In August 2024, the Virginia Academy of PAs awarded Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies Michelle Gruver, D.M.Sc., with the Dr. James Cannon Humanitarian of the Year Award. This marks ... Continue Reading School Of Health Professions News:…
Division of Occupational Therapy Celebrates Award Winners Honorees hail from all four of Shenandoah's OT programs
Shenandoah University’s Division of Occupational Therapy honored an array of students who graduated from its master’s and doctoral programs during the 2023-24 academic year. The division is home to ... Continue Reading Division of Occupational Therapy Celebrates…
OTD Student’s Efforts Featured In Figure Skating Magazine Roseanne Downward's Focus is On Adaptive Skating
Doctor of Occupational Therapy Year 3 student Roseanne Downward '24 was featured in U.S. Figure Skating's magazine for her work in starting an adaptive skating program in Northern Virginia. Adaptive ... Continue Reading OTD Student’s Efforts Featured In…
School of Health Professions News: Spring 2024 Students and faculty travel to Nicaragua, as well as publish, present and meet with legislators
A dedicated interdisciplinary group of 41 health professionals and Shenandoah University health profession students recently completed a one-week service and learning trip to Leon, Nicaragua, to ... Continue Reading School of Health Professions News:…
Occupational Therapy Celebrates Honors Graduates from OTD and Post-Professional OTD programs receive awards, as does a current MSOT student
Recent doctoral graduates and a current master’s student in Shenandoah University’s Division of Occupational Therapy have received a host of awards for their scholarship and leadership. Doctor ... Continue Reading Occupational Therapy Celebrates Honors Graduates…
Capstone Project Benefits Community OT Doctoral Student and Housing Organization Partner to Help Older Residents Age in Place
A Shenandoah University doctoral student’s occupational therapy capstone project is set to help Winchester-area residents learn more about aging in place. Carolyn Adams ’23 is partnering with Blue ... Continue Reading Capstone Project Benefits Community OT…
Friday Faculty Spotlight: Morghen Sikes, Ph.D. Find Out About Her Teaching Style, Research Interests, and How She Spends Her Free Time
Welcome to the Friday Faculty Spotlight, which is focused this week on Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Morghen Sikes, Ph.D., M.S., OTR/L. Here’s your chance to learn a bit more about Dr. ... Continue Reading Friday Faculty Spotlight: Morghen Sikes,…
Occupational Therapy Students and Alumni Engage in Law Enforcement-Related Research Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy Alicia Lutman, OTD, oversaw both efforts
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy Alicia Lutman, OTD, and occupational therapy program alumni Brianna Boelte, Amanda Gibs, Diana Gold, Mollie Kamerow, BriAnna Thomassy, participated in the ... Continue Reading Occupational Therapy Students and Alumni…
Occupational Therapy Program Promotes Diversity, Dialogue Students Establish Local Chapter of the Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity
Shenandoah University’s occupational therapy program is doing its part to promote diversity, equity and inclusion by establishing a local chapter of the Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for ... Continue Reading Occupational Therapy Program Promotes Diversity,…
A Head Start on Early Intervention Shenandoah OT Student Earning Certification From GEORGE Program, Which Uses Interdisciplinary Learning to Benefit Services Provided to Young Children
When Shenandoah University occupational therapy student La’Shandra “Elle” Russell ’19 graduates from the OT program in December, she will have earned not only a Master of Science in Occupational ... Continue Reading A Head Start on Early…
Health Professions Faculty News: Fall 2017 PA Faculty Members Receive Financial Awards & Publish; AT Gets New Medical Director; Graduate Public Health Director Performs Analysis In Ethiopia
The School of Health Professions welcomed new full-time faculty members this semester: Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies Richard Gilbert, M.S., PA-C; Assistant Professor of ... Continue Reading Health Professions Faculty News: Fall…
Health Professions News: Summer/Fall 2017 Interprofessional collaboration, service to local health care organizations and the purchase of the Health Professions Building Mark the summer and fall months
The university purchased the Health Professions Building on the Winchester Medical Center (WMC) Campus in September. The facility, which the university previously leased from WMC parent Valley Health, ... Continue Reading Health Professions News: Summer/Fall 2017…
High Marks for Health Students Exam Success Reflects Top-Notch Program Content in a Variety of Health Professions
Graduating students trained in Shenandoah’s health professions programs are performing extremely well on their certification exams. The most recent group of graduates of the Bernard J. Dunn School of ... Continue Reading High Marks for Health Students…
Abraham Named Interim Dean of Health Professions at Shenandoah University Interim Appointment To Run Through The 2017-18 Academic Year
Karen Abraham, Ph.D., has been named Shenandoah University's interim dean of the School of Health Professions. She will begin her new position on January 3, 2017, and will serve through the 2017-18 ... Continue Reading Abraham Named Interim Dean of…
PT and OT Programs Celebrate 25 Years Both Programs Continue to Expand University's Health Care Education Footprint
These graduate health programs established in the early 1990s paved the way for other practice-based programs that emerged in later years, adding breadth and depth to Shenandoah’s growing reputation ... Continue Reading PT and OT Programs Celebrate…
Shenandoah University to Host AmTryke Road Show Event in April
Shenandoah University’s divisions of physical therapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) have partnered to bring an AmTryke Road Show to the Winchester area from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 2. ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University to Host AmTryke…
University Awarded Nearly $1 Million in Federal Grant Money for Behavioral Health Education
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded a grant expected to total $935,393 over three years to Shenandoah ... Continue Reading University Awarded Nearly $1 Million…
Students Participate in CLARION National Case Competition
Four Shenandoah University students participated in the 2015 CLARION National Case Competition, held at The University of Minnesota, on April 17 and 18. This is the first year that Shenandoah has sent ... Continue Reading Students Participate in CLARION National…
Shenandoah University Holds Its First-ever Inter-professional Case Competition
On Feb. 28, students from Shenandoah University’s Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant Studies programs, as well as students from the Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy and ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Holds Its First-ever…
Caring For Our Community
» Learn more! Visit the Center for Public Service and Scholarship site. As part of its mission and culture, Shenandoah University encourages students to become engaged, caring citizens, locally and ... Continue Reading Caring For Our Community
Bloss Arrives as New Vice President for Academic Affairs
Shenandoah University’s newest academic administrator, Adrienne G. Bloss, Ph.D., joined Shenandoah’s senior leadership team on July 8 as vice president for academic affairs (VPAA). Formerly the ... Continue Reading Bloss Arrives as New Vice…
Five Year Plan 2008-2013 – A Summary
In June 2013, the university completed its first five-year strategic plan under the leadership of President Tracy Fitzsimmons, Ph.D. Shenandoah’s Strategic Plan 2008-2013 emerged from purposeful ... Continue Reading Five Year Plan 2008-2013 –…
Shenandoah University’s New Health & Life Sciences Building
It’s 9 o’clock in the morning. As freshman nursing student Miranda Ulsh walks to the Brandt Student Center to work out, she begins planning her day. After grabbing a quick brunch at the Allen Dining ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University’s New Health &…
Beacon of Light in Health Sciences
Shenandoah University plans to break ground this year for the 62,000-square-foot Health & Life Sciences Building on a grassy lot adjacent to the Alson H. Smith, Jr. Library and Mary M. Henkel ... Continue Reading Beacon of Light in Health…
Caring for America’s “Wounded Warriors”
As the United States military brings service members home from active deployment, veterans with mild-to-moderate brain injuries remain in danger of becoming a forgotten population. Despite the growing ... Continue Reading Caring for America’s “Wounded Warriors”