USD School of Health Sciences Announces Newest PACE-i Scholars
The scholars are the newest group in the fourth year of a five-year grant to address South Dakota’s early childhood intervention needs. The project implements a targeted training program preparing 34 PACE-i scholars over the course of the grant period to serve infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families.
The students are:
- Morgan Anderson, occupational therapy
- Jadyn Cummins, physical therapy
- Sierra Dingsor, physical therapy
- Elizabeth Johnson, speech-language pathology
- Lauren Maas, occupational therapy
- Bre Reindl, speech-language pathology
- Nicole Renner, occupational therapy
- Jaylee Stack, occupational therapy
- Grace Stansbury, speech-language pathology
“We are incredibly proud to welcome these scholars into the PACE-i program,” said Patti Berg-Poppe, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Physical Therapy. “Their commitment to serving infants, toddlers and families reflects the very heart of early intervention. By investing in the next generation of occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists and audiologists, we are strengthening the workforce that helps children achieve their fullest potential and ensuring that families have access to high-quality services when they need them most.”
USD partners with the South Dakota Department of Education Birth to Three program, South Dakota Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Clinic, USD’s Center for Disabilities B-3 Part C program, and the South Dakota DeafBlind Program to serve this population of infants and toddlers receiving early intervention.
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