College of Health Professions Newsletter August-December 2019

COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS NEWSLETTER AUGUST – DECEMBER 2019

GENERATED BY UTHSC’S COHP DEAN’S OFFICE TO KEEP YOU INFORMED ON THE HAPPENINGS IN OUR COLLEGE

MESSAGE FROM DEAN STEPHEN E. ALWAY INSIDE THIS ISSUE

UPDATE: EMBRACING CHANGE IN THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS

Dean’s Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Happy New Year and welcome to a new decade. I hope that your semester has started off in a great way. As you know, we have a growing college that is spread from one side of the state to the other, and sometimes it is a challenge for us to keep up with what is even going on down the hall, let alone across the state. With this bulletin, I would like to begin regular updates that can be shared among our entire college family (probably at the end of every semester) so that we can keep in touch with one another.

Announcements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Marquette Beechem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Building Progress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 New Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Desha McMillon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Congratulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Grant Funds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Faculty Scholars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Grants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Get to Know Us. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Thank You from Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Richard Kasser, PhD Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

During the previous semester our college celebrated several events.

That included recruiting a new Chairperson for the Department of Physical Therapy, creating a new research center in the Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, and the success for funding and publications of several of our faculty. These are important and noteworthy achievements during the fall semester of 2020 which will launch us to higher national prominence in 2020. We have provided a short list of accomplishments in the bulletin along with a few features that will help us get to know people who are in our college, just a little better. To keep us in the know, when exciting things happen to you or someone you know in your department, please let us know by sending the items to Ms. Bobbie Scott (bscott6@uthsc.edu) so we can include it in the next bulletin.

Terrice E. Watson Assistant Dean for Finance and Operations

College Goals

Happy Birthday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 New Employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

DEAN’S OFFICE Stephen E. Alway, PhD Dean James A. Carson, PhD Senior Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies Hassan Aziz, PhD Associate Dean for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS Dr. Hassan Aziz Interim Chair for Diagnostic Health Sciences Dr. Anne Zachry Chair for Occupational Therapy Dr. Jeff Taylor Chair for Physical Therapy

Our 7 year strategic plan outlines our long term college goals, and we are making great strides in each area. To continue this trajectory and to match our Strategic Plan objectives, our College goals for 2020 are as follows: 1. Grown college student enrollments 2. Grow research 3. Begin our One-Stop Clinical & Research Laboratory

Dr. Ashley Harkrider Chair Audiology & Speech Pathology (Knoxville)

4. Increase College Philanthropy and community engagement

James A. Carson, PhD Chief, Division of Rehabilitation Sciences

We have begun work in each of these areas and expect that 2020 will bring us much success as we address and move closer to achieving our goals.

5. Continue College Restructuring

COHP NEWSLETTER

AUGUST – DECEMBER 2019

ANNOUNCEMENTS We are happy to announce that Phase 2 of the 930 Madison office construction project is nearly finished. We expect the final touches to be done and the rest of the HIIM faculty will soon join their departmental colleges in the Department of Diagnostic and Health Sciences (DDHS).

This will create new synergy and foster new exciting collaborations among the faculty, staff, and students; realize cost savings and administrative efficiencies; and enable more focused cross-disciplinary work.

MARQUETTE BEECHEM

NEW GRANTS & CONTRACTS COORDINATOR

Marquette Beechem our new Grants & Contracts Coordinator. She brings a wealth of experience in grant contracts, budgeting, billing and compliance. She has over six years’ experience working with Federal, State, Local and Not for Profit grants management. Marquette holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a Master of Public Administration. Please take a moment to stop by/email/call and welcome Marquette to the College of Health Professions. She is located in Room 677 and can be reached at mbeechem@uthsc.edu or 901.448.2126.

Marquette’s role in the College will be to assist with pre-awards grants management including, Cayuse, budget, review of proposals, grant budget revisions, salary allocations, projections and post-award and closeout management.

BUILDING PROGRESS The construction dust is yet to settle down in Knoxville as the Conference Center planning and renovation is underway, but many issues have yet to be addressed.

Additional funding was approved by the state building commission for 8-9 parking spots for handicapped parking for ASP, and the city is planning on addressing the limited handicap accessibility to the elevator bays to the Conference Center. The ASP Pediatric Language Clinic (PLC) will be moved to temporary space resulting from some needs that arose in a building inspection. They will move to the Conference Center when the renovations are completed there.

This is certainly a work in progress, but we are hoping that the end point will make the pain in the middle all worth it.

