IMPACT 2017

IMPACT 2017Starting within, radiating out, and enhancing everything it touches. The College of Health and Human Services at The University of Toledo is committed to inspiring excellence in our students because we understand how values like service, dedication and wellness impact our community and our world.

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The University of Toledo | College of Health and Human Services 6 31 PROGRAM FEATURED ALUMNUS HIGHLIGHTS5 28 3 MESSAGE • PHYSICAL FROM THE THERAPY FACULTY NOTES DEAN • NEW FACULTY BIOS • OCCUPATIOINAL • DEAN’S AWARDS THERAPY • SOCIAL WORK • SPEECH- LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 32 33 34 DONOR IMPACT STUDENT-ATHLETE GRADUATES WHY SCHOLARSHIPS MATTER

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The University of Toledo | College of Health and Human ServicesDear CHHS alumni, students, colleagues and friends:Welcome to the very first issue of Impact, which is the officialpublication of the new College of Health and Human Services atThe University of Toledo. We celebrated our one-year anniversaryon July 1, 2017!Although our college is new, our programs are not. The programs in the college camefrom several different places on campus, but many have been around for a long time.We organized our new college into four schools. The names of the schools and theirspecific programs are as follows:School of Exercise School of 5& Rehabilitation Sciences Population Health• Athletic Training • Health Education• Exercise Science • Health Information Administration• Occupational Therapy • Health Care Administration• Physical Therapy • Occupational Health-Industrial Hygiene• Recreation Administration • Public Health• Recreational Therapy• Respiratory Care School of Social JusticeSchool of Intervention • Criminal Justice& Wellness • Paralegal Studies • Social Work• Counselor Education• School Psychology• Speech-Language PathologyI hope you enjoy this issue of Impact. You can keep up with our college and programsthroughout the year by following us on our social media sites. With warmest regards,Christopher D. Ingersoll, PhD, ‘89Professor and Deanutoledo.edu/hhs/UToledoCHHS@UToledoCHHS GIVE A GIFT TODAY

Doctor of Physical TherapyExperts Making a DifferenceThe Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Community Caredegree is a comprehensive, 9-semester,94-credit hour curriculum that includes 36 Associate Professor and DPT programfull-time weeks of clinical education with more director, Michelle Masterson, PT, PhD,than 100 clinical sites across the country. collaborated with Dr. Lawrence Elmer,The curriculum also includes an Interprofessional director of the Gardner-McMasterEducation (IPE) program during the first year, Parkinson Center, to develop thewith more than 500 students from 10 other Parkinson’s Disease Interdisciplinaryhealth-care professions. Students also partic- Clinic at UTMC. She also offers a weekly,ipate in additional active-learning experiences community-based exercise class onin the University’s Interprofessional Immersive Main Campus for people with Parkinson’s disease.Simulation Center and Clinical Skills Center. DPT students and pre-PT students are volunteers!The program offers students several specialty Clinical Assistant Professor David J.opportunities as well, especially in pediatrics, Kujawa, PT, MBA, OCS, collaboratedsports and geriatrics, through the elective with Dr. Gretchen Tietjen and Chris Utleyoptions, the specialty clinical internship, and of UTMC’s Department of Neurology tovarious graduate certificate programs. DPT develop the Headache Wellness Program,faculty members are licensed physical therapists which offers free, weekly sessions to helpwho have advanced degrees and/or are people with headaches effectivelycertified clinical specialists by the American manage their pain and maintain active lives.Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. Severalprovide clinical services in various UTMCcenters. Faculty members also are activeresearchers in a variety of areas. Mostimportantly, faculty and students in the DPTprogram “improve the human condition”through various avenues. The following arejust a few examples!

The University of Toledo | College of Health and Human ServicesMOST IMPORTANTLY, FACULTY AND STUDENTS IN THEDPT PROGRAM “IMPROVE THE HUMAN CONDITION”THROUGH VARIOUS AVENUES.Our DPT students contribute so significantly to our community made a $250 donation to the organization of their choice, thethat they were awarded the Ohio Student Volunteer Challenge UT Community Care Clinics!Award at the 2017 Ohio Physical Therapy Association AnnualMeeting in Columbus, Ohio! They logged more community- The following photos reflect a few examples of their exemplaryservice, volunteer hours than any other DPT program in Ohio, and commitment to community service. 7DPT students at their annual student organization fundraiserin collaboration with the OTD student organization to help fundtheir various professional programs and community projects. (Above) DPT students on a mission trip in Nicaragua, where they provided patients with PT examinations, diagnoses, demonstrations, interventions, activity modifications and illustrated home exercise handouts written in Spanish! (Left) DPT students volunteering at the Feed My Starving Children service event on UT’s campus packed boxes of rice meals to send to Haitian hurricane victims, an effort to make a difference to those who don’t have a lot.DPT students took a Friday night and went to downtown Toledo to help with DPT students volunteering at the Girls OnFood for Thought’s packing lunches program to celebrate PT Day of Service. The Run event held at The University ofThese lunches are dispersed to individuals on Saturday mornings to benefit Toledo.the community. Learn more about our DPT program.

OHIO STATEHOUSE Research and Engagement Amy Both, PT, MHS, director of clinical education and clinical assistant professor of our DPT program, and Alison Pollacek, PT, MSBS, senior clinician and interim director of rehabilitation services at UTMC, as well as 2002 alumnae, presented their research, “In the Pursuit of Excellence: Reframing Your Clinical Education Program” during the American Physical Therapy Association’s Educational Leadership Conference, which took place in October 2016. Dr. Masterson presented “Employing Interprofessional and Simulation-based Approaches across the Health Sciences” during the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions’ Annual Conference in November 2016. (Left) Dr. Masterson and DPT student Deborah Moseley visited legislators at the Ohio Statehouse for the Ohio Physical Therapy Association’s 2017 Advocacy Day!FACTS AND FIGURESThe doctoral physical therapy (DPT) program boastsa licensure exam pass rate of 99.3 percent, and withinsix months of becoming licensed, 100 percent of thesegraduates are successfully employed!99.3 100percent licensure percent employment exam pass rate within six months of licensure

Three of our DPT faculty members presented during the Ameri- 9can Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting inFebruary 2017 which brought together over 11,000 of the brightestand most innovative professionals for the BIGGEST conference onphysical therapy in the country. With programming designed by all18 of APTA’s specialty sections, we are proud that three of our UTfaculty presented! • Cindy Bouillon, PhD, PT, presented “Static and Dynamic Balance Differences Between Individuals who are Middle Aged with and without Chronic Lower Back Pain” and “Static and Dynamic Balance Measures Differ across Sports for Female Collegiate Athletes.” • Amanda Murray, PhD, DPT, PT, presented “Trunk and Hip Compensations during Turning in Individuals with Transtibial Amputation.” • Abraham Lee, PhD, PT, presented “Effect of Reduced Physical Activity on Glucose Tolerance and Maximal Aerobic Capacity.”(Below) Dr. Masterson is Ohio’s chief delegate for the AmericanPhysical Therapy Association. The House of Delegates (HOD)makes decisions on issues that have far-reaching implicationsfor the association and for the profession of physical therapy.Dr. Masterson is pictured below with fellow delegates at the2017 HOD in Boston. Learn more about our DPT program.

