IN THIS ISSUE: Hall of Fame inductee keeps veteran health on the front lines PAS professor leaves a global legacy Instilling a spirit of discovery in undergraduates
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A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
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2019 HALL OF FAME/YOUNG ALUMNI AWARDS
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IMPACTFUL
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PAS professor helps students and patients ‘see’ past barriers INNOVATION 12 Taking a SWORD to the competition: Professor invents product to benefit endurance athletes DISCOVERY Instilling a spirit of discovery in undergraduate students IMPACTFUL
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MLS program inspires a legacy of giving COLLABORATIVE 18 Exploring the future of holistic care
RESEARCH GRANTS
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THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS
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DEAN’S MESSAGE
A MESSAGE FROM THEDean
The University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences recruits hard-working, outstanding students. After those first steps of recruiting, we are committed to helping our students earn their degree. It is our most important work. We invest in their success, and in turn, we serve the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky by helping create a welleducated workforce in health sciences. Surprisingly, the number one reason some UK students don’t make it to graduation is unmet financial need. A pilot study conducted by UK revealed
totaled $9,362. This is a big gap for our
(through planned gifts, pledges, etc.)
students and for us. The College of
for an additional three scholarships.
Health Sciences is working with alumni
But, our work is far from over. There is
and supporters and committed to
still much to be done to help students
finding both long-term and immediate
reduce unmet financial need and walk
solutions for meeting this need.
across the stage as the next caregiver,
This effort is part of UK’s signature
researcher, or clinician. We are thankful
Leveraging Economic Affordability
we are off to a wonderful start.
for Developing Success (LEADS) scholarship program. LEADS funds amplify opportunities for student success at the University of Kentucky and is one of the main initiatives of the university’s $2.1 billion comprehensive campaign.
that when financial aid (loans, grants,
As you read this issue of Gateway, you’ll learn of the many accomplishments of our talented students, faculty, and alumni. I hope that our shared successes, unrivaled work ethic, and generous support of our students—the next generation
etc.) combined with the expected
Currently, the College of Health
of health sciences professionals—fill
contribution from family comes up
Sciences has 14 endowed scholarships
you with pride and inspiration as we
short by $5000 or more, students are
and fellowships from generous alumni
begin a new year.
likely to drop out.
and donors. And, this academic year there was $158,800 available to
Scott M. Lephart, PhD
In 2018 the College had 342 students
spend on scholarships thanks to the
Dean
with unmet financial need, and the
generosity or our supporters. We
Endowed Chair of Orthopaedic
average unmet need for our students
have an additional five commitments
Research
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A LOOK AT THE
College BY THE NUMBERS
69 74 143
No. of faculty:
TOTAL:
No. of staff:
Giving
$8410 $91K
Philanthropy dollars raised by Staff Council in the past three years
112 THREE 4 90
Faculty and Staff giving over the last five years (does not include planned gifts or pledges)
*Faculty and staff as of Fall 2019
faculty were promoted to full professor in the last year.
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HALL OF FAME & YOUNG ALUMNI AWARDS
2019 INDUCTEE
HALL OF FAME
Billie Jane Randolph, PhD, PT Physical Therapy Class of 1978
2019 RECIPIENT
YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD
Ariel Allman, MS, MBA, ATC, CSCS
Athletic Training Class of 2017
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HALL OF FAME Inductee keeps veteran health on the front lines
BY: LAUREN THOMPSON DIRECTOR O F COMMUNICATIONS Billie J. Randolph, PhD, PT (Colonel, U.S. Army Retired) has known since childhood that helping people is in her DNA.
What she didn’t know in those early years was just how far
this calling was going to take her: from central Kentucky to the Army; to Walter Reed Army Medical Center; the White House; the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA), and more, Randolph has left a lasting mark on people and patients around the world.
Randolph’s storied career and deep commitment to serving
nation’s premiere center for promoting excellence and
the College of Health Sciences Hall of Fame on Nov. 7.
amputations. This position is just one among pages of
others is one of many reasons why she was inducted into
Hailing from humble roots in Richmond, Kentucky,
research related to traumatic extremity injuries and her decorated resume.
Randolph began to pursue a career in physical therapy (PT) after spending her weekends traversing eastern Kentucky mountain towns to deliver care.
“I really felt like this is what I was meant to do,” she
said. “Because of PT, I saw the immediate impact I could have on people’s lives. Back in the 70’s, there were not
many PT schools and I only applied to the University of Kentucky. It’s the best decision I’ve ever made.”
