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University Awarded $1.25 Million from U.S. Department of Education to Fund Occupational Therapy Doctorate Education
The University is one of 13 programs nationwide to receive federal funding to help increase the number and diversity of occupational therapists serving school-aged children with disabilities and high-intensity needs. Read More >
国产哟哟 is proud to highlight our faculty and alumni as they present and participate in upcoming national and state occupational therapy conferences:
National Conferences:
- OTD Program Director Julie L. Watson, PhD, OTR/L, will present a poster on the Evaluation of a Capstone Orientation to Prepare PPOTD Students for Independent Research
- Alumni Dr. Amanda Rodriguez and Dr. Latasha Dionne are presenting Adulting Academy: Inception & Implementation of a Community-Based Adolescent Level I Fieldwork
- At the (WA, Dec 13-14, 2024), alumna Dr. Nicole Newell will present on School-Based Trauma-Informed Care for Children with Autism
- At the (PA, April 3–5, 2025), three alumni have been accepted
- Dr. Elizabeth Dixon: Academic Dishonesty in Occupational Therapy Education: A Quantitative Survey
- Dr. Nicole Newell: School-Based Trauma-Informed Care for Children with Autism
- Dr. Rachael Mathieson: Using Response to Intervention to Improve Kindergarten Students' Fine and Visual-Motor Skills
State Conferences:
- (MD, Nov 2, 2024): OTD Assistant Professor Rae Ann Smith, M.Ed., OTD, OTR/L, will present a poster on the Evaluation of a Capstone Orientation to Prepare PPOTD Students for Independent Research and participate in a panel discussion on Enhancing and Advocating for OT Services for School-Based Mental Health
- (NY, Nov 15–17, 2024): Interim Program Director of MOT, Dr. Tracy L. Bentley-Root, will attend and share 国产哟哟 OT materials
We are excited to support our faculty and alumni as they contribute to advancing the field of occupational therapy at these prestigious events.
Our Fall 2024 OTD Capstone Projects Lecture Series featured innovative research by our doctoral students! This series showcased the important work in occupational therapy and addressed various contemporary issues.
- Lori Glancey: Parents' Perspectives on the Effects of Screen Use on Preschool-Age Children with Autism: A Phenomenological Study
- Autumn-Raine Martinez: Utilizing Online Education to Address Mental Health in Police Officers: A Pilot Program
- Caitlin Ocasio: Caregivers Lived Experience with ABA Clinic-Based Related Service Providers: A Phenomenological Study
In this Hot Topics in Healthcare series, presented by Dr. Nicole Newell G'24, Dr. Newell addressed how occupational therapy practitioners uniquely support mental health in schools due to their specialized skills. Positive mental health and well-being help children and youth function better in academic and non-academic settings. These objectives aim to build a comprehensive understanding of how school-based occupational therapy practitioners can support student mental health within educational systems.
In this Hot Topics in Healthcare series hosted by 国产哟哟's post-professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) program, Hayley Chrastowski, OTD, OTR/L, CEIM, and Jessica Peterson, OTD, OTR, CLC, PMH-C, co-founders of Maternal Health OT explore the emerging practice area of occupational therapy in maternal health and the practitioner's role during the perinatal period and motherhood. This presentation reviews occupations and common needs for support from preconception, pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond.
In this Hot Topics in Healthcare series hosted by 国产哟哟's post-professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) program, Sarah Selvaggi Hernandez (she/they), author and owner of Living Sensory Occupational Therapy LLC, explores sex as an occupation; motor, sensory, and regulation considerations for intimacy and connection; sexual orientation and the gender spectrum; and reproductive justice.