VCU
School of Allied Health Professions Ranks Nationally Again! Congratulations to HA, NUA, OT, PT,
and RC!
 
From the Dean's Desk
Things have certainly been happening at The School of Allied Health
Professions. Consistent with our Mission Statement citing academic excellence,
five of our Departments were ranked in the top 25 programs by U.S. News and World
Report. The programs are Health Administration (7), Nurse Anesthesia (10),
Occupational Therapy (12), Physical Therapy (16), and Rehabilitation Counseling
(22). We are so proud of each of these programs for their accomplishments.
However, it goes without saying that the departments that were not evaluated for ranking
this year are great! Certainly, if they were to be rated for ranking they would be
in the top 10 list!
Our distance education project is now a
reality thanks to the great work of everyone in the School and University, especially the
Advisory Committee representing all of the departments, and Dr. Dolores Clement, the
program director. The proposal for the doctoral degree in Health-Related
Sciences within the School of Allied Health Professions was approved at the February 13th
meeting of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. We have a lot of work
ahead as we accept the first class of doctoral students for this fall semester to initiate
the program.
We have increased our scholarly activity and funded research, and have strengthened the
curricula in many departments. Along with this, our School's Grand Rounds continues
to be a huge success under the direction of Ms. Barbara Lindsey, and as usual, Ms. Monica
White made the School's “Job Fair” a great success.
Because I feel that it is extremely important to obtain feedback on the progress of our
school from a variety of sources, we are going to have the first School advisory committee
meeting in the spring of this year. The members of the committee will represent a
broad spectrum of expertise, which will enhance the educational outcomes of our School and
individual departments.
I am extremely proud to announce that Dr. Dolores Clement was selected and has accepted
the position of Associate Dean of our School. She brings a wealth of knowledge and
expertise from her previous position in our Department of Health Administration. We
have hired two new Department Chairs, Dr. Mike Fallacaro for the Department of Nurse
Anesthesia and Dr. Terri Fauber for the Department of Radiation Sciences. All of the
faculty and staff of the School and I are excited and honored to have these outstanding
educators assume their new positions. We are also in the last stage of a search for
the Chair of the Department of Health Administration. That position should be filled
by the first part of the summer.
We are entering exciting times for the allied health professions in this changing
health care environment. We are committed to ensure that our graduates are well
prepared to work successfully in this new health care environment.
My thanks for the continued support from the faculty, staff, and students of the
School.
OTHER NEWS FROM THE DEAN'S OFFICE
Ph.D. in Health Related Sciences Approved
Friday the thirteenth of February this year was a lucky day for the School. On that
day the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) gave their final nod of
approval for the interdisciplinary, distance
learning Ph.D. The work has now begun to ensure an entering class in July for
Fall 1998. As of the beginning of March more than 350 application packets have
been sent to prospective students. The asynchronous system is being designed and
faculty involved in the first semesters will begin training. Anyone attending
conferences in their respective areas can take along brochures to help in
recruitment. Contact Monica White with the number you need.
Health Care Workforce Conference in Budapest
Drs. Dolores G. Clement and Yasar A. Ozcan will be representing the School at a conference
on the Health Care Workforce in Central and Eastern Europe and future collaboration in
preparing trained personnel for their needs. Under a cooperative agreement with the
US Agency for International Development, the American International Health Alliance has
formed a network of forty partnerships that engage health care and academic
communities in technical assistance projects. The Department of Health
Administration has one of the partnership agreements with Palacky University, Olomouc,
Czech Republic that has been guided by Dr. Thomas C. Barker, Dean Emeritus, for the past
couple of years. The School of Nursing has participated in the educational component
of the project. Teleconferences are currently being held in this phase of the
training. The conference that will be held in Budapest Mar. 28-31, 1998 is a
culmination of the past five years’ development efforts.
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WHO's WHO? . . . NEW FACULTY
Dean's Office The Dean's Office would like to welcome Dr. Dolores
G. Clement, as the school's new Associate Dean. In August, 1997, Dr. Clement became
our Associate Dean.
 Dr. Dolores Gurnick Clement, was named Associate Dean of the School of
Allied Health Professions of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in August 1997.
She is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Health Administration on the
Medical College of Virginia campus of Virginia Commonwealth University. She holds a
joint appointment in the Department of Preventive and Community Medicine in the Medical
School at Virginia Commonwealth University. One of her major responsibilities as
Associate Dean is the further development and implementation of a new, distance-learning,
interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Health Related Sciences. It is a joint venture of
all the Departments in the School of Allied Health Professions.
Dr. Clement earned her Dr.P.H. doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley in
Health Policy and Administration. Dr. Clement also earned a Master of Science (M.S.)
in Health Systems Management from Rush University in Chicago and a Master of Arts (M.A.)
in International Affairs from Ohio University. Her baccalaureate degree (B.A.) is in
education from the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Prior to becoming Associate Dean, Dr. Clement served as the Director for Professional
Graduate Programs which include the Master of Health Administration Program (MHA) and the
executive Master of Science in Health Administration Program from 1995 through 1997.
Dr. Clement served as the Director of the Health Information Management Program from 1989
through 1992, Associate Director of the Williamson Institute for Health Studies from 1989
through 1994, and Associate Director for Professional Graduate Programs from 1994 until
her appointment as Director in August 1995.
Dr. Clement teaches courses in Health Care Organization and Services and
Health Care Politics and Policy in the MHA and MPH Programs. She plans to continue
teaching, particularly in the new Ph.D. Program in Health Related Sciences. She also
taught a doctoral seminar titled Health Care Financing and Delivery Systems in the Ph.D.
program of the Department of Health Administration from 1989 through 1996. She
periodically teaches a seminar in International Comparative Health Care Systems. Dr.
Clement continues to do research on Medicare risk contracting with HMOs for the elderly in
the areas of quality, access and beneficiary satisfaction. She has investigated
patterns of diffusion, growth and survival of health maintenance organizations and the use
of alternative payment strategies by various providers. Dr. Clement's background
includes employment in various health care organizations in the U.S., and extensive
international health care experience in West Africa and the Middle East.
Health Administration Congratulations to faculty on their new
roles!
Michael J. McCue, DBA became Director of the Ph.D. Program; Roice D.
Luke, Ph.D. became Director of the Williamson Institute for Health Studies; Jan P.
Clement, Ph.D. became Director of Professional Graduate Programs; Dr. Yasar Ozcan
has a joint appointment as Director of International Program Development at VCU.
Dr. James Begun, HAD faculty member for fourteen years,
left the University in early August. He joined the faculty of the Department of
Healthcare Management, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, as a tenured
professor. His wife, Jean Wyman, joined Minnesota's School of Nursing faculty in an
endowed research professorship. Dr. Begun will retain an appointment as a Collateral
Professor in our Department. He plans to continue to serve on dissertation
committees, assist with doctoral program transition, and teach in the Executive Masters
Program.
Occupational Therapy The Department of Occupational Therapy has three
new faculty members who have joined since the last newsletter was published.
 Dr. Al Copolillo,
Assistant Professor, joined the VCU Occupational Therapy faculty in August. Dr. Copolillo
is from Chicago, where he worked in the Department of Occupational Therapy at the
University of Illinois. He received his B.S. in biology from the University of Illinois at
Urbana in 1976, his M.S. in occupational therapy from the University of Puget Sound in
Tacoma, WA in 1982, and his Ph.D. in Public Health Gerontology, Health Promotion and
Health Education from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1997. Dr. Copolillo’s
clinical practice includes Acute Psychosocial, Burns, Hand therapy, Work Hardening, Acute
Multiple Trauma, Skilled Nursing Home and Rehabilitation. Research interests include
examining the use of assistive devices by the elderly and treatment of cognitive and
perceptual impairments that affect the occupational performance of older adults.