Randolph now serves as the Deputy Director and VA
lead of the Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of
“I really felt like this is what I was meant to do. Because of PT, I saw the immediate impact I could have on the people’s lives. Back in the 70’s, there were not many PT schools and I only applied to the University of Kentucky. It’s the best decision I’ve ever made.”
Excellence—a joint effort between the Department of
Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs— and the
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In 1978, Randolph received a direct
“Because of my experience, the
service. She is a graduate of the
up an amputee center at Walter
commission and entered military
Army Combined Arms Services Staff School, the Command and General
Staff College, the Army War College, and the Federal Executive Institute. She served in clinical assignments
at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, Ft. Stewart,
Georgia, Tripler Army Medical Center, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Ft.
Surgeon General asked me to set Reed. So that’s what I did. I recruited experts in the field of amputation care to come in and train our
therapists and doctors. We started the amputee center and for years we saw every casualty that came through Walter Reed.”
Leavenworth, Kansas, Ft. Campbell,
In 2004, Randolph threw her hat
Medical Center.
selected and made history as the
Kentucky, and Walter Reed Army
“I really liked the military and the
ability to practice independently,” she said. After going through all three of my clinicals, I called an Army recruiter and the rest is history.”
After completing her doctoral degree, Randolph returned to practice at Walter Reed Army
Medical Center and was essential in crafting the medical response for soldiers in Afghanistan and
in the ring for command. She was first physical therapist to command at the Army brigade level. “I
commanded the medical units in
Maryland and Pennsylvania,” she said. “It was the pinnacle of my military
career to be in charge of those units.” Randolph dedicated 28 years of her life to the Army before retiring and
beginning her position with the VA in
how to respond to the attacks,” she said. “In late 2001, I was called by
the Army Surgeon General who asked me if I knew where Afghanistan was.
He said ‘It’s a country filled with land
mines. We’re going in and you’re the last person on active duty with any amputee experience.’”
“We had a big amputee program under Dr. McDougal when I was at UK,” Randolph continued.
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and had a stroke. Can you help me?’” she said. “There’s no better feeling than helping a veteran through the process of getting assistance and
making them aware of the benefits
available to them. I may not have all
the answers, but I do have a network of people I can reach out to. That’s what drives me.”
care possible.
experience,” Randolph said. “If I’d
hit, the next step was deciding
‘Hey I need help. I’m in the hospital
and ensure they receive the best
“I was at Walter Reed on 9/11. We once we learned the Pentagon was
have a Vietnam vet email me saying,
privileged to serve other veterans
“Serving our veterans and wounded
made all these preparations, and
“It’s always amazing to me when I
2012. As a veteran herself, she feels
Iraq during the aftermath of the
September 11 terrorist attacks.
“There’s no better feeling than helping a veteran through the process of getting assistance and making them aware of the benefits available to them.”
warriors is the most amazing
had just a fraction of my knowledge today about the VA when I was on
active duty, I would have been a far better therapist. I would have been
able to refer my patients to the VA for services. It truly is the most incredible health care system. No other country comes close to what we provide.”
Taking care of those who protect our
country is personal for Randolph. She is quick to give veterans her contact
information so they can directly reach out to her with questions or concerns about their medical care.
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Randolph said some of her most
all adult prosthetic components
former President George W. Bush.
the combat wounded from the
man. She immediately began to call
to be in the White House caring for
poignant memories are of treating most recent wars. “Some of my patients had lost all four limbs. I
were made for the 50th percentile manufacturers to enact change.
“It was humbling and yet exciting
the most powerful leader in the free
world,” she said. “Not bad at all for
remember thinking ‘We can do
“More importantly, I began to look
ever use the term ‘new normal’
is very little written about the needs
“That’s really what my career has
“I’m now working on bringing this to
“I’ve had the honor of caring for all
this. We can help them.’ I don’t because it’s never going to be
normal for these patients. I help them get to the point where they
feel confident to start rediscovering their lives.”
One of Randolph’s patients lost
at the literature which revealed there of female amputees,” Randolph said. the attention of the right people so
we can get fu nding from Congress specifically mandated for female amputation research.”
both his arms above the elbows and
In addition to delivering
on one side from a traumatic brain
Randolph served two years as the
was completely blind and paralyzed injury. “His wife has just delivered their third child and I wanted him
compassionate care to our veterans, White House physical therapist for
a little farm girl from Kentucky!”
been about,” Randolph continued.
ranks in the military – from privates
to Joint Chiefs, as well as the nation’s leaders in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. But I’ve
learned from all of them. Every single person I’ve worked with has given
me back more than I could have ever given them.”
to know he would be able to hold
his baby girl,” she said. “We fit him with prosthetic arms and sent him to the VA for blind rehabilitation. His is just one of thousands of
stories. It is a blessing to to serve
him and every patient who comes across my path.”
