This Summer Crean’s Communication Sciences and Disorder’s program received a $600K grant through the Scottish Rite Foundation to fully fund the RiteCare Childhood Language Center for the next three years. This grant will allow the clinic to be fully funded to the CLC level so that it can function as a true ‘clinic’ in Santa
Rarely do you see high school students so excited to be up at such an early hour – 7:30am to be exact. But that was the case at Beckman High School in Irvine. Over 100 students gathered from the Medical Certificate Program (MCP) to attend their first annual Fall Medical Skills Day. Chapman PA students
Due to the pandemic, and the lack of in-person clinical sites, a new program was developed and created by Physical Therapy Professors Susan Mais DPT, OCS, and Laurie Boulware-PT, DPT called the “Ergonomic Education Program.” PT Students researched and developed materials to help prevent or manage musculoskeletal pain as a result of the sudden requirement
The Frances Smith Center for Individual & Family Therapy at Chapman University is open and taking new clients during the COVID-19 quarantine. The clinic is operated by graduate students in the Marriage & Family Therapy program with oversight by clinical faculty members and has served the Orange County community for over 50 years. Sessions are
Chapman University’s Crean College of Health & Behavioral Sciences has been home to the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders (CSD) since 2017. It is known for training some of the best speech-language pathologists (SLP) in the country while simultaneously providing outstanding, no-cost services to the Orange County community. The long-standing partnership between Chapman and
Hello everyone! My name is CJ De Leon and I am a senior Health Sciences major (pre-PT). This summer, I got the amazing opportunity to Intern at Coury and Buehler Physical Therapy. As an “exercise specialist” in this fast-paced clinic, I had two core responsibilities. First, I helped to aid and guide the patients in
Associate Professor of Psychology, Dr. David Frederick has just completed the largest national study on body image satisfaction ever conducted. Known as the U.S. National Body Project I, the study brought together dozens of experts on body image and included approximately 11,620 participants. Findings are soon to be published in a special issue of the
On May 10, 2019 faculty from across campus gathered in BK 404 for Chapman’s annual Faculty Honors Convocation. Hosted by the Office of the Provost, this event recognizes faculty for excellence in teaching, service, research, and promotions. Not surprisingly, Crean College faculty took home a large number of awards. Topping our list is Assistant Professor
On Saturday, April 13, 2019 members of the Crean College faculty joined President Struppa at the United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Orange County annual “Life Without Limits” gala. Crean was honored with the 2019 Impact Award for its outstanding student training and work with children affected by Cerebral Palsy and other disabilities. The ceremony took
What is your educational background? I obtained a B.A. in Psychology at Chapman University in 2003. I then worked in non-profit and corporate America for about a decade before pursuing an M.A. in Marriage & Family Therapy Chapman University 2014. What do you do now? I currently work full time in private practice. Typically, I