AFTER GRADUATION Professional Accomplishments After Graduation Our DPT graduates are, first and foremost, clinicians making a difference in the lives of their patients. Many are board-certified specialists, which is a formal process of the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS). The certification process requires that clinicians have advanced clinical knowledge, experience, and skills in a special area of practice and successfully pass a rigorous examination. There are 220,000 licensed physical therapists in the U.S., and approximately 10 percent are board- certified specialists. Given this statistic, we are extremely proud that three of our DPT graduates recently earned clinical specialization certifications: • Eman Jarouche, PT, DPT, (class of 2010) was certified as a Neurologic Clinical Specialist (NCS). • Alison Pollacek, PT, MSBS, (class of 2004) was certified as a Neurologic Clinical Specialist (NCS). • Andy Parson, PT, DPT, (class of 2010) was certified as an Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist (OCS). Andy Parsons, PT, DPT Alison Pollacek, PT, MSBS, and Eman Jarouche, PT, DPT View this video of Eman Jarouche (PT, DPT, class of 2010), helping a paralyzed BMX rider’s journey back on the bike.

The University of Toledo | College of Health and Human ServicesTHERE ARE 220,000 LICENSED PHYSICAL THERAPISTSIN THE U.S., AND APPROXIMATELY 10 PERCENTARE BOARD-CERTIFIED SPECIALISTS.DPT graduates also are private practice owners, directors and • Andy Beltz, PT, MSBS,managers of rehabilitation departments, researchers, faculty (class of 1999) was the 2017members, program directors and leaders in the profession. recipient of the Ohio PhysicalThe following are just a few examples of our outstanding graduates: Therapy Association’s Outstand- ing Physical Therapist Award. • Our very own program director Michelle Masterson, PhD, PT, is a member of the class of 1984, the second • Anthony DiFilippo, PT, DPT, class of the program. MEd, OCS, (class of 1992) was recently elected to the American • James Creps, PT, DScPT, OCS, CMPT, (class of 1984) Physical Therapy Association’s Board of Directors for a is senior physical therapist and clinical specialist for the three-year term. Dr. DiFilippo also served two terms as Boston Red Sox. president of the Ohio Physical Therapy Association. • Max Baumgartner, PT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT, (class of 11 1992) is the founding program director of the DPT program at Trine University in Angola, Ind., and also is dean of Trine’s Rinker-Ross School of Health Sciences. • Sally Taylor, PT, DPT, NCS, (class of 2000) is therapy manager/physical therapist at the Shirley Ryan Ability lab, formerly the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, and serves as an adjunct professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences.  Anthony DiFilippo, Sally Taylor, PT, Max Baumgartner, PT, DPT, MEd, OCS DPT, NCS PT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPTDr. James Creps with Steven Wright, all-star pitcher forthe Boston Red Sox. Learn more about our DPT program.

Occupational Therapy DoctorateExperts Making a DifferenceOur Occupational Therapy Doctorate Perspectives from Second-(OTD) program has consistently ranked high innational polls. More importantly, our graduates What is the goal of Knock Outhave become true leaders in clinical practice, Parkinson’s?administration, program development, advoca-cy, and clinical education. Our graduates not Knock Out Parkinson’s is a therapeutic boxing program foronly obtain well-paying jobs after graduation, individuals diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The overallbut also enjoy the experience of being valued goal is to help improve the quality of life for these individualsprofessionals. by providing an interactive and supportive environment, while also allowing individuals to engage in an exercise programOne of the exceptional aspects of the OT that may help improve their symptoms. This is importantprogram is Knock Out Parkinson’s (KOP), a because it has been shown that individuals with Parkinson’sprogram designed for individuals of varying disease can benefit from movement and exercise to prolongages diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. symptoms.The program is the result of a capstone projectdeveloped by 2014 OTD student Rachel Lopez How does KOP enhance your learn-(Martinez). Since then, the program has grown ing experience in the OTD program?from four participants to more than 90 livingwith Parkinson’s disease. The dynamic growth Rachel: KOP is one of the many service-learning opportunitieshas been a collaborative effort between Coach in the OTD program, all of which provide a great opportunityHarry Cummins from Toledo’s International for hands-on experience. KOP, especially, provides a uniqueBoxing Club and Beth Ann Hatkevich, PhD, hands-on experience. I started volunteering at KOP my firstOTR/L, FAOTA, clinical associate professor semester and I quickly developed a passion for working withand director of OTD clinical educational the wonderful people there, as well as a passion for theprogramming at UT. concept of being able to use exercise to reduce the participants’ Parkinson’s symptoms! This program also View the video clip featured helped spark a research interest for me! As a requirement on WTOL Channel 11. of our course work, we have one large research project. The research study I am conducting is centered around how therapeutic boxing influences various social occupations that the participants take part in. Rachel Meinert David Yarmoluk President, Student Graduate assistant, Occupational Therapy occupational therapy Association program

The University of Toledo | College of Health and Human Services-Year OTD StudentsDavid: This program enhances my learning experience in How does this program help to better 13the OTD program because it allows me to have hands-on experi- the OTD program overall?ence with individuals with Parkinson’s. It helps build rapport withthis population and learn more. Working with individuals who do Rachel: KOP really helps students have exposure to a community-not have great balance allows me to get used to being around this based occupational therapy setting. Coming into this program,population and provides me the opportunity to have hands-on most students have observed occupational therapy in schools,experience while providing assistance. hospitals or outpatient clinics. This early exposure to a community-based setting really helps students develop aDo the participants enhance your passion for serving the community.learning experience? How? David: It provides students with hands-on situations. This is notRachel: The participants are the reason that KOP is so fun! a simulated environment. Students get to interact with participantsThrough my volunteer experience at KOP, I have learned so much and provide help each day. This can allow students to becomeabout patient interaction and have really been able to develop comfortable with asking sensitive questions (if students conductand strengthen so many different interpersonal skills. I have seen the assessment portions of the program). This helps studentsmyself become a more confident student and person through prepare to interact with clients and build rapport.my experience at KOP. Are there any particular moments youDavid: Yes. The participants in this program are amazing! You can can describe that have affected you,ask them any questions about how Parkinson’s affects their lives personally, throughout this experience?and they will tell you. They also explain what the program meansto them and how it has been helpful. Rachel: There are many moments that have affected me while volunteering, but it is hard to put some of these into words. OneWhat does KOP entail? time in particular, a participant came up to me with tears in his eyes and thanked me for volunteering. He verbalized that the KOPRachel: The KOP program takes place every Monday, Wednesday program changed his life and made him realize that he is not aloneand Friday. The boxing program itself only lasts about an hour, but in his struggle with Parkinson’s disease. Moments like those makemany of the participants get there early so they can socialize with me realize the value of the KOP program, and also reassure me ofother participants and volunteers. Throughout the hour of boxing, the passion I have for occupational therapy and for helping others.they do various boxing combinations with their partners and taketurns hitting the boxing bag. David: I have had the opportunity to work with the same individual for most of my visits. I can see his determination and love forDavid: This program involves increasing strength, help with the program. He has told me that the program has helped himcognition and balance. Within the boxing routine, the participants tremendously, and that he has developed a group of individualsmust maintain good balance so they can efficiently and effectively who are going through similar situations as he is and now have thethrow a punch. The program also is helpful cognitively because ability to reach out, if needed. I have also seen an individual join thethey must be able to listen to the commands and then produce program who could barely walk in to the club without the help ofthe motor plan of the combinations. her husband. Within a few months, she was walking in the club by herself and was able to walk around the club with little supervision. Every day, at least one individual will thank me for coming and helping out. They state that they could not have this program without our aid. Learn more about our OTD program.

