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Arcadia University News
July 14, 2015
Eckenrode Presents at Physical Therapy Conference in Spain
Dr. Brian Eckrenrode , assistant professor of physical therapy, gave a lecture at the Internationales de Fisioterapia, Fisterapia Desportes conference in Madrid, Spain, in the spring. At the Universidad Pontificia Comillas, he presented “Rehabilitation of Achilles Tendinopathy” and served as...
July 14, 2015
Readinger Receives Award from Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease Project
Dr. Janet Readinger , assistant professor of physical therapy, was awarded $1,000 from the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association for her project titled “Brief, Intense Exercise Program for individuals with Parkinson’s Disease, Movement Camp: A...
June 30, 2015
Diana T. Noller Named Chair of Medical Science and Community Health
Diana T. Noller , assistant professor and associate director of the Physician Assistant program at Arcadia’s Christiana campus in Delaware, will serve as the new chair of the Department of Medical Science and Community Health. Noller’s appointment is effective July 1. She succeeds Dr. Michael Dryer...
June 4, 2015
Movement Is the Goal at Second Annual Camp
After the success of the physical therapy program’s first Movement Camp last year, the weeklong intensive exercise program once again served as a place to improve coordination, balance, gait, and mobility in people with Parkinson Disease. Participants from the Dan Aaron Stay Fit Program joined...
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June 1, 2015
Huber Wins National Physician Assistant Award
Michael L. Huber , MMS, PA-C, DFAAPA, assistant professor and academic coordinator of the Physician Assistant (PA) program, received the National Physician Assistant Mentor Award at the 2015 American Academy of Physician Assistants conference in San Francisco, May 23-27. The award recognizes one...
May 18, 2015
Danielle Littrell Receives Scholarship for Academic Achievement in Medical Sciences
Danielle Littrell , PA-S, accepted Jennersville Regional Hospital ’s Greg DeSimone Memorial Scholarship on Friday, May 8, in a presentation at the West Grove, Pa., hospital. The $3,500 scholarship is awarded to a physician assistant student who has demonstrated academic excellence and commitment to...
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May 8, 2015
PA Students Enhance Communication Skills with PT, Nursing Students
During the last week of April, students in Arcadia’s Physician Assistant program collaborated with physical therapy students and nursing students to discuss unique aspects of their chosen fields and improve interprofessional communication skills. On Arcadia’s campus, PA students and PT students...
May 4, 2015
PT Students Promote STEM Careers at Showcase
On April 18, six Doctor of Physical Therapy students participated in the fourth annual Pyramid STEM Showcase at the Leon H. Sullivan Center in Philadelphia. Teresa Gero ’16DPT , Diane Kim ’16DPT , Betsy Lane ’16DPT , Rebecca Nitz ’16DPT , Christian Porter ’16DPT , and Dianne Weeks ’16DPT ran a...
April 24, 2015
Genetic Counseling Alumna Interviewed on Milwaukee News Program
Amy Stoddart , a 2014 graduate of the Genetic Counseling program and now a certified genetic counselor at Columbia St. Mary’s Cancer Center in Milwaukee, was interviewed on “The Morning Blend” on Milwaukee’s NBC affiliate. Stoddart, an advocate for patient and public education on breast and ovarian...
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April 24, 2015
Krantz Featured in ‘People’ Magazine and ‘Nature Genetics’
Dr. Ian Krantz , medical director of the Genetic Counseling program, has worked over a decade on identifying a new genetic disorder: a type of dwarfism he named CHOPS Syndrome. People magazine published a two-part story in March on Krantz’s work with the families and children affected by CHOPS, and...
April 24, 2015
Conway Receives 2015 Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award
At the Honors Convocation on March 28, Dr. Laura Conway , assistant professor and assistant director of the Genetic Counseling program, received the Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award in recognition of her outstanding classroom teaching. Dr. Conway was nominated for the award by multiple faculty...
April 24, 2015
Clark Leads Workshop at the CSE National Sex Ed Conference
Theresa Clark , a CHES professional practice adjunct faculty of community and global public health, was one of three panelists leading the workshop “Ask the Experts: Educating about Bisexuality with Terri Clark, Karen Rayne and Al Vernacchio” at the National Sex Ed Conference hosted by Center for...
April 20, 2015
Students Share Scholarship and Creative Work at Capstone Presentations
April 23 through May 12, seniors and graduate students will present the culmination of their studies at Arcadia at the 46th annual Capstone Presentation, displaying posters, delivering oral presentations, performing concerts, showcasing artwork, and reciting monologues, among other projects. View...
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April 17, 2015
Clark Presents at the 2015 American Society on Aging Conference
Theresa Clark , a CHES professional practice adjunct faculty of community and global public health, presented “Let’s Talk about Sex” at the annual American Society on Aging Conference in Chicago, Ill. in March 2015. The session highlighted aging, sexuality, and sexual rights, and it helped...
April 17, 2015
Crivelli-Kovach Presents at the Annual Association of Teaching Prevention and Research (APTR) Conference
Dr. Andrea Crivelli-Kovach , professor of public health, presented “Integrating public health into a Community Medicine rotation in a dual degree Physician Assistant/MPH program” at the annual APTR meeting in Charleston, S.C, in March 2015. The meeting focused on integrating public health into the...
April 17, 2015
Littrell Receives Gregory DeSimone Scholarship from Southern Chester County Emergency Medical Services
Danielle Littrell , a master of public health and master of medical science dual degree candidate, will receive the Gregory DeSimone Scholarship from the Southern Chester County Emergency Medical Services on May 8, 2015. Littrell was the only degree candidate selected among the physician assistant...
April 17, 2015
Clark Presents at the 27th National Conference on LGBT Equality
Theresa Clark , a CHES professional practice adjunct faculty of community and global public health, presented “Aging With Sexcitement” at the annual National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change in Denver, Colo. in February 2015. The presentation examined common myths about sexuality and...
April 2, 2015
Physical Therapy Faculty and Students Present Research at APTA Combined Sections Meeting
Arcadia University’s Physical Therapy program was well-represented at the American Physical Therapy Association’s Annual Combined Sections Meeting in Indianapolis in February 2015. The research platform and 11 research posters that the group presented represented the work of 12 faculty and 19 entry...
April 2, 2015
McClure Wins Honored Professor Award at Philadelphia Hand Symposium
Dr. Phil McClure , chair and professor of physical therapy, received the Honored Professor Award at the 2015 Philadelphia Hand Symposium. He gave several lectures on topics including “Shoulder Diagnostic Classification,” “The Effect of Pain and Fatigue on Shoulder Muscle Activation,” and “The...
April 2, 2015
Eckenrode and Tate Present on the Assessment and Management of Scapula Dysfunction
Dr. Brian Eckenrode , assistant professor of physical therapy, and Dr. Angela Tate , adjunct professor of physical therapy, presented on the “Assessment and Management of Scapula Dysfunction” at the Philadelphia Hand Symposia sponsored by the Hand Rehabilitation Foundation on March 9, 2015.
April 2, 2015
Stackhouse Publishes Paper in ‘International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation’
Dr. Scott Stackhouse , associate professor of physical therapy, published a study titled “Task Practice with or without Cellular Transplantation Promotes Recovery of Reach-to Grasp Function after Cervical Spinal Cord Injury” in the International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation ...