As part of the University Health Network and just steps away from the University of Vermont Medical Center and the College of Medicine, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences connects talented faculty practitioners, scientists, and scholars with the next generation of health care providers. Our spring 2015 faculty highlights:

Articles

Dewhirst RC, Ellis DP, Mandara EA, Worth SA, Reid DA, Henry SM. The Movement Competency Screen in adolescent nordic skiers: a pilot study. APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Feb 2015 (accepted).

Foran, J. *, Hutchins, T., Prelock, P.A., & close, D.M. (2014). Examining the benefit of including a sibling in story-based interventions with a child with Asperger syndrome. Contemporary Issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders. (This student thesis won the 2014 Contemporary Issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders Editor’s Award.)

Gell, N., Wallace, R., LaCroix, A., Mroz, T., & Patel, K. (2015). Mobility Device Use in Older Adults and Incidence of Falls and Worry About Falling: Findings from the 2011-2012 National Health and Aging Trends Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.(Abstract)

Hebert, M.J., Kehayia, E., Prelock, P.A., Wood-Dauphinee, S., & Snider, L. (2014). Does occupational therapy play a role for communication in children with autism spectrum disorders? International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, published on line January 21, 2014; available at http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/ 10.3109/17549507.2013.876665.

Henry SM, Dillen LV, Ouellette-Morton RH, Hitt JR, Lomond KV, DeSarno MJ, Bunn JY. Outcomes are not different for patient-matched vs. non-matched treatment in subjects with chronic, recurrent low back pain: a randomized clinical trial. Spine J. 2014 Mar 21. pii: S1529-9430(14)00298-8. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.03.024. [Epub ahead of print]

Hutchins, T., & Prelock, P.A. (2014). Using communication to reduce challenging behaviors in individuals with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability. Child Adolescent and Psychiatric Clinics in North American, 23, 41-55.

Jacobs JV, Roy CL, Hitt JR, Popov RE, Henry SM. Neural Mechanisms and Functional Correlates of Altered Postural Responses to Perturbed Standing Balance with Chronic Low Back Pain. Society for Neuroscience (November 2014).

Johnson, KC, Kennedy AG, Henry SM. Clinical Measurements of Lymphedema: A Review.  Lymphat Res Biol. 2014 Oct 15. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 25317946

Lomond KV, Jacobs JV, Hitt JR, DeSarno  MJ, Bunn JY, Henry SM. Effects of low back pain and of Stabilization or Movement-System-Impairment treatments on voluntary postural adjustments: randomized, controlled trial. Spine J. 2014 Oct 29. [Epub ahead of print] pii: S1529-9430(14)01613-1. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.10.020. PMID: 25452017)

Lomond KV, El-Gohary M, Hitt JR, Ouelette-Morton R, MacGregor K, Jacobs JV, Henry SM. Can wearable inertial movement sensors detect impaired voluntary postural adjustments in people with low back pain? International Society for Posture and Gait Research, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 2014.

Lomond KV, Henry SM, Hitt JR, DeSarno  MJ, Bunn JY. Altered postural responses persist following physical therapy of general versus specific trunk exercises in people with low back pain. Manual Therapy 19 (2014), pp. 425-432 (DOI information: 10.1016/j.math.2014.04.007)

Melvin, C. S. (2015) Historical review in understanding of burnout, professional compassion fatigue and secondary traumatic stress disorder from a hospice and palliative care nursing perspective. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing; February 2015.

Popov RE, Roy CL, Hitt JR, Henry SM, Jacobs JV. Evoked cortical potentials associate with center of mass displacement in response to an induced loss of standing balance. Society for Neuroscience (Nov 2014).

*Potvin, M.C., Prelock, P.A., Snider, L., Beaudoin Savard, L. (2014). Promoting recreational engagement in children with autism spectrum disorders. In F.R. Volkmar (Ed.), Handbook of Autism & Pervasive Developmental Disorders, 4^th edition. (pp. 871-886). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & sons.

Prelock, P.A., & Deppe, J. (2015). Speech-language pathology: Preparing early interventionists. Infants and Young Children, 28 (2), 150-164.

Prelock, P.A., (2015). DSM-5 Changes: Understanding the social challenges in children with ASD. Perspectives in Language Learning and Education, 22 (1), 5-12.

Jessica Sherman, DNP, RN, clinical assistant professor of nursing, had a manuscript accepted for publication in MEDSURG Nursing Journal.

Paula Deming, PhD, MT, associate professor of medical laboratory science, published a paper in the Journal of Biological Chemistry ((2015) 290:5783-5797 with Dr. Alan Howe.  The paper, entitled “Anchoring of Protein Kinase A by ERM (ezrin-radixin-moesin) proteins is required for proper netrin signaling through DCC (deleted in colorectal cancer)” provides insight into the signals governing axon path finding, neural development, and potentially other DCC-related functions.

The 20th edition of the Control of Communicable Diseases Manual was published by the American Public Health Association. Burt Wilcke, PhD, associate professor of medical laboratory science, serves on the publication’s editorial board.

Books

Betty Rambur, PhD, RN, professor of nursing, published Health Care Finance, Economics, and Policy for Nurses:  A Foundational Guide. (Springer Publishing, 2015)

Presentations

Benner, J., Hutchins, T., Morris, H., Lavigne, T., Hoza, B., & Prelock, P.A. Theory of Mind competence vs. Theory of Mind performance: A comparison of males with ASD and ADHD and typically developing males. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Orlando, November, 2014.

