UTICA COLLEGE HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND EDUCATION NEWS | SPRING 2014

Health Studies

1. Cynthia Love Williams, Mary Siniscarco and Ahmed Radwan were honored as per the

Second Annual Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day as per the Women’s Basketball team.

They were nominated by one of our students as per the positive impact they have had on

their learning experience.

2. Madison Christoff, Health Studies student, published the following:

Christoff, M. (2014). The impact of a hand therapy screening on patients referred for

surgical opinion. Journal Of Hand Therapy, 27(1), 70-71. doi:10.1016/j.jht.2013.12.006

3. The Health Studies program is also starting a Wellness Initiative reaching out to the

college and eventually to the local community. Aaron Mallace, Mary Siniscarco and our

Health Studies students will be taking on this endeavor together. An event that we have

planned for Spring 2014 is linked with the Health and Wellness Committee here on

campus. Beginning April 1 the MVWC (MV Wellness Council) is putting together a

program called Healthy Wage Weight Loss Challenge. That will be a 3 month

competition to lose weight with cash prizes using their tools found on their website. The

Health studies department will be performing a Health Assessment before and after the

competition. It is about more than just weight loss, so we will be measuring Height,

Weight, Blood Pressure, Resting Heart Rate, Waist Circumference, Body Fat %, and

Body Mass Index. This will be a great college community event and a fantastic learning

experience for our students!

4. Aaron Mallace has been accepted as a Participant Level for the Adapting Curriculum for

Student Success (ACSS). He will continue to attend ACSS events and obtain the levels

of Associate and Leader.

5. Aaron Mallace has become the new Facilitator for the Health Studies Guest Lecture

Series. He will be responsible for arranging a guest lecturer once a month during every

semester. Commonly, lecturers are community professionals and leaders related to the

field of Health Studies.

6. Mary Siniscarco had an article published by Autism Spectrum Quarterly. ASQ is

described as “THE MAGAJOURNAL”-it combines the readability and interest of a high-

level magazine with the substance and depth of a professional journal. It is this combined

focus that distinguishes ASQ from other publications of its type, and creates an important

niche in the world of autism publication that has heretofore been lacking. Each issue

features a line of research and commentary aimed at helping parent, teachers, and

clinicians to translate this research into practice. ASQ is considered a highly respected

publication.

Siniscarco, M. (Summer, 2013). Autism Spectrum Disorders and Aquatic Therapy.

Autism Spectrum Quarterly, 20-22.

7. Rafes, R., Malta, S. & Siniscarco, M. (Summer 2013). Career pathways:

Retention and recruitment strategies for academic departments/institutions. The

department Chair: A Resource for Academic Administrators, 24(1).

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disciplines and institutions. Our subscribers represent a wide range of backgrounds,

sharing the common concern of leading academic departments. Although primarily in

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countries. Altogether, about 7,500 administrators read The Department Chair.

8. Health Studies Student Society hosted Kathy Beaver, Director of Rehabilitation for the

Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Education

1. Kathleen Cullen has been named the new coordinator of the Laura Dorow Read

Again Book Project. This project was named after longtime Utica College faculty

member, Laura Dorow, who recently retired from the UC Education Department.

Throughout the year, families in the community drop off gently used books to the

Education Office on the UC campus. The books are then donated to local schools.

During the month of December, the Education Department collaborated with the UC

Education Club to donate books to Watson Williams Elementary School. Books will

be distributed to other area schools during the coming months.

2. Dan Tucker, Brittany Reynolds, Jenn Harvey & Kathleen Cullen pictured delivering

donated school materials from the Education Club & books from the Laura Dorow Read

Again Book Project. (EDU-pic2)

3. Richard Hunt, Adjunct Lecturer of Education, received recognition from The Genesis

Group, during American Education Week for Outstanding Educator for 2012. He

received the Education Hall of Distinction Class of 2013 recognition.

4. Tom Diana had an article published:

Diana, T.J. (2013). Microteaching revisited: Using technology to enhance the

professional development of pre-service teachers. The Clearing House, 86(4): 150-154.

5. Tom Diana also had an article accepted for publication:

Diana, T.J. & Ghose, S. (in press). Enhancing teacher quality in the U.S.: Developing

reform-oriented teacher education programs for elementary science teachers. Accepted

for publication in the journal US-China Education Review.

Physical Therapy

1. Jim Smith published an article as follows:

Davidson J, Harvey M, Bemis-Dougherty A, Smith J, Hopkins R. Implementation of the

pain, agitation, and delirium clinical practice guidelines and promoting patient mobility

to prevent post-intensive care syndrome. Critical Care Medicine [serial online].

September 2, 2013;41(9):S136-45. Available from: CINAHL Plus with Full Text,

Ipswich, MA.

2. NEXUS Seminar was presented on Friday, April 18th by David Schilling, Assistant

Professor of Physical Therapy and Ashraf Elazzazi, Associate Professor of Physical

Therapy. The talk, entitled “Development of a screening tool for overhead collegiate

athletes who are at risk of shoulder girdle injury” was presented.

pptDPT

1. Deanna Errico was the recipient of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Athletic

Trainer Service Award in June 2013.

Nursing Program

1. Claudette Abounader was selected as an item writing panelist by the National Council of

State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) for the National Professional Nursing License Exam

(NCLEX) held in Chicago, IL, August 2013. Claudette was 1 of 10 nursing educators

from across the United States and Canada. Candidates were nominated to serve as

volunteer panelists on the basis of clinical specialty and nursing expertise.

Occupational Therapy Program

1. Denise Nepveux coauthored an article titled: A Content Analysis of Youth Sexual Health

Websites: Exploring their Relevance and Accessibility for Youth with Disabilities.

Child Life

1. Civita Brown edited “Pips of Child Life:

Early Play Programs in Hospitals” along

with Joan Turner. Her husband, Thom

Brown, wrote the first chapter and Civita

contributed chapters as well.

Grants

1. Gerontology was awarded a grant from

Slocum-Dickson Foundation, Inc.

2. Physical Therapy was awarded a grant

from Slocum-Dickson Foundation, Inc.