Newsletter
CAHS Update
The CAHS Update is a quarterly publication sharing the stories, activities, and achievements of members of the College of Allied Health Sciences.
Alumni, faculty, students, staff, and partners may send updates to Alyssa De Santis Figiel at desantisa14@ecu.edu for potential inclusion in future editions of the newsletter.
Student Success
- Dr. Yolanda Feimster Holt, Associate Professor in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSDI), received the Barbara W. Bremer Distinguished Professorship to promote scholarship within the area of school-aged language learning and literacy disorders.
- Allied Health Sciences celebrated its 110 newest alumni at the College Recognition Ceremony on December 15th.
Public Service
- ECU received the 2024 Carnegie Elective Re-Classification for Community Engagement due in part to the contributions of 82 members of the university and local community who helped prepare materials for the review process.
- Students, staff, faculty, and community members collected toys for two holiday drives.
Regional Transformation
- Drs. Lauren Turbeville, Assistant Professor in Occupational Therapy, and Amy Wedge, Clinical Assistant Professor in Physical Therapy, will host a spring session of Pirates™ “POWER” Over Parkinson’s Disease: A PWR!Moves® Exercise Class.
- A team of clinicians representing ECU Pediatrics, PASS Clinic, Occupational Therapy, and Audiology hosted its first autism diagnostic clinic providing comprehensive evaluation, support, and resources for families of young children concerned with their development.