Rutgers School of Health Professions Doctor of Physical Therapy Students Receive White Coats at School’s First In-Person Event Since the Pandemic Began Rutgers School of Health Professions Doctor of Physical Therapy program (DPT) held pinning ceremonies in June, the school’s first in-person events since the start of the pandemic. The annual ceremony celebrated [...]

Rutgers School of Health Professions Graduates 504 Students at Virtual 44th Convocation The Rutgers School of Health Professions celebrated its 44th graduating class of 504 students at this year’s Virtual Convocation on Wednesday, May 19. During the online ceremony hosted on SHP’s website, degrees were awarded in 34 certificate and degree programs, [...]

Class of 2021: Christopher M. Cirnigliaro, Ph.D. Health Sciences, Applied Physiology With His Newly Minted Ph.D., This Doctoral Graduate is Ready to Advance Research int Spinal Cord Injuries His interest in performing research in individuals with spinal cord injury was sparked as an undergraduate student while working with a 65-year-old man who [...]

Class of 2021: Shymira Reeves, A.S. Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Treatment Support from EOF Advisors was Key to the Success of Student Struggling with Abusive Relationship, Family Illness Just when she started the degree program that would fulfill her aim of helping others, Shymira Reeves was facing a tumultuous time in her life. [...]

Class of 2021: Edna Dolz, Doctor in Clinical Nutrition Despite Hurricane, Earthquake, Pandemic and Health Issues, She Was Determined to Complete Doctoral Degree In 2017, when Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, Edna Dolz was in the midst of her doctoral program at Rutgers School of Health Professions. She had begun the online [...]