Faculty
Education and Clinical TrainingMS: SUNY OswegoResearch Program and Department AffiliationsCollege of Health ProfessionsAdditional InformationDepartment Chair, Radiation TherapyAssociate Dean, College of Health Professions Joan O'Brien received her radiation therapy professional education in Zimbabwe, and over the past three and a half decades, has practiced in Africa, Denmark, and the US. She earned an M.S. degree in Education from SUNY Oswego. She chairs and teaches in the radiation therapy department. Her research interests include cancer prevention and early detection, and the relationship between anatomy and radiation treatment. She has served on various American Society of Radiologic Technologists and American Registry of Radiologic Technologists committees, and as a Joint Review Committee in Education in Radiologic Technology accreditation site visitor. She has presented lectures at regional, national, and international professional meetings, and has authored and coauthored peer reviewed articles. She has been awarded the President's Excellence in Teaching Award, and along with her coauthors, won the 2006 American Society of Radiologic Technologists, Harold Silverman Distinguished Author Award. This profile was last updated on 09/15/2008 A short link is available for this profile: |
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"It's a good feeling. You know you're helping people. For our patients, cancer is still treatable. If they weren't coming to us, they wouldn't be getting better." Kaylee Voorhies, Class of 2009
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