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NEWS Here is the link to the 2019 GoBabyGo! story on our news site. Thanks! news.uthsc.edu/uthsc-christian-brothers-universityto-host-gobabygo-rodeo-september-14/

NEW PROGRAMS AND CHANGES Four new proposed programs are currently in the Vice Chancellor’s office awaiting submission to the TN Higher Education Commission (THEC). These include: Master of Health Sciences in Pathology Assistance (PathA), Bachelor of Science degree of Biomedical Human Health Sciences (BHHS), Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition – Coordinated Program, and a Master of Science in Respiratory Therapy. We are also excited about proposals that are under development for expansion of a Doctor of Occupational Therapy, which is being coordinated by Dr. Zachry, and the expansion of the DPT program both on the Memphis campus and exploring expansion to Nashville and Knoxville. The DPT expansion is being coordinated by Dr. Taylor.

DESHA MCMILLON

NEW FINANCIAL COORDINATOR

DeSha McMillon is the new Financial Coordinator for the College of Health Professions. She brings a wealth of knowledge from previous employments that has helped her come to our college and fit right in without a problem. She is also a Memphis native (born and raised). DeSha holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration of Accounting.

DeSha’s role in the College is finance, contract management, human resources, payroll and grants management. She is located in room 673 and can be reached at dmcmillo@uthsc.edu or 901.448.3357.

CONGRATULATIONS Terri Fought – Master’s Degree in Education with a concentration in Student Personnel Leadership from ETSU in August.

Shannon Guyout – Master’s Degree in October

Congratulations to Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Education in Audiology, Dr. Patti Johnstone, who was recently elected by her peers across the United States to serve on the Audiology Advisory Council for the American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). The Council identifies critical issues of concern to the professions and advises the ASHA Board of Directors regarding programs and services that should be provided for members and supported by Association resources. Dr. Johnstone has an impressive background in research, teaching, service delivery, and practice management. Undoubtedly, she will represent the state of Tennessee very well, as she began her 3-year term on the Council January 1, 2020.

GRANT FUNDS SUBMITTED An important goal in our faculty approved Strategic Plan is to increase extramural funding and an important reason for the above funding success was an increase in funding requests by our faculty. Under Dr. Carson’s direction, the COHP Office of Research has assisted faculty in proposal development which has resulted in an increase in total sponsor cost requests by faculty from $6,281,421 in 2017, and $8,797,101 in 2018, to a record $14,332,50. This represents a significant step and a great achievement by our faculty, who worked closely with the College’s Office of Research. We are excited about the potential to grow our research portfolio in our college as we strive to become a top 20 institution.

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COHP NEWSLETTER

AUGUST – DECEMBER 2019

FACULTY SCHOLARS OUR COLLEGE SCHOLARS

Kathy Kenwright EdD (Clinical Chemistry)

Congratulations to the following faculty who have published one or more peer reviewed manuscripts in 2019.

Junaith Mohamed, PhD (4 manuscripts; Experimental Gerontology, J. Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, PLoS One, American J. Physiology: Cell Physiology)

Stephen E. Alway, PhD (3 manuscripts + 1 book chapter; Experimental Gerontology, J. Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, Exercise Sports Science Reviews; Nutrition and Skeletal Muscle) Hassan Aziz, PhD (2 manuscripts; Clinical & Laboratory Science, Journal of Medicine) Keisha Burnett, EdD (Medical Laboratory Observer)

Linda L. Willford Pifer, PhD (Medical Laboratory Observer) Anita Mitchell, PhD (2 manuscripts: Journal of Occupational Therapy Education) Kunal Singhal (Phys Ther Sport) Jillian McCarthy, PhD (3 manuscripts; Nursing & health sciences, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, Speech, Language and Hearing)

James A. Carson, PhD (10 manuscripts; Front Endocrinol, Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, Med Sci Sports Exerc- 2 manuscripts, Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, Oxid Med Cell Longev, FASEB J, Exp Physiol, J Behav Med, Am J Lifestyle Med)

Jacen Moore, PhD (3 manuscripts; Journal of Family Medicine and Disease Prevention)

Shelia Criswell, PhD (3 manuscripts; Journal of Histotechnology)

Kevin Reilly, PhD, (Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.)

