Doctoral students recognized

Laura Froeschke and Lolly Bargerstock-Oyler were both rewarded with positive results from their grant writing comprehensive examination proposals.

Froeschke was awarded a $26,000 doctoral fellowship from the American Heart Association for her dissertation research: “Using Mixed Methods Textual Analysis to Develop a Tool for Evaluating Health Literacy Demands of Stroke Education Materials.” This application was one of four out of 17 that received funding. While a full-time doctoral student, Froeschke maintains a private speech-language pathology practice in suburban Chicago.

Bargerstock-Oyler is an associate professor of social work at Anderson University and will begin as program director of the social work program there in August this year. She was one of two primary authors of a grant to establish IDEA-U (Integration and Development of Entrepreneurship with Academics) at Anderson. IDEA-U is a mechanism designed to improve students' professional preparation in and potential for entrepreneurship as an intentional and integral part of their educational experience. Anderson University was awarded $1 million from the Lilly Endowment Initiative for this grant project.

Theresa Lynn was selected to receive the Hospice and Palliative Care Association of Michigan Educator of the Year Award at that organization’s 2014 annual conference Awards Gala in May 2014. Lynn has degrees in nursing and in social work and is currently serving as the executive director of Wings of Hope Hospice in Allegan, Mich. Her doctoral research is on end of life care.  

Josh Scott is an occupational health consultant with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health/National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory. Recently, he reported his early doctoral research findings to the Institute of Medicine Committee on Personal Protective Equipment Standards Development in the Wildland Fire Community in Washington D.C. Scott and his faculty advisor Dr. Kieran J. Fogarty are analyzing the impact of respirator standards and the subsequent lack of production of a certified respirator for the wild land firefighting community.