News

• Doctor of physical therapy student Niharika Dantuluri helps lead WSU volunteers through the city during Alternative Spring Break Detroit
  March 31, 2022
  “ASBD helps people see a different side of the city,” said Student Coordinator Niharika Dantuluri. “We help students create connections that they can continue while they’re at Wayne State and as long as they’re in Detroit. It really brings smart and innovative people together."
• Dana Holger and David Henning honored for excellence in postdoctoral research
  February 23, 2022
  The WSU Graduate School presents the Postdoctoral Trainee Research Awards annually to postdoctoral trainees at Wayne State who have shown outstanding promise in scientific research. Holger and Henning will be honored with certificates and $250 awards in March.
• PhD candidate Erin Edwards explores how exercise improves multiple sclerosis
  February 17, 2022
  Edwards works with WSU Applebaum Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Nora Fritz in the Neuroimaging and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory, where researchers explore the connections between movement, thinking and the brain.
• Black experiences in health education: DPT student James McLean
  February 8, 2022
  "I am so glad that I, just like my ancestors, decided to speak up for what I believed in and demanded change."
• Inaugural Health Sciences Division Clinical Awards support four faculty research projects
  January 31, 2022
  Assistant professors Kimberly Banfill, Jennifer Dickson, Martha Schiller and MaryAnne Stewart were selected to receive WSU Applebaum Health Sciences Division Awards to support their research efforts.
• Student Spotlight: Q&A with James McLean, Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2023
  January 28, 2022
  "Seeing how physical therapy really increased my sister's quality of life made me want to do the same for others."
• Dr. Diane Adamo appointed interim chair of the Department of Health Care Sciences
  January 27, 2022
  The Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Associate Professor of Physical Therapy and Director of Research Diane Adamo, PhD, MS, OTR, to the position of Interim Chair of the Department of Health Care Sciences.
• Healthline: Why Catching COVID-19 to ‘Get It Over With’ Is a Terrible Idea, featuring comments from Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Joseph Roche
  January 24, 2022
  “Even though vaccination has proven to be a bulwark against complications and deaths, unfortunately, there are still rare breakthrough cases where the acute and chronic symptoms of COVID are worrisome,” said Dr. Roche, who has researched COVID-19.
• Hot off the presses: Doctor of Physical Therapy program publishes e-newsletter
  December 20, 2021
  Members of the alumni community are receiving a compilation of stories, news and photos from the WSU Applebaum Doctor of Physical Therapy program in their inboxes this week.
• Congratulations, Class of 2021: WSU Applebaum Commencement photos, videos and more
  December 15, 2021
  Detroit's Fox Theatre was Warrior Strong on Tuesday, Dec. 14, when dozens of students from Wayne State's Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences crossed the Commencement stage. Because safety guidelines limited attendance, we invite our entire college community to experience Commencement after the fact through photos, videos and more.
• Commencement Speaker Spotlight: Physical therapy graduate aims for inclusivity alongside her degree
  December 10, 2021
  Today@Wayne features DPT student Bana Odeh as she prepares to deliver the student address during Commencement at the Fox Theatre in Detroit at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 14. "The most fulfilling part of working in health care is being given the chance to help identify and address someone’s needs. Physical therapy should be responsive, and tailored to each patient,” Odeh said. “In this profession, you’re spending hours over the course of weeks or months with each patient – you get to build relationships with people and the learning goes both ways.”
• Dr. Sara F. Maher appointed Interim Associate Dean for Health Sciences
  December 8, 2021
  The Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Associate Clinical Professor of Physical Therapy Sara F. Maher, PhD, to the position of Interim Associate Dean for Health Sciences, effective Jan. 14, 2022.
• Faculty spotlight: Associate Professor Nora Fritz
  December 1, 2021
  Dr. Nora Fritz is an associate professor of physical therapy in the Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, associate professor of neurology in the WSU School of Medicine, and director of the WSU Applebaum Neuroimaging and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory.
• Today@Wayne: Dr. Joseph A. Roche featured in university's 'Thankful Warriors' story
  November 22, 2021
  “I am most thankful that my 7-year-old daughter recently became eligible for vaccination against COVID-19," said Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Joseph A. Roche. "In addition to that, I am thankful for the health education platform that my wife — an associate professor at Eastern Michigan University — and I have been given due to our scholarly work on COVID-19."
