… Stickhandling Homework and Hockey Pucks Topics Student Life Thanks to her classmates and professors, Sammy Davis has been able to simultaneously pursue her occupational therapy degree and a professional hockey career. For the past three years, Sammy Davis has lived the occupational therapy profession’s … hockey team that she first learned about occupational therapy, albeit in a painful way.  “I got hit by a puck and my finger just kind of exploded, so I had to go to a …

… Convention, which took place in Washington, DC from November 20-22. In addition to the 56 presentations and posters by Institute faculty, alumni, and students, there … at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, earned a $75,000 Clinical Research Grant for her proposal on, “Using Intervention Mapping to Co-Design a Transitional Care Intervention for Aphasia Rehabilitation.” Dr. …

… Several MGH Institute faculty members have been involved in two task forces for the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy (ANPT) section of the American … PT, DPT, EdD, dean of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, spoke to OSC’s Lisa McEvoy about research findings that were presented at the APTA Combined … with responders and non-responders resulting in difficulty interpreting the best interventions.   Through the development of movement diagnoses, we hope to …

… the experiences that shape their journey. Morning: Academic Learning A typical day for a physical therapy student begins with academic coursework. In a flipped … often start with active learning classroom discussion involving interactive ways to assess student preparation such as polling games, team-based discussions and group … Students then apply foundational, clinical, and behavioral content knowledge to solve real-world problems. This approach fosters critical thinking and …

… by socioeconomic status, which can help educators tailor how students are taught to read.  Dr. Joanna Christodoulou, Director of the graduate school’s Brain, … wide range of SES backgrounds based on parents’ income, education, and occupation to determine how reading disabilities compare across the SES continuum. This research … disorders ”, was published in the journal Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience .  For students from higher-SES backgrounds, Christodoulou said RD was associated with …

… Developing Strong Foundations for Mothers with Babies in the NICU … Developing Strong Foundations for Mothers with Babies in the NICU Topics Mass General Brigham Clinical Experience … born. Carpenter remembered how traumatizing that experience was when she returned to the NICU to work as an occupations therapist to support the neurodevelopment of the babies. …