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Scholarly activities and accolades: January 2023

Every month, faculty in the College of Public Health take part in a range of scholarly activities; below are the activities for the month of January 2023. For news on research publications and grants, please see the college's news feed for in-depth stories and reports. If you are a faculty member and would like your activities included, please contact Lisa Litzinger-Drayton, director of communications and marketing, at lisalitzinger@temple.edu. Leadership Activities and Fellowships Marina Oktapodas Feiler was invited to join the Philadelphia Regional Center for Child...
Activities and Accolades
Faculty
Athletic Training
Occupational therapy
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Nutrition
Jamie Mansell

Mansell honored for advancing athletic training as public health discipline

Jamie Mansell, associate professor of instruction and program director of graduate athletic training programs in the Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, has been named a 2022 National Award Winner by the National Athletic Trainers' Association. The Athletic Trainer Service award recognizes Mansell’s work to advance athletic training as a public health discipline at the state and local levels.  “My passion projects within the state are really about the education of students, and elevating cultural competence and diversity in athletic training,” says Mansell,...
Athletic Training
Faculty
Awards

Athletic training on Broadway, on tour, and on the factory floor

Temple's Doctor of Athletic Training program has been a perfect fit for Angelica Davison McCarthy. She works to help keep performers physically healthy in stage productions and music events, like Katy Perry's 2017 global concert tour. As a certified athletic trainer with a master's degree, she was looking to grow further in the profession. "One of the biggest perks of Temple’s program is that it was 100 percent online," she says. "I was touring and traveling, so to have that flexibility, knowing that I could keep moving, was a huge thing." McCarthy will receive her degree in...
Athletic Training
Students
Nichola St. James

Doctoral student brings athletic training skills to COVID response

Athletic programs everywhere are on pause as people stay home, but the skills that athletic trainers bring to public health are proving to be adaptable and vital amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Nichola St. James, a doctoral student in Temple's athletic training program, is among those making the pivot. In a normal spring, St. James might be working at a sporting event, "making sure that everybody is safe and caring for any injured athletes," she says. Instead, she has been on the front lines of the healthcare system, screening patients and essential workers for COVID. "Our role ju...
Coronavirus
Students
Athletic Training