Randolph has even fostered research into prosthetic
components for women. “A female veteran came to me and was
having trouble finding prosthetic
components for her artificial limb because of her height,” she said.
“The smallest foot they could find
was a seven and a half and she only wore a five and a half. She was
forced to wear different size shoes one her feet which was not ideal.” Because of this interaction,
Randolph began looking into the issue and found the majority of
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PAS Professor
HELPS STUDENTS AND PATIENTS
‘see’ past barriers
BY: LAUREN THOMPSON DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
A third-culture kid at heart, Sam
“My parents were missionaries and
a physician assistant (PA). He initially
professor of physician assistant
around developing countries my
nursing route hoping to become a
Powdrill, MPHIL, PAC, associate
studies at the UK College of Health
Sciences, has found himself practicing
medicine in locations most people will never set foot in. From the bush of
Africa to the mountains of India— and at home in Lexington, Kentucky—he’s leaned into his 30 plus years abroad to educate and inspire the next
generation of physician assistants.
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I was raised in India, so I’ve been
whole life,” Powdrill said. “I have always wanted to do something
with my life that would help others and would have a practical way of sharing Christ’s love with people. That’s what eventually led me
entered the medical field through the nurse practitioner. Fast forward a few years and Powdrill, with his family in
tow, was crossing continents pursuing health care ministry as a nurse in both India and Honduras.
to the health care professions.”
“While we were in Honduras I was
a roundabout journey to becoming
I was basically running a family
Powdrill will admit he took a bit of
engaged in a lot of medical care.
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North Dakota and then returned to Kenya working at Tenwek Hospital until he moved back to the United
States in 2004. After meeting another College of Health Sciences faculty
member at a conference (Dr. David Fahringer), he was encouraged to
apply for a teaching position with the college. Powdrill has now taught at the College of Health Sciences for
15 years. His friendly and gracious
demeanor, decades of wisdom and practice/urgent care on a very rural
one of the most well-known mission
said. “There was actually no doctor
He and his wife played a crucial role
island community off the coast,” he on the island, so I started dealing with all sorts of trauma cases. I learned
in the establishment and expansion of
students succeed have made him a
favorite in the Wethington building and across campus.
the hospital’s Eye Unit.
“I’m a clinician at heart and I love
during that time.”
At Tenwek, Powdrill’s main focus
taught the physical exam for years
After a year in Honduras, Powdrill
services and eye surgery delivery
so much about trauma management
decided to seek out more education and training. Since he was 31 years
old at the time, he felt medical school was out of the question since most
institutions did not accept candidates older than 30.
“I met an ophthalmologist while
working abroad, and he directed me to a program in London run by four ophthalmologists who spent time
was developing low cost eye care to their largely unserved rural
community. Today, Tenwek Eye
Unit is the major eye care facility for about one million people,
providing inpatient and outpatient eye care services; eye surgery;
training programs for volunteer eye
thought I would be doing.”
After completing the program,
Powdrill packed up his life again and moved to Africa where he spent 13
years serving as the coordinator for the Eye Unit at Tenwek Hospital—
when everything clicks and a student
just gets it are what makes my day as
an educator. To see my students hone their practical skills, do them well,
and be accurate, that’s the best part of my job.”
opportunities each year. From
surgery,” Powdrill said. “So, I was
care which was the last thing I ever
IV’s, etc.,” he said. “Those moments
and mobile eye care outreach.
help me gain experience so I could
family to England and started in eye
now including things like suturing,
In addition to teaching, Powdrill
clinical officers in ophthalmology;
“While in Kenya, the surgeons and
begin this program. I moved my
the hands-on skills that I teach. I’ve
health care workers, residents, and
working in the developing world,”
Powdrill said. “They said they could
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teaching hospitals in Bomet, Kenya.
experience, and passion to see his
ophthalmologists trained me in eye actually a nurse doing eye surgery.
leads several education abroad
Ecuador, to Kenya, and beyond, he
is dedicated to helping students gain cross-cultural skills and take initiative as practitioners.
