The Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University, was well represented at the fall conference of the Michigan Physical Therapy Association (MPTA). Faculty and students took several top awards during the two-day, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, event in Grand Rapids.

Susan Talley, director of the Physical Therapy program, received the prestigious Marjorie Stamm Outstanding Service Award. This award recognizes a Michigan chapter member for outstanding contributions to physical therapy in Michigan, considering education, clinical research and/or service to the profession, to the American Physical Therapy Association and/or the community.

Allon Golderberg, assistant professor, received the Mabel E. Holton Award, named in honor of the first president of MPTA when the chapter was incorporated in 1951. He was honored for his scholarly work "Concurrent validity and reliability of the maximum step length test in older adults."

Kim Dunleavy, assistant professor - clinical, received the Best Case Report Presentation for her work, "EMG and gait outcomes for a patient post open reduction and internal fixation of a hip acetabular fracture at 3 and 6 months."

Receiving the Best Poster in the professional category was principal investigator Vicki Pardo, assistant professor-clinical, for "Minimal detectable change in maximum step length, gait speed and five times sit to stand in people with stroke."

Best Poster in the student category was awarded to fourth-year students Nora Palanjian, Farah Khan and Mariam Naqvi for "The effect of extended head position on postural sway in young adults" which also earned an award at the 8th annual EACPHS Research Day, Oct. 5.

EACPHS students and faculty accounted for 12 of the 25 posters presented at the MPTA fall conference.

The Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, one of the founding colleges of Wayne State University, is committed to advancing the health and well-being of society through the preparation of highly skilled health care practitioners, and through research to improve health care practices and treatment from urban to global levels.

Wayne State University is a premier urban research institution offering more than 400 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 32,000 students.

Contact: Kathleen J. Karas, APR
Phone: 313-577-2312
Email: kkaras@wayne.edu