Dean's Message
This is an exciting time to lead the College of Health Sciences at Old Dominion University! It is a privilege to serve as Dean and have the opportunity to work with such a distinguished group of faculty, staff, students, and alumni. The College of Health Sciences is committed to excellence and innovation in education, research and service.(more)
The purpose of the trip was to evaluate plans and next steps for a proposed study abroad trip to PFP sites in the Dominican Republic for ODU undergraduate and graduate nursing students and graduate physical therapy students in Spring 2012 (March 4-10). ODUand PFP already have a long history of working together. Last fall, for instance, Gail led three PT students to the Dominican Republic for a weeklong mission, the seventh educational exchange of its kind. While the study abroad trip is still in the early planningstage, the Dominican Republic offers many options, and lots of potential, thanks to PFP established programming in country - Burn Care, Dental Care, Maternal and Child Health, Specialized Surgery, Walking Free and more.
Please join the College of Health Sciences in congratulating Professor Gayle McCombs, Dental Hygiene, on her selection for the designation of University Professor. This is a well-deserved recognition of her excellence in teaching and the positive impact she has made on many of our students. Dr. Gianluca DeLeo and Dr Scott Sechrist presented a research paper at the 2010 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando Florida, on November 30, 2010. The paper was entitled, "Games for Team Training". The paper was presented as part of the session on the validity and immersiveness of virtual world training. Dr. DeLeo also had a poster at the VMASC Booth. (more) Alpha Eta is the National Honor Society for Allied Health. Students, faculty members and alumni inducted into Alpha Eta have demonstrated outstanding scholastic achievement and leadership in allied health education.(more) Under the leadership of Sharon Stull, Community Outreach Coordinator, the ODU-Germany Study Abroad Partnership is a two phase program that occurs each summer with either ODU dental hygiene students studying in Germany, or German dental assisting and dental hygiene students studying at ODU. (more) The 3rd International Society for Plasma Medicine was held September 19-24, 2010 at the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology, Greifswald, Germany. (more) Gayle McCombs, Professor and Graduate Program Director and MSDH graduate student, Kendra Kleppe, both from the Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene at Old Dominion University, were part of a Physicians for Peace dental team to Nicaragua, March 6-14, 2010. (more) The College of Health Sciences is pleased to announce that the department of Community and Environmental Health has established a Chapter of the Upsilon Phi Delta National Honor Society. One of the purposes of the Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society is to recognize students who have achieved distinction in healthcare administration studies in universities and colleges. There are currently eight students who qualify for membership into this society. The Honor Society has been approved by a letter from AUPHA and has provisional approval from the ODU Office of Student Activities and Leadership to establish a chapter at ODU. ADHA is the organization that represents the interest of 150,000 dental hygienists. Lynn will be recognized during the ADHA Annual Session in June with an expense paid trip to Las Vegas and an additional financial reward. (more) Richardean Benjamin, associate Dean of the College of Health Sciences and associate professor of nursing, was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing in November 2009. Debbie Blythe Bauman, assistant dean of the College of Health Sciences and associate professor of dental hygiene, was appointed by Mayor Paul D. Fraim as a commissioner of the Hospital Authority of Norfolk, Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital. Anna Jeng, assistant professor of community and environmental health, was appointed by the Governor to the State Board of Health. The Board provides leadership in planning and policy development for the Commonwealth and the Virginia Department of Health. This month-long national health observance brings together thousands of dedicated dental professionals, health care providers and others to promote the benefits of good oral health to children and adults, caregivers, teachers and many others. (more) The Gene W. Hirschfeld, School of Dental Hygiene in the College of Health Sciences celebrated its 40th Anniversary with a Champagne Brunch and Awards Ceremony that was held on November 8, 2009 at the Ted Convocation Center. (more) Please join the College of Health Sciences in congratulating Dr. James Alan Neff, Professor of Community Health, and his research team on their new two year, $900,000, grant award from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). (more) Dr. Richardean Benjamin, Associate Dean in the College of Health Sciences, has assumed the position as president of the Virginia Partnership for Nursing (VPN). (more) Ann Keosann, a senior in the Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene (BSDH)-entry level program in the school of dental hygiene won< National and State Scholarship. (more) Congratulations to Michele Darby on receiving the Fulbright Scholarship Award.(more) The College of Health Sciences congratulates Harry Zhang, assistant professor in the school of Community and Environmental Health, on the research paper he co-authored.(more) A program is being developed by Gianluca DeLeo of Old Dominion University and Gondy Leroy of Claremont Graduate University with financial and technical support from Microsoft’s External Research Group to develop software for mobile phones that uses pictures to help autistic children communicate.(more) Senior dental hygiene students and graduate students assisted the Colgate Bright Futures, Bright Smiles Program in October. The Colgate Dental Van visits various dentally underserved areas in the nation each year. In October 2008, they visited eight elementary schools in Norfolk, Virginia.(more) The 4th annual Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene Continuing Dental Hygiene Education Winter Weekend held at the Sheraton Oceanfront Hotel in Virginia Beach February 22-24, 2008 attracted 250 participants.(more) The College of Health Sciences at Old Dominion University and Regensburg University Medical Center in Germany, successfully organized an international conference on pHealth: Personalized Health Technologies and Comparative Effectiveness on September 18-19, 2008 . Dr. Andrew Balas, Dean of Health Sciences and Dr. Michael Nerlich, Prodekan at Regensburg University Medical Center, actively chaired in organizing the conference. (more)
Physical Therapy Faculty Visits the Dominican Republic
The College of Health Sciences is in the process of planning an interdisciplinary study abroad in partnership with Physicians for Peace. ODU faculty and Physicians for Peace staff members traveledto Dominican Republic recently to begin planning the trip: Gail Grisetti, PT, EdD, Janice Hawkins, RN, MSN, and Martha Walker, PT, represented the College of Health Sciences at Old Dominion University in Norfolk; Beth Parker attended on behalf of ODU's officeof Study Abroad; and Mary Kwasniewski and Mary Westbrook attended as part of PFP staff.