 Dr. Sheama Krishnagiri, Assistant Professor,
joined the VCU Department of Occupational Therapy in August from an adjunct faculty
position at New York University. Dr. Krishnagiri is a graduate of the University of
California at Los Angeles, with a BS in Kinesiology, and a graduate of the University of
Southern California, with an MA in Occupational Therapy and a Ph.D. in Occupational
Science. Her interests include the basic study of occupation and OT theory, mate
selection, outcomes research, physical disabilities practice, use of crafts and instrument
development. Dr. Krishnagiri currently teaches content related to research methods and OT
theory. She enjoys traveling, singing, sports and gardening.
 Sarah Peters, MS, joined the VCU Department
of Occupational Therapy as the Program Coordinator for the Interdisciplinary OT/PT Grant
in August, 1998. In this position, Sarah coordinates training for OT/PT students
interested in school-based practice. Sarah is a master's degree graduate of University of
North Carolina at Greensboro in Speech Pathology and a doctoral student at George Mason
University. She hopes to receive her Ph.D. next summer. Sarah is interested in providing
models for clinical interdisciplinary teamwork and research into assistive technology
service delivery. Personal interests include skiing, biking, hiking, and travel.
Patient Counseling The Department of Patient Counseling has a new
faculty member who has joined since the last newsletter was published.
 In the summer of 1997, Ann Charles-Craft
became the first dedicated Pediatric Chaplain for MCVH through the Department of Pastoral
Care. Ann also serves as an Instructor in the Program in Patient Counseling. In 1988
Ann was awarded the Master of Divinity degree by Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
and in 1996 she received a Certificate of Patient Counseling from VCU. Ann was
ordained by the First Baptist Church of Wilmington, North Carolina in 1989.
Ann has served as an Associate Minister of Christian Education for the First Baptist
Church, Gastonia, North Carolina, a Minister with Children for the Providence Baptist
Church, Charlotte, North Carolina and an Early Childhood Educator for the New Hanover
County Schools, Wilmington, North Carolina. Presently, Ann is a Children's
Specialist and Resource
Consultant for the Virginia Baptist Resource Center. She is also a Curriculum Writer
for Smyth & Helwys Publishers of Macon, Georgia, having written chapters for
Faithsteps and Formations, teaching curricula for teachers of preschool children.
Earlier in her career she served as a volunteer missionary to West Africa and the Czech
Republic. Ann brings a lot of experience, wisdom, and compassion for our pediatric
patients, the children of MCVH.
In her leisure hours, this Tarheel enjoys her great nephew Blake, golf,
reading and traveling "anywhere along the beach." Incidentally, for you
NBA fans, just before coming to Richmond Ann was a chaplain to the Charlotte
Hornets.
Physical Therapy The department of Physical Therapy welcomes
two new faculty members.
Dr. Peter Pidcoe came to VCU's medical campus from Chicago, IL where he was a
Research Assistant Professor in the Departments of Physical Therapy and Bioengineering at
the University of Illinois at Chicago. His background and education stem from an interest
in the biomechanic and motor control aspects of human movement. Dr. Pidcoe has a Ph.D. in
Bioengineering, with an emphasis in the areas of bioinstrumentation and biocontrol.
He is also a Physical Therapist and enjoys the educational combination since it allows him
to apply engineering concepts and "tools" to clinical settings.
He joined the Department of Physical Therapy faculty in January as an Assistant
Professor. He also has an affiliated position in the Bioengineering Department. Dr. Pidcoe
teaches kinesiology and biomechanics. His research interests include the clinical areas of
sports medicine, orthopedics, and pediatrics, with a special interest in the impact of
therapy/intervention on movement variables. He and his wife have three children and plan
to settle in the Mechanicsville area.
Emmy Wheeler joined the Department of Physical Therapy faculty in
July. She graduated from this program in 1985 and is presently completing requirements for
an advanced master's degree in physical therapy. Prior to this appointment, Emmy taught in
the Physical Therapist Assistant Program at John Tyler Community College and worked in a
supervisory position at Sheltering Arms Rehabilitation Hospital. She is currently teaching
Physical Agents and Electrotherapy and assisting in Rehabilitation classes and labs. Emmy
and her husband, Jim, live in the far west end of Richmond and have two daughters Rachel
and Shannon.
Radiation Sciences The department of Radiation Sciences
congratulates Dr. Terri Fauber on her appointment as department chairman.
 While she is not new to the university, in
February, Dr. Terri Fauber was newly hired for the position of Chair, Department of
Radiation Sciences. A member of the VCU's medical campus faculty since 1985,
Dr. Fauber's background includes 16 years of experience teaching in the radiation
sciences. After earning her B.S. in Allied Health Education from the University of
Texas Health Science Center, Dr. Fauber went on to pursue and complete a Master of Art in
Human Resource Development from Louisiana Tech University and a Doctor of Education from
the College of William and Mary. Married with two children, Terri's areas of
specialization include radiographic imaging, quality control, and mammography.
Rehabilitation Counseling The Department of Rehabilitation
Counseling welcomes new faculty.
Dr. John G. Cull is Managing Director of NeuRecovery International Corporation.
His Ph.D. in clinical psychology is from Texas Tech University. He was in the independent
practice of psychology with Behavioral Medicine Associates for over 12 years. He formerly
held positions as Assistant Commissioner of the Virginia State Department of
Rehabilitation, Corporate Clinical Director of Comprehensive Addiction Programs, Inc. and
was the Clinical Director of the Neurodevelopmental Institute for Children and
Adolescents. In addition to his collateral appointment with the VCU Department of
Rehabilitation Counseling, Dr. Cull has held teaching and academic administrative
positions with Baylor University College of Medicine, Our Lady of the Lake University, St.
Mary's University, Texas A & M University, Texas Tech University, and The University
of Virginia.
Dr. Cull has authored and edited over 65 books and has published over 40 articles in
professional journals in the areas of Clinical, Counseling, and Medical Psychology. He is
the co-developer of the Suicide Probability Scale. He is the Series Editor of the Social
and Rehabilitation Psychology Series of Charles C Thomas Publishers, and is Associate
Series Editor of the Psychiatric Genetics Series of Humana Press. Dr. Cull has traveled
extensively around the world on lecture tours, consultations, and speaking engagements. He
has received numerous local, state, national and international awards for his
contributions to medical psychology.
John and his wife Linda have been married since 1957. Linda, who has master's degrees
in Special Education and in Clinical Counseling, is a Middle School Counselor. They have
three adult children; David is a Vascular Surgeon; Dana is a Clinical Social Worker; and
Rebecca is an Elementary School Counselor.
The Department of Rehabilitation Counseling welcomes Dr. Margaret Glenn to the
faculty. Dr. Glenn is a graduate of George Washington University. Her
experience is in substance abuse and vocational rehabilitation. She will arrive in
May from Montana State University.
Dr. Chris Reid is an Assistant Professor who joined VCU in December, 1997. Her
Ph.D. is in Rehabilitation Psychology from Illinois Institute of Technology. She has
over 10 years of experience as a Rehabilitation Counseling educator, researcher, and
service provider. She has developed and coordinated service systems such as a
university-based counseling center (for Louisiana State University Medical Center) and an
office of disability resources (for Illinois Institute of Technology). Dr. Reid’s
primary research is in the area of psychometric methodology, focused on the development
and validation of assessment instruments related to rehabilitation. Additional research
interests have included deafness, case management, and life care planning. Dr. Reid has
more than 25 publications and 50 professional presentations to her credit, including some
in journals or conferences targeted to international audiences. She currently serves
on the editorial board of the journal Rehabilitation Education, and serves on committees
of the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association and the National Rehabilitation
Counseling Association. On the personal side, Dr. Reid’s circle of friends
include some talented artists and musicians who inspired her to start a music publishing
company (“Hey Boo Productions,” a BMI Publisher) and to serve as a hired
“Mardi Gras Reveller” leading a parade of conventioneers through the French
Quarter in New Orleans.
