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UB OT Class of 2016 alum D.J. Tuttle wins a Fulbright award to research the impact of OT intervention on reported caregiver burden in Thailand. Tuttle currently works as an occupational therapist in Bakersfield, Calif.

Summer is in full swing and UB students know how to make the most of their summer break! Nicholas is spending nine weeks in Richmond, V.A. on his first PT clinical experience. Public Health and Health Professions - University at Buffalo

Photos from the OT and PT Class of 2021 Hooding Ceremonies are now available online: http://sphhp.buffalo.edu//annual-eve/hooding-ceremony.html

#ThrowbackThursday UB DPT students pose for a photo at APTA's National Student Conclave in Miami in the fall of 2009. Third from the left is UB DPT's newest faculty member, Jake McPherson.

Help continue Dr. Susan Bennett’s legacy with a gift to a newly-created memorial fund. Dr. Susan E. Bennett, DPT, EdD, MS, longtime #UBuffalo faculty member in the School of Public Health and Health Professions and pioneer in rehabilitation practices for people with multiple sclerosis, was a generous teacher, mentor, colleague and friend. For over 40 years, she worked tirelessly on behalf of her patients, students and profession. She died June 4 after a battle with cancer. T...o honor her memory, Sue’s family, friends and colleagues have created the Susan E. Bennett Memorial Fund, which will provide a financial award to a student enrolled in the Department of Rehabilitation Science who demonstrates promise in the field of physical therapy. Learn more about Sue and how you can contribute on the crowdfunding page. University at Buffalo Alumni #UBSPHHP

Kudos to alumnus Gretchen Kamke, MS, OTR who was recently spotlighted by Buffalo Hearing and Speech! Click here for details! https://askbhsc.org/blog/staff-spotlight-gretchen-kamke #UBuffalo #UBSPHHP #UBAlumni #UBAlum

Celebrating UB's Adopt A Family 2020: The Rehabilitation Science department collected $625 in gift cards which were donated to both local families, and homeless youth transitioning into their first apartments with the Gateway Longview Shelter. Photo: Dylan Steed, from UB's Office of Community Relations, collects donations from the department's 5th floor lobby giving tree.

ATTENTION OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ALUMNI: The UB OT program continues to need your help in developing level II fieldwork placements for our students. Several placements have been postponed or cancelled due to elevated COVID numbers in some areas. Level II placements are needed in a variety of settings, and can be completed in person or via Telehealth and also on a full time or part time basis, and in traditional or emerging practice areas. Please let us know if you might be able to host a level II student in 2021! Thank you so much for paying it back...and paying it forward! https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSd5aACpRstGzFlOu/viewform

Help continue Dr. Susan Bennett’s legacy with a gift to a newly-created memorial fund. Dr. Susan E. Bennett, DPT, EdD, MS, longtime #UBuffalo faculty member in the School of Public Health and Health Professions and pioneer in rehabilitation practices for people with multiple sclerosis, was a generous teacher, mentor, colleague and friend. For over 40 years, she worked tirelessly on behalf of her patients, students and profession. She died June 4 after a battle with cancer. T...o honor her memory, Sue’s family, friends and colleagues have created the Susan E. Bennett Memorial Fund, which will provide a financial award to a student enrolled in the Department of Rehabilitation Science who demonstrates promise in the field of physical therapy. Learn more about Sue and how you can contribute on the crowdfunding page. University at Buffalo Alumni #UBSPHHP

ATTENTION OT ALUMNI: COVID has prevented OT applicants from volunteering to learn about the profession. We are looking for ways for OT applicants to learn about OT in the month of January, 2021. Do you have any OT related work that could be completed by a volunteer online? Would you be willing to be interviewed to talk to potential students about OT and about your job? Please help us by completing this survey. https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSeAy9Ta4dUL4Fnk1/viewform

Four (4!) faculty members in the Department of Rehabilitation Science were recently awarded some of the highest honors given to professionals in their fields! Dr. James Lenker, fellow of the Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society (RESNA). Dr. Patricia Ohtake, distinguished fellow of The National Academies of Practice. Dr. Sharon Ray received the Roster of Fellows Award from American Occupational Therapy Association - AOTA. Dr. Janice Tona received the President’s Award from New York State Occupational Therapy Association (NYSOTA).

Help continue Dr. Susan Bennett’s life, work and legacy with a gift to a newly created memorial fund. Dr. Susan E. Bennett, DPT, EdD, MS, longtime #UBuffalo faculty member in the School of Public Health and Health Professions and pioneer in rehabilitation practices for people with multiple sclerosis, was a generous teacher, mentor, colleague and friend. For over 40 years, she worked tirelessly on behalf of her patients, students and profession. She died June 4 after a battle... with cancer. To honor her memory, Sue’s family, friends and colleagues have created the Susan E. Bennett Memorial Fund, which will provide a financial award to a student enrolled in the Department of Rehabilitation Science who demonstrates promise in the field of physical therapy. Learn more about Sue and how you can contribute on the crowdfunding page. Your gift will be most welcome University at Buffalo Alumni #UBSPHHP

