School of Health Sciences

Four faculty members were honored May 11, 2011, for superior scholarship, teaching, mentoring and service at Elon University’s faculty-staff awards luncheon. Those recognized included Mary Jo Festle, Ann J. Cahill, Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler and Stephen Bailey.

In the new issue of the Magazine of Elon, President Leo M. Lambert outlines plans for eight major construction projects as part of the Elon Commitment strategic plan. More than 1,284 new residence hall spaces will be built over the next three years as part of a transformation of the residential experience. Other projects include a new retail building, including the campus bookstore, on Williamson Avenue; the Gerald L. Francis building on Haggard Avenue for graduate programs in physical therapy and physician assistant studies; a new multi-faith center in the Academic Village; and new facilities for Phoenix athletics.

Abi Roth Purvis G'08 recently graduated from an Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency program through Evidence in Motion.

A team of Elon University researchers will examine the effects of concussions in student-athletes using a grant of nearly $17,000 awarded this month by the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine.

Elon physical therapy alumni Rachel Gross '06, PT, DPT, OCS, and Jamin Parezo '02, PT, MPT, OCS, were each recognized by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) as clinical specialists in orthopedic physical therapy at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting in New Orleans, La., held Feb. 9-12.

Marianne Janssen, Director of Clinical Education and associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy Education (DPTE) will be presenting a poster presentation on the collaboration between the Anton de Kom Universiteit (AdeKUS) in Paramaribo, Suriname; Health Volunteers Overseas, and the Flanders Institution University Cooperation (VLIR).

Jane Freund, an associate professor in Elon University’s physical therapy education department, was featured in an article in the Jan. 22 edition of the Burlington Times-News about her ongoing work with a patient working to regain mobility following an automobile accident.

Elon’s three-year, full-time Doctor of Physical Therapy program enrolled the Class of 2013 this week.

Laurence N. Benz, president/CEO of PT Developlement LLC, delivered the commencement address to the 39 Elon DPT students who graduated from the university on Dec. 12, 2010.

Jenna Valaer, Class of 2011, was successful in writing an extract of the research article titled "Comparing exercise in Parkinson's disease--the Berlin LSVT®BIG study.” This extract was accepted to the American Physical Therapy Association's research database Hooked on Evidence and is published online.