KNOCK OUT PARKINSON’S PARTICIPANT TESTIMONIESFACTS AND FIGURES Craig AdamsThe occupational therapy doctorate I have Parkinson’s and am a proud member of the Knock Outprogram was the first offered at a Parkinson’s team that trains at the International Boxing Club.public institution in the U.S. I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in November of 2007 at the age2017 U.S. News & World Report of 47. My daughter had a friend who had posted on her Facebookrankings page an event called Romp to Stomp that raised money for the Parkinson’s Foundation of Northwest Ohio. She convinced me25 37ranked top to go, and she had secretly invited some of my family and friends. It was on this day in the fall of 2013 that I learned about an exercise program called Delay the Disease that was held at The University of Toledo. I started attending religiously, and it was in that class that a UT occupational therapy student named Rachael Martinez asked if anyone would be interested in joining her boxing exercise program designed for individuals affected by Parkinson’s. In April of 2014 (more than three years ago), I attended the first Knock Out Parkinson’s class. There were four of us, and we were taught how to wrap our wrists, how to stand, how to punch and the difference between a jab and a power punch. We were taught different combinations, and we learned how to become a team, but more than that, we have become what I call my first-name family because most of us only know each other by our first names. I continue to learn a lot about boxing, but the more I am involved, the more I find that it’s not just about boxing; it’s about fighting this disease together with those who are dealing with similar issues; with people that push me when I get lazy, lend their hand when I fall and crack a joke when I am feeling down. We have grown over the past three years from a family of four to a family of more than 90. Our ages range from those in their 40s to those in their 90s. On any given Monday, Wednesday and Friday, you will find 10-30 of us in the gym, punching the heavy bags, counting aloud, encouraging each other and fighting the fight of our lives. This life-saving program would not be available without the generosity of the International Boxing Club of Toledo, especially Coach Harry Cummins, the occupational therapy faculty from The University of Toledo and all the great OTD students from UT who voluntarily meet us at the gym. Unlike real boxers who are fighting for a trophy, a gold medal, recognition or even a paycheck, we are fighting for our lives, and if we had to fight this fight alone, it would be over in a few rounds. percent nationalnationally ranking

The University of Toledo | College of Health and Human Services See the story about Coach Harry and the International Boxing Club on CBS News.Steve Walsh Jon White 15I am relatively new to the group (joined February 2017), I will be I have been “fighting” my diagnosis for over a year. It was veryglad to share my impressions of the Knock Out Parkinson’s frustrating until I was introduced to the PT program at UTMCprogram thus far. and, ultimately, to the Knock Out Parkinson’s program at the IBC. Coach Harry and the UT support people are outstanding. They areFirst – you are only the “new guy” once. After the first week, it is as all very helpful and extremely positive. As you might imagine, thisif you have been lifelong friends. Everyone is truly glad to see you has a profound effect on all of the participants. I look forward toevery time you show up for class. Acceptance is unconditional. attending every session I am able because it “feeds” my desire to overcome the effects of the disease, allows me the opportunity toSecond – I initially began attending the class for the therapeutic follow positive role models and, most of all, the program gives meexercise benefits. It quickly became apparent that the social the opportunity to “fight back” against Parkinson’s. I am amazedaspect – the “we’re all in this together feeling” – was equally at the change of attitude I have experienced and the newfoundimportant. In Craig’s description, he calls us his first-name family. strength and hope I have found.I think that is a great description of our group. Learn more about the Knock Out Parkinson’s program.Third – Harry, Pan and the volunteers are everyday heroes. Theydo not do KOP for money or praise. They do it for people like mewho walked in the door as total strangers looking for help.I think the best way to explain what the program means to me isto say I really miss it if I can’t attend for any reason. I can makeup the exercise, but I miss seeing my KOP friends those days.While I won’t go as far as saying I’m glad I have Parkinson’sdisease, I will say my life is better having met all the greatpeople associated with the KOP program.

Social WorkExperts Making a DifferenceOur Social Work degree programs serve The Relevance of Human-Animala diverse body of students. The BSW programis committed to advancing social and Janet Hoy-Gerlach PhD, MSSA, LISW-Seconomic justice through preparing students Associate Professor, Social Work Programfor social work generalist practice. Studentshone critical-thinking skills, develop a deep Associate Professor Dr. Janet Hoy-understanding of cultural pluralism and learn Gerlach has extensive experience asstrategies to facilitate empowerment of a social work practitioner in the public,individuals and social systems, becoming mental-health service system, and is aproactive and skilled change agents. Faculty passionate advocate for the inclusion ofmembers in the MSW program are committed human-animal interaction considerationsto teaching and furthering the development within social work practice. Her currentof the knowledge, skills, art and science of research is focused on benefits of theadvanced, generalist social work practice to human-animal bond; facilitators of mentalgraduate students. health recovery among individuals living with mental illness; and the use of qualitative research to inform intervention FACTS AND FIGURES research. • Both the BSW program and the MSW program She previously co-authored a book with Scott Wehman titled enjoy full accreditation by the Council on Human-Animal Interaction: A Social Work Guide, which Social Work Education (CSWE). was released in April 2017. This book proposal was peer- reviewed by experts in the social work field and published by 17of 24 the National Association of Social Work (NASW) Press, the largest professional organization of social workers in the U.S. programs offered in the One-third of royalties from this book go to the Toledo Area College of Health and Human Humane Society (TAHS), where Dr. Hoy-Gerlach is a board Services are externally accredited. member. She previously co-authored the book Qualitative Methods for Social Work Practice, published in 2013 by Oxford Press. Dr. Hoy-Gerlach is actively engaged in research and has been the principal investigator for two research projects funded by the Ohio Department of Mental Health (now the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addic- tion Services). She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW); the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE); the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR); and is an Animals and Society (ASI) Scholar Member. She has been interviewed and quoted in numerous articles in The [Toledo] Blade.