 Dr. Paul Wehman joined
Rehabilitation Counseling as collateral faculty this semester. Dr. Wehman is also a
Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, MCV campus, and
Director of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, VCU campus.
Internationally recognized for his service and scholarly contributions in the fields of
special education, psychology, and vocational rehabilitation, Dr. Wehman is the recipient
of the 1990 Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Foundation Award in Mental Retardation, and received
the Distinguished Service Award from the President's Committee on Employment for Persons
with Disabilities in October, 1992. He is the author or editor of over 100 books,
research monographs, journal articles, and chapters in the areas of traumatic brain
injury, mental retardation, supported employment, and special education. He is
Editor of the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, an international journal published by
Elsevier. Specific research interests include transition from school to work,
supported employment, developmental disabilities, and brain injury. Dr. Wehman loves
basketball, and he participates weekly on a men's basketball team; he also coaches youth
basketball, baseball, and soccer.
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STAFF CORNER
Health Administration Ryan White will be joining the department
in March as a full time staff member providing clerical support for the chair and
faculty. Ryan has been with the school for almost four years prior to this on a
part-time basis.
Occupational Therapy
 Karen Jackson joined
the VCU Department of Occupational Therapy in November in the permanent position of
Executive Secretary after serving in the department in a temporary position. Karen has
just returned to Richmond from California. Before living on the west coast, Karen worked
at the Department of Motor Vehicles in the Strategic Planning and Program Administration
for 6 years. She is a Pittsburgh native where she received her BA from Chatham College. In
the near future she hopes to take an educational leave to complete her Master's degree.
Writing short stories and traveling with her daughter and pet are her favorite leisure
time interests.
Patient Counseling
 Cherie Holverstott is the new Executive
Secretary for the Program in Patient Counseling. After 16 years experience as
an executive secretary, Cherie and her husband Charles, a data base manager for MCVH MIS,
along with their dog and cat, moved from Denver to Richmond two years ago. Since her
arrival in the program last June, Cherie has been instrumental in reorganization
efforts. Business runs more smoothly and efficiently with Cherie around.
Cherie has two grown daughters. Andrea, her oldest daughter, is married to a chef
and lives in Fort Worth. Alisha lives in Denver and is married to a computer
guru. Charles gives her a hard time about one of her passions, the Dallas
Cowboys. Other passions include gardening,
antique hunting, art shows, all kinds of music and quiet time alone. Her favorite movie is
"Out of Africa." Almost like a schoolgirl Cherie gushes, "I'd go
anywhere with Robert Redford!"
 The department of Patient
Counseling welcomes Michelle Denise Morris to their department. After six
collective years as an administrative assistant, first for Commonwealth Health Alliance
and then the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia, Michelle moved
to Richmond in October 1997 and immediately became the Program Support Technician for the
Program in Patient Counseling. As soon as she "can concentrate on
textbooks," Michelle plans to continue her college work. Her long range goal is
to become a Private Investigator.
Michelle has two young sons. Marquis is five and already likes all kinds of
sports. Justin, a Gemini, is only three and "full of himself." She enjoys
her boys, especially taking them to grandma's house in the country where "they can
run in big fields." In her free and creative moments Michelle enjoys painting,
computer graphics and visits to the Shockhoe Slip. Around our office she helps
things hum!
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AND THEN THERE WERE . . . NINE
Clinical Laboratory Sciences The
Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences offers Bachelor and Master level degrees and
has been preparing students to enter laboratory and related fields since 1928.
The department has been active for several years in preparing middle and high school
teachers to use the most applicable health science concepts for their students. This year,
the department received a grant for approximately $34,000 from the State Council of Higher
Education's Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program to help fund a
summer institute for public and private secondary teachers from local and surrounding
counties. The project directors are Barbara Lindsey and Ronald Sauer. The institute will
use real life issues to enable teachers to make science more relevant to their students.
These will include concepts and technologies used for the analysis of DNA, identification
and testing of cells involved in the blood and immune system, resolution of recent
microbial issues, introduction to the electronics and instruments used by diagnostic and
research laboratories and an investigation of body chemistry during health and
disease.
The department continues to teach laboratory sciences to outstanding high school
students during the “Saturday Morning Questers” program working with the
Mathematics and Science Center.
Dr. Sandra Sommer has been actively involved with the American Society for Clinical
Pathologists (ASCP) for many years. In addition to her routine university duties, she
continues to teach hematology to laboratorians, pathologists and physicians locally and
throughout the United States as an invited speaker for the ASCP. Her next presentation
will be in Seacaucus , New Jersey on March 18-19, 1998 where she will present a one day
workshop on “Red Cell Disorders” and another day on White Cell
Disorders.” Dr. Sommer has also prepared a series of 6 Monographs on blood
cells that are accepted as standard references for individuals who wish to study normal
and abnormal blood cell morphology.
Barbara Lindsey has been the Chair of the Department since 1991. She has recently been
nominated and accepted into the Alpha Mu Tau honorary society for outstanding
contributions to her field. This award requires that the nominee have leadership roles and
be well rounded at National, Regional and State levels of professional activity. She
has also received the Award of Merit from the Richmond Society for Clinical Laboratory
Science and has been named Educator of the Year by the state professional society.
Ron Sauer has also been active in research focused on sick and diseased buildings. He
provides environmental testing for microbial contamination for both university and non
university problems. Mr. Sauer will be presenting a seminar for the Virginia
Society for Clinical Laboratory Science's annual meeting in Williamsburg on April 6 on the
“Sick Building Syndrome.”
Terry Karselis, also known by students as Father K, will be retiring at
the end of the spring semester. His creative and friendly contributions have been his
trademark through his years in the School of Allied Health. He will be sorely
missed.
Gerontology The
Department of Gerontology has been busy with work on a joint Certificate with the
Department of Rehabilitation Counseling, and implementing the activities of funded
projects on distance learning (Dr. Linda Dougherty) and interdisciplinary geriatric
team training. The geriatric training was funded by a three-year, half-million
dollar project from HRSA. The partners will be within our own school (e.g.,
Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation Counseling, Health Administration, Physical Therapy
Patient Counseling, etc.), throughout our University (Social Work, Medicine, Nursing,
Pharmacy, Dentistry, VCOA, VIDD, Psychology, etc.), and with Sentara, Bon Secours, EVMS,
and several other agencies and organizations throughout Virginia. The first training
has begun at both Sentara and Bon Secours; this training should lead to a 50-hour
certificate that can be earned by health care practitioners over the three-year
period.
There has been quite a bit of activity in the production of video programs.
Two major productions have recently been completed and are being disseminated to target
audiences. The first is the “The Aging of the Baby Boomers” (Drs. Iris Parham
and Joan Wood, Executive Producers). This is a 30 minute video, produced with
support from the Medical College of Virginia Foundation of VCU and recently distributed by
the PBS Adult Learning Satellite Service. It has already been shown at over 40 sites
throughout the United States, and PBS will offer another opportunity in April for sites to
access the program. More information is obtainable from 1-800-257-2578 or at e-mail als@pbs.org. In addition the VGEC, under contract from Bell
Atlantic Network Services (Dr. Joan Wood, Executive Producer), has produced a video
“Tools for Independent Living: A Video About Assistive Devices.”
Overall this has been a busy time and we are looking forward to
cooperating on the continued development and implementation of the new interdisciplinary
Ph.D. in Health Related Sciences.
Health Administration A major
celebration is being planned to recognize 50 years of graduate education in health care
management on the MCV Campus of VCU. The Department, one of the first in the nation, was
formed in 1949. Our programs have graduated over 1,700 alumni who have become among
the most successful health care professionals across the country.
Under co-chairs Caroline Martin and William R. Reid, an advisory
committee consisting of 34 alumni has been appointed to help coordinate the golden
anniversary celebration. Several events are being planned including a grand Richmond
celebration taking place in Spring 1999. Also, an outline has been prepared to
assist in writing a book describing the history of the Department, its faculty, the
various locations that housed the Programs, and most importantly the accomplishments of
its graduates. Jerry Norville, Professor Emeritus, and Richard Kraus, Professor and
Executive-in-Residence, are spearheading this effort. In the upcoming months, the
committee will be soliciting pertinent information (especially pictures and stories) from
each class. When assembled, the book will reflect on the Department's 50-year
history.
