AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE 2016 JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
INNOVATION IN EDUCATION GRANT RECIPIENTS
ORLANDO, FL (September 22, 2016) – The American Optometric Foundation (AOF) in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., is pleased to announce the 2016 Innovation in Education Grants recipients. The grant is designed to aid recently appointed faculty in advancing their teaching skills in the areas of improving delivery of information to students, new methodologies, increasing the use of new technology in all teaching settings, and the promotion of online learning tools. This year’s recipients received up to $6,000 to support their projects.
The 2016 Grant Recipients are:
Elena Z. Biffi, OD, PhD, FAAO
New England College of Optometry
Effectiveness of a Novel Smartphone App for Diagnostic Interpretation of OCT Data
Jason Ng, OD, PhD, FAAO
Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University
Development of an interactive learning module to improve learning of signal detection theory
Jingyun Wang, PhD
Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University
Can Prompt Feedback Provided to Students Using “Poll Everywhere” Improve the Effectiveness of Optometric Education?
The AOF is thankful for the professional relationship between the Foundation and Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. Their exceptional support for this program continues to support the high caliber of optometric resident education.
The American Optometric Foundation (AOF) is a 501(c) (3) philanthropic organization that develops and provides financial support for optometric research and education in vision and eye health to Improve patient clinical care and is an affiliate of the AAO.
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AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2016 BETA SIGMA KAPPA (BSK) RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENT
ORLANDO, FL (September 23, 2016) The American Optometric Foundation (AOF) in collaboration with Beta Sigma Kappa International Honor Society, is pleased to announce Dr. Anna F. Ablamowicz, OD, FAAO, Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry, as the 2016 recipient of the Beta Sigma Kappa (BSK) Research Fellowship. The fellowship is designed to provide support for early career optometric and vision science faculty research that will fund Dr. Ablamowicz’ s project, “Investigation of an Inflammatory Component of Lid Wiper Epitheliopathy in Dry Eye Disease”.
Dr. Ablamowicz will be honored at the AOF Annual Celebration Luncheon during the American Academy of Optometry’s Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Ablamowicz on this impressive honor.
The American Optometric Foundation (AOF) is a 501 (c) (3) philanthropic organization which develops and provides financial support for optometric research and education in vision and eye health to improve clinical patient care. TheAOF is also an affiliate of the American Academy of Optometry.
For more information, visit: www.aaopt.org/AOF