The University of Toledo | College of Health and Human ServicesInteraction in Social Work PracticeStudent experiences and community resources availabledue to the efforts of Dr. Janet Hoy-Gerlach:Graduate Social Work Internships ADAI Puppy Launch Party Human-Animal Interaction Courseat the Toledo Area Humane Society Elective Rocket Service Dog member Rachel BurnsDr. Hoy-Gerlach established one of the and Katelyn Smith received our first RSD Dr. Hoy-Gerlach developed this coursefirst social work programs in the country to program dogs. elective for health-care and human-servicedevelop placements at humane societies. professions, which was offered for the firstInterns coordinate a donor-supported, time in fall 2016. She also supervises 17emotional-support, animal placement numerous students working on independentprogram in partnership with local behavioral studies on this topic.health facilities. Previously, they coordinateda therapeutic pet visitation program whereinscreened shelter animals visited more than30 nursing homes in northwest Ohio.Rocket Service Dogs (RSD) Ellie (left with Rachel) and Sarah My Dog is My Home (right with Katelyn)!This new, campus-wide organization Dr. Hoy-Gerlach collaborated with Dr. Loisencourages students to become puppy Toledo Area Human Society’s Hope Ventura (former Chair of the School ofsitters and potential service-dog trainers. and Recovery Pet Program (HARP) Social Justice), My Dog is My Home andPartnering with Assistance Dogs for the Toledo-Lucas County HomelessnessAchieving Independence (ADAI) of the Ability Dr. Hoy-Gerlach helped develop the Toledo Board to include a question about havingCenter of Greater Toledo, Dr. Hoy-Gerlach Area Humane Society’s Hope and Recovery a pet in the annual Point in Time surveyand social work students helped form RSD Pet Program (HARP), which places shelter count individuals who are homeless.with the mission to educate, fundraise for animals as Emotional Support Animals Toledo is the third city in the U.S. to askand encourage the training and facilitation (ESAs). This is one of the only programs this important questions, joining New Yorkof service dogs. Members completed of its kind in the U.S. “There really is not City and Los Angeles. More informationtheir first puppy-sitting assignment in another program like this we are aware of. is here.June 2017. RSD was highlighted by It is really cutting edge,” Dr. Hoy-GerlachThe Associated Press. said in The Blade article. “We are the first emotional support animal-placement program that we know of.” View her interview about HARP to learn more. Learn more about our SW programs.

STUDENT PERSPECTIVE Undergraduate Student Perspective Christina Wright, senior, BSW program Dr. Hoy-Gerlach’s Human-Animal Interaction class teaches you about the connections between humans and animals, and the benefits of those interactions. I am just amazed at the things I learned. I really enjoyed every part of the class. The textbook went right with the class and was easy and fun to read. Class discussions were very engaging, with many points of view, and some of the best days were when we had little, furry guests walking around the classroom. We also had field trips (which brings the kid out in you) that made it even more fun to learn because we were able to see, firsthand, how animals such as horses and dogs can really help people in need of some assistance. During one class, we had two guest speakers who brought Anna the comfort dog. It was so awesome to hear about the things Anna had done and the places she had visited to help comfort people in stressful situations. I would encourage anybody, animal lover or not, to take this class!68 84.6percent millionFACTS AND FIGURES• According to the 2017-2018 American Pets Products Association (APPA) National Pet Survey, 68 percent of U.S. households report having at least one pet. This is 84.6 million households, increased from 79.7 million in 2015.

The University of Toledo | College of Health and Human Services“THROUGH MY ROLE AS HARP COORDINATOR,I SAW FIRSTHAND THE IMPACT OF THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND ON OUR CLIENTS’ MENTAL HEALTH.”Graduate Student Perspective Dr. Janet Hoy- 19 Gerlach andSummer Martin, MSW program TAHS’s Megan Brown, directorThrough the MSW program at UT, we are required to complete of animal welfare,a specified number of internship hours as part of the curriculum. provide supervisionWe are given the opportunity to choose our internship site from for the internship,a long list of sites with which UT has had previous contact. and were bothBeing an animal lover, I naturally chose the Toledo Area Humane great. The intern-Society. During my time as an intern at TAHS, I was given the task ship would not beof coordinating the Hope and Recovery Pets (HARP) program. as successful with-This program provides emotional support animals (ESAs) for out their guidance!low-income individuals with chronic mental-health diagnoses.My role as the program coordinator was to make sure the clients I also am the vicehad all of the necessary supplies to care for their ESAs. This president of aincluded delivery of supplies, making sure their ESA was being new student-run organization on campus called Rocket Servicetaken in for regular veterinary checks and receiving necessary Dogs. I am working with Danielle Tscherne, Dr. Hoy-Gerlach andvaccines, along with performing quarterly home visits to assure Rachel Burns, in coordination with Assistance Dogs for Achievingeverything was running smoothly for both the client and the ESA. Independence (ADAI), a program of the Ability Center of GreaterTAHS provided for all of the ESAs’ needs, and donations provided Toledo, to train students to become sitters, raisers and trainers fora “safe place” for the ESA upon the hospitalization of the client. future assistance dogs. This organization provides a very uniqueThe HARP program is now being expanded and will function on and enriching experience for both the student and the puppy.a much larger scale. I am very excited to see the outcome of the Our goal is for the puppies to receive diverse experiences byprogram with the additional funds traveling around campus and elsewhere with their handlers, and for students to learn the skills to become sitters, raisers andThrough my role as HARP coordinator, I saw firsthand the impact trainers, which are all important roles necessary to ADAI’s success.of the human-animal bond on our clients’ mental health. Ourclients definitely rely on the support and funds provided throughHARP. One of our clients even referred to his ESA as his “bestfriend,” and demonstrated and expressed great compassion forhis ESA. For the HARP clients, the care and financial support theyreceive through TAHS for their ESAs is crucial. Without theseresources, they would not be able to afford or care for a pet orESA. The HARP program has a very meaningful impact on theHARP clients and their ESAs, but also on the social work internlucky enough to play a role!FACTS AND FIGURES Learn more about our SW programs.• Stroking an animal can reduce blood pressure, respiration rate and heart rate. The American Heart Association released a scientific statement in 2013 indicating that pets may offer both short-term and long-term protective benefits against cardiovascular risk.

FACULTY HIGHLIGHT Partners AgainstHuman Trafficking and The Lucas County Human TraffickingSocial Justice Institute Coalition, developed in January 2009 to respond to human trafficking on a commu-Celia Williamson, PhD, MSW nity level, is comprised of social services,Chair, School of Social Justice health care, law enforcement, churches,Professor, Social Work Program government agencies, concerned citizensDirector, Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute and those who have been affected by the commercial sex trade. Many ideas areThe University of Toledo has been a leader in global anti-trafficking curated during these meetings, includingefforts since 1993 through the work of Dr. Celia Williamson, the Partners Against Trafficking ininstitute director. “The U.S. government calls human trafficking Humans (PATH) project.modern-day slavery,” she said. PATH is a community-wide intervention“This speaks volumes because every human being has the right to addressing the care of individuals wholive free, which is stripped away from victims of human trafficking. have been exploited through humanWhy bring this work to The University of Toledo? UT’s mission is trafficking. It draws on the experience ofto improve the human condition, and I support this every day by a focused, health-care, outcomes-basedcreating avenues for understanding and action to combat human model, the Pathways Model. The Northwesttrafficking,” she continued. Ohio Pathways HUB, housed in the Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio, includesMany initiatives are under way at UT’s globally recognized Human documenting care coordination, linkingTrafficking and Social Justice Institute (HTSJI), and The University of clients to evidence-based care andToledo takes its role in helping identify solutions to problems faced measuring the results. The Hospitalby our local community and communities around the world seriously. Council of Northwest Ohio providesThe HTSJI is at the forefront of the global fight against human traf- consultation regarding the administrationficking through education, advocacy and expert-led research. and implementation of the PATH project.View this video to see the work that HTSJI is doing to fightthis global issue.

