Student news

Meryl Alappattu, P.T., D.P.T., and Elisa Gonzalez-Rothi, D.P.T., doctoral students in the rehabilitation science degree program, received 2011 Promotion of Doctoral Studies scholarships from the Foundation for Physical Therapy.

Brittany Hensley, Au.D., a doctoral student in the department of speech, language, and hearing sciences, received Starkey Laboratories’ 2011 William F. Austin Scholarship for candidates pursuing clinical, teaching and research careers in audiology. 

Sarah Senf, a doctoral student in exercise physiology and a fellow in UF’s NIH-funded Interdisciplinary Training Program in Rehabilitation and Neuromuscular Plasticity, received the Best Contribution award at the 2011 International Conference on Muscle Wasting for her poster presentation. 

Martina Spiess, a doctoral student in the college’s rehabilitation science program, received a 2011 International Student Academic Award from UF’s International Center.