MMI’s Dr. Zangrillo takes part in panel discussion following film “Dina”
Film Streams and the Meyer Foundation for Disabilities will present a one-time, free screening of “Dina” at 7 p.m. March 13 at the Ruth Sokolof Theater, 1340 Mike Fahey St., followed by a post-show discussion.
“Dina” captures the cadences and candid conversations of a relationship that reexamines the notion of love on-screen. Dina, an outspoken and eccentric 49-year-old in suburban Philadelphia, invites her fiance Scott, a Walmart door greeter, to move in with her. Having grown up neurologically diverse in a world blind to the value of their experience, the two are head-over-heels for one another, but living together poses a new challenge.
Following the film will be a panel discussion featuring: Amanda Zangrillo, PsYD, director of autism diagnostic cClinics from the Munroe-Meyer Institute’s Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders; Denise Gehringer, program coordinator for Ollie Webb Center, Inc.; Angela Ligtenberg, area director for Integrated Life Choices; and Mary McHale, board president of the Meyer Foundation for Disabilities, will moderate.
Free tickets for this one-time event can be reserved online or through either the Ruth Sokolof Theater or Dundee Theater box office.
Dr. Mirnics announces MMI Seed Grant Awards
Earlier this month, MMI Director Karoly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D., announced the recipients of the MMI Seed Grant Awards. Funded invesitgators were:
- Sara Kupzyk, Ph.D., psychology, and Heidi Reelfs, physical therapy, for the project “Effects of cybercycling on academic functioning and health outcomes on children with autism spectrum disorder”; and
- Leslie Van Winkle, speech, and Logan Gibson, Autism Care for Toddlers Clinic, for the project “Communication Screening Tool for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder”.
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From left, Cindy Ellis, M.D., Sandy Houser and MMI Director Karoly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D., celebrate Houser’s retirement from the Munroe-Meyer Institute after more than 30 years of service at a retirement tea held on March 5 at MMI. |