The School Health and Rehabilitation Sciences has announced new leadership changes

Jonathan Pearlman and Tom Platt, both of the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, were promoted.

Catherine Palmer is named American Academy of Audiology president-elect

The associate professor in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences will serve a three-year term.

Pitt's nutrition and dietetics program is ranked No. 1 in Pennsylvania

It's the second year the University has secured the top of the College Factual list.

Rory Cooper earned the 2018 American Institute for Biomedical Engineering Advocacy Award

The founding director of Pitt's Human Engineering Research Laboratories was recognized for outstanding and lasting contributions to humanity and the field of bioengineering.

Elaine Mormer received a Pennsylvania Speech-Language Hearing Association award

The audiology clinical education coordinator educates Pitt's health service staff about hearing loss and supervises students.

David Beck was named an American Academy of Physician Assistants Distinguished Fellow

The honor is bestowed upon an elite group of less than 1% of practicing PAs.

Walt Stoy received the James O. Page/JEMS Leadership Award

The professor created Pitt's bachelor's degree program in emergency medicine in 1988.

Mervat Abdelhak was named to an information management organization's board

The School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences department chair will serve the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education.

2 Pitt physical therapy professors won state association awards

David Wert received the Neurological Special Interest Group’s Award of Excellence, and Debora Miller earned the Carlin-Michels Achievement Award.