Steve Doetti, AuD Book Chapter

Patrick Plyler PhD (3 manuscripts; Journal of the American Academy of Audiology)

Ashley Harkrider, PhD (2 manuscripts: Communication sciences & disorders, Exp Brain Res)

Eun Jin Paek, PhD (Brain and language)

Linda Ross, MS (Medical Laboratory Observer)

Penny Head PhD (Phys Ther Sport)

Tim Saltuklaroglu, PhD (Experimental brain research)

Mark Hedrick PhD (4 manuscripts; Communication sciences & disorders; Speech, Language and Hearing Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, Ear and hearing)

Jeffrey B. Taylor, PhD (9 manuscripts: Sports Medicine, British Journal of Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine, Journal of biomechanics, Military medicine, Footwear Science, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, International journal of sports physical therapy, the Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness, Pediatr Phys Ther

Erinn Finke PhD (2 manuscripts; Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Autism & Developmental Language Impairments Patti Johnstone, PhD (Ear and Hearing) James Lewis PhD (2 manuscripts; Ear and hearing, Journal of the American Academy of Audiology) Richard Kasser PhD (Phys Ther Sport)

Orli Weisser-Pike, OTD (Journal of ASORN) Wes Williamson, MS (Clinical Chemistry) Kelly Yeager, AuD (Ear and Hearing) Anne Zachry, PhD (Annals of International Occupational Therapy)

GRANTS 1. Dr. Ilsa Schwartz, and Dr. Jillian McCarthy from the Department of Audiology & Speech Pathology were awarded a 5-year, U.S. Department of Education titled “Interdisciplinary Preparation of Speech-Language Pathologists and Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to Improve Early Language and Pre-Literacy Outcomes for Young Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing” for $1,060,000.

early April 2020. The fellowship, will support Schwartz for both teaching and conducting research in New Zealand.

4. The MLS program received a $2000 grant from Equity and Diversity which was used to host a laboratory workshop for guidance counselors from minority high schools in the Memphis area. The guidance counselors spent the day learning about career opportunities in medical laboratory science, cytotechnology and histotechnology. They participated in laboratory sessions where they extracted 2. Dr. James Carson was awarded a 3year NIH subcontract DNA, observed cells under the microscope and stained grant with the University of Vermont “Skeletal Muscle tissue. The objective for the day was to provide guidance Atrophy and Dysfunction in Human Cancer” for $170,197. counselors with knowledge of these medical professions 3. Dr. Ilsa Schwartz has also been invited to be an Erskine Fellow which they can share with their high school students. at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand from February4

GET TO KNOW US DR. FAITH KIPHUT I am excited to join the College of Health Professions and am honored to be the new Director of Clinical Education (DCE) for the Department of Physical Therapy at UTHSC. With a lot of hard work, dedication, and motivation from the amazing faculty, I was able to walk the graduation stage not once, but twice at UTHSC. I achieved a Master of Physical Therapy in May 2006 and a Doctor of Physical Therapy in December 2006. I have continued to strive for and learn best practice along with achieving the following certifications: Certified Exercise Expert for Aging Adults, Certified Clinical Instructor, and LSVT Big Certified. I am also active in promoting our profession by

currently serving as the Secretary for the Memphis District of the Tennessee Physical Therapy Association.

My clinical experience includes diverse settings where I had the fortunate advantage of working with patients/clients of all ages and varied diagnoses. I primarily worked as an outpatient physical therapist at interdisciplinary hospitals where I enjoyed several opportunities to be a clinical instructor for DPT students from UTHSC. Although patient care and clinical instruction was incredibly fulfilling, I knew that I wanted to play a larger role in educating our future colleagues. I transitioned to my first DCE role in 2015 and have continued to increase my knowledge and experience in clinical education and physical therapy instruction.

I am married to an exceptionally talented Fire Chief who has also become an educator in his field. We have two daughters that keep us extremely busy and an obnoxious number of pets. Fun fact, I am a founding member of a BBQ team and I do not like BBQ!

DR. JEFF TAYLOR Jeff Taylor PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, CSCS has served as the Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy since the end of August.

Jeff comes to UTHSC from High Point University, where he served as the Director of Curriculum and Outcomes with substantial administrative, teaching, and research loads. His clinical and research interests focus on the prevention and rehabilitation of lower extremity athletic injuries. He has received funding from the National Institutes of Health and Adidas International to study the prevention of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in adolescent female athletes and the effects of shoe design on athlete biomechanics. Jeff has co-authored 40+ peerreviewed scientific papers, 4 book chapters, and 90+ conference abstracts. He is especially passionate about including students into his work, having mentored 30+ undergraduate and graduate level students, resulting in students co-authoring >70% of his conference abstracts and >35% of his peer-reviewed papers. He has presented his work nationally and internationally at conferences such as the Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association, American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Annual Meeting, Footwear Biomechanics Symposium, World Congress of Biomechanics, and ACL Research Retreat.

