Spotlight
April, vo. 1, 2020
Congratulations to our 2020 Awards Winners
Please join us in congratulating the Convocation awardees for 2020:

  • Excellence in Research: Shristi Rawal, PhD, assistant professor in Clinical and Preventive Nutritional Sciences
  • Excellence in Teaching: Rebecca Brody, PhD, associate professor in Clinical and Preventive Nutritional Sciences
  • Distinguished Service: Bridgeway Rehabilitation
  • Stanley S. Bergen Award: Brittany Hoehlein, DPT '19
PA Students Support Frontline Hospital Workers with Purchase of Clogs
Students in our Physician Assistant program collected $5,000 to buy ER workers at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital shoes that can be easily disinfected. The clogs are desperately needed at hospitals for workers going into COVID-19 isolation rooms, as at many hospitals, workers have been sharing clogs that are disinfected/washed/bleached after each wear.

The effort was spearheaded by students Ryan Elie, president of the Rutgers University PA Student Society, and Molly deButts, whose parents own the shoe shop, Runner's Haven, which provided the clogs.

"It was an amazing group effort - $5,025 was fundraised in just one week, which was enough for 72 pairs, and Runner's Haven donated another 14 pairs, totaling 86 pairs of Oofo clogs, which are similar to Crocs," said Ryan.

The clogs were delivered to RWJ last Thursday.


"Stop Treating the Elderly as Disposable" Op Ed by Tracy Davis
With quarantines in place, the elderly worry about how they will obtain medications, food and other daily necessities. Many won’t seek medical care for health concerns for fear of contracting COVID-19. Adding to their fear is a national discourse that has portrayed the elderly as disposable, writes Tracy Davis, assistant professor, in a guest editorial that appeared in Monday's Star-Ledger. She talks about how to support the elderly during the pandemic.

Please contact Bev McCarron if you have ideas for an op ed.
Check out Student Diatetic Association's New Instagram Account For Health and Wellness Tips
What to do when your clinical rotation is upended by the viral outbreak? Go online. Our Student Diatetic Association has established an Instragram account devoted to health and wellness to help meet some clinical rotation requirements for their MS in Entry-Level Cinical Nutrition program. A recipe for yummy peanutbutter oatmeal cookies kicks off their posts. Please follow them on Instagram @rutgers_SDA.

Tech Tips for Remote Teaching and Learning
We understand our students, faculty, and staff may have questions about working and meeting remotely during the viral outbreak. To help all of us adjust, our Information Technology team soon will be offering short, weekly sessions and tips on such topics as Zoom security. In addition, our Instructional Technology group will be offering weekly online office hours to answer questions and to troubleshoot for those who have transitioned from on-campus to online learning. Look for session topics and times in next week's newsletter.
Announcements
Ann Murphy's Coping Tips for Teens Go National
Ann Murphy's tips on helping teens cope with social distancing were featured in a syndicated US News & World Report story, which means it went national. Congratulations to Ann, who is an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatric Rehabiltion and Counseling Profressions and director of the Northeast and Caribbean Mental Health Technology Transfer Center.

Save the Date: Faculty Retreat Goes Virtual
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.