MCOA in the News Archives

Dr. Patricia Heyn RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS GSA AWARD For Excellence in Rehabilitation of Aging Persons

Posted on February 19, 2023 (February 20, 2023) by mdagne

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), the country’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging, acknowledged 23 individuals through its prestigious awards program. Dr. Patricia C. Heyn was honored with the Excellence in Rehabilitation of Aging Persons Award, a recognition within the Health Sciences section of the Society that acknowledges outstanding contributions in […]

Marymount University gets Funding to work on the RWJF grant in collaboration with the Cochrane US Network

Posted on January 29, 2023 (February 14, 2023) by mdagne

Marymount University gets Funding to work on the RWJF grant in collaboration with the Cochrane US Network which will support the centering of racial health equality in systematic reviews through national consensus building. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is the largest American philanthropic organization focused solely on health and healthcare. The recent grant of […]

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Research Award Fund

Posted on September 8, 2022 (September 8, 2022) by ybt68349

Marymount University’s Center for Optimal Aging (MCOA) was recently awarded a grant from the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Research Award Fund (ARDRAF). Principal Investigator Julie Ries, with a team of experts consisting of: Patricia Heyn, Uma Kelekar, Rita Wong, and Catherine Diaz-Asper are investigating the Feasibility of Remote online administration of the […]

Marymount Center for Optimal Aging research faculty team to present their work at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine.

Posted on September 6, 2022 (February 19, 2023) by ybt68349

Our MCOA Research Faculty teams; Patricia C Heyn, Ph.D., FGSA, FACRM., Julie D. Ries, PT, Ph.D., and Eric Bubar Associate Professor, Engineering presentend their work at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine 99th Annual Conference. Click here to navigate the details of the presentation. […]

Congratulations to Dr. Patricia C. Heyn, for being awarded 2022, Career Development Networking Group Outstanding Mentor by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine.

Posted on August 30, 2022 (February 19, 2023) by marymountuser

The Career Development Outstanding Mentor Award was established in 2016 to honor those who have significantly contributed through mentorship to the development of early career rehabilitation professionals, the Early Career Development Course, and the Career Development Networking Group’s Mentoring Task Force. […]