New Grant Will Study Brain Basis of
Dyslexia and ADHD

Dr. Joanna Christodoulou, Director of the MGH Institute’s Brain, Education & Mind (BEAM) Lab, will use a $3.9 million NIH grant – one of the largest in the school’s history – to determine how ADHD and executive functions impact students with reading disorders like dyslexia.
Working to Make Research More Inclusive

As National Disabilities Pride Month is recognized during July, students in the MGH Institute’s Partnership Lab, including Maddie Brodeur, OTD ’24, are working with Dr. Ariel Schwartz on a project whose goal is to include more individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in research.
The following other stories were published during July. In case you missed any of them, you can catch up here:
Dr. Patrice K. Nicholas, Professor of Nursing and Director of the Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health, was quoted in a Boston Herald story about the dangerous health consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision to limit the EPA’s ability
to regulate air pollution.
Associate Professor of Nursing Dr. Kathy Simmonds was interviewed in Spanish on
New Hampshire Public Radio about the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic abortion ruling.
Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies Joshua Merson, in a letter in the Boston Globe, calls on Governor Charlie Baker to grant qualified physician assistants the authority to provide expanded services under Massachusetts laws governing mental health evaluations and involuntary restraint.
A total of 115 students from several programs enjoyed a complimentary lunch of appreciation on July 21 behind the Shouse Building, hosted by the Office of Student Affairs and Services. The first 50 students received an IHP hat.
IHP Cares for Kids held its first annual Meet & Greet with IHP pediatric faculty recently on the lawn behind the Shouse Building. The student group was looking to build community for students across all academic disciplines interested in pediatric health care. Faculty members and over 60 students were in attendance to learn about this opportunity. Students Shoshana Weiner and Rebekah Raber co-led the event.
National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association members Olivia Giles (CSD '23) (pictured) and Nneka Watson (CSD '23) recently gave a presentation to a new parent group at Boston Public Library via Zoom on early speech, language, and literacy developmental milestones and when to think about referring to early intervention for concerns.
Stephanie Pitts, DNP '22, is the recipient of the 2022 Suzanne LaVerre Herbst Award for Excellence in Vascular Access from the Association for Vascular Access, the association's highest honor.
Dr. DJ Mattson (far right), a former faculty in the Department of Physical Therapy, passed away on May 8. Mattson spent eight years at the IHP starting in 2006, and in 2013 received the Nancy T. Watts Award for Excellence in Teaching. Murry Chase, DPT ’15, was among several students who supported his nomination: “The respect that DJ shows his students is unparalleled,” wrote Chase. “Rather than seeing us merely as beginners who have miles to go before we competently treat a patient, DJ sees us as the future of the career and attempts to inspire in us a drive to deliver the best possible care to patients and to advocate for our profession as we move forward.”

Mattson, who earned a DPT from the Institute in 2007, also was Faculty Chair in 2012–2013. For several years, he led DPT students (in photo) to the New England Center for Homeless Veterans to work with clients through its Back On My Feet program, which promotes self-sufficiency.
Publications, Presentations & Posters


Chenausky, K. V., Norton, A. C., Tager-Flusberg, H., & Schlaug, G. (2022). Auditory-motor mapping training: Testing an intonation-based spoken language treatment for minimally verbal children with autism spectrum disorder. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.14817

Douglas, N., Oshita, J., Schliep, M., & Feuerstein, J. (2022). Knowledge brokering in communication sciences and disorders. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 7(3), 663–668. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_PERSP-21-00204

Eshghi, M., Adatorwovor, R., Preisser, J. S., Crais, E. R., & Zajac, D. J. (2022). Lexicogrammatical skills in 2-year-old children with and without repaired cleft palate. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 36(6), 528–546.

Teplansky, K. J., Wisler, A., Green, J. R., Campbell, T. F., Heitzman, D., Austin, S. G., & Wang, J. (2022). Tongue and lip acceleration as a measure of speech decline in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1159/000525514

Christodoulou, J. A. (2022, July 23). Diagnosis or skills? Disentangling contributions of comordid ADHD diagnosis & executive functions in reading difficulties [virtual presentation]. Neuro/Cognitive Research to Inform Neurodiverse Education Symposium, International Mind, Brain, and Education Conference, Montreal, Canada.

Christodoulou, J., Messiqua, D. (CAS ’08), & McCuine, K. (CAS ’02). (2022, June 21). Strategies to support your child’s summer reading at home [virtual presentation]. International Dyslexia Association, Massachusetts Branch.


Cirino, A. L., Harris, S. L., Murad, A. M., Hansen, B., Malinowski, J., Natoli, J. L., Kelly, M. A., & Christian, S. (2022). The uptake and utility of genetic testing and genetic counseling for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Genetic Counseling. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1604

Fusco, K. M., Hylind, R. J., Cirino, A. L., Harris, S. L., Lubitz, S. A., Abrams, D., & Lakdawala, N. K. (2022). Cascade testing for inherited cardiac conditions: Risk perception and screening after a negative genetic test result. Journal of Genetic Counseling. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1602

Pandit, M., Finn, C. (GC '21), Tahir, U., & Frishman, W. H. (2022). Longenital Long QT Syndrome: A review of genetic and pathophysiologic etiologies, phenotypic subtypes and clinical management. Cardiology in Review. Epub ahead of print.

HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP

Cahn, P. S. (2022). Defusing land mines: Keywords about race in nursing education. Journal of Nursing Education, 61(7), 408–412.


Klein, R., Ufere, N. N., Schaeffer, S., Julian, K. A., Rao, S. R., Koch, J., ... & Palamara, K. (2022). Association between resident race and ethnicity and clinical performance assessment scores in graduate medical education. Academic Medicine.

Wawersik, D., & Palaganas, J. (2022). Organizational factors that promote error reporting in healthcare: A scoping review. Journal of Healthcare Management, 283–301. https://doi.org/10.1097/JHM-D-21-00166


Bartmess, M., Talbot, C., O’Dwyer, S. T., Lopez, R. P., Rose, K. M., & Anderson, J. G. (2022). Using Twitter to understand perspectives and experiences of dementia and caregiving at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dementia, 21(5), 1734–1752 https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012221096982

Bernstein, S. L. (2022). Respectful maternity care. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 47(4), 227. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMC.0000000000000828

Chisholm, H. (MSN ’22), Kershaw, T., Sotelo Guerra, L., Bocek, K., Garcia, Y., & Lion, K. C. (2022). A realist evaluation analysis of a novel multi-faceted inpatient patient navigation program. Academic Pediatrics, 789–796. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2021.09.009

Hendricksen, M., Mitchell, S. L., Palan Lopez, R., Roach, A., Rogers, A. H., Akunor, H., & McCarthy, E. P. (2022). ADVANCE-C: A qualitative study of experiences caring for nursing home residents with advanced dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Journals of Gerontology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbac093

Monagle, J., Lasater, K., Nielsen, A., Gonzalez, L., Jessee, M. A., & Dickison, P. (2022). A call to action: Nursing education research at a crossroads. Nursing Education Perspectives, 209–210. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000993

Wheeler, K. J., Miller, M., Pulcini, J., Gray, D., Ladd, E., & Rayens, M. K. (2022). Advanced practice nursing roles, regulation, education, and practice: A global study. Annals of Global Health, 88(1), 42. https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3698


Forcino, R., Lichtenstein, J., Rotenberg, S., Godzik, C., Schiffelbein, J., Morrissette, K., & Lyons, K. (2022). Work- and school-related distress among patients with cancer: Single-site retrospective chart review. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 1–8. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2022.2090886

Juengst, S. B., Erler, K. S., Neumann, D., Kew, C. L. (N.), Goldin, Y., O'Neil-Pirozzi, T. M., Rabinowitz, A., Niemeier, J., Bushnik, T., & Dijkers, M. (2022). Participation importance and satisfaction across the lifespan: A traumatic brain injury model systems study. Rehabilitation Psychology. Advance online publication.

Schwartz, A. E., & Hwang, I. (2022). Supporting young adults with intellectual/
developmental disabilities to deliver a peer mentoring intervention: Evaluating fidelity and resources required. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jar.13022

Berner, K. (OTD ’24), & Lam, J. (14 June, 2022). Every day assistive technology: Using the tech in our pockets to improve independence, safety, and health. Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services Assistive Technology Fair, Danvers MA.

Fasoli, S. (23 June, 2022). Robot-assisted therapy and cognitive strategy training to promote skill transfer and upper limb function [presentation]. NeuroRehabilitation 2022, Harvard Medical School.


Kiefer, M., & Townsend, E. (2022). Commentary on “Seated outcome measures in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.” Pediatric Physical Therapy, 34(3), 381. https://doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0000000000000922

Schmidt, C. T., Ogarek, J., & Resnik, L. (2022). Physical therapy and health care utilization for older adults with lumbar spinal stenosis. Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy, 45(3), E145–E154. https://doi.org/10.1519/JPT.0000000000000328

Naidoo, K., Kaplan, S., Roberts, C. J., & Plummer, L. (2022) Three stressed systems: Health sciences faculty members navigating academia, healthcare, and family life during the pandemic. Education Sciences, 12, 483. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12070483

Plummer, P. (2022). Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training after stroke improves some aspects of physical function, but benefits are not sustained. Journal of Physiotherapy, 68(3), 204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2022.05.014


Sullivan, E. E., Stephenson, A. L., & Hoffman, A. R. (2022). Engaging physicians in leadership: Motivations, challenges, and identity-based considerations. Journal of Healthcare Management, 67(4), 254–265. https://doi.org/10.1097/JHM-D-21-00224

Robinson, R., Masullo, A. (PAS ’22), Galinat, K. (PAS ’22), Lin, D., & Lim, S. H. (4-6 July 2022). Asymmetric variation of the human digastric muscles: A case report. Conference presentation. Anatomical Society Meeting, Dublin, Ireland.


Castelo-Branco, L., Cardenas-Rojas, A., Rebello-Sanchez, I., Pacheco-Barrios, K., de Melo,
P. S., Gonzalez-Mego, P., Marduy, A., Vasquez-Avila, K., Costa Cortez, P., Parente, J., Teixeira, P., Rosa, G., McInnis, K., Caumo, W., & Fregni, F. (2022). Temporal summation
in fibromyalgia patients: Comparing phasic and tonic paradigms. Frontiers in Pain
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