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Dr. Liisa Holsti’s Therapeutic Robot In the News
A study by OSOT faculty Dr. Liisa Holsti and colleagues made local and national news showing that Calmer, a robot that simulates parts of skin-to-skin holding, can reduce preterm infants’ pain during blood tests. Read More
Congratulations to Flora To-Miles…
Congratulations to Flora To-Miles, who has won the 2018 Arthritis Health Professions Association (AHPA)-Arthritis Society Grant Competition for her study, The health promoting potential of social and creative activities: An exploratory study of adults with and without inflammatory arthritis. This grant will contribute to Flora’s PhD dissertation, which examines how social activities—doing things with […] Read More
Laura Bulk wins 3M National Student Fellowship
Congratulations to PhD student Laura Bulk (MOT 2014), who has won a 3M National Student Fellowship from the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE). Laura is one of ten Canadian scholars to have received this fellowship, in recognition of her strong leadership on campus and in the community, and the integration of […] Read More