I had a long discussion with the
When asked about his favorite
the credentials needed to continue
smiles and responds there’s almost
Kenyan government about getting doing this type of work. They said, ‘Go get your PA and then come
back so we can put you on our eye surgical course.”’
Powdrill attained his PA degree in
memories on these trips, Powdrill
too many to count. But, there are a
few standouts such as the time he led students on a medical mission trip in
Samburu, Kenya—a desert area that is both rural and poverty-stricken.
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“We were in a small town to do eye
travel practitioners and repurposing
a lightweight microscope that
up their sleeves and tackled the
settings that do not have access to
for plane baggage. In comparison,
surgery and my students really rolled challenges at hand,” he said. “It was
hot, it was dusty, and we did around fifty eye procedures in a church
microscopes for use in medical cutting-edge technologies.
“I still want to keep doing my work,
with no windows. Our IV bag was
but as you get older, you wonder how
My students learned how to scrub,
enough to work in a 2mm space
hanging from rafters in the ceiling.
use the equipment, and assisted me with vigorous enthusiasm despite the conditions.”
Powdrill is slated to retire from the UK College of Health Sciences in
January after 15 years of selfless and dedicated service in academia. He’s
excited to pursue another calling in his life upon his retirement: developing a new lightweight microscope for
long you can keep your hands steady under the cornea,” he said. “I want
meets the 50 pound weight limit
most operating microscopes weigh between 300-500 pounds. He has
also developed a microscope that
runs off of a 15-hour battery—ideal for medical environments where electricity is unreliable.
to keep operating as long as I can,
“This is how I want to operate. I
extended periods of time abroad.
others so they can be self-sufficient,”
and I want to help others who spend After spending 13 years working
in the African bush and performing surgery, I realized there was a real need for better microscopes.” Powdrill and a colleague in
Michigan have since worked on
want to come along side and equip he said. “If I can repair an existing
microscope or offer a solution that
allows someone in another country to do the job, then that’s more
important than me coming in and doing the job for them.”
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INNOVATION
TAKING A SWORD TO THE Competition professor invents product to benefit endurance athletes
Marvel may have invented the phrase “Higher,
“A number of things pushed me to move my work
assistant studies program director and department
physician assistants do, and believe they are one of
faster, further,” but Scott Black, MD, MS, physician chair at the UK College of Health Sciences, has adopted the same mentality when it comes to
fueling endurance athletes. As the co-founder of SWORD Performance Products, he’s on a mission to see athletes go faster and farther than their
towards academia,” he said. “I really admire what
the solutions to many health care problems we have
right now. I enjoy teaching and being around students, it makes you stay on toes and when you’re around younger people you feel younger.”
competition in both wellness and performance.
Black has always been interested in wellness, physical
Black is a Wildcat through and through earning
physiology which came after I finished medical school,”
his undergraduate and medical degrees, and
completing his family medicine residency, all at the University of Kentucky. He’s been a long-distance
runner since college and now competes in marathons and ultramarathons.
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activity, and nutrition. “I have a master’s in exercise Black said. “You quickly realize how someone’s
physical activity plays a role in their overall health. I
played sports all my life so I know how important it is to keep moving.”
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This desire to keep moving forward is one of the
In the early days, Black and Stasko were literally
born. The formula for its profitable line of sports
their marketing progressed to a website, online sales,
many reasons SWORD Performance Products was drinks and other endurance products was produced
right in Black’s kitchen with the intent to bring great-
tasting and purpose-driven hydration to hard working men and women everywhere.
“I met a PhD student here at UK (SWORD’s other
co-founder, Shawn Stasko) and we quickly became friends and started discussing this idea,” Black said. “We started working
selling the drinks out of the back of their car. But soon and the start of a recognized brand. “We started
small and were thankful many in the local endurance community adopted us,” Black said. “We now have connections with many professional athletes and
these athletes have even endorsed our product.” One such athlete is marathon runner Jordan Hasay. Hasay finished third in the Boston Marathon and
is considered one of the
on the formula in my wife’s
most elite marathoners in
kitchen while poring over
the United States. “We’re
sports medicine and exercise
really proud she is using
physiology literature to see
SWORD,” Black said. “It’s
what makes a good formula
amazing to work with an
and what doesn’t.”
athlete like Jordan who will
soon compete in the Chicago
Before long, Black and Stasko
Marathon and then the
had created a successful
Olympic trials.”
homemade formula to combat dehydration and fatigue which
According to Black,
trail runs and long-distance
entrepreneurship is all about
they tested out at numerous
innovation and
races. Soon they were sharing
perseverance and personal
it with friends to see how it
connection. “It’s incredibly
worked for other athletes.
