Spotlight
April, vo. 2, 2020
Student Puts Hobby to Use Making 3D Masks
From his basement, Joseph Rodriguez is helping to fight the corona virus.

The Rutgers School of Health Professions sonography student is using his collection of 3D printers to make hundreds of plastic face shields to protect hospital workers from infection.

Providing Disaster Response Counseling at a COVID-19 Testing Site
For 20 years, Dawn Reinhardt-Wood has been on her county’s crisis counseling team - during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Hurricane Sandy, and episodes of school violence and suicide - but she never experienced anything like the COVID-19 pandemic.

A faculty member in the Rutgers School of Health Professions’ department of psychiatric rehabilitation counseling, Dawn is a volunteer team leader for the Burlington County Disaster Response Crisis Counselors, which was activated to assist with the COVID-19 response

She is stationed at a drive-through testing site, where she puts her skills to work counseling and soothing those who are turned away from testing.

Medical Lab Professionals Week: A Salute to COVID-19's Key Players
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week runs from April 19-25 and is an annual celebration of medical laboratory professionals and pathologists who play a vital role in health care. During these turbulent times, medical laboratory professionals have risen from the shadows as key team players in the fight against the viral outbreak. The Rutgers Medical Laboratory Science Association will be celebrating with virtual activities. Our Department of Clinical Laboratory and Medical Imaging Sciences would like to thank all medical laboratory professionals for their service and dedication.
Tech Tips for Remote Teaching and Learning: This Week, Transitioning to Online Teaching
Are you going to teach your in-person class online in the summer semester? Our instructional technology team is here to help you to adapt your course for an online setting. Reach out to us to schedule an appointment.

Our instructional designer is also hosting a Q&A session “Moving Courses Online” on Tuesday at 1pm . Register to join by Zoom.
Announcements
Rutgers SHP Experts in the News
Rutgers SHP faculty continue to help inform the public on the pandemic.

Diane Rigassio Rad ler, associate professor in Clinical and Preventive Nutrition, talked to Reader's Digest in a story on How to Protect Yourself From Coronavirus When Grocery Shopping.

Radio 101.5 interviewed Ann Murphy, an associate professor in Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions and director of the Northeast and Caribbean Mental Health Technology Transfer Center. She was also quoted in
Faculty Retreat Goes Virtual on 6/4
On June 4, 2020 the SHP Committee on Faculty Development will host the annual Faculty Retreat by Zoom. The apropos theme this year is " Creativity". While final details are still being made, the keynote speaker will be Sara Pixley, PhD of the Rutgers Center for Cognitive Science. Additional information and the zoom link will be shared closer to the date of the event.