The University of Toledo | College of Health and Human ServicesTrafficking in HumansThe vision for the PATH project is to Our PATH care coordinator at RISE, Additional partners are the Lucas Countybecome an evidence-based model to Marchon Noon, has done much of the Human Trafficking Coalition, care coordi-coordinate existing services to moving groundwork in using the PATH Model with nating agencies and PATH-approvedvictims along an identified continuum of clients, stating, “The PATH Model gives the agencies. Williams emphasizes, “It takescare from victim to survivor, then survivor clients a starting point and a goal to reach. a community to work together in anto thriver. Through the PATH project, social Clients are not just left in limbo, going from organized manner to combat an issueservice, health-care and criminal justice appointment to appointment, but they are while creating and sustaining positiveagencies are trained regarding human able to see the steps to an outcome and change. Toledo is fortunate to have suchtrafficking, trauma-informed care and the gain a sense of accomplishment.” Fanell hard-working partners, as well as a caringPATH Model to appropriately receive and Williams, project university to lead the charge.”provide services to victims. Thus far, coordinator of themore than 800 local professionals and PATH project through 2119 agencies have received training. the Human Trafficking and Social JusticeClients enrolled in PATH are assessed and Institute, stated in a UTlinked to these trained agencies by PATH News article, “This iscare coordinators from the Salvation the first project in theArmy’s RISE (Recovering Individuals nation to implementfrom Sexual Exploitation) program, the the Pathways Model to study a localLucas County Board of Developmental community’s response to human trafficking.”Disabilities, and most recently, the Zepf Along with others, this is made possibleCenter’s Safety Net Shelter. So far, 31 by a $75,000 grant from the Toledo Com-clients are enrolled in the PATH project. munity Foundation, Inc. made toAlong with the trauma they face because The University of Toledo!of their victimization, approximately 90percent of victims enrolled in PATH havediagnosed mental-health issues and/orchronic health problems to be addressed.

Speech-Language PathologyExperts Making a DifferenceOur Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) FACULTY HIGHLIGHTprograms are dedicated to the developmentof competent and caring speech-language Northwest Ohiopathologists. Stuttering ClinicAt the undergraduate level, students acquire a Rodney Gabel, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-Fbroad foundation of normal bases of speech, Professor, Speech-Language Pathologylanguage and hearing and complete specialized Director, Northwest Ohio Stuttering Cliniccourse work in the assessment and remediationof speech and language disorders. We are one I am very pleased to share a brief historyof only a few SLP undergraduate programs to about the Northwest Ohio Stutteringoffer clinical practicum courses, where students Clinic, which I established during the end of my first year atcan apply previously learned approaches and The University of Toledo in 2012. Initially, the NWO Stutteringtechniques under supervision. Clinic consisted of a two-week, intensive clinic with eight clients (teens and adults). Since then, the clinic has grownAt the graduate level, students learn to evaluate, to include a full-service, weekly therapy program and twodiagnose and treat speech, language, intensive clinics during each summer. To date, the clinic hascognitive-communication and swallowing served more than 150 individuals who stutter and theirdisorders. Course work is paired with experiential families. Additionally, more than 60 students have beenlearning in UT’s Speech-Language Hearing trained in stuttering treatment through the Northwest OhioClinic, as well as off-campus externship sites. Stuttering Clinic.Innovative academic and clinical programmingprovides unique experiences that meet The development of this program has been such an incrediblecertification and licensure requirements. experience for me. You see, I am a person who stutters, and I grew up in northwest Ohio. I became a speech-languageBoth programs are committed to quality pathologist and professor so I could help others who areteaching enhanced by faculty research with struggling with stuttering. When I began pursuing my doctoralan emphasis on evidence-based practices studies at Pennsylvania State University 20 years ago andin assessment and remediation of speech- I was exposed to the benefits and efficacy of intensive therapylanguage disorders in children and adults. for people who stutter, I realized the importance of developing and implementing this type of program in northwest Ohio. Currently, there are no other clinics or services that focus solely on stuttering in this part of the state, and few clinics like ours in the U.S. In our country and throughout most of the world, people who stutter are unable to access appropriate speech-therapy services for their stuttering. This difficulty is due to both a shortage of properly trained clinicians and a lack of third party payment resources for people who stutter. I see the work I do to offer these clinics my way of meeting my goal of helping others who stutter. Thus, offering this clinic not only fulfills a passion of mine, but also an incredible need in our community.

The University of Toledo | College of Health and Human ServicesDuring the past six years at UT (and four additional years at 23Bowling Green State University), my clinical programs have beenprimarily supported by the Psi Iota Xi sorority. This organization has FACTS AND FIGURESbeen the largest provider of funding, as well as spiritual support.The funds support the cost of therapy for families and individuals Our Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic provides individualattending our clinics. Most would not be able to attend our therapy to approximately 50 clients per semester,program without this financial support. Additionally, the Frasier completing an average of 21 diagnostic evaluations andFoundation has been a consistent supporter. However, more 60 screenings and evaluations for hearing and listening.funding is needed to continue to support the NWO Stuttering Clinic.The success of the clinic is evidenced through research data thathas been gathered and published in national and internationaljournals, as well as presented at national conferences. Mostinvolves student researchers (some who are funded by the PsiIota Xi grant). The true evidence of the clinic’s success can bestbe seen through the progress made by our clients and theperformance of our students. It is truly inspirational to see theamazing changes and growth made by our clients and studentseach year!

STUDENT PERSPECTIVE My Experience in the SLP Cody Dew, Senior SLP major I have been a person who stutters for as long as I can remember, but I did not know it until my freshman year of college. Though I stuttered all my life, I had the misconception that stuttering is caused by anxiety as many people assume. I spent the majority of my days in elementary, middle and high school avoiding talking situations and finding “replacement words” for words that I knew I would stutter. My difficulty with talking in class and giving presentations during my freshman year at UT as an accounting major led me to investigate my condition. It was only after I did a little research of my own and spoke with Professor Rodney Gabel that I began to unravel the truth about the frustrating patterns of my speech. Through his encouragement and recommendation, I attended the Northwest Ohio (NWO) Stuttering Clinic’s two-week intensive stuttering program in the summer of 2015, and it changed my life forever. “MY THERAPEUTIC EXPERIENCE WITH THE CLINIC GAVE ME A VOICE.”

The University of Toledo | College of Health and Human ServicesProgramGoing into the two-week intensive program, I quickly learned that these students are I am also helping conduct research with 25I had the mindset that I would be able to able to perform at such high levels in both the NWO Stuttering clinic with Dr. Gabel.stutter a whole lot less by the end, which the classroom and therapy room because This year, I have the opportunity to designis a mindset that I have come to find many of the amazing and accomplished faculty and conduct my own research study basedpeople have. I learned very quickly, how- that they have, which is something I have around virtual reality technology andever, that not only would I still stutter after learned since joining the SLP program stuttering. Thus far, the experience hasthe therapy, but also I would be stuttering as a student my sophomore year. The helped me prepare for my future as aeven more! At first thought, this statement professors have gone above and beyond graduate student, doctorate student,seems counterproductive to the goal of to help me and my fellow students, in all and one day, a professor.therapy, but this is what altered my view of areas of our education. I have been ablemy speech completely. Instead of continu- to apply my passion for speech language The SLP program and the NWO Stutteringing to hide my speech, my clinicians gave pathology and make new friends by being Clinic have given me amazing opportunitiesme the tools and techniques I needed to a part of the National Student Speech for both therapy and education. Mystutter comfortably and even voluntarily. Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA). confidence has grown and I have found aThrough this process and a lot of practice, I have raised money for cleft lip surgeries new voice. I consider myself very fortunateI have become much more comfortable in third world countries, helped residents to have found out about the SLP programwith the way I talk and use a lot less energy in a nursing home decorate their rooms for and all of the wonderful things they do.while talking. In a sense, my therapeutic Thanksgiving, and attended professional Without this program and the passionateexperience with the clinic gave me a voice; development conferences with specialists people that are in it, I do not know ifno longer do I avoid raising my hand in as keynote speakers. I became treasurer I would ever be as happy as I am today.class, making an important telephone of NSSLHA my junior year and was just As I continue down my path as a student,call, or finding new friends, I am able to elected again for my senior year. Being part I hope to continue to find ways to givesay exactly what I want to say easily and of the NSSLHA board has helped me learn back to a program and a communityconfidently, regardless of whether or not how to be a leader and has further built that has given me so much.I stutter. This is the best gift I could have my confidence.ever received.Graduate students in the SLP program atUT conduct therapy to clients at the NWOStuttering Clinic. These graduate studentsare also involved in the two-week intensiveclinic that I attended, which allows theclinic to offer therapy, at an extremely lowcost, while also giving students the chanceto learn and practice their skills. I was verysurprised to meet my clinicians, who wereonly older than I was by a few years;despite still being students, I cannot imaginereceiving any higher quality treatment fromanyone else. In fact, the small age gapbetween us only enlightened the thingsthat I learned during the program.

STUDENT PERSPECTIVE My Experience in the SLP Alexis Garon, 2nd-year graduate student speech-language pathology progr My first experience in research started my sophomore year at The University of Toledo. I had just changed my major to speech-language pathology, and was excited to learn as much as I could about my new major. When Dr. Caroline Menezes offered her students in the Phonetics class a chance to do research with her, I was quick to volunteer. Since then, my scholastic life has changed dramatically. For the past five years, I have been investigating how people move their tongue and jaw to produce speech linguistic units. To study speech behavior, we use the AG 500 3D Electro-Magneto Articulograph (EMA). EMA measures the acoustic and articulatory kinematics of how a speaker produces speech. This is done by creating a magnetic field around the subject’s head. Copper coils placed on the subject’s articulators (e.g., jaw, tongue, mandible, lips) create a circuit within the electromagnetic field, which allows us to read the distance of the coil from the electro-magnets. This amplitude data is converted to position data that tells us where these coils are inside the headspace. Finally, the data is corrected for head movement to isolate tongue and jaw articulation separate from head movements. Within the experimental design, subjects read linguistically controlled lists of stimuli, during which time speech sounds and articulatory movements are simultaneously recorded. The recorded data then goes through the different post-processing stages as described. Post-processed data is studied for changes in speech articulation in healthy and clinical populations dependent on the scientific parameter of study. The work to record and analyze the data is strenuous, requiring a lot of training at various stages of the process.

The University of Toledo | College of Health and Human ServicesProgram FACULTY HIGHLIGHT 27ram AG 500 3D Electro-Magneto Articulograph I have learned immensely throughout my years of participating in research. It has Caroline Menezes, PhD, CCC-SLP helped me develop several critical skills, Associate Professor and Program Director such as presenting in front of my peers and Speech-Language Pathology Program other researchers with confidence. I have presented at many conferences locally, Dr. Caroline Menezes’ research interest is in articulation nationally and internationally. A research of prosodic units in human speech, and includes the use of the 3D Electro-Magneto study on a typical individual’s production Articulograph system that records fine, kinematic data of speech articulators, of the schwa was accepted to the Inter- including structures within the oral cavity like the tongue and lower jaw. national Conference of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS) in Glasgow, Scotland, and the Her research also looks at the phonetic correlates of emotion in speech, including laughter, paper was published in the ICPhS journal. suspicion, sadness, happiness and love. She directs a clinic for individuals with Parkinson’s In 2015, I received an undergraduate disease in conjunction with the International Boxing Club’s Knock Out Parkinson’s research grant to continue research program. The clinic draws from the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment’s LOUD program, throughout the summer. My summer which is a widely used, evidence-based treatment program for individuals with Parkinson’s- research was accepted to the American related voice disorders. This year, the specialized clinic took place May 22 - June 23. Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Conference in Denver, where I presented a poster on a transgender individual who went through a male-to- female voice change. During the ASHA conference in Philadelphia, I presented a poster on individuals who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and how their acoustic vowel space changed from a pre- to post- non-combative boxing exercise. The wide variety of different research studies has allowed me to explore multiple populations of individuals I may encounter throughout my career. In addition, I was able to travel to these conferences and learn vastly through lectures, as well as connect with speech-language pathologist, linguists and phoneticians from all over the world. Research also has sparked an interest to travel and see the world. Learn more about our SLP programs.

Faculty NotesNew Faculty Fall 2016 Amanda Murray, PhD, DPT Madeline Clark, PhD, LPC(VA), NCC, ACSLaura Schmelzer, PhD, OTR/L Assistant professor, Assistant professor, School of Exercise School of InterventionAssistant professor, and Rehabilitation and Wellness –School of Exercise and Sciences – physical counselor educationRehabilitation Sciences therapy program program– occupational therapyprogram Dr. Murray is a physical Dr. Clark earned her therapist with research BS in sociology, MSEdDr. Schmelzer’s clinical interests in the biome- in clinical mental healthexpertise is focused chanics of movement counseling and PhD inon adults who have in older adult patients with diabetes and counselor education and supervision,incurred neurological dysvascular amputation. Her research aims with cognates in qualitative research andand/or orthopedic injuries. Her research to understand the impact of movement educational research methodology frominterests include developing and dysfunction on mobility and physical Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va.implementing occupation-based and activity, and to develop interventions aimed She is a Licensed Professional Counselorcommunity-focused programs for at improving activity and participation in in the commonwealth of Virginia, a Nationalmarginalized populations. Curriculum older-adult patients. Dr. Murray’s teaching Certified Counselor, an Approved Clinicalcontributions include biomechanical responsibilities include the evidence-based Supervisor, and has clinical experiencesassessment and intervention, clinical practice courses in the DPT curriculum. working with adults, families and childrenreasoning, advocacy and leadership. in community mental-health and nonprofit settings. Her research interests include multicultural and diversity issues in counseling and counselor education, and specifically how social class and poverty impact counseling access, services and outcomes.