ATTENTION OT ALUMNI: COVID has prevented OT applicants from volunteering to learn about the profession. We are looking for ways for OT applicants to learn about OT in the month of January, 2021. Do you have any OT related work that could be completed by a volunteer online? Would you be willing to be interviewed to talk to potential students about OT and about your job? Please help us by completing this survey. https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSeAy9Ta4dUL4Fnk1/viewform

Congratulations to #UBAlumni Dr. Sutanuka Bhattacharjya (MS OT 2013; PhD RS 2017), Assistant Professor at Georgia State University who is now OT lead in the Early SPOTS interdisciplinary personnel preparation program, funded through $1.24 million grant. Kudos!! #UBuffalo #UBSPHHPhttps://www.facebook.com/GSUOT/photos/a.352974268757271/689610025093692/?comment_id=689907631730598¬if_id=1603932111353077¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic&ref=notif

UB PT Alumnus John Corcoran (BS/BA ’96), PT, DPT, MS, Cert. MDT, is site director for rehabilitation and clinical assistant professor at NYU Langone Health’s Rusk Rehabilitation. Corcoran reflects on working through COVID and his time at UB in AtBuffalo: "It’s a privilege to see people in catastrophic times and bring them to a better place." Bonus: sweet nostalgic shout-outs to old UB faculty, "Dr. Dale Fish, my anatomy teacher... My external physiology professors, Harold Bur...ton, Frank Czerny... Sue Bennett taught me neural anatomy..." University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions University at Buffalo Alumni See more

UB researchers create the first at-home rehabilitation app to focus on upper limb function: mRehab. This exciting work by Dr. Jeanne Langan, associate professor in UB's department of Rehabilitation Science, is published in today's UBNow. At-home, real-time feedback provided by the app, used in conjunction with 3D printed devices, improves long-term rehabilitation for stroke patients. ... The mRehab research team, made up of researchers from University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions, and Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access, have been refining the mRehab system since 2016.

#UBuffalo's DPT student club is having an UB DPT branded apparel sale now through noon tomorrow, 10/28. **No shipping** is available. All orders must be picked up from Kimball Tower, UB South Campus, the week of November 16th. In addition to UB DPT branded fleeces, t-shirts and windbreakers, pink wristbands memorializing Dr. Susan E. Bennett's legacy of compassion are available for $5 and 75% of wristband proceeds will benefit the National Parks foundation in Dr. Bennett's ...name. The other 25% will be used for future club activates. Purchase apparel here: https://buffalo.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1684 Purchase wristbands here: https://buffalo.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx All proceeds benefit the student activities of UB's DPT Club. Sponsored by UB Graduate Student Association #UBSPHHP

On this #GivingTuesday, consider supporting the next generation of physical therapists and occupational therapists at UB.

We missed celebrating with families at today's DPT Class of 2022 White Coat Ceremony. Here are some photos to make it feel like you were there. #UBuffalo #UBSPHHP

Join Dr. Jan Tona, Dr. Dian Wells, and UB OT 5th year students Ericka Eades, Allison Laquidara, Paige Sarnatoro, Ashlee Tuschong, and Bridget Whalen for their OT/ Dental Health Webinar Thursday at 8pm. https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mAnc-EC4TXGtVQJcu8oXRA

White Coat class of 2022

White coat class 2022

A little later than normal, but the White Coat ceremony for UB DPT class of 2022 is underway!

Free and open to the public: a virtual seminar, "Sex and Disability." CEUs available for alumni, recent UBOT fieldwork educators, and UBOT research partners. Go to https://tinyurl.com/UBOTCEU to request CEUs October 30, 4:00-5:00 EST... Presented by Jennifer Summers, OTD, OTR/L, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. Join us for an enlightening presentation and discussion about occupational therapy's role in sexual health. Register here to be sent the seminar link and receive your CEU: https://buffalo.zoom.us//tJUud-2hrTorG90Wt39QlPuBO48XUY2nS Sponsored by #UBuffalo's Pi Theta Epsilon - Occupational Therapy Honor Society #UBSPHHP https://www.facebook.com/events/381573706551318/

UB's Aging Innovation Challenge invites #UBuffalo students to develop and pitch prototypes that assist aging populations complete activities of daily living. PRIZES 1st Place: $2,500 2nd Place: $1,500... 3rd Place: $1,000 Register and submit your pitch deck by Nov. 9: http://bit.ly/AgingInnovationChallengeFall2020 Challenge is Fri., Nov. 13, 2:00-4:00. Students may compete as individuals or teams. Teams may contain faculty members, post-docs, and/or research assistants. Brought to you by Blackstone LaunchPad at University at Buffalo and University at Buffalo Center for Successful Aging #UBSPHHP https://www.buffalo.edu//aging-innovation-challenge.detail

CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN WITH TOURETTE SYNDROME OR CEREBRAL PALSY NEEDED Are you the parent of a child who was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome, or Cerebral Palsy? Please consider participating in a 20-minute online survey to help us understand the needs of caregivers from the Occupational Therapy program at the University at Buffalo. To learn more go to https://tinyurl.com/caregiver-flyer #ubsphhp; #ubuffalo