“The first time I used SWORD
important to be optimistic
in the entrepreneurial field
and you can’t let adversity
for a 50-mile race is one of my fondest memories
stop you,” he said. “For every door that has
the whole time and when I got through that and felt
and you have to accept there is failure involved
on the journey,” Black said. “SWORD was my fuel
great, I knew that we were onto something. Having other people use it and be successful validates the
work that has been done and validates our formula.”
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been opened, probably ten will close in your face in moving forward. It is important to look at
the failures, examine them, and try it again in a different way.”
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INSTILLING A SPIRIT OF Discovery
BY: LAUREN THOMPSON DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
in undergraduate students
The College of Health Sciences
“Originally developed and helmed
enterprise where our undergraduates
undergraduate research program
is home to a thriving research
have the opportunity to make their own contributions and learn from
some of the sharpest minds in science and health care. For the past eight years, the undergraduate research program has grown from students simply volunteering their time to
earning the first ever undergraduate research certificate at the University of Kentucky.
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by Dr. Gilson Capilouto, the
where students now have transcript recognition of their work.”
started back in 2011 as an initiative
The certificate in undergraduate
were volunteering in faculty labs,”
students who want to take their work
to recognize our undergrads who
said Richard Andreatta, PhD, FASHA,
director of the program and associate professor in communication sciences and disorders. “In 2015, the college initiated what we call the certificate
in undergraduate research in human health sciences—a formal program
research is geared toward motivated
to the next level. In the program, they are mentored specifically by faculty
members and participate in research experiences for extended periods
of time. Courses are also added to a
students’ schedule that complement their activities in the lab.
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“Part of our expectation of students who go through our certificate
program is that they truly become a working and valued member of the
lab,” Andreatta said. “It’s an exciting
“Through research training, the exact skills one learns as a scientist become those you need and will use as a clinician.”
program because they are learning
in some way,” Andreatta said. “We can also tap into avenues outside of CHS.
science and clinical settings.”
number of students who are participating in labs in the Colleges of Dentistry,
skills that are applicable in both hard
“Most students here at CHS are
Again, the experience doesn’t have to solely come for our college. We have a Medicine, Public Health and Pharmacy.”
in some way practicing in a clinical
Amina Nouri, a junior human health sciences major and student ambassador, is
exact skills one learns as a scientist
of Dentistry’s Dr. Octavio Gonzalez. Her focus is specifically on improving
area. Through research training, the become those you need and will use as a clinician,” Andreatta continued.
participating in the program and conducting research alongside the UK College outcomes for patients with periodontal disease.
“Having the opportunity to hone
“The undergraduate research program has exposed me to the realities of health
advantage. We appreciate that
learned there is so much more to dentistry than just clinical treatment. You have
these skills early on is a tremendous not all students will become
researchers, but they are learning the educational value of how to
think critically and be much more
care,” she said. “Once you shadow, you get excited about helping people. I
to understand how bacteria work and immerse yourself in research to see what
others have done. This gives you a better idea about different diseases and how to target and control them.”
analytical in their approach.”
Andreatta advises students like Nouri to jump wholeheartedly into research. “I
Andreatta explained research is,
intimidated,” he said. “Research is a challenge but one all of our students
in a sense, a microcosm of life. It
helps those involved to appreciate interactions and learn how to
work together to find solutions.
think many undergraduate students may hear the world ‘research’ and become can rise to meet. The endgame isn’t only to create research, it’s all about
learning how to think differently and apply that mindset to your personal and professional goals.”
These interdisciplinary and
strategic skills are vital in today’s health care environment.
“The faculty really appreciate
watching students grow from novices to being comfortable with navigating a research
environment,” Andreatta said.
“These students are contributing
in very positive ways to the work of their sponsoring lab while gaining needed hands-on instruction.”
For interested students, CHS offers
a multitude of opportunities. “Every discipline in our college is covered
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Medical laboratory science program inspires a
This winter, 33 students in the
medical laboratory science (MLS) program at the UK College of
LEGACY OF GIVING BY: LORALYN CECIL DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT
Health Sciences will walk across the stage following in the footsteps
of 50+ years of MLS alumni. Over the years, these alumni have
structure underneath. Many of the
Just one year later after the building
with current students and other
campus. She thought the college
an endowed scholarship in medical
made great efforts to connect
members of the college. Three
alumni describe their histories with both CHS and the MLS program,
and give insight into how the role
of alumni is shaped by friendships, professional passion and
engagement, and a love for giving
deserved better. “When are we
going to get a new building?” she
asked. With that simple question, Dr. Robinson knew he had a new board member with vision and who would take on the tough challenges.
and helping others.