Chabon, S., Anderson, N., Prelock, P.A., Rao, P., Robinson, T., Hale, S., Gottfred, K., Johnson, A., & Battle, D. Pride & Presidents: Self-Reflections & Collective Wisdom Seminar presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Orlando, November, 2014.

Associate Professor of Medical Laboratory Science Paula Deming’s research team presented two posters at the Experimental Biology Annual Meeting in Boston, MA in March, with Dr. Bryan Ballif. The projects presented focused on elucidating novel molecular signaling events that regulate protein kinase A:

Jacqueline. E. Mann, Marion. E. Weir, Bryan. A. Ballif, and Paula. B. Deming, “Regulation of cyclic-AMP-dependent protein kinase A by Src family tyrosine kinases.”  Experimental Biology, Boston MA, March 2015.

Marion E. Weir, Jacqueline E. Mann, Bryan A. Ballif, and Paula B. Deming, “Identification of Fyn-induced PKA Binding Partners Using Quantitative Proteomics.” Experimental Biology, Boston MA, March 2015.

Mary Alice Favro, MA, CCC-SLP, clinical assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders, presented a poster on Medicaid funding of iPads for communication.

Sharon Henry, PT, PhD, ATC, professor of rehabilitation and movement science, presented a poster with New Zealand colleague Dr Richard Ellis at the World Congress for Physical Therapy in Singapore, May 1-4, 2015:

Ellis RF¹, Fox JR², Hitt JR³, Langevin HM², Worth SA³, Henry SM^3, Examining the mechanical influences upon the sciatic nerve at the sciatic nerve-hamstring muscle interface during active and passive knee extension. World Congress for Physical Therapy, Singapore, May, 2015.

¹Health and Rehabilitation Research Institute, School of Clinical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. ²Department of Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, USA ³Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Vermont, USA

Johnson, A., Apel, K., & Prelock, P.A. Interprofessional Education 101: What You Need to Know. Seminar presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Orlando, November, 2014.

O’Rourke, D.A., LeMieux, N.P., Melvin, C.S., & Palumbo, M.V. (2015).  An end of life simulation for nurse practitioner, physical therapy and nursing students. Poster presentation, American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting, February 4-7, 2015, Indianapolis, IN. Awarded a Blue Ribbon for Social Responsibility.

Palumbo, MV (2015). Serious gaming: Its place in interprofessional education. National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty 41^st Annual Meeting. April 25, 2015, Baltimore, Maryland.

Palumbo MV, De Gagne, J. (2015).  Practicing interprofessional care of elders: Utilizing videoconferencing and a virtual environment.  Annual International Conference on Nursing, May 4-7, 2015, Athens, Greece.

Prelock, P., Deppe, J., Schefkind, S., Bruder, M.B., Puddefoot, T., Long, T., Grosser, J., & Woods, J. Interprofessional Education: Developing Unified Personnel Standards for Early Childhood Across Professional Disciplines. Preconvention workshop presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, Orlando, November, 2014.

Prelock, P.A., & Hutchins, T. Innovations in ToM Assessment & Intervention for Children with ASD. Seminar presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, Orlando, November, 2014.

Sonya Worth, PT, OCS, FAAOMPT, and Regan Dewhirst presented a poster highlighting the findings from The Movement Competency Screen in Adolescent Nordic Skiers: A Pilot Study at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting.

Honors & Awards

Adjunct faculty member Maria Mercedes Avila was awarded a 2015 University of Vermont Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Award for her work in developing the D1: Racism and Health Disparities in the U.S. course for the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

Nursing lecturer Pat Donehower was named to the University of Vermont Medical Center Board of Directors.  

Samuel Feitelberg, PT, MS, professor emeritus of rehabilitation and movement science, received the honorary degree Doctor of Science from Utica College for exemplary leadership, activism, and commitment to lifelong learning.

Barry Guitar, PhD, CCC-SLP, professor of communication sciences and disorders, received the 2015 George V. Kidder Outstanding Faculty Award.

Jesse Jacobs, PhD, assistant professor of rehabilitation and movement science, earned the Golden Synapse Award for best paper in 2014 for Effects of Amplitude Cueing on Postural Responses and Preparatory Cortical Activity of People with Parkinson's Disease. J Neurol Phys Ther. 38:207-215. (Abstract)

Jennifer Laurent, PhD, RN, assistant professor of nursing, received a 2015-2016 UVM REACH grant for her study “Food addiction, high fructose corn syrup, and metabolic and neural correlates in obese children.”

Christine McCarthy, lecturer in the Initiative for Rural Emergency Medical Services, was named Vermont EMS Educator of the Year.

Patricia Prelock, PhD, CCC-SLP, dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences and professor of communication sciences and disorders, was named a Distinguished Alumni from the University of Pittsburgh, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences in Communication Sciences and Disorders. The award, the premier alumni honor awarded by the University of Pittsburgh, is given to alumni who have positively impacted patient care, clinical services, and disabilities-related research. Prelock will be accepting the award remotely as the SHRS 45th Anniversary Dinner and Awards ceremony coincides with UVM's commencement celebration May 16-17.

The Nuclear Medicine Technology program completed the reaccreditation process in Fall 2014 and received accreditation from the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology.

 

Retirements

Lee Nelson, PT, MS, DPT, clinical professor of physical therapy emerita (41 years of service)

Judy Cohen, PhD, RN, professor of nursing emerita (34 years of service)

Cis Dumas, rehabilitation and movement science clinical education assistant (32 years of service)