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Previous Visiting Scholars
Cristina R. Smith, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Vice President of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
2025 - Varleisha (Gibbs) Lyons, PhD, OTD, OTR/L, ASDCS, FAOTA, FNAP
vice president of diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, access & belonging and governance at AOTA
2024 -Jennifer Summers, OTD, OT/L
Associate Professor and Doctoral Capstone Coordinator for the
entry level OTD program at University of Illinois Chicago
2023 - Alyson Stover, MOT, JD, OTR/L, BCP
Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Pittsburgh
AOTA Board Certification in Pediatrics
2022 - Arameh Anvarizadeh, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Director of Admissions and Associate Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy at the
USC Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
2021 - Catherine Verrier Piersol, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA
Professor and Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy, Thomas Jefferson University
Director, Jefferson Elder Care, Jefferson College of Rehabilitation Sciences
2020 - Wendy Hildenbrand, Ph.D., MPH, OTR/L, FAOTA
Rise Above! Role Conflict at the Intersection of Policy and Frontline Practice
Population Health and Occupational Therapy: Yes, We Can…and We Do!
2019 - Tina Champagne, OTD, OTR/L, CCAP, FAOTA
A nonlinear dynamic approach to integrating sensory processing, trauma-informed care and occupational therapy practice across practice areas
Navigating sensory processing across the lifespan
2018 - Janice P. Burke, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA
Productivity, Outcomes & Evidence in the Clinic: Protecting the Future of the Therapeutic Encounter
How Conceptual Ideas Take Hold & Endure: The Model of Human Occupation
2017 - Michael Iwama Ph.D. OT(C)
Addressing Diversity: Occupational Therapy's Promise of Cultural Relevance
An Introduction to the Kawa Model
2016 - Dr. Virginia Stoffel
Dr. Virginia (Ginny) Stoffel, current president of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), addressed a large gathering of students, clinicians, and educators on February 4th and 5th, 2016. Her presentations were entitled: Leadership in Mental Health Occupational Therapy: Building Capacity and Workforce Development and Leadership in Mental Health Occupational Therapy: Becoming a Change agent Promoting Mental Health.
2015 - Dr. Neil Harvison
Practice after 2017: What are Driving the Changes in How We Will Be Practicing Occupational Therapy?
Leading Occupational Therapy Into its Second Hundred Years: What Will Our Future Leaders Need to Know?
2014 - Dr. Jaime Muñoz
Culturally Responsive Caring: What, Why, How?
The Scholarship of Practice in Community-Based Programs
2013 - Dr. Amy Lamb
Health Reform: Strategies for health care professionals on the frontline
Advocacy in policy: Making the Occupational Therapy Voice Heard
2012 - Dr. Diane Parham
Why Play? The Serious Nature of Play in Health and Development
Play: A Powerful Tool in Occupational Therapy
2011 - Dr. Renee Taylor
The Intentional Relationship: Reinvigorating the Vision for Client-Centered Practice in Occupational Therapy
The Intentional Relationship: Clinical Tools for Navigating the Challenges of Fieldwork and Beyond
2010 - Dr. Roxie Black
Is Culturally Competent Care Achievable?
Becoming Culturally Competent Students: Focus on Self
2009 - Dr. Karen Jacobs
How Full is Your Backpack?
Being an Occupation FANATIC
2008 - Dr. Florence Clark
AOTA's Centennial Vision: What is it and What Does it Mean for Practice?
The Centennial Vision and Occupational Therapy in Health and Wellness: Lifestyle Redesign
2007 - Dr. Charles Christiansen
Occupational Therapy's Vision for 2017 and Beyond
Promoting Resilience Through Life-Style Intervention
2006 - Dr. Winnie Dunn
Going Public: We're Not Just About Disability Anymore
Creating a 'Sensational' Practice
2005 - Dr. Carolyn Baum
The Future of Occupational Therapy
The Older Adult
Students Making a Difference Engagement in Everyday Activity