Message From the Founding Dean
We are excited to share with you the winter edition of the Lewis School e-newsletter. Our students and faculty continue to amaze us as they pursue the interdisciplinary research and knowledge needed to solve real-world problems for a better future. In this edition, we have highlighted just a few of their stories. I hope you enjoy reading about them.
— Lennart Johns, Founding Dean of Health Sciences
Simba Says: Move More
Occupational therapist Tiffany Sha MS’18 wants to encourage kids to put down their devices and get moving. And who better to help her than her dog, Simba the Chow Chow! In a new children’s book that Sha co-authored, Simba leads readers on an indoor adventure that promotes movement and interacting with the environment. READ MORE
Exercise and the Pandemic
Early in the pandemic, stay-at-home orders prompted many people to switch to working remotely. Clarkson Professor Ali Boolani, working with a group of researchers from other universities, was curious how this shift affected the amount of physical activity engaged in by Americans. Their results just might surprise you. READ MORE
DPT Student Wins Scholarship
Congratulations to Hughandra Newbold DPT’22, winner of one of the Anne-Marie Sirois Clinical Education Scholarships from the New York/New Jersey Physical Therapy Clinical Education Consortium! This scholarship recognizes student excellence in clinical education and is given to help students achieve their educational goals. READ MORE
Dedication to PT
And another congratulations to Paige Weston DPT’23, a student in the Lewis School physical therapy doctoral program and this year’s recipient of the Kafka-Phillips Memorial Scholarship! This annual award honors a student who exemplifies dedication to the physical therapy profession. READ MORE