Dr. Rita Wong Archives

Marymount’s Dr. Rita Wong retires after 30 years of groundbreaking service

Posted on January 23, 2025 (January 24, 2025) by Nicole Koluder

After three decades of transformative contributions to Marymount University in academia and research, Dr. Rita Wong retires at the end of this month. She joined Marymount in 1995 after a 12-year tenure at the University of Connecticut, where she developed expertise in geriatrics and physical therapy education. Viewing her new role at Marymount as an […]

Center for Optimal Aging awarded state grant for dementia research

Posted on October 21, 2022 (October 24, 2022) by Connor Glowacki

Marymount University’s Center for Optimal Aging has been awarded a grant from the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Research Award Fund (ARDRAF) that will support investigation into the feasibility of remote online administration of the Otago Exercise Program for individuals with dementia, supervised by their care partners. Dr. Julie Ries, principal investigator […]