Report, HSHP --- ICQ Fall 97

Health Sciences and Human Performance

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

The Department of Occupational Therapy moved into a temporary building over the summer. This 10,000-square-foot facility houses the department offices, laboratory classrooms for pediatrics, adult rehab and general activities areas, an "activities of daily living" lab with kitchen and bath, and a seminar room. This year members of the first occupational therapy class completed their summer at the University of Rochester campus, where they joined the physical therapy students in the gross anatomy class and completed their first professional concepts course.

Joining the OT faculty this fall is Professor Marilyn Kane, who comes to us from Keuka College. She is an expert in psychosocial OT and fieldwork. In January Kinsuk Maitra will join the faculty to teach basic sciences. The department staff welcomes Deb Manzer, who began as fieldwork secretary on August 1.

RECREATION AND LEISURE STUDIES

The Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies is now the Department of Therapeutic Recreation and Leisure Services. The name change reflects the current degree programs in the department and gives greater visibility to the newly established degree in therapeutic recreation. Last year the department received reaccreditation for both therapeutic recreation and leisure studies by the National Recreation and Park Association/American Association for Leisure and Recreation Council on Accreditation. Ithaca College is one of only four colleges in the country that offer a major in therapeutic recreation; approximately 100 other institutions offer only a concentration or sequence in this area.

Roger Riley recently joined the department as chair and associate professor. He was most recently a faculty member in the Recreation and Park Administration Program at Illinois State University. He was coordinator for the commercial recreation and tourism sequence and administrative director of the Bureau of Tourism and Recreation Research. His doctoral degree in recreation, tourism, and marketing is from Texas A&M University. A native New Zealander, he has lived in the United States for 14 years, gaining all his postsecondary degrees in this country.

FACULTY DOINGS

Bob Riter, assistant professor in health services administration, wrote a "My Turn" article for Newsweek. "I Have Breast Cancer" appeared in the magazine's July 14, 1997, issue. The article has been reprinted in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, the Syracuse Post-Standard, and numerous other newspapers.

Stewart Auyash, associate professor and chair of the Department of Health Services Administration, participated in the annual conference of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration and presented a paper, "Avoiding Textbooks and Other 'Innovative' Teaching Methods." He also authored an article in the AUPHA Exchange entitled "Resisting the Virtual Health Administrator."

Greg Shelley, assistant professor of exercise and sport sciences, completed his doctorate from the University of Utah. His dissertation, "The Lived Experience of Athletic Injury: A Phenomenological Study," was in the area of sport psychology.

INTERNSHIPS AND KUDOS

The Double "H"-Hole in the Woods Ranch in the Adirondacks, founded by Paul Newman and Charles Wood, provided internship opportunities for four Ithaca College students this past summer. Ithaca College is the only institution with a formal internship agreement with the Double "H" Ranch. The ranch is designed for chronically and terminally ill children from throughout the United States. The students at the ranch this summer included Marie Johnson '97, physical therapy, and seniors Julie Beebe, physical therapy; Sarah Mullen, exercise science; and Mary Ann Soprano, administration of health services. Students who'd been at the ranch in past years were Jeff Craig '96, outdoor recreation; Andrew Loysen '96, outdoor recreation; Melissa Lee '97, physical therapy; Jennifer Parr '96, community health; and Denise Gulielmo '95, community health.

Michael Bonenfant '99, administration of health services, received an Emerson internship award for his summer 1997 work at Albany Medical Center.

Philip Tomlinson '00 received a Gerontology Institute grant for his summer internship at Ithacare.

Mary Obidinski '97 represented the United States at the International Rowing Regatta for the Nations Cup in Milan, Italy, in July. Obidinski graduated with a degree in exercise science and was a four-year member of Ithaca College's crew team. In addition, she was selected as the Wegman's "athlete of the month" for June.

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	Health Sciences and Human Performance OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY The Department of Occupational Therapy moved into a temporary building over the summer. This 10,000-square-foot facility houses the department offices, laboratory classrooms for pediatrics, adult rehab and general activities areas, an "activities of daily living" lab with kitchen and bath, and a seminar room. This year members of the first occupational therapy class completed their summer at the University of Rochester campus, where they joined the physical therapy students in the gross anatomy class and completed their first professional concepts course.
	Joining the OT faculty this fall is Professor Marilyn Kane, who comes to us from Keuka College. She is an expert in psychosocial OT and fieldwork. In January Kinsuk Maitra will join the faculty to teach basic sciences. The department staff welcomes Deb Manzer, who began as fieldwork secretary on August 1.
	RECREATION AND LEISURE STUDIES The Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies is now the Department of Therapeutic Recreation and Leisure Services. The name change reflects the current degree programs in the department and gives greater visibility to the newly established degree in therapeutic recreation. Last year the department received reaccreditation for both therapeutic recreation and leisure studies by the National Recreation and Park Association/American Association for Leisure and Recreation Council on Accreditation. Ithaca College is one of only four colleges in the country that offer a major in therapeutic recreation; approximately 100 other institutions offer only a concentration or sequence in this area. Roger Riley recently joined the department as chair and associate professor. He was most recently a faculty member in the Recreation and Park Administration Program at Illinois State University. He was coordinator for the commercial recreation and tourism sequence and administrative director of the Bureau of Tourism and Recreation Research. His doctoral degree in recreation, tourism, and marketing is from Texas A&M University. A native New Zealander, he has lived in the United States for 14 years, gaining all his postsecondary degrees in this country.
	FACULTY DOINGS Bob Riter, assistant professor in health services administration, wrote a "My Turn" article for Newsweek. "I Have Breast Cancer" appeared in the magazine's July 14, 1997, issue. The article has been reprinted in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, the Syracuse Post-Standard, and numerous other newspapers. Stewart Auyash, associate professor and chair of the Department of Health Services Administration, participated in the annual conference of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration and presented a paper, "Avoiding Textbooks and Other 'Innovative' Teaching Methods." He also authored an article in the AUPHA Exchange entitled "Resisting the Virtual Health Administrator." Greg Shelley, assistant professor of exercise and sport sciences, completed his doctorate from the University of Utah. His dissertation, "The Lived Experience of Athletic Injury: A Phenomenological Study," was in the area of sport psychology.
	INTERNSHIPS AND KUDOS The Double "H"-Hole in the Woods Ranch in the Adirondacks, founded by Paul Newman and Charles Wood, provided internship opportunities for four Ithaca College students this past summer. Ithaca College is the only institution with a formal internship agreement with the Double "H" Ranch. The ranch is designed for chronically and terminally ill children from throughout the United States. The students at the ranch this summer included Marie Johnson '97, physical therapy, and seniors Julie Beebe, physical therapy; Sarah Mullen, exercise science; and Mary Ann Soprano, administration of health services. Students who'd been at the ranch in past years were Jeff Craig '96, outdoor recreation; Andrew Loysen '96, outdoor recreation; Melissa Lee '97, physical therapy; Jennifer Parr '96, community health; and Denise Gulielmo '95, community health. Michael Bonenfant '99, administration of health services, received an Emerson internship award for his summer 1997 work at Albany Medical Center. Philip Tomlinson '00 received a Gerontology Institute grant for his summer internship at Ithacare. Mary Obidinski '97 represented the United States at the International Rowing Regatta for the Nations Cup in Milan, Italy, in July. Obidinski graduated with a degree in exercise science and was a four-year member of Ithaca College's crew team. In addition, she was selected as the Wegman's "athlete of the month" for June.
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