Dr. Cheryl Hawk, Cleveland Chiropractic College's vice president for research and scholarship, is the recipient of the Drugless Researcher Hall of Fame Award. The award is given by Parker College of Chiropractic to honor long-term contributions to non-pharmacological health care research. Dr. Hawk is a dedicated and experienced researcher whose primary focus continues to be to be public health, health promotion and prevention.
"For most of the profession's first 100 years, chiropractic's success was built on the backs of satisfied and grateful patients. But in recent decades, it has been research that has fostered credibility and increased awareness and has opened doors advancing this profession," said Dr. Carl S. Cleveland III, president of Cleveland Chiropractic College. "With great pride comes the knowledge that Cleveland's own VP for Research and Scholarship, Dr. Cheryl Hawk, is now the inducted into this Hall of Fame."
Hawk has an extensive and impressive record of both peer-reviewed publications and grants. She is the leader of the Cleveland Chiropractic Research Center, with a team comprised of talented researchers from both the Los Angeles and Kansas City campuses. Hawk has served on countless professional committees and contributed to the peer-review process and other activities that support the research efforts of the chiropractic profession. She has a DC degree from National College of Chiropractic and a PhD in preventive medicine from the University of Iowa, and is a certified health education specialist.
Hawk is the second individual to receive the Drugless Researcher Hall of Fame Award, following in the footsteps of Dr. Ronald Rupert, a 1975 CCC Kansas City graduate. She received the American Public Health Association's Distinguished Service Award in 2001 and was named the American Chiropractic Association's "Researcher of the Year" in 2003 and "Researcher of the Year" by the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research in 2005.
Source: Cleveland Chiropractic College
When sports chiropractors first appeared at the Olympic Games in the 1980s, it was alongside individual athletes who had experienced the benefits of chiropractic care in their training and recovery processes at home. Fast forward to Paris 2024, where chiropractic care was available in the polyclinic for all athletes, and the attitude has now evolved to recognize that “every athlete deserves access to sports chiropractic."
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