Dr. Nelda New, graduate nursing program director, made the presentation “Teach So They Can Hear: Using a Co-Created Diabetes Self Management Education Approach” at the Arkansas Association of Diabetes Educators in Little Rock on Feb. 11. The presentation is from her dissertation entitled: “The Development and Outcomes of a Co-created Diabetes Self-Management Education Intervention: A Pilot Study.”
Dr. Bill Bandy, professor of physical therapy, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Sports Physical Therapy Section of the American Physical Therapy Association during the awards ceremony at the 2010 American Physical Therapy Associations Combined Sections Meeting held Feb. 17-20 in Las Vegas. The award is to honor a sports physical therapy member whose contributions to the specialty of sports physical therapy through leadership, influence and achievements have been demonstrated for over 25 years. Dr. Bandy is a recent past board member of the American Physical Therapy Association and currently the Editor-in-Chief of the North American Journal of Sports Physical Therapy.
The following presentations were recently made by Department of Physical Therapy faculty at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting held February 17-20 in Las Vegas:
Dr. Steve Forbush, assistant professor of physical therapy,: Influence of Activity Levels versus Energy Intake on Percent Excess Weight Loss (%EWL) after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Procedures (RYGBP). Forbush S, Nof L*, Echternach J*, Hill C*. *Physical Therapy Program of Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL.
Dr. Kevin Garrison, assistant professor of physical therapy and Dr. Steve Forbush, assistant professor of physical therapy,: Variation of Extensor Medii Proprius: A Case Report. Kevin Garrison, Hao Liu*, Steve Forbush. *Physical Therapy Department of University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX.
Dr. Wen Wang, assistant professor of physical therapy,: Evaluation of Canes Used by Older Adults in Senior Communities. Hao Liu*, Wen Wang. *Physical Therapy Department of University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX.
Dr. Steve Forbush, assistant professor of physical therapy,: Surface Anatomy and Nerve Innervation of the Sinus Tarsi: Cadaver Study. Hao Liu*, Steve Forbush. *Physical Therapy Department of University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX.
Dr. Charlotte Yates, assistant professor of physical therapy,: Post-Tetanic Potentiatin (PTP) of the H-reflex in spinal cord transected rats. C. Yates, S. Mori*, R.D. Skinner*, and E. Garcia-Rill*. Department of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences and Center for Translational Neuroscience, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Dr. David Skotko, chairperson of the Department of Psychology and Counseling, is currently in Shanghai, China working with faculty and administrators at East China Normal University on creating a PhD program in clinical psychology, while working with graduate students on their research projects. Professor Gen Wenxiu, a senior professor from ECNU, has visited the psychology faculty at UCA learning how the Department of Psychology and Counseling has structured its graduate programs.
The following students and faculty have had articles recently published:
Smith, S.,a graduate of school psychology PhD program, and faculty members Simon, J., & Bramlett, R.K. (2009). Effects of positive peer reporting on social acceptance and negative behaviors among peer-rejected preschool children. Journal of Applied School Psychology, 25, 323-341.
Hopper, J., a current student in the school psychology PhD program; McChristian, C., a graduate of the school psychology PhD program; and faculty member Murphy, J. J. (2009). The Teacher-Student Relationship: A Legitimate Target of Consultation, Prevention and Intervention. ASPA Voice (Spring Issue), 6-9.
Hopper, J. and Temchenko, I.,current students in the school psychology PhD program. (2009). A Review of Treatment Acceptability in the School Setting. Presented at the fall Conference of the Arkansas Psychology Association (ArPA), Little Rock, AR.
Murphy, J.J., a faculty member, and Hopper, J., a current student in the school psychology PhD program, (2009). Improving Student-Teacher Relationships. Presented at the annual meeting of the Arkansas Association of Teacher Educators (ARATE), Conway, AR.
Hall, J., Hopper, J., Burgin, J., Lester, M., current students in the school psychology program, and faculty member Bramlett, R. (2009). Stimulant Medication Trends. ASPA Voice (Fall Issue), 4-5.
Boniecki, K.A., faculty member. Home Performance in Championship Games: An Update. Presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.
Benish, T., a graduate of the school psychology PhD program and faculty member Bramlett, R.K. (March 2010). Using Social Stories to Decrease Aggression and Increase Positive Peer Interactions in Normally Developing Preschool Children. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.
Lester, M., Hopper, J., Burgin, J., Hall, J., current students in the school psychology PhD program, and faculty member Bramlett, R.K. (March 2010). College Trends in Stimulant Medication. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.
Bramlett, R.K., a faculty members and Savina, E., graduate of the school psychology PhD program, and Cates, G.L., Lauinger, B. (2010). Assessing effectiveness and efficiency of academic interventions in school psychology journals: 1995-2005. Psychology in the Schools, 47, 114-125.
Hopper, J., a current student in the school psychology PhD program, and faculty member Murphy, J. J. (March 2010). Practical Interventions for Improving Teacher-Student Relationships. Presented at the Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.
Sobel, K.V., faculty member. Using the drawing and animation tools in PowerPoint to build your own visual perception demonstrations. Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology.
Varghese, F.P., Hardin E.E., Bauer, R.L. and Morgan, R.D. , faculty members, (in press). Attitudes toward Hiring Offenders: The Roles of Criminal History, Job Qualifications, and Race. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology.
Gillaspy, J.A., & Murphy, J.J., faculty members, (in press). Incorporating outcome and session rating scales in Soultion-focused Brief Therapy. In C. Franklin, T. Trepper, W. Gingerich, & E. McCollum (Eds.), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. New York: Oxford University Press.
Bihm, E.M., Gillaspy, J.A., Abbott, H. J., & Lammers, W.J., faculty members, (in press). More misbehavior of organisms: A Psi Chi lecture by Marian and Robert Bailey. Psychological Record.
Bihm, E.M., Gillaspy, J. A., Lammers, W.J., & Huffman, S. , faculty members (in press). IQ Zoo and teaching operant concepts. Psychological Record.
Nail, P., & Boniecki, K., faculty members, (in press). Cognitive Dissonance. In D. Chadee’ s (Ed.) Theories of Social Psychology. Blackwell Publishing.