Health Sciences
Participants sought for occupational therapy research study for children and young adults
The Department of Occupational Therapy is looking for children and young adults ages 5 through 25 to participate in a research study to understand how non-invasive stimulation of the brain impacts how well you move your hand. Participating in the study would involve a two-to-three-hour testing session at the Pediatric Movement and Neuroscience Lab…
Always on call
Knowing her purpose since kindergarten has helped physician and epidemiologist Jasmine Zapata pursue her passion to make people’s lives healthier and more equitable. You could say it’s her superpower.
Occupational therapy professor awarded department’s first NIH grant
Dr. Samuel Nemanich receives R03 to study motor skills in children Dr. Samuel Nemanich, assistant professor of occupational therapy, has received a $300,000 R03 grant award from the National Institutes of Health to study motor skills in children — specifically, to determine whether there are differences in learned skills between children born pre-term and those born…
Physical Therapy hires alumnus for first ever department-level DEI coordinator on campus
The College of Health Sciences’ Department of Physical Therapy hired Dr. Albojay Deacon to be the department’s diversity, equity and inclusion coordinator — the first faculty position of its kind at the academic department level on campus.
Opening doors for future scientists
Through a $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health — the first of its kind in the Midwest — Marquette’s U-RISE program is helping undergraduates from underrepresented groups prepare for careers in scientific research.
Clinic of Regained Hope
Scientifically verified therapies, advanced equipment and clinical experts make the Neuro Recovery Clinic a unique regional resource By Carrie Arnold, photos by Kat Schleicher In Marquette’s College of Health Sciences, progress in addressing neurologic injuries extends beyond research into axonal regeneration or neural feedback loops. It also engages the newest and best existing therapies to…
Breath Work
Dr. Kristi Streeter explores the mysterious interaction through which signals from the diaphragm may help rewire the brain to help those with spinal cord injuries breathe better. By Carrie Arnold, photo by Kat Schleicher Every day, we inhale and exhale approximately 22,000 times. Over a lifetime, the breaths we take number in the hundreds of…
Genes in Harmony
Dr. Murray Blackmore is employing precise combinations of genes to stimulate growth in spinal axons with aims of re-establishing severed connections and restoring a range of functions. By Jennifer Walter, photos by Kat Schleicher Thousands of tiny green dots speckle the dimensional blob glowing on Dr. Murray Blackmore’s computer screen. It’s a map of a…
Physical therapy professor speaking at WisPolitics.com D.C. breakfast
Dr. Jacob Capin, assistant professor of physical therapy in the College of Health Sciences and director of the Life After Sport Trajectories (LAST) Lab, will speak about his research during a WisPolitics.com breakfast on Thursday, March 30, in Washington, D.C. Capin will be a part of a panel discussing federal dollars boosting Wisconsin-based research. He…
Massage-A-Thon running through April 13
The Department of Physical Therapy will put on its Massage-A-Thon fundraiser from Monday, March 20, through Thursday, April 13. The event runs Monday through Friday each week (excluding April 5-10 for Easter Break) in Schroeder 396 at the following times: Mondays: 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays: 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesdays: 5 p.m. to…