Personally, Jeff and his family (wife: Stacie, kids: Maddie and Mark) live in East Memphis. They spend much of their time attending the kids sporting events (soccer, basketball, baseball), working on home renovations, and being outside with their 3-year-old Golden Retriever named Gus.

Q: What attracted you to UTHSC and Memphis?

A: The professional aspect of the decision was relatively easy. I was excited to be part of a program with a storied history, energetic and engaging people, a clear vision for continued growth and success, and a recruiting pitch to students that focused on the combination of a great education and a great value.

Q: Since moving to Memphis, what has stood out the most to you?

A: Professionally, my initial instincts were confirmed – there are great people in the COHP and Department of PT. Our students (and their future employers) rave about the education, mentorship, and support they receive from faculty and staff. It is also apparent that there is tremendous potential to produce impactful research. With the right combination of faculty support, equipment and resources, we can be just as successful at producing new science than we are at teaching the current science. On a side note, outside of work, Memphian drivers have stood out to me the most. Wow are they bad!

Q: What are the major goals you would like to accomplish as Chair?

A: Throughout our strategic planning process, my attention is on strengthening the reputation of our Department on the national level. With the DPT program, we need to maintain our focus on giving our students the best chance to succeed, both during and after the program. We are looking closely at ways to ensure student success on the licensure exam and are modifying how we handle remediation with students that have struggled with academic and/or professional expectations.

We are also looking at expanding our research productivity by further developing our laboratories and collaborations and are targeting new faculty with research expertise that can complement current initiatives. Throughout all our educational, scholarly, and clinical goals, we are looking to strengthen our relationships with outside entities, whether it be clinicians, alumni, faculty collaborators, or other stakeholders.

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COHP NEWSLETTER SPECIAL THANK YOU FROM STUDENT

AUGUST – DECEMBER 2019

NEW EMPLOYEES

Stephanie’s Poster Presentation and Bio

Twanna Young-Moore Administrative Services Assistant – Occupational Therapy (Oct. 2018)

I am Stephanie Johnson and what makes me somewhat unique is that I started the MHIIM program at the entry-level, and on December 12th, I will graduate and prepare for RHIA certification.

LaTonya Wright Academic Support Coordinator – Health Informatics and Information Management (April 2019)

My journey has been a long and rewarding one, but l could not have been successful without family and faculty support. When needed, I reached out to those who could assist me and took advantage of school resources.

Dr. Jacen Moore Assistant Professor – Clinical Laboratory Sciences (July 2019)

I owe special thanks to Dr. Rebecca Reynolds and Dr. Sajeesh Kumar, who as part of my school experience, encouraged me to attend and participate in professional health conferences.

Consequently, on September 11, I gave a poster presentation at the Tennessee Public Health Annual Conference. In public health, for Tennesseans, there is lots of work to be done, especially with the existence of rural hospital closings, opioid addiction, adverse childhood experiences, and declining population health. The good news is, as HIM professionals, we can make a positive impact in all these areas.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Kendal Booker ................................................................December 31 Elaine Robinson...............................................................January 10 Anita Mitchell ..................................................................March 25 Orli Weisser-Pike............................................................July 16 Twanna Young Moore.....................................................September 4 Jami Flick...........................................................................September 15 Lee Williams.....................................................................September 30 Stephanie Lancaster......................................................October 2 Anne Zachry ....................................................................October 31 Linda Pifer.........................................................................January 1 Wes Williamson...............................................................September 10 Linda Ross.........................................................................September 24 Jacen Moore.....................................................................October 16 Bobbie Scott.....................................................................December 20 Terrice Watson.................................................................September 23 Linda Johnson..................................................................August 19 Cheryl Brown....................................................................March 1

For more information, please contact: College of Health Professions | 6th Floor | Memphis, TN 38163 t 901.448.5581

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Chelsea Peeler Instructor – Clinical Laboratory Sciences (July 2019) Dr. Jeffrey Taylor Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy and Director of the UTHSC Human Performance Research and Clinical Care Laboratory (Aug. 2019) Rose Prince Research Assistant (Sept. 2019) DeSha McMillon Financial Coordinator (Sept. 2019) Kendal Booker Instructor – Occupational Therapy (Sept. 2019) DeMesha Mackey Administrative Assistant – Physical Therapy (Nov. 2019) Marquette Beechem (Nov. 2019)

KNOXVILLE Sarah Larsen Speech Language Pathologist Kelly Stojsavlovich Speech Language Pathologist Katie Akers Speech Language Pathologist Jennifer Fowler Admin Support Asst III Thelma Uzonyi Instructor Stephen Hood Engineer II Maggie Wheeler PLC Instructor The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA/V institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services.