Dean Patty Prelock is pleased to announce the appointments of Dr. Sarah Abrams and Dr. Sharon Henry as Associate Deans for the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

Dr. Abrams will serve in the capacity of Associate Dean for Curriculum and Operations and will focus her expertise in the area of undergraduate and graduate curriculum issues, curriculum planning for new coursework, and oversight of Honors College, Interprofessional (NH) and CE coursework. She is an Associate Professor in Nursing and was coordinator of the Master's Entry Program in Nursing (MEPN) and Interim Coordinator of undergraduate nursing programs. She teaches undergraduate and graduate students in the areas of public health and geriatric care. Her current research activities dovetail with service interests in public health nursing, global health, and the improvement of systems to serve the health care needs of underserved populations. At present, she is working in collaboration with other faculty on measuring outcomes of international educational and service collaborations.

Dr. Henry will serve in the capacity of Associate Dean for Research and will focus her expertise in the area of grant writing and grant support for faculty, departments and the college as well as implementation of the College's strategic goals for enhanced research and mentorship. She is a Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science and teaches in the entry-level Doctoral Physical Therapy program in addition to co-directing the Human Motion Laboratory. She also holds an Adjunct Professorship appointment at McGill University and in UVM's Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation. Her primary research interests are motor control of human posture and movement, particularly as they relate to musculoskeletal impairments and injuries. Dr. Henry's research has been supported by several grants including a Doctoral Award from the Physical Therapy Foundation, the American Physical Therapy Association Post-doctoral Award, and a North American Spine Society Traveling Fellowship Award. Her previous and current NIH grant funding have been directed at examining the motor control strategies that are used by people with low back pain and the effects of selected interventions on pain, neuromuscular impairments and function in people with low back pain.