• WSU Applebaum celebrates Employee Recognition Week in Warrior Strong style
  November 17, 2021
  From Nov. 15-19, we are celebrating Wayne State University’s inaugural Employee Recognition Week by shining a light on some of the many who make a Warrior Strong contribution to the university and our college.
• WSU Applebaum College Research Day 2021 award winners announced
  October 20, 2021
  On Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences hosted its 18th annual College Research Day live on Zoom. Dr. Arthur Kim of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital delivered the keynote lecture, "Hepatitis C Virus: From Evolution to Revolution," and participated in a Q&A session ahead of the research awards presentation.
• Healthline: Dr. Joseph Roche quoted in WHO long COVID definition story
  October 13, 2021
  "What makes post COVID-19 condition more concerning than ME/CFS [myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome],” said WSU Applebaum Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Joseph Roche, “is that there is not just physical and mental fatigue, but also persistent and recurrent problems that affect the lungs, heart, blood vessels, and other organs and tissues.”
• Conversations With the Dean connects Dr. Brian Cummings with students from each program
  September 17, 2021
  Dean Cummings is kicking off his first semester at WSU Applebaum with a series of casual gatherings to chat with student representatives from each program.
• WATCH: Dean Cummings has a 30-second message for students about staying safe
  September 17, 2021
  In this quick video message, Dr. Brian Cummings urges everyone to remain vigilant about keeping each other – and our families – safe. Complete the Campus Daily Screener each day before coming to campus, and continue to wear your masks.
• Do or do not – there is no try: Dr. Phil Pokorski leads by example
  September 14, 2021
  Pokorski serves as assistant clinical professor on both sides of the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, teaching pathophysiology — the study of how disease or injury affects the body — to PharmD students as well as those studying health sciences. It can be a tough course but WSU Applebaum students appreciate Pokorski, affectionately calling him Yoda because of his tendency to quote the Jedi master.
• Wayne State University joins URC partners in mandating vaccination for all students, faculty and staff coming to campus
  August 3, 2021
  "As we have from the beginning of the pandemic, we are today revising our campus response to respond to emerging evidence and local data. To best protect the health and safety of our campus community, Wayne State will require all students, faculty and staff who plan to be on campus during the fall semester to receive their COVID-19 vaccination. Proof of your vaccination must be submitted by Aug. 30 for you to be allowed on campus," said WSU President M. Roy Wilson.
• Masks are required inside WSU buildings now through Sept. 15 for everyone, regardless of vaccination status
  August 3, 2021
  "Full vaccination of our campus community will eventually eliminate the need for masks and allow a renewed sense of normalcy in our interactions. Beginning today through Sept. 15, however, when we can be more confident in our overall vaccination status, masks will be required indoors for everyone, regardless of vaccination status," said WSU President M. Roy Wilson. "At that point, we will revisit the mask requirement, and hopefully eliminate it. Of course, masks will not be required if you are working alone in your office. We recognize that this is inconvenient, but it is temporary, and more important, safe."
• Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Moh Malek earns prestigious Century Citation Club honor
  July 21, 2021
  The premise of the Century Citation Club is that 100 citations represents a citation rate roughly twice the average for The Journal of Physiology and then maintained for a decade — these papers are exceptional, they have made their mark and have changed their fields.
• Q&A with Excellence in Teaching Award-winning Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Nora Fritz
  July 12, 2021
  "PTs and OTs work together regularly, so it’s critically important for the students to understand the strengths of each profession so they can co-treat or refer appropriately," Dr. Fritz said. "During a typical year, students would work closely in small groups, but with distance learning we used breakout rooms and large group discussion to highlight differences and similarities in PT and OT practice, and how each profession might approach a problem."
• Deadline Detroit: Top-of-their-class Mumford grads (and twins!) are ready for WSU Applebaum
  June 16, 2021
  Andre'a and Andria Garwood of Detroit's west side are identical twins born three minutes apart. The pair graduated as first and second in their class on June 15. In September, the twin achievers start at Wayne State to prepare for envisioned careers in physical therapy and radiology.