{"id":155,"date":"2022-10-03T14:41:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T18:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sargent-graduate\/?p=155"},"modified":"2022-10-03T14:58:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T18:58:51","slug":"whats-up-sargent-september-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sargent-graduate\/2022\/10\/03\/whats-up-sargent-september-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s up Sargent?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Though we are excited for October, let\u2019s take a minute to look back at September. We\u2019re proud to report that during September, besides welcoming many of our students back on campus, we hosted a number of events, published research, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can find a few highlights below, but make sure to visit our website\u2019s <\/span>Headlines<\/span><\/a> section for even more Sargent news! Interested in applying to one of our graduate programs? <\/span>Reach out to us<\/span><\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n

Founding Director of the Center of Brain Recovery and Professor of Neurorehabilitation, Swathi Kiran, holds Research on Tap event<\/b><\/p>\n

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On September 21st, Dr. Swathi Kiran hosted a Research on Tap<\/a> event at the Kilachand Center<\/a> titled \u201cNeuromonitoring Brain Health and Recovery,” during which ten distinguished professors shared their research.<\/span><\/p>\n

These brief, four-minute talks <\/span>highlighted interdisciplinary work at Boston University that integrates brain and behavioral data with state-of-the-art computing methods to develop models for precision medicine in neurological disease.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kiran is a professor in the department of <\/span>Speech, Hearing, and Language Sciences<\/span><\/a> at Sargent and directs the<\/span> Aphasia Lab<\/span><\/a>. Among other things, her research focuses on <\/span>understanding language processing and communication following brain damage. <\/span><\/p>\n

Human Physiology Alumni Cocktail Hour & Fireside Chat with Dr. Stevin Gorin<\/b><\/p>\n

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Human physiology students and alumni met for a cocktail hour to mingle with Sargent faculty and form new network connections. Following the cocktail hour, Dr. Steven Gorin<\/a> shared his knowledge on scapular dyskinesis at a Fireside Chat.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clinical psychologist and Sargent occupational therapy professor, Dr. Daniel Fulford, promoted to Associate Professor<\/b><\/p>\n

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Sargent College’s Department of Occupational Therapy faculty member, Professor Daniel Fulford<\/a>, was promoted to Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy. Fulford is a renowned clinical psychologist focused on social function in people with serious mental illness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Much of Fulford\u2019s work focuses on the development of behavioral interventions to help those with mental illness regain self-management techniques and goal-setting skills. We are certain that Professor Fulford will continue to inspire his students and contribute to Sargent College in the years to come<\/span>.<\/p>\n

HealthMatters podcast episode<\/strong><\/p>\n