Rory Cooper was named the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences' associate dean for inclusion

The distinguished professor is also director of Pitt's Human Engineering Research Laboratories.

Paula Leslie was honored by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

She was awarded the Louis M. DiCarlo Award for Recent Clinical Achievement at the association's November convention.

Janet Freburger joined Pitt's Department of Physical Therapy

An expert in musculoskeletal care and functional status measurement, she has been first or senior author on more than 75 peer-reviewed publications.