Westbrook College of Health Professions' Annual Scholarship and Research Day held April 29

Westbrook College of Health Professions' Annual Scholarship & Research Day was held on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 from 8-2. Students across the health professions offerred oral presentations and posters representative of research, innovative projects and social advocacy conducted during the school year. This year WCHP's Scholarship & Research Committee (Dr. Regi Robnett, OT and Dr. Shelley Cohen Konrad, SSW, Co-chairs) initiated the first annual Nona Spear Award in Professor Spear's memory. The award was presented by Karen Pardue, interim director of the Department of Nursing. Winners of the award were selected from 21 oral presentations and 23 posters.

Winning posters:
 
40 Voices: A collaborative project with Portland's Homeless Community: Nancy Carroll, Erika Schlieper & Danielle Turcotte (Teresa Sarmiento, faculty advisor) - School of Social Work
 
Take Action Today (TAT): A Televised Health Promoting Program for Physical, Mental, Cognitive, Perceptual and Social Health: Vanessa Sherman, Kelly Cowan, Christa Hartigan, Shawna Sullivan & Lisa Lundstrom (Elizabeth Moyer, faculty advisor) - Occupational Therapy
 
Winning oral presentations:
 
Effects of a training partner on the athlete's work rate during aerobic and anaerobic activities: Shawn Paquette, Erin Fitzgerald, John Pecchia, Courtney Danis & Shannon Timoney (Shireen Rahman, faculty advisor) - Applied Exercise Science
 
Shelter Justice ME: A website resource: David Aronson, Amy Levesque, Daniel Stromgren, Michael Anderson (Lauren Como, faculty advisor) - School of Social Work.