Allied Health Archives

Posed photo of Paul Toriello
Jun 01, 2022
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Paul Toriello

Dr. Paul Toriello believes almost dying saved his life. Long before he arrived at East Carolina University’s Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation Studies, Toriello jumped out of a second-story window,...

J.H. Rose High School senior Carter Lamson works with students at the ECU Community School on a LEGO League program.
May 17, 2022
  • Kristen Martin

QUALITY PARTNERSHIPS

Not long after its founding as a laboratory school in 2017, the ECU Community School changed its name to better reflect its focus on the children and families it serves....

Ravian Jordan, left, and Kayin Fails turn their tassels at commencement.
May 06, 2022
  • ECU News Services

ALWAYS PIRATES

East Carolina University celebrated the Class of 2022 in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in its first full-scale spring commencement ceremony since 2019. The ceremony recognized the accomplishments of more than 4,600 spring...

Brody School of Medicine alumna Dr. Rasheeda Monroe was part of a team of Black female physicians who worked to address health inequities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 05, 2022
  • Rob Spahr

SISTER CIRCLE

Edrisa Horton was eager to volunteer at a COVID-19 vaccine event at Macedonia New Life Church in southeast Raleigh during the early days of vaccine distribution. She wanted to do...

ECU grad progile Ashley Guttenberger poses on the mall.
May 02, 2022
  • Jules Norwood

GIVING VOICE

STATISTICS Name: Ashley Guttenberger College: College of Allied Health Sciences Major: Master of Science in communication sciences and disorders Age: 32 Classification/Year: Graduate student Hometown: Allentown, Pennsylvania Hobbies/interests: Hiking, traveling...

Apr 18, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

Health sciences students gain valuable experience from interprofessional workshop

Students from every college and school on East Carolina University’s Health Sciences Campus participated in the Truist Developing Future Interprofessional Healthcare Leaders workshop earlier this month at Eastern Area Health...

A volunteer cuts hair at ECU's Pirates Vs. Cancer event.
Apr 12, 2022
  • Rob Spahr

PIRATES VS. CANCER 2022

After being limited by the COVID-19 pandemic for the last two years, one of the most popular and successful fundraisers on East Carolina University’s Health Sciences Campus returned to full...

Dr. Lauren Sastre helps explain healthy food options to Fresh Start program participants in Elizabeth City.
Apr 08, 2022
  • Natalie Sayewich
  • Rob Spahr

FRESH START

A van towing a trailer pulls in front of a church in Elizabeth City, an eastern North Carolina community challenged by health disparities, limited access to health care providers, and...

Apr 08, 2022
  • Jules Norwood

ECU, UNC Pembroke team up to serve students

Deans and administrators from East Carolina University and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke met Thursday at the ECU Health Sciences Campus Student Center to ink an agreement that...

Apr 08, 2022
  • Rob Spahr

Deans from across the South tour ECU’s Health Sciences Campus

More than a dozen deans from colleges and universities across the South descended on East Carolina University’s Health Science Campus last week as ECU’s College of Allied Health Sciences hosted...