Nurse Anesthesia The
Department of Nurse Anesthesia at Virginia Commonwealth University was organized in 1969,
offering a Certificate in Nurse Anesthesia. In May 1979, the program moved into a
graduate education format, offering a Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia Degree. This
was the first such offering within the profession of nurse anesthesia. In 1980, another
first was achieved with the approval of a postgraduate CRNA curriculum offering a Master
of Science degree. The entry-level Master of Science track has evolved into a twenty-eight
month, didactically "front-loaded," curriculum. The majority of the first three
semesters consists of classroom instruction using a variety of teaching techniques and
technologies. The remaining four semesters consist of clinical instruction at a variety of
community hospital and academic health science clinical sites. Leading our profession with
distanced learning, the School of Allied Health Professions introduced the first
Doctor of Philosophy in Health-Related Sciences with a specialization in nurse anesthesia
for practicing CRNAs.
The Department prides itself with having the highest number of
doctorally prepared CRNA faculty of any nurse anesthesia program in the country. Basic
science, medicine and pharmacy doctorally prepared faculty also supports the program's
education mission. Adjunct CRNA and Anesthesiology faculty teaches the program's
clinical phase at various clinical sites throughout the Richmond metropolitan area.
Occupational Therapy The
Department of Occupational Therapy has obtained approval of our proposed curriculum
revision from the SAHP Graduate Curriculum Committee. The proposal has been sent forward
to the University Graduate Curriculum Committee and will continue to make its way through
the administrative ladder for the next several months. We are all very excited about the
changes, which expand and reorganize our entry-level graduate program and discontinue our
undergraduate program. We are using a model successfully implemented by Physical Therapy
and anticipate that it will be a very positive change. Assuming approval, we anticipate
that we have just accepted our last undergraduate class in OT. We are in the process of
finalizing acceptances for our last "old curriculum" graduate class as well.
Other news includes the addition of Karen Jackson as a full-time support staff in the
department. Karen is a wonderful addition. We are lucky to have found her! For those of
you who know Al Copolillo, he is currently recuperating from coronary by-pass surgery, has
returned to work part-time, and anticipates a full recovery process. Recently (April) 4 of
our faculty presented at our national conference. So, this is a busy time for
all!
Patient Counseling The
Program in Patient Counseling grew out of the Chaplaincy of the Medical College of
Virginia Hospitals (MCVH). In 1943 MCVH employed the Reverend George D. Ossman as
its first chaplain. The original vision of MCVH was to provide pastoral care for
patients and staff and pastoral care education. Over the next fourteen years Dr.
Ossman would teach pastoral care to many students from Union Theological Seminary in
Virginia.
In 1958 when Dr. Ossman retired, the Reverend A.P.L. Prest, Jr. was hired to continue
Dr. Ossman's work and to establish a center for clinical pastoral education (CPE). Dr.
Prest earned accreditation for MCVH by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education
(ACPE) in 1959. In 1970 the Medical College of Virginia (MCV) accepted full responsibility
for the CPE program and located it within the School of Allied Health Professions (SAHP)
as the Program in Patient Counseling. During this time State Attorney General, Andrew
Miller, ruled that the presence of the Program of Patient Counseling at MCVH did not
abridge the Jeffersonian doctrine separating Church and State.
From 1958-1991 the Program in Patient Counseling conducted classes for students at the
School of Theology of Virginia Union University (STVUU) studying for the Master of
Divinity degree. These academic classes were required for the master's degree and
were taught at MCV and STVUU. Some clinical education and training was also a part
of this program.
In 1991 the Program in Patient Counseling established an affiliation agreement with St.
Mary's Hospital, Richmond, Virginia and CPE students studied and trained at St. Mary's
Hospital for the next three years. In 1994 a similar agreement was cut with Mary
Washington Hospital,
Fredericksburg, Virginia which remains in effect today.
In 1993 Dr. Prest retired and the Reverend J. Luther Mauney, Jr. became Interim
Director. In that same year Dr. Mauney was employed as the second Chair of the
Program in Patient Counseling and Director of the Department of Pastoral Care. In
1996 Dr. Mauney took earlier retirement and the Reverend Robert A. Young, Jr. briefly
served as Interim Chair and Director, until the hiring of the Reverend Alenander F.
Tartaglia in that same year. Dr. Tartaglia serves today as the fourth Chair of the
Program in Patient Counseling (SAHP) and Director of the Department of Pastoral Care
(MCVH) of Virginia Commonwealth University.
Since 1959 over 1200 students have completed the requirements of the
residency, intern and extern programs of the Program in Patient Counseling.
Additionally, from 1958-1991, through a cooperative program established with the School of
Theology of Virginia Union University by Dr. Prest, 496 Master of Divinity students have
received academic education and clinical training through the Program in Patient
Counseling. In 1993 when the Program in Patient Counseling completed the university
self-study, 21 of the 26 chaplains serving hospitals in the metropolitan area reported as
graduates of the program. Other program graduates have founded five CPE centers in
Virginia and are located in 13 countries throughout the world.
Physical Therapy
The Department of Physical Therapy at Virginia Commonwealth University's Medical
Campus was originally part of the College of William and Mary Richmond Division
(forerunner of Richmond Professional Institute). The School of Physical Therapy was
approved on December 12, 1931 as the first physical therapy school in Virginia. In 1945
the Medical College of Virginia Board of Visitors approved a certificate program to be
integrated with RPI as the degree granting institution. It was one of the first programs
nationwide to be housed within a university system rather than in a hospital or medical
facility. The School became the Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health
Professions in 1969. The program has progressed from a nine month certificate program, to
a baccalaureate program, to the current Master of Science Program. The current Master of
Science program prepares 54 individuals as entry level physical therapists each year. The
Department also offers an advanced masters degree program in physical therapy as well as
combined doctoral programs with the Departments of Anatomy and Physiology for the
preparation of physical therapy faculty.
Radiation Sciences
Radiologic technology education began at the Medical College of Virginia in the 1930's and
continues today with an innovative, forward-looking curriculum leading to the Bachelor of
Science in Clinical Radiation Sciences. The program has undergone numerous changes
in the past 60+ years, continuing to evolve in order to provide and maintain a high
quality professional education. Students in the Department of Radiation Sciences choose
between three very different concentrations: Radiography, Nuclear Medicine, and Radiation
Therapy. Students are admitted as sophomores, spend one year in core coursework, and
then proceed to spend two years in their area of concentration. All three
concentrations involve concurrent classroom and clinical education. In addition, the
Radiography curriculum currently offers elective classwork and clinical experience in both
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Mammography.
The Fall, 1998 semester is the first time that students in all three
areas of concentration are following the new curriculum as outlined above. This
marks our most recent curriculum evolution, adding an emphasis on research and
professional development to the strong didactic and clinical education already in
place. We eagerly anticipate our first full graduating class in 2000.
Rehabilitation Counseling The
Department of Rehabilitation Counseling is very pleased to announce the arrival of two new
faculty members, Dr. Chris Reid and Dr. Margaret Glenn (see Who’s Who . . . New
Faculty). Further depth was added when Dr. Paul Wehman and Dr. John Cull were
provided with collateral appointments. The Department is also pleased with its
position as #22 in U.S. News and World Report and looks forward to even higher
rankings in the years ahead. Pursuant to this, the Department has undergone a
complete curriculum revision and is involved in several new grant initiatives.
