Faculty members in the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville have received a $1.08 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant will allow graduate students to receive… Read More
The College of Health Professions at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has named Richard Kasser, PhD, PT, interim chair and program director for the for the Department of Physical Therapy. In addition to this role, Dr. Kasser will continue to serve in his current position as assistant dean for Student Affairs in the… Read More
Chick-fil-A will open August 20 at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Food Court located at 920 Madison Avenue. The opening of Chick-fil-A marks the completion of a series of improvements to the UTHSC Food Court, which celebrated its grand reopening in early 2019. Chick-fil-A is the fifth vendor at the location, joining Coletta’s,… Read More
Stephanie Lancaster, program director for the UTHSC Department of Occupational Therapy, saw a gap in the podcast world and decided to take a chance in sharing her love of occupational therapy with others by developing a podcast titled “On The Air.” To get started, Dr. Lancaster discovered tips and tricks online about how to start… Read More
Tricia Hedinger, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-F, associate professor and speech-language pathologist in the College of Health Professions at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has co-authored a book about childhood stuttering, titled “BullyBlossom: A Tale of Overcoming Bullies and Embracing Stuttering to Live a Life of Achievement.” Hedinger wrote the book with Knoxville businessman and… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Advisory Board will not meet August 19 for its summer meeting. The next meeting will take place in November. The November meeting will welcome Sonali Demla, third-year UTHSC College of Dentistry student, as its student representative. Demla also serves as president of the UTHSC Student Government Association Executive… Read More
The Student Government Association Executive Council (SGAEC) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center announced the 2020 winners for its Excellence in Teaching Awards. Faculty members from each college are chosen by their students to receive the awards, which are among the highest of faculty honors that can be received on campus. “UTHSC is… Read More
Hassan Aziz, PhD, FACSs, MLS(ASCP)cm, executive associate dean for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs and interim chair of the Department of Diagnostic and Health Sciences in the College of Health Professions at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has been named president-elect of the American Society of Clinical Laboratory Science. Dr. Aziz will hold… Read More
