News

• Dr. Moh Malek collaborates with SOM on $2.8M NIH grant to research spinal cord injury treatment
  August 26, 2024
  “Non-invasive infrared light therapy and medical device to treat spinal cord injury” co-principal investigators include Moh Malek, PhD, professor of Physical Therapy in the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and Maik Hüttemann, PhD, professor of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, and of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, in the School of Medicine.
• Dr. Moh Malek and Dr. Kyle Burghardt earn prestigious manuscript designation
  June 28, 2024
  Professor of Physical Therapy Moh H. Malek and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Kyle Burghardt were notified by the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research that their manuscript was accepted for publication and also selected for the Dr. Gary A. Dudley Memorial Paper.
• Backward walking speed reserve assessment offers improved clinical screening for risks and decline in MS patients
  June 25, 2024
  Wayne State University postdoctoral research fellows Patrick Monaghan, Ph.D., and Michael VanNostrand, Ph.D., along with Nora E. Fritz, Ph.D., PT, DPT, NCS, director of the Neuroimaging and Neurorehabilitation Lab and associate professor of physical therapy in the Department of Health Care Sciences in WSU’s Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, recently published a study on mobility assessments in the journal, Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders.
• Translational Neuroscience Symposium and Research Day celebrates faculty and trainees, including three from NNL
  June 10, 2024
  A total of 31 poster and oral presentations were showcased at the event. Opening remarks were given by Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences Chair David Rosenberg, M.D.
• ALBUM: Physical Therapy Research Symposium
  April 25, 2024
  On Monday, April 22, WSU Applebaum’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program hosted its annual student-focused research symposium.
• WSU Applebaum's Dr. Nora Fritz earns APTA Eugene Michels New Investigator Award
  March 27, 2024
  The award recognizes licensed physical therapists who have engaged in independent or collaborative research efforts within 10 years of completing their degree.
• Community Homeless Interprofessional Program clinic honored for 10 years of service in Detroit
  February 22, 2024
  On Feb. 13, WSU Applebaum was honored by Cathedral Church of St. Paul for a decade of care for unhoused Detroiters through the Community Homeless Interprofessional Program (CHIP) clinic. Pharmacy and physical therapy students and faculty members joined Wayne State President Kimberly Andrews Espy, PhD, for a Shrove Tuesday pancake dinner and award presentation. The two doctoral-level programs partner with their university peers in medicine and social work to offer health evaluations, education and resource connections.
• ALBUM: WSU College to Career presidential panel featuring Haley Boccomino, DPT '23
  November 8, 2023
  On Nov. 8, WSU President Kimberly Andrews Espy, PhD, convened a panel of Wayne State students and alumni to discuss their career paths and WSU's role in their professional success in front of a full audience in the Student Center Ballroom. Featured on the College to Career event panel was WSU Applebaum Doctor of Physical Therapy program graduate Haley Boccomino, DPT '23.
• WWJ: Assistant Clinical Professor of Physical Therapy Nanette Hannum discusses the DEW Clinic
  October 2, 2023
  The DEW clinic is made up of medical, pharmacy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, social work and dietetic students. Its purpose is to educate and empower diabetes patients to have more autonomy in the management of their disease.
• GALLERY: WSU Applebaum Welcome 2023
  August 30, 2023
  On Aug. 30, students, faculty and staff celebrated the start of the academic year with info booths, tons of giveaways, ice cream treats, food truck lunches available for purchase – and even an appearance by W the mascot. What a wonderful way to kick off the school year with smiles and camaraderie!
• RealTalk MS: Dr. Nora Fritz on balance, fall prevention, gait and latest research
  July 27, 2023
  Dr. Nora Fritz was featured on the RealTalk MS podcast to talk about balance, fall prevention, managing problems with gait, and what experts are learning from the latest research in multiple sclerosis.
• NBA News: Orlando Magic names WSU Applebaum PT alum Arnie Kander '87 vice president of player performance and wellness
  July 16, 2023
  A 1987 graduate in physical therapy from Wayne State University, Arnie Kander brings more than 24 seasons of NBA experience and will be responsible for overseeing the Magic’s high performance staff, including the management of athletic training services, injury reduction and rehabilitation programming, strength and conditioning, sports science and recovery, and player nutrition.
• Three WSU Applebaum faculty members receive FRAP funding
  June 16, 2023
  Research proposals by faculty members Christine Kivlen, Navath Gavande and Moh Malek will be funded.