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FROM THE LINKS COMMITTEE
Welcome to the first world wide web version of the LINKS newsletter! LINKS
is now available by WWW, e-mail, and in hard copy versions. This edition includes
events since the last print edition in June, 1997. So it is full of information on
staff and faculty changes, new programs and curricular changes, and professional and
personal accomplishments. We are particularly excited about the WWW format and
welcome your feedback by way of the online survey at the
end of the newsletter. Please take a minute to complete this survey and share your
suggestions for improvements.
We first want to thank the original members of the LINKS committee who started
the newsletter and laid the groundwork for this new generation newsletter. We did
not start from scratch. We just tried to build on what was already started.
Also, we warmly thank Cathy
Nelson from VCU Media Production
Services for her expertise in designing our new nameplate.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
April 6-July 6 Gerontology Alumni Association Auction
- GAA is auctioning a commission for an oil portrait. This sealed bid auction is
being conducted over the Internet from April 6 to July 6. Portrait and figurative
artist Julie Williams has agreed to donate 50% of the proceeds from this auction to the
Gerontology Scholarship fund. The winning bidder for this commission not only has
the opportunity to have the image of a loved one captured on canvas, but will also support
our scholarship effort. Please visit our web-site at http://views.vcu.edu/sahp/gerontology/
for complete information and to view samples of Ms. Williams' work.
April 24-26 Reunion Weekend
- Richmond Omni Hotel
Reunion for the School of Allied Health Professions (SAHP) alumni gets underway on Friday,
April 24, 1998, with the first meeting of the SAHP Advisory Committee that morning.
The members are: Debra Sauer, Clinical Laboratory Sciences; Thelma Bland Watson,
Gerontology; Karen Cameron, Health Administration; Gary Hahn, Nurse Anesthesia; Kay Baber,
Occupational Therapy; Rev. Jonathan Pietschman, Patient Counseling; Lynn Legg, Radiation
Sciences; and Elizabeth Perry-Varner, Rehabilitation Counseling.
On Saturday, April 25th, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. is the Grand Opening and Dedication
of the Paul A. Gross Conference Center. The MCV Alumni Association building (on Clay
between the Grant House and Alumni House) is named in honor of Paul Gross, MHA,
1964. Paul is a former Executive in Residence in Health Administration, and 1989
Alumni Star for the School.
Saturday evening, April 25th, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. is a reception for all School of
Allied Health Professions alumni, faculty, and friends at the Omni Hotel.
- Gerontology Alumni Association
In their ongoing efforts to create an endowed scholarship, the Gerontology Alumni
Association (GAA) is coordinating two auction events. The first auction will take
place on Saturday, April 25th, in conjunction with the School of Allied Health Professions
Reunion Weekend Reception. The Reception and silent auction will be held at the Omni
Richmond Hotel, 100 South 12th Street from 6:00-8:00 p.m. The reception and silent
auction will provide an excellent opportunity for alumni to enjoy the company of former
classmates and to support the Gerontology scholarship fund.
May 15 Reception for SAHP Graduating Students
- From 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. in the
- Paul Gross Conference Center,
- Located at 11th and Clay Streets
- (next to the MCV Alumni House)
May 16 Commencement
- 10:00 a.m. University-Wide, Richmond Coliseum
- 2:30 p.m. School of Allied Health Professions, Landmark Theatre
September 18 Deaf Awareness Week Keynote Speaker
Mr. Frank Bowe will be speaking on 9/18/98 to keynote Deaf Awareness Week. This
event is cosponsored by VCU, the Virginia Division for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and
Crestar Bank. For more information, contact Dr. Brian McMahon bmcbull@vcu.edu or the Department of Rehabilitation
Counseling at 828-1132.
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FROM OUR READERS
We plan to print your remarks here in future editions.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The School of Allied Health Professions recognized Richard Kraus,
a 1964 master of health administration graduate, as its alumni star. Alumni stars
are selected on the basis of their accomplishments in their careers, the community or the
University. Kraus is the retired chief executive officer of Chippenham Hospital in
Richmond. He guided the construction of the hospital and led it to become one of the
most successful for-profit hospitals in the region. Dick is a professor and
executive-in-residence in the Department of Health Administration. He is Chair of
the department's Golden Anniversary Planning Committee as well as a member of the Alumni
Scholarship Committee.
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PROFESSIONAL CORNER
Dean's Office Awards
- We are proud to announce that Steve Harvey received an award for 20 years of
service to the University.
Presentations
- Dean Cecil Drain presented at the 1998 Geraldine Newell Lecture at the University
of Arizona.
- Dean Cecil Drain presented at the USAF Dannemiller Nurse Anesthesia Conference in
San Antonio.
- Dean Cecil Drain presented at Lecture for the Insitute of Post Graduate Education
at Charleston, South Carolina.
Clinical Laboratory Sciences Awards
- Congratulations to Teresa Nadder and Terry Karselis who received awards
for 15 and 20 years of service to the University.
Gerontology Grants
- Jim Cotter, adjunct faculty, received a grant in December for $4,147 from
University Grant-in-Aid to study Transitions of Care Between the Hospital and
Community.
- Iris A. Parham, Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Training, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, $448,739
- Iris A. Parham, Statewide Medication Management Training and Database
Coordination, Virginia Department of Social Services, $37,500.
- Iris A. Parham, Policy Consultation in Long Term Care Research, DMAS, $7,916.
Presentations
- Harkins, S.W., Bush, F.M., & Harrington, W.G.. (1998). External.
validity of a pain-related disability index in chronic orofacial pain patients.
Paper accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the International Association of
Dental Association, Nice, France.
- Stephen Harkins. Untold distress from untreated pain: Advocacy
strategies. Address to the National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform,
Washington, D.C., September, 1996.
- Nancy Osgood presented a workshop on elderly alcoholism at Radford University in
the Fall.
- Nancy Osgood presented a paper on abuse and alcoholism in older women at national
conference on mental health in Phoenix, Arizona in the Fall.
- Longino, C.F., Jr., Morgan, D., Adams, R., Alt, P., Cutler, N.E., Wood, J.B.,
& Hendricks, J. (1998). Gerontology's Future: The Baby Boom at
Midlife and Beyond. Gerontological Society of American Symposium. Presented at
the annual meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, February 19-22,
1998, Winston-Salem, NC.
- Wood, J.B., & Parham, I.A. (1998). The Aging of the Baby
Boomers: Making an Educational Video. Presented at the annual conference
of the American Society on Aging, March, 1998, San Francisco, CA.
Publications
- Dougherty, L.M. (1998, in press) Self-reported personality disorder
measurement and clinician personality disorder assessment. In E. Rosowsky, R. Abrams
& R. Zweig (Eds.), Personality disorders in older adults: Emerging issues in
diagnosis and treatment. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
- Dougherty, L.M., & Rosowsky, E. (1998, in press). Who is
responsible for diagnosing personality disorders in older adults? Journal of
Clinical Geropsychology.
- Vieweg, W.V.R., Dougherty, L.M., & Nicholson, C.S. (1998). Mental
stress and the cardiovascular system, Part V. Chronic mental stress and
cardiovascular disease: Job stress. Medical Update for Psychiatrists.
- Vieweg, W.V.R., Dougherty, L.M., & Nicholson, C.S. (1998). Mental
stress and the cardiovascular system, Part IV. Chronic mental stress and
cardiovascular disease: Depression and anxiety. Medical Update for
Psychiatrists, 3, 22-27.
- Vieweg, W.V.R., Dougherty, L.M., & Nicholson, C.S. (1997). Mental
stress and the cardiovascular system, Part III. Chronic mental stress and
cardiovascular disease: Personality and behavior. Medical Update for
Psychiatrists, 2, 154-160.
- Vieweg, W.V.R., Dougherty, L.M., & Nicholson, C.S. (1997). Mental
stress and the cardiovascular system, Part II. Chronic mental stress and
cardiovascular disease: Personality and behavior. Medical Update for
Psychiatrists, 2, 130-133.
- Vieweg, W.V.R., Dougherty, L.M., & Nicholson, C.S. (1997). Mental
stress and the cardiovascular system, Part I. Cardiovascular response to acute
mental stress in normal subjects. Medical Update for Psychiatrists, 2, 94-98.
