… , MGH Institute of Health Professions What is your current research focused on? My research interests are in motor control of speech and swallowing in adults with … Clinically Important Difference of Speech Intelligibility and Speaking Rate for Individuals With ALS." 2018 Motor Speech Conference, Savanah, GA. Pattee GL, … P,  Stipancic K , O'Brien M, Sullivan SL & Green JR:  "Best Practices Protocol for the Evaluation of Bulbar Dysfunction: Summary Recommendations from the Neals …

… Leadership Fourteen new faculty members have joined the ranks of the MGH Institute for the 2022-2023 academic year, spanning disciplines from nursing, audiology, health … is amazing,” said Provost Dr. Reamer L. Bushardt at a recent introductory luncheon for new faculty. “We are shaping future generations of health professionals, tackling … that helps care for its community.” Speaking to the new faculty, Bushardt added, “My hope is that your experiences as a faculty member will bring you as much joy as I …

… that. I was vaguely aware that there was discrimination, but it took time to have my consciousness raised.  When I was started as full-time faculty, the dean came to … us to form a task force. Again, coming from a place of privilege, it took time for us to understand the problem and to recognize that there were scholars and … one big difference we could make was to focus on changing the classroom experience for our students.  In looking at how to make the classroom more inclusive, I realized …

… first as the inaugural academic support counselor and now as the assistant dean for student success in the School of Nursing, a role he has held since 2020. That … diversity, equity, inclusion, and white privilege. He spoke with OSC’s Lisa McEvoy for this month’s IHP Interview. How did your research on DEI and white privilege come about? I began my journey into organizational psychology in 2020 when I enrolled in the Leadership …

… Vocational Profile (OTVP): Supporting Transition and Employment Opportunities for Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Tell us about your Innovation Project. For my innovation project, I developed a comprehensive three-part evaluation tool that … Vocational Profile (OTVP): Supporting Transition and Employment Opportunities for Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Tell us about your …

… led by Kathy Lyons shows benefit of telephone-delivered rehabilitative care for breast cancer survivors   Breast cancer treatment not only can create impairments, like strength loss, pain or swelling, but can cause … meaningful,” said Lyons. “A survivor might say, ‘I haven't done anything fun,’ or ‘My house is chaotic now because everything went on hold when I went on treatment.’ We …

… honor of the visionary speech-language pathologist and professor emerita who not only launched the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders but also played … leader of the CSD program at the IHP, I feel enormous pride and gratitude to have my name associated with this center,” Atwood told an audience of family, friends, … Institute’s program at that time, led the establishment of the Julie Atwood Award for Excellence in Speech Language Pathology. The award is given each year to a …