academic space in 2018
Dental Hygiene celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019
Audiology’s Cochlear Implant Clinic was created in 2012
Social Work’s Certificate in Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counseling (CADACS) was launched in 2018
The Department of Physical Therapy established its Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency program in partnership with the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center in 2017
The Department of Rehabilitative Sciences was created along with the Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitative Health Sciences in 2018 Social Work joined CCRHS in 2018 The Minor in American Sign Language was created in 2018 The Nave Audiology Center opened in 2018
Speech-Language Pathology affiliated with the ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics to start a Concussion Management program in 2015 The Valleybrook Laboratory opened in 2012, and dozens of Nutrition students have conducted research in this lab The ALS Clinic opened in 2017
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Student & Faculty News
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Faculty Highlights
Student Accomplishments
Notable Women of ETSU Dr. Lynn Williams, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, was a recipient of the 2019 Notable Women of ETSU award. This recognition is given to outstanding women within the university whose work and research have made advancements in their field and have progressed the understanding of women and their lives. Dr. Williams gained national recognition in 2019 for her commitment to the advancement of interprofessional health care through education, collaboration, and advocacy, and was elected President of the American Speech and Hearing Association. She has presented at over 100 conferences nationally and abroad and has created a widely used linguistic method of speech therapy called the Multiple Oppositions Approach. In addition, she developed a mobile app called Speech Contrasts in Phonology (SCIP), that translates the research from the evidencebased models of speech intervention into a digitial tool that provides a time-saving resource for speech-language pathologists to use in designing treatment plans.
SLP Professor Receives NIH Grant Speech-Language Pathology Professor Chaya Guntupalli received a three-year, $407,000 area grant from the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders and National Institutes of Health to study an unintuitive approach to the treatment of vocal fatigue in teachers by using a cardiovascular conditioning protocol in comparison to voice production exercises. “A common debilitating symptom experienced by teachers is vocal fatigue, impacting their occupational performance and increasing care costs,” Dr. Guntupalli said. “It is imperative to identify potential treatment options to alleviate the experience of such symptoms.”
Associate Dean Combines Entrepreneurship, Research
Cardiopulmonary Science Student Saves a Life Kloey McCarter, a senior at ETSU and server at Logan’s Roadhouse, put the training she received as a student in the Cardiopulmonary Science program to the test when she saved the life of a customer who was choking on a piece of steak. Kloey, who was in the middle of a busy Friday night, overheard a call for help from a nearby table. McCarter looked for her manager to alert him, and then returned to find another customer from one of her tables -- who was a local police chief -performing the Heimlich maneuver. By this time, the woman was unresponsive. “He laid her down so I could listen to her the best that I could without my stethoscope, and I just heard a little air movement -- her airway was not completely obstructed, but she was in trouble,” Kloey said. “I felt her pulse and it was starting to decrease. He kept patting her back, and I called out to someone to get me some gloves so that I could check her throat.” McCarter began speaking directly to the choking woman, trying to get her to cough; Kloey hoped that the gag reflex or a cough would bring up whatever was blocking her airway. Finally all of the efforts paid off and the woman, who was responsive again, coughed up a large piece of steak. The woman was even able to speak before leaving the restaurant in an ambulance. “I would not have been able to do what I did without the training I received at ETSU,” McCarter said. “I did what was in my power to do, and I am just glad it turned out the way it did.”
Dr. Andy Clark, Associate Dean of Research and Clinical Practice, combines his interests in research and entrepreneurship to inspire his students to see how their own research can result in innovative health care solutions. Over the past decade, dozens of ETSU students have worked with Dr. Clark on numerous projects that combine business practices and scientific research. Clark has overseen numerous business startups during his time as a researcher, and even taught entrepreneurship in the College of Business and Technology before coming to CCRHS. John Sterrett, an ETSU senior, said, “Though I have learned a lot of biochemistry and nutrition research, the most valuable information I have picked up is Dr. Clark’s wisdom about entrepreneurship and innovation in research. It’s fascinating to see how his nutritional biochemistry background can combine with his ideas and experience related to innovation.”
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CCRHS Welcomes New Director of Development We are proud to welcome Anne Godfrey as the new Director of Development for the College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences. “As Director of Development, I work to unite alumni and friends to increase support for college programs,” says Godfrey. “Private support, raised through an integrated program of communications, marketing, face-to-face engagement, and stewardship, is crucial to the continued success of our college. I look forward to working further with alumni and friends of the college on upcoming needs, including increased scholarship and research opportunities, building renovations, bringing new programs to our college, and more.”
College Updates
Alumni News
50 Years of Oral Education at ETSU In 2019, the Dental Hygiene program celebrated 50 years of educating students in oral health while providing dental hygiene care for the region. The program began in 1969 as an associate degree as a result of the Vocational Education Act. The first class graduated in 1971, and to date, approximately 1,500 students have graduated. In the early 1990s, the program evolved into an Associate of Applied Science. By 2000, ETSU began offering a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene, with the last few associate degrees being awarded in 2005. Dental Hygiene commemorated its 50th anniversary with a dinner for alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the program on November 1st. Over 100 guests attended.
