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Tag Archives: Matheny
Improving healthcare for people with disabilities
Do people with disabilities receive the same quality of healthcare as people without disabilities? The answer is “no,” says Kenneth Robey, Ph.D., director of the Matheny Institute for Research. The reason, says Dr. Robey, at left, is simply lack of … Continue reading
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A big welcome to our new pediatric neurologist
Jan B. Wollack, M.D., a pediatric neurologist, has joined Matheny’s medical consultant staff. Dr. Wollack is the division director of child neurology at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick. He graduated from the Columbia University School of Medicine … Continue reading
Rainforest mural teaches and inspires
Anthony Galati is a Morristown-based artist who discovered Matheny through a friend who works as a facilitator in the Arts Access Program. He decided to paint a mural in one of the elementary classrooms of the Matheny School and started … Continue reading
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Good knights
The Knights of Columbus Council 12700 from Our Lady of Mt. Virgin Church in Middlesex has been a long-time supporter of Matheny. During the holiday season, one of the Council’s members, Kevin Mazza, left, visited Matheny to present Steve Proctor, … Continue reading
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Crowd pleasers
Members of the Matheny Choir received three standing ovations when they performed at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark as part of the Holiday Express Christmas Spectacular benefit concert. Singing “Last Christmas” and “Little Drummer Boy,” the Choir … Continue reading
A teacher who rocks!
Matheny teacher Karen Deland, seen here with 16-year-old student Daniel Gaudreau, has been chosen as one of WDHA-FM and WMTR-AM’s Teachers Who Rock Class of 2012. She is one of 24 outstanding teachers who will be recognized by the Greater Media … Continue reading
A little help from our friends
A group of employees from the Hartford Insurance Company, located in Florham Park, NJ, recently spent an afternoon crafting holiday decorations with adult patients at Matheny. One of the patients, Kevin White, received a big assist while decorating the tree from … Continue reading
Here comes Skanska Claus!
For the second consecutive year, employees from Skanska USA brought an early Christmas to Matheny, dropping off boxes of toys for the students and patients. This year, though, they were accompanied by Santa Claus, aka David Formichella, technical administrator in … Continue reading
WANTED: volunteers
Since most Matheny students and patients are full-time residents, we need volunteers to serve as recreation assistants, classroom aides, tutors and friendly visitors. Our volunteer office tries to place people in positions that meet both their interests and availability. In … Continue reading