- Shewchuk, R.M., Elliott, T.R., MacNair-Semonds, R.R. & Harkins, S.W.
(1998). Trait influences on stress appraisal and coping: An evaluation of
alternative frameworks. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. In Press.
- Harkins, S.W., Taylor, J.R., Mattay, V., & Regelson, W. (1997).
Tacrine treatment in Alzheimer's disease enhances cerebral blood flow and mental status
and decreases caregiver suffering. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.
826:472-474.
- Regelson, W., & Harkins, S.W. (1997). Amyloid is not a
tombstone. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 826:348-374.
- Wyman, J.F., Fantl, J.A., McClish, D.K., Harkins, S.W., Uebersax, J.S., &
Ory, M.G. (1997). Quality of life following bladder training in older women
with urinary incontinence. International Urogynecology Journal, 8:223-229.
- Harkins, S.W. (1997). Sans pain? Bulletin of the American
Pain Society, 7:17-20.
- Harkins, S.W., Davis, M.D., Bush, R.M., & Kasberger, J. Suppression of
first and slow temporal summation of second pain in relation to age. Journal of
Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 51A:M260-M265.
- Harkins, S.W. Geriatric Pain-Pain perception in the old. Clinics
in Geriatric Medicine, 12:435-459. (Invited Review).
- Nancy Osgood is co-editing with Constance Coogle a special issue of the Southwest
Journal On Aging on alcoholism and aging. (Forthcoming Spring, 1998).
- Nancy Osgood is editing a special issue of OMEGA on elderly suicide.
- Nancy Osgood published an article with Dr. Heather Uncapher on suicide in older
men in February issue of The Gerontologist.
- Parham, I.A., & Wood, J.B. (Executive Producers).
(1997). The Aging of the Baby Boomers. Virginia Geriatric Education Center,
Virginia Commonwealth University: Richmond, VA. For more information, call
1-800-257-2578, FAX 703-739-8471, e-mail als@pbs.org.
- Wood, J.B. (Executive Producer). (1998). Tools for Independent
Living: A Video about Assistive Devices. Virginia Geriatric Education Center,
Virginia Commonwealth University: Richmond, VA.
Service Activities
- Constance Coogle, Nancy Osgood, and Iris Parham are conducting a
follow-up study of the effectiveness of the statewide model detection and prevention
program for geriatric alcoholism funded by AOA six years ago.
- John J. Cotter has an interagency agreement with the Virginia Department for the
Aging on the "Quality Performance Assessment and Improvement for the Case Management
for Elderly Virginians" Program.
- Stephen Harkins was appointed Affiliate Faculty to the Graduate Biomedical
Engineering Program, 1997/1998.
- Nancy Osgood was elected Secretary of the Board of Directors of the American
Association of Suicidology for a 3-year term.
- Iris Parham serves on the Beneficiary Advising Board for the Virginia Health
Quality Center.
- Joan Wood has recently been appointed to the Board of Directors for the American
Society on Aging. She was also program chair for The National Meeting in February of
the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.
- Joan Wood, Associate Professor of Gerontology and Psychology and Associate
Director of the Virginia Geriatric Education Center, was recently elected to serve a
two-year term on the Board of Directors of the American Society on Aging. Dr.
Wood also recently was the Program Chair for the 1998 annual meeting of Association
for Gerontology in Higher Education, February 19-22, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Health Administration Awards
- Jeff Lodge, Roice Luke, Louis Rossiter, and Ramesh Shukla
received award for 5, 15, 15, and 20 years of service to the University. Congratulations!
Publications
- Begun, J. and K.R. White. "Nursing As a Complex Adaptive System:
reply to Peplau. Complexity and Chaos in Nursing 3(1), 1997.
- Begun, J.B. and R. D. Luke, "Physician Right Sizing: Origins,
Processes and Consequences," Commissioned paper by the Center for Health Management
Research, Industry Advisory Board, 1997.
- Clement, D, (with Steve Zimberg) " Physician Motivation, Satisfaction, and
Survival" Medical Groups Management Journal 44 (4): 19-26,63. 1997
- Clement, D. and T.T.H. Wan. "Mastering Healthcare Executive
Education: Creating Transformational Competency." Forthcoming in Journal of Health
Administration Education.
- Clement. J. P. " Dynamic Cost Shifting in Hospitals: Evidence from the 1980s
and 1990s." Inquiry 34(4): 340-350, Winter, 1997/1998.
- Clement, Jan P., M.J. McCue, R.D. Luke, J.D. Bramble, L.F. Rossiter, Y.A. Ozcan,
& C. Pai. The Financial Performance of Hospitals Affiliated with Strategic
Hospital Alliances. Health Affairs 16(6): 193-203, 1997.
- Gold, M. and R. Hurley, "The Role of Managed Care Products in Managed Care
Plans", Inquiry, Summer1997.
- Hurley, R. "Research in Managed Care: Moving Beyond Incremental
Thinking," Health Services Research, December 1997.
- Hurley, R. and Debra Draper, "Medicaid Managed Care and Public Health
Issues," Managed Care and Public Health, edited by P.Halvorson, A. Kaluzney, and C.
McLaughlin, Aspen 1998.
- Luke, R.D., P. C. Olden, J. D. Bramble, "Strategic Hospital Alliances:
Countervailing Responses to Restructuring Health Care Markets," chapter in: Handbook
of Health Care Management, W. J. Duncan, P. M. Ginter, and S. E. Swayne (eds) (Malden,
MA: Blackwell Publishers Inc., 1998, pp. 81-116. Abstract of the above article, published
in: Excerpta Medica Abstract Journal on Health Policy, Economics and Management,
Sect 36, 1996, 32, 1, Abstract # 233.
- McKinney, M.M., Begun, J.W., and Ozcan, Y.A.: Hospital Development and OPO
Performance, Journal of Transplant Coordination, in press, 1998.
- McCue, Michael J., "Association of HMO Penetration and Other Credit Quality
Factors with Tax-Exempt Bond Yields," Inquiry 34:3, 1997.
- McCue, M.J. and J.P. Clement. Assessing the Characteristics of Bond
Defaults. Medical Care 34 (11): 1121-1134, 1997.
- Ozcan, Y.A., Watts, J., Harris, J.M., and Wogen, S.E.: Provider Experience and
Technical Efficiency in the Treatment of Stroke Patients: DEA Approach, Journal of
Operational Research Society, in press, 1998.
- Ozcan, Y.A., Wogen, S.E., and Mau, L.W.: Efficiency Evaluation of Skilled Nursing
Facilities, Journal of Medical Systems, in press, 1998.
- Ozcan, Y.A. and Gladkij, I.: Development of Graduate Health Care Management
Program at Palacky University, Czech Republic, Health Administration Education,
Special Issue, 15(3): 182-189, 1997.
- Peplau, H.E., White, K.R., & Begun, J.W. Feedback and Amplifications:
Nursing as a Complex Adaptive System. Complexity and Chaos in Nursing, 3(1), 44-48,
1997.
- Shukla, R.K., J. Pestian and J. Clement. A Comparative Analysis of Revenue
and Cost Management Strategies of Not-for-Profit and For-Profit Hospitals. Hospital and
Health Services Administration 42(1): 117-134, 1997.
- Vicenzi, A., White, K.R., & Begun, J.W. Chaos in Nursing: Make It Work
for You. American Journal of Nursing, 97(10), 26-32, 1997.
- Vicenzi, A., & White, K.R. Response to Letters to the Editor: Considerations
on Chaos. American Journal of Nursing, 98(2), 14, 1998.
- Wan, T.T.H. (Co-authored with S. W. Harkins and T. Elliott) "Personal
Appraisal and Emotional Distress due to Urinary Incontinence in Older Women."
Forthcoming in Psychology and Aging.
