UN DER T H E TOWER Logan Announces Leadership Changes – Dr. Cheryl Hawk, dean of research – Dr. Michael Wittmer, chief of staff of Logan’s health centers Cole
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Faculty/Staff News Logan Announces New Hires – Sherri A. Cole, PhD, dean of Logan University’s College of Health Sciences – Conrad L. Woolsey, PhD, director of nutrition and human performance in Logan University’s College of Health Sciences – Stacey Till, MSEd, director of admissions – Ellen Dickman, MA, director of the Learning Resources Center – Shelly Chanitz, MA, director of human resources – David Parish, MS, DC, CSCS, DACBSP, director of the BIOFREEZE® Sports & Rehabilitation Center – Vincent DeBono, DC, dean of chiropractic education – Adil Kahn, MBA, CPA, CSBO, chief financial officer
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– Dr. Muriel Perillat, director of clinical education • Kasey Sudkamp, PT, DPT, will continue her work with the Logan University Research Department as an assistant professor of research. Dr. Sudkamp previously worked with Dr. Dennis Enix on the four-year, HRSA-funded geriatrics balance study. Her background includes earning both a master’s and doctorate degree in physical therapy from Saint Louis University (SLU) and completing research-training courses through the Veterans Health Administration (VA) hospital system and SLU. In her role, she will continue developing geriatric-related research grants. • Norman W. Kettner, DC, DACBR, FICC, chair of Logan’s Radiology Department, co-authored a research paper along with Yumi Maeda DDS, PhD, and Vitaly Napadow, PhD, LicAc, Logan adjunct faculty member and assistant professor with Massachusetts General Hospital’s (MGH) Department of Radiology. The paper entitled “Acupuncture-Evoked Response in Somatosensory and Prefrontal Cortices Predicts Immediate Pain Reduction in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome”—which also included other MGH co-authors—was recently published in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. • Mary Unger-Boyd, DC, associate professor of Logan’s Chiropractic Science Division, was quoted in a Chiropractic Economics article in reference to the first Standard Process Inc. Whole Food Symposium.
• Jameca Falconer, PhD, counseling psychologist in Logan’s Office of Students Services, was featured in the St. Louis American newspaper. Dr. Falconer spoke about finding balance in life to reduce stress and anxiety. • Katharine Conable, MApS, DC, associate professor in Logan’s Chiropractic Science Division, attended a meeting at the International College of Applied Kinesiology (ICAK) in Cairnes, Australia, where members represented 16 countries and a variety of health care professions. At the meeting, Dr. Conable received the 2013 International George Goodheart Award for service to ICAK. • Jose Ramirez, DC, resident in Logan’s BIOFREEZE® Sports & Rehabilitation Center, and Joshua A. Adam, DC, clinician in the Montgomery Student Health Center, earned the designation of Certified Chiropractic Sports Physicians by the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians. • Daniel Haun, DC, DACBR, assistant professor, Clinical Science and Chiropractic Science Divisions, was invited to serve on the editorial advisory board for the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. • Aaron Welk, DC, Logan’s diagnostic imaging fellow, passed his written (Part 1) and oral (Part 2) examination to earn his Diplomate, American Chiropractic Board of Radiology (DACBR). • Allison Harvey, DC, clinician at Montgomery Health Center, celebrated the birth of her twin daughters, Rosalie Kelly and Lorelei Ellen Harvey, May 17. • Angela McCall, PhD, associate vice president of academic affairs, celebrated the birth of her son, Edwin Charles McCall, on June 17. • Becky Horton, application support specialist, who gave birth to a son, Hunter Laine Horton, on July 1.
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