Dr. Richard Suminski received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to study ways to increase support for physical activity in low-income, minority children. He was awarded a $453,000 two-year grant. Dr. Suminski has been on the faculty of ATSU’s College of Graduate Health Studies Master of Public Health program for almost two years. Dr. […]
In attendance were NCAIHP Advisory Council members Ron West, PT, DPT, ’04; George Blue Spruce, DDS, MPH, assistant dean, American Indian Affairs, ATSU-ASDOH; Gwen Werner, DMD, ’08; Rowin Begay, DO, ’14; and Cristin Haase, ATSU-ASDOH D3 student. Other Advisory Council members Chris Halliday, DMD, dean, Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health and Walter Murillo, […]
MESA, AZ: October 1, 2015 -The BHHS Legacy Foundation of Phoenix (BHHS) has awarded A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU) a $95,000 grant to support the University’s Fall Prevention Outreach program – the largest university-based fall-prevention initiative in the country. Since the program began in 2008, more than 2,000 Arizonans have completed the eight-week […]
The BHHS Legacy Foundation of Phoenix (BHHS) has awarded A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) a $95,000 grant to support the University’s Fall Prevention Outreach program – the largest university-based fall-prevention initiative in the country. Since the program began in 2008, more than 2,000 Arizonans have completed the eight-week curriculum, which gives older […]
Badgett was one of 212 applicants chosen from an applicant pool of more than 3,100. Her fellowship assignment will begin Oct. 4 in the epidemiology division of the Florida Department of Health located in Seminole County, Sanford, Florida. “My fellowship will consist of monitoring reportable diseases and outbreaks,” said Badgett. Her responsibilities will include conducting […]
Jae Hyun Park, DMD, MSD, MS, PhD, professor and chair, postgraduate orthodontic program at A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH), was invited as a speaker for West Virginia University’s School of Dentistry (WVUSD) Department of Orthodontics on Sept. 18 and provided a six-hour CE lecture. After his lecture, Applications of […]
A.T. Still University (ATSU) and Special Olympics Arizona partnered to commemorate 9/11 through Patriot Day, a national day of service, and an opportunity for more than 200 athletes to receive free sports physicals on the Mesa campus. “We shall never forget. We shall remember this special day – we will keep the events and the […]
Anthony Pucci, DPT, ’17, was honored with the Mesa Rotary Student of the Month award at the Mesa Rotary luncheon held at the Mesa Hilton on Sept. 16. Pucci, a St. Louis native, received his undergraduate degree from Truman State University before coming to ATSU’s Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS). University students are recognized […]
Dr. McIsaac will present her research, Walking and driving – Dual-task and multi-limb control in Parkinson’s disease, during the Clinical Research Section presentations, 2:30-4:15 p.m. Dr. McIsaac’s research focuses on the impact of attention shifts and prioritization on movement control in healthy young and older adults and in adults with Parkinson’s disease. “Using a dual-task […]