- Wan, T. T. H. (Co-authored with Chih-Wen Pai) "Modeling Health Status
Indicators: Confirmatory Analysis of the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)." Journal
of Rehabilitation Outcomes Measurement 1(2): 1-17, 1997.
- Wan, T.T.H., M.B. Stegall, and S. Stegall. "Hip Fracture and Subacute
Service Utilization of Medicare Beneficiaries: Trends and Patterns." Journal of
Rehabilitation Outcomes Measurement 1(4) 1997.
- Wan, T.T.H., C.W. Pai, and G. Wan. "Organizational and Market
Determinants of HMOs’ Performance of Preventive Practices." Journal for
Healthcare Quality 20(3), 1998.
- Weinman S.A., Siscovick D.S., Raghunathan T.E., Arbogast P., Smith H., Bovbjerg V.E.,
Cobb L.A., and Psaty B.M., "Caffeine Intake in Relation to the Risk of Primary
Cardiac Arrest" Epidemiology, 1997.
- White, K.R., & Begun, J.W. Nursing Entrepreneurship in an Era of Chaos
and Complexity. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 22(2), 40-47, 1998.
- White, K.R., & Mark, B.A. Graduate Management Education for Nurses: A
Comparative Study. Journal of Health Administration Education, 1998.
- White, K.R. "Alternative Therapies and the New Health System in Energy-Based
Healing." NLN Press, in press, 1998.
- Yeh, J., White .K.R., and Ozcan, Y.A.: Efficiency Evaluation of
Community-Based Youth Services in Virginia. The Community Mental Health Journal,
33(6): 487-499, 1997.
Nurse Anesthesia Awards
- We are proud to announce Paula Oslin received an award for 20 years of service to
the University.
Publications
- Hartland, W., & Londoner C., Perceived importance of clinical teaching
characteristics for nurse anesthesia clinical faculty. AANA Journal, 1997;65:547-551.
Occupational Therapy Awards
- Congratulations to Sabrina Walters and June Brown who received awards for
5 and 20 years of service to the University.
- Congratulations to Sandy Cash who received the 1997 Award of Merit, the
Virginia Occupational Therapy Association's highest award!
- Kudos to Dianne Koontz Lowman who received the W. Kuhn Barnett Award, the
Virginia Federation Council for Exceptional Children's highest award! It honors exemplary
and meritorious service on behalf of children with disabilities.
Grants
- Al Copolillo received a VCU AD Williams Research Award of $8774 to fund his
qualitative research on "Mobility Device Use Among African American
Elderly."
- Shelly J. Lane received a VCU Teaching Excellence Grant for $3500 to develop an
on-line and weekend based course for the Master's Degree Program in Occupational
Therapy.
- Shelly J. Lane currently serves as Research Consultant for Let's Play!
Project: Model Demonstration Project for Young Children with Disabilities funded by
the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Service, US Department of
Education.
- Dianne Koontz Lowman was named as one of seven VCU faculty members participating
in VCU’s Service Learning Associates Program for 1997-98 and awarded $2000. The
Service Learning faculty spent the fall semester studying strategies that are unique to
teaching service learning courses.
- Dianne Simons was named 1 of 10 (5 on each campus) VCU faculty members named as a
Faculty Mentor in Instructional Technology through the Office in Information Technology,
receiving use of varied cutting edge technologies and staff support for web course
design.
Presentations
- Shelly J. Lane was an invited speaker on "Use of Assistive Technology in
Play" in Toledo on 10/97 at The Power of Play conference.
- Sheama Krishnagiri co-presented a day-long institute entitled "Beyond LA:
Bringing Occupational Science Into OT Curricula" at the American Occupational Therapy
Association Annual Conference in Baltimore in April.
- Jayne Shepherd and Katy Inge co-presented (invited paper and presentation) on
"Occupational and physical therapists’ participation in the transition process:
A challenge to the profession" in Austin, TX at the Pro-Ed Symposium on
Transition.
- Dianne Simons presented a mini-course entitled "Expanded Case Studies
Utilizing World Wide Web Technologies" at the American Occupational Therapy
Association Annual Conference in Baltimore in April.
- Jodi Teitelman co-presented a short course entitled "The Cognitive
Disabilities Model for Gerontological Environmental Assessment" at the American
Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference in Baltimore in April.
- Janet Watts displayed a research poster on "Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Outcomes
From the Upper Extremity Network" at the American Occupational Therapy Foundation's
display at the American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference in Baltimore in
April.
Publications
- Grebinger, E., Fawcett, P., Chmela, J., Baber, K., Watts, J., Cash, S., & Teitelman,
J. (1997). Validity of the Functional Autonomy Rating Scale. Journal of
Rehabilitation Outcomes Measurement, 1(6), 1-13.
- Lane, S. J. (1998). Clinical interpretation of "Maternal endocrine
activation during pregnancy alters neurobehavioral state in primate infants." The
American Journal of Occupational Therapy 52, 99-101.
- Lowman, D. K. (1997). Planning for students with complex health care needs. Physical
Disabilities: Education and Related Services, 16(1), 7-22.
- Ozcan, Y. A., Watts, J. H., Harris, J.M., & Wogen, S. E. Provider experience
and technical efficiency in the treatment of stroke patients: DEA approach. Journal of
the Operational Research Society, in press, 1998.
- Philipps, M. A., Maloney, N. L., Stevens, A. C., Madigan, M. J., & Cash, S. H.
(1997). Pre-admission factors influencing practice area preference in occupational
therapy. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, 13(3), 23-40.
- Powers, K., Willems, E., Chmela, J., Baber, K., Watts, J., Teitelman, J., & Cash,
S. (1997). Inter-rater Reliability of the Functional Autonomy Rating Scale. Journal
of Rehabilitation Outcomes Measurement, 1(5). 24-32.
- Rosenfeld, M. S. (Ed.). (1997). Motivational strategies in geriatric rehabilitation.
Bethesda, MD: AOTA. (Janet Watts was an invited contributor, writing case analyses
and recommendations that apply principles of holism and purposeful activity.)
- Tomchek, S. D., Lane, S. J., Ottenbacher, K. (1997). Pre-academic skill
development in children who were full-term low-birthweight infants: Pilot data. Occupational
Therapy Journal of Research, 17, 218-236.
Patient Counseling Awards
- We are proud to announce that Bob Young received a 20 year service award from the
University.
- In September 1997 the Virginia Chaplains Association presented its first State
Leadership Award to Robert A. Young, Jr. for "his commitment to the advance of
quality pastoral care within the Commonwealth of Virginia." Bob was a charter
member of the VCA, its first vice-president and second president. The VCA is
dedicated to the continuing education, support and networking of Virginia chaplains.
Bob joined the faculty of the Program in Patient Counseling in 1976. Congratulations
to Dr. Bob Young on his award!
Physical Therapy Awards
- We are proud to announce Lisa Shoaf, Sheryl Finucane, Cheryl Ford-Smith,
and Mary Shall received awards for 5, 10, 10, and 10 years of service to the
University.
Publications
- Goldberg, SJ, and Shall, MS. "Cat Lateral Rectus Muscle and Motor Unit
Contractile Measures with the Extraoccular Muscles Intact". Journal of
Neuroscience Methods. 78(1-2), 1997.
- Goldberg, SJ, Wilson, KE, & Shall, MS. "Summation of Extraoccular Motor
Unit Tensions in the Lateral Rectus Muscle of the Cat". Muscle and Nerve, 20,
1997.
- Payton, OD. "A Meta-Analysis of the Literature on Admission Criteria as
Predictions of Academic Performance in Physical Therapy Education in the United States and
Canada: 1983-1994". Physiotherapy Canada, Spring 1997.
- Payton, OD, & Sullivan MS. "Description of a Course Designed to
Sensitize Pre professional students to Patient's Perspectives on Health Care". Journal
of Physical Therapy Education. 11, (2), Fall 1997.