The campaign to build a home for the
Jackie Resinger, Class of 1962
first gifts were made by Resinger’s
Jackie Resinger, an MLS alumna,
was invited in early 1990 to campus to meet with former dean, Dr. Tom
Robinson. When she arrived for the meeting, she quickly surveyed the
situation. The College was housed
in an old motel. There was a parking
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programs were scattered across
college began in 1991. Many of the friends and colleagues in the MLS
program. She also worked with health
care leaders across the state to secure support from hospitals and clinics.
The Charles T. Wethington building
was completed in 2003 and continues to serve as the home of the College of Health Sciences.
was completed, Resinger created
laboratory science. “You get in the
habit of giving back,” she said. “You learn to listen about opportunities
to help people. It is very gratifying.”
Jeanie Goodrich, Class of 1975 In 1971, Jeanie Goodrich moved
into her dorm room at UK. As her
parents were leaving, they began to
cry. She assumed they cried because they were going to miss her. They later told her they could see her
excitement for school already and
were worried they would not be able to pay for future semesters.
Her parents were right on one count:
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she loved college and thrived in
as an undergrad at UK and loved
to work out the finances for her to
to see the UK community as well
the MLS program. They were able
continue her studies where she found the application of science and
technology in healthcare exciting. After graduation, Goodrich
became one of the college’s most dedicated alumni.
She credited several people,
including former CHS faculty member Anne Stiene Martin and alumns Pat
every minute of it. “It was amazing
curriculum which is why I continue to provide my support,” Penn said.
as Kentuckians as a whole come
“The MLS program afforded me
Penn said. Now an alumna, she still
continues to produce well-trained,
together for such a wonderful cause,” believes in the power of philanthropy and the need to help one another. “The MLS program is rigorous. I applaud students who have the
dedication to commit to the 18-month
many opportunities in my career and motivated medical laboratory
scientists who are vital members of
the health care team,” she continued. “As with DanceBlue, I’m thrilled to see the program flourish and look forward to its future growth.”
Waggener and Johnnie Miller, for
inspiring her loyalty to the college
and to the MLS program. They urged her to expand her skillset, become involved in the state professional
association, participate in activities
hosted by the college, and support the MLS program whenever
possible. They set her on the path
to expand her view of her work and of the role her college has beyond the classroom.
“Students need the inspiration of
people like Anne Stiene Martin, Pat Waggener, and Johnnie Miller to fully realize how much they can
contribute to the support of the health care team and the care of
patients,” she said. “I am grateful for the education I received, the
foundation for my career, and the opportunity to serve patients,
health care professionals, and my
dedicated coworkers. My donations may not be grand but they are given out of respect and appreciation for all that was done for me.”
Lindsay Penn, Class of 2011 Lindsay Penn, MLS, served on the
DanceBlue committee for two years
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COLLABORATIVE
EXPLORING THE FUTURE OF Holistic Care BY: LAUREN THOMPSON DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Considering all aspects of a person’s health is crucial to delivering the best care possible. That’s why
population health.
Rachel Hogg-Graham, DrPH,
“What drew me initially to the
leadership and management and
its two undergraduate programs:
MA, assistant professor in clinical human health sciences, is focused on ensuring College of Health
Sciences’ students have a holistic understanding when examining today’s emerging health issues.
Hogg-Graham started out studying the history of health and medicine
and became particularly interested
in health policy and how past events
College of Health Sciences was
human health sciences and clinical
leadership and management,” she
said. “Our programs give students a
well-rounded perspective of health by looking at the effect of health policy,
in shaping how the clinical professions participate in collaborative
approaches to care. “A big challenge in the American health care system
is the fragmentation and the lack of
coordination between different types of providers and organizations,” she said. “This fragmentation causes
real inefficiencies in the system and undermines care.”
understanding the health system,
According to Hogg-Graham, the
health, questions of health ethics, and
the social and economic factors that
understanding social determinants of how we treat the person as whole.”
inform future events. Her primary
Training allied health professionals to
approaches that integrate health
the health care system will be integral
research focus lies in multisector
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and social services to address
have an appreciation of all parts of
growing emphasis on understanding influence health calls for practitioners who are culturally competent and aware of the complex interaction between health and social need.
HEALTH SCIENCES GATEWAY
“Our programs give students a well-rounded perspective of health.”
“The College of Health Sciences is
“CHS is actively growing collaborations with the other health care colleges
to consider all aspects of health
Working across disciplines will be critical in answering some of these pressing
serious about training professionals and training our students to think
beyond acute medical events,” she said. “How do we ask questions about sensitive topics (food
on campus and building important relationships with community partners.
health issues,” she said. “I think CHS can play a role in helping to pioneer that work and provide a unique disciplinary perspective in investigating solutions to health care issues across the state and nation.”
insecurity, domestic violence, etc.)?
As the health care system continues to change, providers and researchers
understand that people come from
historically been done. With that comes both challenges and opportunities,
It’s important for our students to
different backgrounds, perspectives, and cultures—all these play into a
are all being asked to approach health care differently than how it has especially for students.
person’s health.”
“I would encourage students to read as much as they can about the
When thinking about some of the
rapidly,” Hogg-Graham said.
most pressing health conditions
changes occurring in the U.S. health system, because they are happening
in the United States, the growing
Hogg-Graham also advises students to actively participate in research
conditions and the opioid epidemic
research. What are they studying? What implications might that work have for
number of individuals with chronic may immediately come to mind.
Hogg-Graham believes taking an interdisciplinary and multisector
approach is needed to solve these
happening in the college and at the university. “Ask faculty about their
my future as a health care provider?” she said. “This opens up a doorway
for students to actively explore solutions related to health at the national and local levels.”
major population health crises.
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RESEARCH GRANTS
OFFICE OF Research Grant Awards Received
AWARDS RECEIVED BETWEEN MAY 15, 2019 AND OCTOBER 14, 2019
Cory Dungan, PhD
Kirby Mayer, DPT (anticipated)
(National Institute on Aging)
Physical Therapy Interventions in Critically Ill Patients
Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
Academy of Acute Care Physical Therapy
Examining the Impact of Exercise and Obesity on
Requiring Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Autophagy, miRNA Abundance, and Alzheimer’s
(ECMO)
Disease Pathology
Esther Dupont-Versteegden, PhD Tim Butterfield, PhD, ATC Massage Therapy Foundation
Shriners Hospital for Children
National Institute on Aging Myonuclear Epigenetics of Skeletal Muscle Mass Regulation with Age
Massage as an Intervention for Muscle Atrophy
Susan Effgen, PT, PhD
Kevin Murach, PhD
Charlotte Peterson, PhD, John McCarthy, PhD National Institute on Aging
The Impact of Dosing Parameters on Motor Skill
Alzheimer’s Disease Supplement to Exercise-Induced
Acquisition and Retention in Bilateral Cerebral Palsy
Skeletal Muscle Exosomes Promote Adipocyte
Phillip Gribble, PhD, ATC, FNATA
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Lipolysis
Tim Uhl, PhD, ATC, PT, FNATA
Central Appalachian Regional Education Research
National Science Foundation
Center: Athletic Training
Rehab Buddy: Extending Individualized Physical
Lauryn Lanzer
Rehabilitation Beyond the Clinic Using Wearable Technology to Empower Patients
NATA Research & Education Foundation Deficits in Disease and Patient Oriented Outcomes in Adolescents with Chronic Ankle Instability
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HEALTH SCIENCES GATEWAY
Intramural Grants Esther Dupont-Versteegden, PhD Tim Butterfield, PhD, ATC
Igniting Research Collaboration Pilot Grant Chronic Orofacial Neuropathic Pain-Associated miRNAs and the Efficacy of Massage Therapy
Nathan Johnson, PT, DPT, PhD
Igniting Research Collaboration Pilot Grant Can Exercise Improve Therapeutic Learning among Women with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder?
Geetanjali Gera, PhD, PT
Brian Noehren, PhD, PT, FACSM Chris Fry, PhD
Grant Program
Changes in Muscular Quality Due to a Lower
Department of Neurology Faculty Pilot Quantification of Balance Deficits in Parkinson’s Disease after Deep Brain Stimulation
Geetanjali Gera, PhD, PT
UK Brain Restoration Center in partnership with the Ann Hanley Parkinson’s Research Fund
UK CCTS Small Grants Program Extremity Fracture
Charlotte Peterson, PhD,
Igniting Research Collaboration Pilot Grant Imposing Organization in Large Volume Artificial Muscle Tissue
Gait and Balance Assessment Using Mobility Lab in Patients Receiving Deep Brain Stimulation
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Thank you TO OUR DONORS
Gifts made between July 01, 2019 and October 20, 2019
HEALTH SCIENCES ACADEMIC FUND FOR EXCELLENCE
Ms. Juandalynn Heslop
DEPARTMENTS
Ms. Alyssa Ann Huddleston*
Athletic Training Development and
Ms. Caroline N. Arthur+
Ms. Julie A. Jacoby*
Ms. Sharon M. Frank*
Mr. William R. Barker*
Mr. Christopher T. Jones*
Mrs. Sandra A. Bell* Mrs. Jane S. Brantley* Ms. Mary Jane Burton* Mrs. Jennifer Carter* Dr. Ming-Yuan Chih+ Mr. Michael A. Cooper*
and Mrs. Beth Byers Cooper* Mr. Timothy S. Elliott*
and Mrs. Catherine Randall Elliott*
and Mrs. Lauren M. Jones* Mr. Barret Lanham May*+ Mrs. Denise N. McCarthy*+ Dr. Randa Remer-Eskridge*+ Mrs. Holly G. Roeder* Mrs. Rebecca T. Serrano*+ Mrs. Celia M. Wilke*
Alumni Fund
Clinical Leadership and Management
Fund Dr. Sarah Kercsmar*+
Communication Sciences Disorders Scholarship Fund Mrs. Alexis Phillips* Physical Therapy
Development Alumni Fund Dr. Chalee R. Engelhard* Mrs. Amy G. Grizzard*
Medical Laboratory Sciences
Development Alumni Fund Mr. Chad Guilliams+ Dr. Anne Stiene-Martin*
Dr. Courtney Allison Hatcher*
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HEALTH SCIENCES GATEWAY
Scholarship Fund
UK SPORTS MEDICINE RESEARCH
PROGRAMS
Ms. Julie A. Jacoby
UK SMRI Fund
Rehabilitation Network Fund
Medical Laboratory Science
Mrs. Martha Davenport Mayland* Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Lytle* Physician Assistant Studies Development Alumni Fund
Dr. John Abt+
Dean Scott M. Lephart+ and Dr.
Susan Lephart
Dr. Somu Chatterjee+
SMRI Jockey Equestrian Initiative
Ms. Ann Wiles*
Winchester Feed Company, Inc.
Dr. Kevin M. Schuer*+
Carol Lavin Bernick Family Foundation
Active Duty Military and Veterans
SCHOLARSHIPS
Kentucky Appalachian Rural Dr. Xiaobo N. Li*
Grace Jones Memorial Fund Dr. Davy Jones
PT Study Abroad Fund Dr. Robert A. English*+ and Dr. Lynn English*+
Fund Mr. Nick Alexakos
* identifies an alumni of the Marc and Esther Dupont PT
Active Women’s Health Initiative
Dr. Esther Dupont-Versteegden+
Ms. Jill Burkeen
University of Kentucky
Scholarship Fund and Mr. Marc Dupont
Ellen Felice Mattacola Scholarship Fund
Ms. Jayne Hancock
James E. Ireland Foundation
+ identifies a current College of Health Sciences faculty or staff member
Dr. Mary Lloyd Ireland
Ms. Sharon M. Frank* Dr. Carl G. Mattacola
William J. Meadors Physician
Assistant Educational Fund Lincoln Memorial University on behalf of Michael Dugan, David Jones, and Danielle Mayton
Dwain Robert Rice Memorial
Scholarship Fund Dr. Esther Dupont-Versteegden+
and Mr. Marc Dupont Mrs. Kathy J. Schuler-Ringo+
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uky.edu/chs
EVERY GIFT HAS AStory “It is my pleasure to make donations to UK College of Health Sciences as a
token of my appreciation for the education I received in Medical Laboratory
Sciences. It is exciting for me to consider the assistance these funds bring to students.” - Pat Motley Waggener, Class of 1961
“I donated in honor of a CHS colleague and friend who, by their example, demonstrated what it truly meant to be a health care professional.”
- Jodelle F. Deem, PhD, Assoc. Professor Emeritus, Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders “I gave in honor of my physical therapy faculty (1979-1981) who started
my journey into this profession that I love. They were fantastic people and mentors!” - Kimberly Bodnar Castle, Class of 1981
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“I made a recent gift because of the investment placed in me as a student in the UK Graduate Athletic Training Program. The wisdom and expertise passed down to me by the professors and clinical instructors was unparalleled. Go Cats! - Sharon Frank Class of 2014