http://www.physiciansforpeace.org/blog/maternal-child/jun-08-11/barrio-visit.html
We've posted photos from the mission on the PFP facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/PhysiciansforPeace.Tabetha Sundin and Dr Patricia Hentosh Attends the 6th Annual Research Forum
Tabetha Sundin and Dr Patricia Hentosh attended the 6th Annual Virginia Council of Graduate Schools (VCGS) Research Forum held at the Virginia State Library in Richmond on February 3, 2011. The research abstract was entitled "Chemopreventives, a Critical Factor in Reducing the Economic Burden of Cancer". Gayle McCombs Designated University Professor
Dr. Gianluca DeLeo and Dr Scott Sechrist Present Research Paper
Alpha Eta National Honor Society 2010 Annual Chapter Meeting and Induction Ceremony November 9, 2010
ODU Dental Hygiene Student Exchange Partnership with Regionales Berufsbildungszentrum Soziales, Ernahrung und Bau in Kiel, Univeristy of Kiel Dental School and the Elly-Heuss-Knapp Schule in Neumunster
Gayle McCombs One of Ten Invited Keynote Speakers at International Plasma Conference in Germany
Physicians for Peace, University of Nicaragua-Leon, and Old Dominion University School of Dental Hygiene Collaboration
Community and Environmental Health Establishes a Chapter of the Upsilon Phi Delta National Honor Society
The College would like to also recognize Dr. Jackie Sharpe for her efforts in establishing this Honor Society for the BSHS program.Dental Hygiene’s Lynn Tolle is Awarded ADHA Educator of the Year
Dr. Benjamin is Inducted as a Fellow into the American Academy of Nursing
Assistant Dean Debbie Bauman is Appointed a Commissioner at Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital
Dr. Jeng is Appointed to the State Board of Health
February is National Dental Health Month
The School of Dental Hygiene 40th Anniversary Celebration
The College of Health Sciences Congratulates Dr. James Alan Neff
Dr. Richardean Benjamin, President of the Virginia Partnership for Nursing
Alice Keosann Wins National and State Scholarship
Michele Darby Wins the Fulbright Scholarship Award
Congratulations to Dr. Harry Zhang
Gianluca DeLeo, Medical Laboratories and Radiation Sciences, to Help Develop Mobile-Phone Software for Autistic Children
Dental Hygiene Students Assists with Colgate Bright Futures, Bright Smiles Program
Continuing Dental Hygiene Education Winter Weekend Event
An International Conference in Personalized Health Technologies was a Success
Faculty in 5K Race
College of Health Sciences faculty participated in the Accounting department 5K race held on campus on September 20. (more)
Successful Industry-Academia Summit on Translational Research in Rehab Care
The College of Health Sciences organized and hosted the second annual summit of the Allied Health Research Institute (AHRI) September 8-9, 2008, here at ODU. (more)
College of Health Sciences New Appointments
The College of Health Sciences is pleased to announce the appointments of Jim English as the Interim Chair of the School of Community and Environmental Health and Dr. George Maihafer as the new director of the College of Health Sciences PhD program. (more)
College of Health Sciences Nursing Professors Receives a $765,000 Grant for Research in Cultural Competency
Nursing professors Carolyn Rutledge and Laurel Garzon received a $765,000 grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to revise the Masters Level Nurse Administrator program and enhance the post masters Nurse Educators Program in order to address issues of Cultural Competency, Health Disparities, and Barriers to care. (more)
College of Health Sciences Now Offers a Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Molecular Diagnostics
Old Dominion University College of Health Sciences is now offering a new post-baccalaureate Certificate in Molecular Diagnostics beginning this Fall Semester, 2008. (more)
Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP) www.asahp.org 