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2024 Faculty Awards

ASPIRE Awards

CHSP Advancing Scholarship in Research and Education (ASPIRE) Grants

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Rachel Bican

Assistant Professor - Physical Therapy

Project Title:  Enhancing pediatric education across multiple Doctor of Physical Therapy programs

Co-Investigators: Michele Courtney, OHIO University, Associate Clinical Professor, Physical Therapy

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Michele Courtney

Associate Clinical Professor - Physical Therapy

Project Title:  Enhancing pediatric education across multiple Doctor of Physical Therapy programs

Co-Investigators: Rachel Bican, OHIO University, Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy

Clinical/Translational/Population Health Research
Melissa Anderson

Assistant Professor - Applied Health Sciences and Wellness

Project Title:  Concussion and Injury Risk – Bridging the Gap with ERPs

Co-Investigators: Patrick Ledwidge, Assistant Professor, Psychological Sciences, Western Kentucky University 

Clinical/Translational/Population Health Research
Cory Cronin

Associate Professor, Social and Public Health

Project Title:  Do People Know Whether Their Local Hospitals are Nonprofit, For-Profit or Public?

Co-Investigators: Berkeley Franz, Associate Professor, Social Medicine, HCOM; Lauren Taylor, Assistant Professor, Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine; Sam Doernberg, Resident, Bringham & Women's Hospital

CHSP Excellence in Online Teaching Award

This award recognizes and rewards superior online teaching, provides models of excellence for fellow faculty, and encourages all faculty to continue to improve and advance their online teaching pedagogy.

School of Rehabilitation and Communication Sciences
Karen Perta

Assistant Clinical Professor, Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences

Nominated by:   Joann Benigno

CHSP Faculty Research and Creative Activity Award

During the Bicentennial Campaign, this monetary award was made possible through several CHSP donors who place value on the ability of faculty to engage in productive research and creative activity.

Physical Therapy
Dustin Grooms

Professor, RCS, Physical Therapy

Research Highlights:

  • In 2023, 13 manuscripts accepted for publication in PubMed indexed, peer-reviewed journals. Notably, eight of these publications involved students from Ohio University, underscoring his commitment to mentorship and student engagement in high caliber research. Among these publications, eight appeared in top quartile journals within his field, reflecting the high impact and quality of our work. 
  • One of our articles was distinguished as the Manuscript of the Year for Original Research by the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, a testament to the novelty and significance of his research in the field. 
  • His research findings were disseminated through 22 refereed abstracts at national and international scientific meetings, with a significant portion led by students, showcasing his lab's vibrant research agenda. 
  • He was also invited to present 16 times, including 9 international presentations and 5 keynote addresses, at prestigious venues such as the Isokinetic Medical 
    Conference in London. These engagements highlight the global recognition of his research and its relevance to current challenges in sports medicine and rehabilitation.
  • In 2023, Dr. Grooms managed 5 funded federal awards and submitted 15 additional extramural applications, showcasing his active pursuit of research excellence and innovation. 
  • Notable progress was made on his active grants including his Department of Defense award focusing on addressing neuroplasticity in the musculoskeletal rehabilitation and several NIH grants investigating the neural drivers underlying injury-risk biomechanics and the neuroplastic mechanisms for movement pattern acquisition and transfer. These grants, totaling over $6 million, underline the significant trust and investment in his research to advance the understanding and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries.
  • Beyond individual research accomplishments, Dr. Grooms has dedicated himself to the service of the scientific community and the mentorship of the next generation of researchers. This includes serving on editorial boards, reviewing grants for major funding bodies, and mentoring graduate students, one of whom secured a tenure-track faculty position in 2023.
  • Dr. Groom's role as associate director of the Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute further allows him to foster a collaborative and innovative research environment.
     

Excellence in Teaching in the College of Health Sciences and Professions Award

This award is presented to an outstanding faculty member who uses an innovative approach to teaching and preparing students for the professions included in CHSP.

Social and Public Health
Tiffany Arnold

Assistant Professor of Instruction, Social and Public Health

Nominated by: Michele Morrone

Nomination included: "Tiffany developed and currently teaches Introduction to Appalachian Studies (HLTH 2230). This course is a critical component of our undergraduate Certificate in Appalachian Studies. Because she recognizes the importance of HLTH 2230 to 
build a foundation of Appalachian Studies at OU, she took the initiative to ensure that the course would be a critical component of our revised General Education curriculum. HLTH 2230 is an “intercultural explorations” course that is becoming more popular as the new GENED is implemented. It is the only intercultural exploration course in the College of Health Sciences and Professions."

CHSP Inspirational Teaching Award

This award recognizes a CHSP faculty member who provided an educational experience found to be inspiring and ultimately had a positive impact on student learning.

Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences
Chao-Yang Lee

Associate Professor, Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences

Nominated by: Emily Jones

Nomination: 

I am writing to nominate Dr. Lee for the College of Health Sciences and Professions Inspirational Teaching Award. Having known Dr. Lee since before my admission to Ohio University in 2019, I immediately thought of Dr. Lee for this recognition. I was enrolled in Dr. Lee’s Phonetics and Speech Science courses at the undergraduate level and Experimental Phonetics course at the graduate level.  

During the fall semester of my second year at OU, I felt uninspired. Classes were completely virtual, and I had created no connections with peers or professors. I often wondered if I had selected the wrong career or university. During my enrollment in Dr. Lee’s Phonetics course that same semester, he reached out to inform me about an opportunity to pursue research through the Honors Tutorial College. When I met with Dr. Lee, although I had no knowledge of research, I knew I had to take this opportunity to get to know him better. This new involvement in HTC led to conversations about what it meant to be curious, compassionate, and successful. As a first-generation college student from rural Appalachia, I was not exposed to conversations about higher education let alone a pursuit of research. Dr. Lee provided a safe space to ask beginner questions and discuss how I developed into the person I was at that time.  

My first HTC tutorial with Dr. Lee (the Director of Studies for HSLS) allowed me to find purpose both professionally and personally. I selected an area of research for my undergraduate thesis, and Dr. Lee and I began to pursue a project that we found personally fulfilling. Because of the impact of our conversations on my feelings about education, we wondered how we could help more students think about these topics. We decided to start reaching out to alumni to engage in conversations related to passions, curiosities, successes, and failures. We then ran a pilot study of what we called a “deep learning seminar.” This seminar provided a space for undergraduate students and alumni to connect with one another while discussing our field and what paths they were taking to become successful. We wrestled with ideas of competition, fixation on grades, and deep/strategic/surface learning while reading What the Best College Students Do by Ken Bain.  

This project fueled by our passion for learning and education was then supported by the 1804 Fund and has been transformed into a discussion-based course for undergraduate students. The course was first offered in the spring of 2023 and is currently running. Dr. Lee has connected with alumni from the past two decades to provide a range of experiences with whom students enrolled in the course made meaningful connections. We shared thoughts and experiences as we grew to understand our peers and ourselves better.  

Dr. Lee transformed my college experience and made me feel like Ohio University is my home. I am eternally grateful for both his support and the support of the 1804 Fund that made our dream a reality.  

Lee Cibrowski Faculty Advising and Mentoring Award

The Lee Cibrowski Faculty Advising and Mentoring Award were created to recognize outstanding mentoring activities and accomplishments achieved by faculty members.

Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences
Rebecca Meier

Associate Clinical Professor, Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences