Spring/Summer 2024

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Passion for Orthotics and Prosthetics Leads to National Scholarship

Caitlin Bowman Martwinski (MSPO ’24) became one of only 10 students in the country to receive a prestigious $10,000 award.

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CuPID: Changing the World One Story at a Time

PA Studies Assistant Professor Susan Graff was inspired to start a class for the Health Sciences that explores identity through first-person narrative storytelling.

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Personal Challenges Lead to Professional Successes for Audiology Alumna

Suzanne Yoder (MA ’02, AuD ’04) has lived with severe hearing loss since childhood. Her personal journey—from using different hearing aids, learning to lip-read, asking people to repeat themselves, searching for coping skills and finally receiving cochlear implants in both ears—has made her a more compassionate audiologist.

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Improving Digital Literacy for Home-Bound Older Veterans

Many Americans, particularly older adults and individuals with disabilities, have difficulty adopting new technology—even when it can give them access to better health care.

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OTD Alumna is Reimagining Employ-ability

Rebekah Funk is changing clients’ lives at Life’sWork of Western PA by training them in essential job skills to earn a career and independence.

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Game-Changer: Introducing the University of Pittsburgh Doctor of Chiropractic Program

Meet the interprofessional team of Pitt leaders, faculty and researchers who are launching Pitt’s Doctor of Chiropractic program, the first ever in a research-based public university and the only one in Pennsylvania.

Pitt Athletic Training alumna Autumn Pisano standing on the sidelines of a football game

Athletic Training Alumna Finds Herself at the Right Time, the Right Place and With the Right Skill Set

Pitt’s Athletic Training program is one of a few in the country that requires students to earn their EMT certification prior to admission, helping to prepare students with the skills to save a life.

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Sports Science Intern Arrives Ahead of the Competition

Recent Master of Sports Science alumna, Tatianna Rivas, completed her year-long internship with the Pitt women’s volleyball team on their way to the NCAA Final Four! Rivas talks about working with the powerhouse women’s team and how she was able to merge her love of volleyball with the Pitt Sports Science program.

Another first.

Introducing the only Doctor of Chiropractic program at a research-intensive, public university.