• Doctoral student Taylor Takla wins Whitaker Prize for Young Investigators
  June 7, 2023
  Taylor Takla, a doctoral student in Dr. Nora Fritz's Neuroimaging and Neurorehabilitation Lab, was honored with the Whitaker Prize for Young Investigators at the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers Annual Meeting in Denver this week. The prize is presented annually to an emerging scientist whose work is judged to have substantial promise in increasing the understanding of multiple sclerosis.
• Alumni Spotlight: Q&A with Ron Clinton, PT ’70, MEd ’86
  June 1, 2023
  "I have the opportunity and privilege to help people learn to self-manage and self-treat their pain. Every client is unique and has a unique personal plan to be developed. Being exposed to the concept of treating holistically allows me to treat the whole person and not just the area of the body that the order calls for."
• Dr. Moh Malek becomes first Health Care Sciences faculty member awarded Outstanding Graduate Mentor by Wayne State
  May 25, 2023
  Since 1994, the Outstanding Graduate Mentor award has been presented to graduate faculty recognized by their department and graduate students as excellent graduate mentors. Honorees must demonstrate abilities to advise, support, sponsor and inspire graduate students in making progress toward completion of their degrees and becoming members of a larger professional community.
• Michigan Medicine: Paige Senn, DPT '21, helps teen with rare neuromuscular disorder slow disease progression
  May 24, 2023
  Until there's a treatment, Maggie will be working with her physical therapist, Paige Senn, to keep her muscles healthy and hold the symptoms at bay. Senn will be creating physical therapy plans to strengthen the teen’s muscles and slow their atrophy. "It's important to be mindful of the types of muscle contractions she is doing so nothing is damaged further," Senn said. "A good gauge for the intensity of the exercise is to make sure she can hold a conversation during these activities." Senn has created a physical therapy regiment that helps Maggie Eggleston find ways to do the tasks that she has struggled doing, such as pulling her hair up or playing the violin.
• Hot off the presses: Read and share the digital version of the brand-new WSU Applebaum magazine
  May 17, 2023
  Published in May 2023, WSU Applebaum magazine features news and information about students, faculty and alumni representing all 11 programs. Look for familiar faces and feel free to share the link with your colleagues, contacts and friends!
• Wayne State Academic Recognition Ceremony celebrates WSU Applebaum faculty excellence
  May 15, 2023
  Faculty and academic staff from across campus were celebrated for their contributions to the university, academic community and professional development at the Academic Recognition Ceremony and reception on April 27 at the Student Center Building. Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Kyle Burghardt received a Career Development Chair award and Professor of Physical Therapy Moh Malek received an Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award.
• Pathologists’ Assistant Heidi Wagner, Physical Therapist Michael Nanzer join the WSU Applebaum Board of Visitors
  May 10, 2023
  The Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has appointed two new members to its Board of Visitors: Heidi Wagner and Michael Nanzer.  
• GALLERY: Wayne State STEM Day 2023
  April 26, 2023
  Wayne State University hosted nearly 2,500 students and teachers from 27 metro Detroit middle schools for a day of hands-on STEM activities across campus. WSU Applebaum participated with interactive sessions on medical laboratory science, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, radiation therapy technology and radiologic technology. Students had a blast concocting their own Warrior Lotion, helping a skeleton move, using surgical techniques to remove objects from Jell-O and more!
• Three Health Sciences faculty members earn WSU Applebaum teaching awards
  April 12, 2023
  Congratulations to Assistant Clinical Professors Lauren Budrow for earning the Applied Health Sciences Teaching Award, and Jennifer Dickson and Sara Lolar for earning to Health Care Sciences Teaching Award.
• Hot off the presses: Doctor of Physical Therapy annual report
  March 29, 2023
  An annual compilation of stories, news and photos from the WSU Applebaum DPT program to keep community partners informed and engaged.
• Professor Moh Malek teaching practical applications of statistics workshop in Graduate School’s Professional Development Series
  February 1, 2023
  This workshop will provide guidance on how to perform and interpret statistical procedures used to compare differences between and within groups. Attendees will learn the SPSS statistical package using sample data sets.
• Today@Wayne: Track star to physical therapist, DPT grad Haley Boccomino takes the gold
  December 15, 2022
  “Wayne State shaped me as a person and refined my interests and passions. Not only for physical therapy, but as an overall individual,” Boccomino said.