- Nelson, CE, & Payton, OD. "The Planning Process in Occupational Therapy:
Perceptions of Adult Rehabilitation Patients". Occupational Therapy. 51, (7),
July/August 1997.
- Finucane, SDG., Rafeei, T, Kues, J. Lamb, RL. Mayhew, TP.
"Reproducibility of Electromyographic Recordings of Submaximal Concentric and
Eccentric Muscle Contractions". Electroencephalographic Clinical Neurophysiology,
In press.
- Humphrey, R. "Exercise Physiology of Left Ventricular Assistive
Devices". Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, 17, 1997.
- Wisore, D & Humphrey, R. "Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabiliation
Online:Accessing and using the Internet for Consumers and Health Care
Professionals". Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy. 8(2), 1997.
Service Activities
- Humphrey, R. Appointed to the National Registry Board for Clinical Exercise
Physiology- July 1997
- Humphrey, R. Appointed to the International Advisory Board and Faculty 6th
Asian-Pacific Congress of Cardiac Rehabilitation - Bangkok, Thailand.
- Humphrey, R. Received joint appointment, Collateral Assistant Professor,
Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, VCU, November 1997.
- Daniel Riddle, Appointed to the Editorial Board of the journal - Physical
Therapy during 1997.
Grants
- Mary Snyder Shall received a grant to study "The Effect of Bilabyrinthectomy
on Ferret Muscle Fiber Typing" funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other
Communication Disorders (NIDCD) James S. Shannon Award September 30, 1997.
Radiation Sciences Awards
- Congratulations to Larry Swafford and Beth Meixner who received 5 and 15
year University service awards.
Grants
- Dr. Terri Fauber has received a grant from the Association of Educators in
Radiological Sciences to investigate the "Relationship Between Intensifying Screen
Speed and Radiographic Contrast".
Professional Service
- Beth Meixner has been appointed to serve on the Virginia Board of Medicine's
Advisory Committee on Radiologic Technology.
Publications
- In February, Terri Fauber had two chapters published in Delmar's Radiographic
Positioning and Procedures, edited by Joanne S. Greathouse. Dr. Fauber's chapters
are "Introduction to Skull Radiography" and "Trauma Skull
Radiography".
Rehabilitation Counseling Awards
- We are proud to announce Warren Rule received an award for 25 years of service to
the University.
Professional Service
- E. Davis Martin was appointed to the Advisory Council for Virginia Department of
Rehabilitation Service.
- Brian McMahon currently serves on the Governing Council of the American
Counseling Association.
- Chris Reid was appointed to the Editorial Board of Rehabilitation Education.
Publications
- McMahon, B. T. & Domer, T. M. (1997). Twenty questions
surrounding unpaid medical leave: Navigating the Bermuda Triangle of employment
law. Work, 9, 129-145.
- Rubin, S. E., McMahon, B. T., Chan, F., & Kamnetz, B.
(1998). Research directions related to rehabilitation practice: A Delphi
study. Journal of Rehabilitation, 64(1), 19-26.
- Reid, C. (1997.) Rehabilitation client assessment. Rehabilitation
Education, 11, 211-219.
- Millington, M., & Reid, C. (1997). Perception of screening and
hiring factors of the Employment Expectations Questionnaire. Journal of Job
Placement, 13(1), 23-25.
- Bullis, M., Reiman, J., Davis, C., & Reid, C. (1997). National
field-testing of the “Mini” version of the Transition Competence Battery for
Adolescents and Young Adults who are Deaf. The Journal of Special Education,
31, 347-361.
Presentations
Reid, C., Leierer, S., & Millington, M. (1998, March). Update on
H.I.V. infection: Biomedical, psychosocial, and disability management issues.
Presented to the Alliance for Rehabilitation Counseling (National Rehabilitation
Counseling Association & American Rehabilitation Counseling Association) Professional
Development Symposium, Vancouver, WA.
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ON A PERSONAL NOTE
- Thanks for the memories... Terry
 This season
we bid good bye to Terry Karselis from the Department of Clinical Laboratory
Sciences. Terry has been at Virginia Commonwealth University for twenty years and has been
active in departmental, interdepartmental, school and university level work. Most people
who know Terry know these basic facts.
Among the things most people do not know about Terry...
Terry was born in England and endured World War II. As a 4 year old, he and his
bunk bed were once blown across the room by an exploding bomb. In 1953, at the age
of 16, Terry boarded a boat and crossed the Atlantic to become a citizen of the United
States. He entered the Air Force at age 18 and learned to work on intercontinental
ballistic missiles.
Terry changed careers to become a clinical laboratory scientist and has taught
electronics and instrumentation at SUNY Buffalo and at Virginia Commonwealth University
where he has been the Assistant Chair and Associate Professor of the Department of
Clinical Laboratory Sciences. He has always been a great “team” worker. In
addition to his regular duties, he taught in NUA 553 for 11 years, PHT 601 and 533 for 7
years, CRS 312 and 320 for 13 years, co- taught MET/BIP 313 with the Department of
Biophysics for 6 years and has guest lectured for others on occasion. In addition to
directly teaching for other programs, students from Forensic Science have routinely
attended his graduate Instrumentation class. He has also authored or co-authored several
very popular books on Physical Agents and Instrumentation.
Terry is also a very accomplished sculptor and artist. He sculpted his first piece,
a  “Bengal Lancer” at the age of
sixteen. A visit to western or historical art facilities will reveal a number of his
pieces. Go to the State Police Academy of Virginia and there is a larger than life bronze
statue of a state trooper crafted by Terry. Ask the actor, Charlton Heston about the
mountain man (his movie) and he will show you a bust of “The Mountain Man”
coincidentally produced just prior to the movie, by Terry. On the desks and in the heart
of our department , on the mantles of friends and collectors alike, sit birds, dogs,
Santas, fish, deer, and a variety of other items sculpted by Terry. If you have dreamed
it, Terry has sculpted it.
In addition to his art skills, Terry has been a strong force for the use of computers
and introduced the department to Apples when people still thought apples were only for
consumption. Whatever the computer problem, we always looked to Terry to solve it.
Finally, some of the old timers still remember that it was Terry who first coined the
name “Scrooge's Revenge” for the School of Allied Health Professions annual
Christmas celebration and introduced us to his “hot buttered rum,” which
remained a favored Christmas drink to those who sampled it.
We will miss you but we wish you the very best in your new career as a retiree and
sculptor.
- Dianne Simons in occupational therapy is zooming ahead toward completion of her
Ph.D. degree in Instructional Technology at the University of Virginia. Her dissertation
involves surveying occupational therapists in the mid-Atlantic states regarding their
interest in web-based post-professional occupational therapy education.
- We warmly welcome a "new and improved" Al Copolillo (new faculty
in occupational therapy) who has recently returned to work after having had coronary
by-pass surgery.
- Sheryl Finucane and her husband, Brian, have recently become foster parents and
have their first foster "son" currently in residence.
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A Parting Shot . . . LINKS EDITORIAL COMMITTEE 
DR. JANET WATTS, LINKS Committee
Chair, jhwatts@vcu.edu
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Phone 804-828-2219
RON SAUER rlsauer@vcu.edu
CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES
Phone: 804-828-9469
DR. NANCY OSGOOD njosgood@vcu.edu
GERONTOLOGY
Phone:804-828-6077
DR. JAN CLEMENT jpclemen@vcu.edu
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Phone: 804-828-1886
DR. BILL HARTLAND whartlan@vcu.edu
NURSE ANESTHESIA
Phone: 804-828- 6729
DR. ROBERT YOUNG rayoung@vcu.edu
PATIENT COUNSELING
Phone: 804-828-0928
LISA SHOAF ldshoaf@vcu.edu
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Phone: 804-828-0234
BETH MEIXNER elmeixne@vcu.edu
RADIATION SCIENCES
Phone: 804-828-9104
DR. CHRISTINE REID careid@vcu.edu
REHABILITATION COUNSELING
Phone: 804-828-1132
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