Big Win for Social Work Professor and International Storytelling Center’s SHEroes Dr. Donna Cherry, a professor in the Social Work department, teamed up with the International Storytelling Center (ISC) to compete in a service grants competition aimed at improving the lives of people across the region. ISC’s SHEroes, a program to introduce girls to empowering messages found in stories involving strong female characters through traditional storytelling and hands-on activities, came in second place and will receive $5,000 toward their curriculum of workshops and activities, called “The SHEro’s Journey,” for ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) affected adolescentaged females in the region. Congratulations to Dr. Cherry and the International Storytelling Center!
Nashville “Drop By” with the Dean Dean Don Samples and College of Nursing Dean Wendy Nehring held an alumni reconnect event at the Crow’s Nest in Nashville the evening before the ETSU and Vanderbilt University football game. Alumni from both colleges were in attendance, along with Director of Development Anne Godfrey. CCRHS and the College of Nursing will host two more regional events soon. The tentative dates and locations for the upcoming events are Knoxville on March 31st and Chattanooga on the 19th of May.
Welcome New Faculty Members Rachel Ellis
Rehabilitative Health Sciences
Stephanie Horvath
American Sign Language
Jesse Pennington Radiologic Science
Landon Shields
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2019 Distinguished Alumni and Hall of Fame Recipients Dr. Dorothy Dobbins (Distinguished Alumna) Dobbins received a Bachelor of Science degree in social work from ETSU in 1970. She later earned a Master of Science degree in social work from University of Tennessee and a Ph.D. in applied social sciences from Case Western Reserve University. She entered academia at ETSU as an assistant professor in the Department of Social Work in 1977. She quickly advanced into leadership roles within the university, serving as associate dean of student affairs in the Quillen College of Medicine for 11 years before becoming the associate vice president in the Office of Cultural Diversity for the Division of Health Sciences at ETSU. In 2016, the Tennessee National Association of Social Workers awarded her with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Lt. Cmdr. Marissa Greene (Distinguished Alumna) After receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in exercise science from Appalachian State University in 2005, Greene continued her education at ETSU, earning a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2009. In 2017, she graduated from the Military Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy Residency Program from the Army Medical Department Center and School in Texas. While serving as department head for the Orthopedic Physical/Occupational Therapy and Chiropractic Department at the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, she pioneered the Navy’s first multidisciplinary Traumatic Brain Injury Program. In recognition of her clinical excellence and managerial prowess, she was selected as the U.S Navy Physical Therapist of the Year in 2018. The late Dr. Sol Adler Adler received his undergraduate degree from Brooklyn College, his Master of Science degree from Penn State University and his Ph.D. from Ohio State University. He spent 10 years at ETSU, initially serving as the director of the Speech and Hearing Program and then as the first chairman of the Department of Special Education. During this time, he founded the Speech and Hearing Clinic at the Mountain Home VA Medical Center. He left ETSU for an opportunity to establish a Speech and Hearing Clinic at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. He was nationally known for his pioneering work in pediatric language disorders and multicultural issues. After his death, the University of Tennessee continued his annual conferences, renamed the Sol Adler Memorial Conferences. Dr. Doug Masini Masini received his Associate of Science degree in respiratory care from the University of Toledo, his Bachelor of Science degree from Regents College, his Master of Arts in adult education from Tusculum University and his Doctor of Education from ETSU. Later, he served as program director for ETSU’s Cardiopulmonary Science program from 2001 to 2008. He currently serves as full professor in the respiratory care program and department chair for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences at Georgia Southern University. He is recognized as a national leader in his profession and this year, the Georgia Southern University Award for Excellence in Community Service. The late Dr. Francis Ward Morgan Morgan received his Associate of Science degree from Grand Rapids Junior College and his Doctorate in Dental Science from the University of Michigan. He came to ETSU in 1972 as an associate professor in the newly-formed Dental Hygiene program. He was promoted to full professor and later served as chair of the department from 1977 until his retirement in July 1988. In 1976, he earned the university-wide “Outstanding Faculty Award,” given to the faculty member with the largest number of votes from the entire student body. He initiated the groundwork for the Bachelor of Science degree in dental hygiene that started several years after his departure. Dr. Paul Stanton Stanton received his Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry from Emory University and was awarded an M.D. degree from the Medical College of Georgia four years later. In 1985, Stanton came to Johnson City as director of the Division of Peripheral Vascular Surgery for the Veterans Administration Medical Center and ETSU’s Quillen College of Medicine. He was selected as the Dean of the Quillen College of Medicine in 1988. In 1996, Stanton was selected as the eighth president of ETSU until his retirement in 2012 as president emeritus. It was during this period, under Stanton’s leadership and guidance, the Department of Physical Therapy was established. Additionally, Stanton was a long-standing supporter of the college’s Department of Social Work during his presidency.
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2020 Dates of Interest February 2020 - Gum Disease Awareness Month March 2020 - National Nutrition Month March 2020 - Brain Injury Awareness Month March 2020 - Social Work Month March 3, 2020 - World Hearing Day March 21, 2020 - World Down Syndrome Day April 2020 - National Autism Awareness Month April 2020 - National Interprofessional Health Care Month April 7, 2020 - World Health Day April 15, 2020 - American Sign Language Day April 16, 2020 - World Voice Day May 2020 - Better Hearing & Speech Month May 5, 2020 - World Asthma Day May 9, 2020 - Commencement Day July 2020 - Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month
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