PT Program Ceremony - May 12, 2022

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MGH Institute of Health Professions Department of Physical Therapy AWARDS and GRADUATION CEREMONY May 12, 2022 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.

MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Department of Physical Therapy

AWARDS & GRADUATION CELEBRATION May 12, 2022 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.

WELCOME REMARKS Laura Plummer, PT, DPT, EdD, NCS Chair and Associate Professor DEAN’S ADDRESS Peter Cahn, PhD Associate Provost for Academic Affairs Interim Dean, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Announced by Lesley Smith, PT, DPT, MS, GCS Instructor Donna Applebaum, PT, DPT, MS Director of Clinical Education and Assistant Professor Adams Fellow Award Wunghee Christina Lee, DPT ‘22 Marjorie K. Ionta Award Hannah Weighart, DPT ‘22 Kate Gragnolati, DPT ‘22 Polina Volgunina, DPT ‘22 Mary Mankin Award Allison Triola, DPT ‘22 Brandon Ong, DPT ‘22 Outstanding Clinical Educator Award Ana Sanchez Junkin, PT, DPT, NCS ‘16 STUDENT ADDRESS Madeline Vu, DPT ‘22 CLOSING REMARKS Laura Plummer, PT, EdD, DPT, MS, NCS Chair

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CLASS OF 2022 Miguel Angel Abreu Israel David Agront Alvin Lee Atkinson II Jessica R. Babcock Madeleine Alice Barth Victoria Elisa Beyer Charlotte Brosseau Bleiler Hyun Sik Chang Alexander Brian Chau Evelyn F. Chodock* Lauren Elizabeth Cruz George Joseph Dechello III Haleigh R. Dion Peter Erhardt Gabriela Josephine Flores Winsthony Garcia Derek Lee Garza Susan Garzon Arianny Gonzalez Melissa Eve Gordon-Wollin Kate Marie Gragnolati* Brandon David Hong* Suzanne C. Hudis Georgia Ivsin Hannah Reeves Jensen Damian Johnson Samantha J. Jozwik* Tamsin Kaiona Kennedy Jung Chen Kuo Wunghee Christina Lee Payton A. Lima Christina Lauren Lopez Jacqueline E. Maestas Kerrie A. Malloy Sarah Matthews

Mary Macauley Mikes Joshua-Dave Miñoza Danielle Dyer Muniz Sara H. Newberry Jillian Danielle Noble Zoe H. Noel Madison Elizabeth O'Malley Brandon J. Ong Megan Marie Pedersen Katherine Potter Jonathan Bolan Reingold Chelsea L. Sheldon Amanda M. Small Rachel F. Stevens Mackenzie Katherine Syron Michael Judge Tang Ali M. Torrence Farimang Touray Jr Lan Steven Tran Vuong Duc Tran Qui Trinh Allison E. Triola Genesis Duran Urena Eliel van Buren Diya Verma Charles Reuben Felicen Villero Polina Volgunina Madeline Vu Hannah Michelle Weighart Brandon Woo Samantha R. Yarbrough Stephanie Yi Yeh Cameron E. Yeong Jang Chaelin Rina Yoo

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AWARDS Adams Fellow Award

The Adams Fund, created by Barbara Adams in 1986, was established to offer financial support for graduate education for physical therapists at the Institute. This award is given to students who show evidence of leadership abilities, service to the profession, and the potential to make a significant contribution as a clinical scholar.

Marjorie K. Ionta Awards for Clinical Excellence This award is named in honor of Professor Emerita Marjorie K. Ionta, who was chief physical therapist in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1958 to 1981 and a founding member of the Institute faculty. The award is presented to individuals who have demonstrated growth and a consistent, excellent performance coupled with outstanding humanistic qualities.

Mary Mankin Prize This prize is awarded to a Doctor of Physical Therapy student who demonstrates significant potential as a clinical scholar and the ability to make a contribution to the physical therapy evidence that supports optimal patient care.

Outstanding Clinical Educator Award This award honors a physical therapy clinical educator who serves as an exceptional role model of professionalism and clinical excellence, and who has made significant contributions to clinical education. The award recognizes outstanding communication and teaching skills that foster clinical learning and evidence-based decision making in physical therapy students.

American Council of Academic Physical Therapy National H onor Society* The National Physical Therapy Honor Society was established by ACAPT in 2018 to recognize current Doctor of Physical Therapist students who demonstrate excellence, integrity and professionalism in areas of academic achievement, leadership, service or research and demonstrate strong moral character, ethics and the core values of the PT profession.

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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL THERAPY FACULTY Laura Plummer, PT, DPT, EdD, NCS Associate Professor, Chair Benjamin Adams, PT, DPT, OCS Assistant Professor

Maninderjit Kaur, PT, PhD Assistant Professor

Donna Applebaum, PT, DPT, MS Assistant Professor, Director of Clinical Education

Julie Keysor, PT, PhD Professor

Monica Arrigo, PT, DPT, MS Instructor

Teresa Jacobson Kimberley, PhD, PT, FAPTA Professor, Director of the Brain Recovery Lab, Director of the PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences Program

Jane Baldwin, PT, DPT, NCS, FNAP Assistant Professor, Coordinator of the Physical Therapy Center, Director of Student Success and Activities

Keshrie Naidoo, PT, DPT, EdD, OCS Assistant Professor, Director of Curriculum, Coordinator of the Clinical Residency in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy

Christopher Clock, PT, DPT, OCS Instructor

Aimee Perron, PT, DPT, NCS Continuing and Professional Development Liaison Instructor

Elizabeth Cornforth, PT, DPT, NCS Instructor

Prudence Plummer, PhD, PT, BPhysio (Hons) Professor

Caitlin J. Fitzgerald, PT, DPT Assistant Professor, Associate Director of Clinical Education

Catherine Schmidt, PT, DPT, PhD Assistant Professor

Shweta Gore, MPT, DPT, PhD, GCS, CLT Associate Professor

David Selkowitz, PhD, PT, DPT, OCS, DAAPM Associate Professor

K. Douglas Gross, MPT, DPT, ScD, FAAOMPT, CPed Associate Professor

Lesley Smith, PT, DPT, MS, GCS Instructor

Anne McCarthy Jacobson, PT, DPT, MS Assistant Professor

Elise Townsend, PhD, DPT, PCS Associate Professor, Admission Chair, Associate Director of PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences

Rania Karim, PT, DPT, GCS Assistant Professor

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