The University of Toledo | College of Health and Human ServicesNeal Glaviano, PhD, AT, ATC Grant Norte, PhD, AT, ATC, CSCS Shari Norte, MS, AT, ATC, PESAssistant professor, Assistant professor, Assistant lecturer,School of Exercise School of Exercise clinical educationand Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation coordinator, professionalSciences – athletic Sciences – athletic AT programtraining program training program Coordinator,Dr. Glaviano is a Dr. Norte is an athletic post-professional 29certified and licensed trainer and sports AT programathletic trainer who medicine researcherearned a bachelor’s with an interest in the School of Exercise anddegree from the University of Connecticut, neuromuscular consequences of lower- Rehabilitation Sciencesas well as master’s and doctoral degrees extremity joint injuries. Specifically, hisin athletic training and sports medicine work aims to study the neurophysiological Dr. Norte came to the College of Healthfrom the University of Virginia. He has more origins of post-traumatic muscular and Human Services in 2016 as a visitingthan seven years of clinical experience in dysfunction in patients with and without professor; she has since been hired as ancollege, high school and clinical settings. knee osteo-arthritis to better understand assistant lecturer. She is clinical educationHis research interests include the use of early intervention paradigms in active coordinator of the professional ATP andelectrical stimulation to optimize muscle populations. program coordinator for the post-function following injury or surgery, and professional ATP. She earned a Bachelortreating individuals with patellofemoral pain. He earned a BS in exercise science and of Science degree in athletic training sports medicine from California Lutheran from Gardner-Webb University in Boiling University, a MEd in athletic training from Springs, N.C., and a Master of Science the University of Virginia, and a PhD from degree in kinesiology from Louisiana State the University of Virginia. Additionally, he University. Additionally, she completed the completed an athletic training fellowship athletic training fellowship at the Steadman at the Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo. Before Clinic in Vail, Colo. entering the doctoral program at UVA, he was Head head athletic trainer at State She was an athletic trainer at Orthopedic University of New York at New Paltz. Associates of Dutchess County in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., then head athletic trainer at St. Anne’s-Belfield School in Charlottesville, Va., for four years. In 2013, she completed a volunteer rotation at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. She was the Virginia representative to the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers’ Association Young Professionals Committee from 2013-2016. Norte is certified by the BOC and licensed in the state of Ohio. She is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, as well as the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association and the Ohio Athletic Trainers’ Association.

2016Deans AwardsOutstanding Graduate Teaching Award Outstanding Professional Service and Community Engagement AwardJiunn-Jye Sheu, PhD, MSPH, MCHES Amy Thompson, PhD, CHESAssociate professor, School of PopulationHealth – health education program Professor, School of Population Health co-director, Center for Health & Successful“Dr. Sheu has been a phenomenal mentor Livingof mine over the past three years. He isthorough, attentive, and always goes above “Amy is very engaged in professionaland beyond to help me with a project, explain service activity in our field of public healthdifficult material, and provide guidance.” education and is a great asset to the University for our students and community. At the national“Dr. Sheu is one of the hardest working professors I know. level, Amy currently serves as a board member for theIt is common to run into him in his office on the weekend or late Society of Public Health Education (SOPHE), in which she is alsoat night diligently working.” the chairperson of advocacy efforts. She has also been the national president of Eta Sigma Gamma, a health educationOutstanding Researcher Award honorary society. For years, she has been very engaged in many roles in both of these organizations. At the state level, she is activeKasey Tucker-Gail, PhD in the state affiliate for SOPHE and regularly takes a large number of students to the state conference.Associate professor, School of Social Justice –criminal justice program Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award“Kasey has been very active in bothservice to our university community as Wendy Maran, MA, CTRSwell as the greater Toledo area, and shehas also been very active in grant writing and Associate lecturer, School of Exerciseawards. To date, Kasey has been leading a and Rehabilitation Sciences –charge that has secured close to $1 million in funding from recreation therapy programthe U.S. Department of Justice and other agencies to supportthe many campus programs, community projects and student “Wendy has been instrumental in developingactivities she spearheads.” relationships with clinical sites where students serve internships. She has also“With the assistance of Kasey’s colleagues in the criminal justice worked with faculty to regularly shape and update the recreationprogram, she has worked diligently to develop and open the therapy curriculum to ensure students are learning contemporarydoors of the new Center for Student Advocacy and skills needed for success in the field. She has mentoredWellness, where student victims are able to receive assistance master’s degree students seeking a recreation administrationthrough educational and counseling services.” degree with a therapy focus. She has also worked with recreation therapy graduates seeking a PhD in health education, and provides insights into research ideas and career goals. Every one of these things demonstrates how Wendy cares about the success of our UT students.”

The University of Toledo | College of Health and Human ServicesFeaturedAlumnusJacob Spellis is a 2015 BSW graduate. He shares how his personaljourney and purpose were realized after he began his education atThe University of Toledo. He shares his story to give others hope.“I was a high school dropout and spent had various mentors, including his book, “Moremuch of my teenage years walking aroundToledo’s east side using and selling drugs. Dr. Celia Williamson, who helped me make Than a Statistic:My addiction left me isolated and homeless,”Spellis said. “Every day I woke up and my dream a reality.” All along the way, Stop Beingsaid, ‘Man I don’t want to do this anymore,’but the addiction just hijacks you and all he helped others. “I began speaking to Average,” lastof your pleasure seeking abilities; it is likeexperiencing the best and worst feelings individuals in treatment centers, jails, year. He signedat the same time. “For seven years, thiscycle continued, and my mother expected schools and colleges, which led to my copies Aug. 31 atto see me die from my addiction.” desire to help people reach their full poten- the Barnes & NobleThen a drug trafficking conviction changedhis life. Behind bars for nine months, he tial,” Spellis said. “As a reformed convicted University Bookstore 31began to turn things around. “I acquiredmy GED from the Lucas County Correc- felon, I advocate for social justice and for at the Gateway. “Mytional Treatment Facility, and I had a visionto revamp and reform the criminal justice other returning citizens in my community. life is much different from when I wassystem,” Spellis said. “In order to do this,I knew that I needed to further my My goal is to revamp the criminal justice buried in my addiction. I have a beautifuleducation, and The University of Toledo system and address disparities within wife, daughter and son,” Spellis said.was there every step of the way.” With the different cultures and communities. “Social “I now have over five years of experiencehelp of campus support groups and tutors, work is a career for most, but a lifestyle to in motivational speaking and am passionatehe was able to get ready for me. On a daily basis, I assist individuals about community development.”college-level classes — andsucceed. He graduated with with mental illness, legal issues and Jacob received the Jefferson Award,honors in 2015 with a bachelor’sdegree in social work. substance use disorders to work toward known as an “American Nobel Prize forWhile pursuing a master’s degree public service”at the University of Michigan, Spellisworked as a graduate assistant in “MY COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY for his communitythe UT College of Health and Human DEVELOPMENT STARTED UPON MY service in April. InServices’ Human Trafficking and RELEASE FROM INCARCERATION.” addition, Jacob wasSocial Justice Institute. Spellis said he awarded with the“met top professionals in the state and UT BSW Social Work healthy adequate life- Alumni Award in May and was nominated styles.” After receiving among 120 young leaders from Ohio and a master’s degree in Michigan for the 2017 20 Under 40 social work from UM in Leadership Recognition Award. 2016, Spellis started Jacob is frequently quoted in The Blade More Than a Statistic and interviewed on various news and Academy, a nonprofit radio stations to share his personal story re-entry coalition in and speak about his desire to instill hope in others. We are very proud of his northwest Ohio that accomplishments and contribution to helps convicted felons the community! find jobs and those suffering from sub- stance abuse obtain stability and long-term recovery. He also published Read about more at jacobspellismtsa.com.

IMPADOCNOTRDonor Story – Why Give?Timothy PontiusI have to confess that I never felt that we Health care will always be a love of mine, Susan and I continue to work at what wewere philanthropic. It has always been a although I no longer practice. Veterinary love to do, not because we have to, butbit natural to “help a friend,” but planned medicine will always be a passion for Sue, because we want to. It is my hope that wegiving was not on our radar for some years. as it will for our sons. As a result, we felt can continue to increase our philanthropicI think it changed for me when I started compelled to set up scholarships at UT reach over time, as well as counsel youngergetting involved with The University of and at OSU to help others have the same partners and co-workers to set goals andToledo on an advisory committee level and opportunities we had. Neither of us, nor hopefully achieve more than they oncestarted hearing many of the exciting things our children, had scholarships of any thought possible. By setting examples,going on, not just in our college, but also magnitude, but the costs of education we hope there will be many others whoacross the University as a whole. We think today are exponentially higher than in our follow us and strive to give back in time,we have been blessed in many ways as days. Helping others is a choice, but I think talent and goodwill.a couple and as a family. I was fortunate it really is an obligation to pay it forward.enough to end up in a business that It is also the right thing to do, especially inI was able to acquire over time, and these tumultuous times, to show we allthat business and its future successes can help each other in various ways.were direct results of my education and Health care became a priority focus forexperience from UT. In other words, it us even more so in recent years and, as abecame possible for us to give something result of our experiences, we have addedback because of where we have been commitments to the Mercy system,and where we came from. as well as Mayo Clinic.Give a Gift - Make an Impact!The support from our College of Health and For more information about giving, including creatingHuman Services alumni and friends is paramount scholarships or additional gift funds, please contactto the success of our educational programs. Your Nicole Candle, development officer for the Collegegenerous financial gift will impact the lives of current of Health and Human Services, at 419.530.4134and future students in all departments at HHS! or [email protected] give online, please go to the HHS giving site. Thank you for making an impact for your college!

The University of Toledo | College of Health and Human ServicesWhy Scholarships MatterStudents across The University of Toledo benefit on a daily basis Morgan Statetzny,from the generosity of donors committed to enhancing the access to 2017-2018 recipienteducation and lifelong experiences. Learn how scholarships play of the Timothy andan important role for some of today’s College of Health and Susan Pontius FundHuman Service students: This scholarship meansJessica Lehmann, Since starting the respiratory care program so much to me. It 332016-2017 recipient here at UT, I have expanded my academic showed me that allof the Timothy and knowledge beyond what I ever could have of my hard work andSusan Pontius Fund imagined. This program has shaped my dedication toward my schoolwork was understanding of the health care field by noticed by others and rewarded. The dayI have valued not only expanding my comprehension of I received this scholarship, I was overcomeeducation all my life the information I need to succeed in my with happiness and very thankful for theand I have worked my future career, but also showing me what it generous amount of money I was awarded.hardest to do my best. means to be a good member of the health Not only did I appreciate the fact that myIt is such an honor to care team, as well as making sure I know study habits and good grades werereceive this scholarship, because it not how to provide the best patient experience. recognized, but it also meant I could beonly reflects the hard work I have put in This program has introduced me to a relieved of some financial burden. Thisto my collegiate studies, but it also shows learning experience beyond the classroom, scholarship is making my tuition morethere are people out there rooting for my and I am very thankful for the clinical affordable as I continue my path tosuccess. I can’t thank the donors of the practice I have been a part of this past becoming a respiratory therapist, andTimothy and Susan Pontius Fund enough year. Being involved in the hospital I am grateful for this opportunity. This hasfor believing in the work I’ve done and for atmosphere from the beginning helps build made my dreams of helping and takingseeing enough potential in me to invest a better foundation for applying all that we care of people a reality.in the rest of my academic career. learn and expanding on that by learning from the whole health-care team. I am just beginning my journey with the respiratory care program. I was accepted in to the program for this summer and I am very excited. I had the opportunity to shadow Prof. Craig Black last summer, and he allowed me to see the life of a respiratory therapist. This experience was very helpful for me, and Prof. Black helped me see what I wanted to do with my life. I cannot wait to start the program this summer here at The University of Toledo!

Congratulations to Our Student-FACTS AND FIGURES John Stepec, Being a student athlete, I enjoyed the excitement of the pressure in balancing 463 cum laude between schoolwork and the physical andstudents graduated from mental demands of competing in a Divisionour college in May. graduate in May 1 sport. I always enjoyed the camaraderie associated with being a part of a team. 2017 with a BS Balancing between schoolwork and athletics helped me develop important in criminal justice skills that will carry me throughout my adult life. If I could offer advice to incoming and former defen- freshmen, I would encourage them to stay focused and not lose sight of their goals sive end for the during their college career. Most importantly, find a good balance that will allow you to Toledo Rockets football team, enjoy your college experience because it goes by very quickly. shares his experience as a My experience at UT definitely put me on student athlete in the CHHS the right path to succeed in life. I was given the opportunity to build strong and positive criminal justice program. relationships with some wonderful people that I hope will continue to be a part of my I chose the criminal justice program life. I also learned through my experience because I was always intrigued with law at UT as a student athlete to manage enforcement and felt that a career in law my time effectively, stay focused and enforcement would enable me to not only disciplined, all of which are important give back to the community, but also qualities that will help me succeed. appealed to my sense of serving others. I felt there are many different opportunities John attended the New York Giants’ to pursue in this field, such as law mini-camp May 11-13. He earned first-team enforcement at the federal, state or local All-MAC honors as a senior, racking up level. One of the great benefits of the 71 tackles and 14.0 tackles for loss. A team criminal justice program was the opportunity captain, Stepec also was a nominee for to meet and listen to professionals in the Academic All-America. “I’m just excited law enforcement field give their insights and very grateful for this opportunity,” said into their experiences. The course I took Stepec. “I had a number of teams call me on narcotics provided me with good insight but the Giants were the first. I’m looking into the recent increase in the availability forward to going to camp and giving it of drugs and drug activities. Professor my best shot.” – 5/2/17 Ronald Shannon and Professor Mick Dier287 176 were both positive influences during my coursework. They were both veryundergraduate graduate knowledgeable on their subject material students! students! and came from prestigious backgrounds in law enforcement. What appealed to me was their strong enthusiasm exhibited in their lectures, which were always exciting for me. They also shared great stories from their experiences.

The University of Toledo | College of Health and Human Services-Athlete Graduates!Treyvon Hester Corey Jones Michael Roberts 35May 2017 graduate, May 2017 graduate, May 2017 graduate,BS in criminal justice BS in criminal justice BS in criminal justice Invited to the Pittsburgh Drafted by the DetroitDrafted by the Oakland Steelers mini camp Lions in the 4th roundRaiders in the 7th of the 2017 NFL Draftround of the 2017 Storm NortonNFL Draft May 2017 graduate, DeJuan Rogers BS in criminal justice May 2017 graduate,Kareem Hunt Signed by the Detroit BS in criminal justiceMay 2017 graduate, Lions Invited to the ChicagoBS in criminal justice Bears mini camp Paul PerschonDrafted by the Kansas May 2017 graduate, John StepecCity Chiefs in the 3rd BS in criminal justice May 2017 graduate,round of the 2017 Invited to the Chicago BS in criminal justiceNFL Draft Bears mini camp Invited to the New York Giants mini campAlumni AffiliateThe Health and Human Services Alumni Affiliate needs talented,dedicated UT alumni to become part of the Affiliate Board ofTrustees. The goal of the affiliate is to promote and coordinateactivities by encouraging a spirit of loyalty and unity, and toestablish programming that assists in the cultural and physicalgrowth of the college. Member responsibilities include attendingmeetings, helping plan and coordinate affiliate events andprograms, and attending affiliate and Alumni Association-sponsored activities throughout the year. If you are interestedin getting involved, please contact Samantha Marchal in theOffice of Alumni Relations at [email protected] call 419.530.4927.

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