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Mehta earns national recognition for second straight year
5/31/24
For the second straight year, Jyutika Mehta, PhD CCC-SLP, has been recognized nationally for her contributions to the neurorehabilitation field. The Texas Woman’s professor and director of the Mike A. Myers Stroke Center was named a Fellow of the American Society of Neurorehabilitation (FASNR) at the ASNR Annual Meeting.
Her calling is helping others find their voice
5/30/24
Texas Woman's graduate student Aracely Lomeli always knew she wanted to be a speech-language pathologist. She just didn't know there was a name for what she wanted to do. She is enhancing her SLP graduate degree by also working on a certification in bilingual SLP and is excited to be part of making a difference in the need for bilingual therapists.
Dallas philanthropist Myers makes $2 million gift to Stroke Center
5/17/24
Dallas businessman and philanthropist Mike A. Myers has given a $2 million gift to Texas Woman’s stroke center to be used to expand research, patient and family services, and inter-professional training opportunities.
Pickleball may be leisure Rx for stroke patients
4/25/24
Occupational therapy doctoral candidate Natalie Mackie has developed an adaptive pickleball program for clients at the Stroke Center-Dallas as part of her capstone project.
Stroke Center’s new ambassador has disarming demeanor
12/4/23
Watson Polk has become an ambassador and a little bit of a celebrity at the Stroke Center. Polk uses a type of Augmentative and Alternative Communication device called eye-gaze technology to communicate. He volunteered on Wednesdays during the fall semester, helping Stroke Center clients communicate with their own AAC devices.