Emerging Graduate Scholars Conference
April 15, 2019
The Three-Minute Thesis (3MT®) is part of the Drexel Emerging Graduate Scholars Conference which took place yesterday, Day two of the conference. Two CNHP PhD candidates, Travis Pollen and Lisa Lanza, were among the seven whose presentations were accepted to compete in this international competition founded by the University of Queensland.
Travis Pollen who is in the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences PhD program presented his research on "Risk Factors for Injury in Swimmers." Click here to watch his presentation.
Lisa Lanza, a PhD student in the Department of Nutrition Sciences, presented her research on "Brain Responses to Food in Post-partum Women." Click here to watch her presentation. Lanza also had a research poster presentation on Day One of the conference titled "Physical activity, protein preloads and brain activation."
Three other students had research poster presentations during the conference.
- Rosemary DeLuccia, a PhD student in the Department of Nutrition Sciences, presented
"Healthy Adults Do Not Meet Optimal Calcium to Magnesium Ratio" on Day One, Session One.
- Mohammed Alghamdi, a PhD Program, a student in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences PhD program presented
"Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Patient-Report Measures" on Day Two, Session Two.
- Jonathan Painter, a student in the
MS in Music Therapy and Counseling program, presented
"Maintaining Sense of Self in Dementia" on Day Two, Session Two.
CNHP also had representation as poster and oral research presentation judges including:
- Yasmine Awais, MAAT, ATR-BC, assistant clinical professor in the Creative Arts Therapies Department.
- Robert Palisano, PT, ScD, associate dean for research and distinguished professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences.
- Darin Dunston, assistant director of PhD programs and interprofessional education.
- Abby Gilman, a PhD postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Nutrition Sciences.
- Lisa Chiarello, PT, PhD, professor, associate director of Center for Family Intervention Science and director of PhD and DHSc programs
- Arun Ramakrishnan, PhD, the director of research labs.
- Deeptha Sukumar, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition Sciences.
Congratulations to all for representing the College so admirably!