Blue Jays head to Nashville – Music City – for the AOTA Conference

Faculty, recent graduates, and current students are headed to Nashville for the 2015 annual American Occupational Therapy Association Conference in April.  They are excited to represent E-town through various presentations.  If you are going to the conference, check out these presentations!AOTA banner for 2015 conference in Nashville

 

Thurs. April 16
1:00 – 3:00 PM      Poster 2023 Think Tank Exploration of Interprofessional Education.  Judy Ericksen, PhD, OTR/L; Molly MacGray, MS, OTR/L (’14), Katherine Stull, MS, OTR/L (’14), & Kimberly Welker, MS, OTR/L (’14).
Friday, April 17
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Poster 4009 The Role of Entrepreneurship in Occupational Therapy in the Context of the Affordable Care Act.   Lindsay Hetherington (current graduate student).
3:00 – 5:00 PM      Poster 5078 Paleo, GFCF, Ketogenic, Organic, and the Next Food Craze: There is a Role for OTs Working with Kids with Special Needs.   Kerri Hample, OTD, OTR/L, Veronica Benoit MS, OTR/L (’14), Erin Meanix, MS, OTR/L (’14), & Taryn Nace, MS, OTR/L (’14).
Saturday, April 18
9:00 – 11:00 AM    Poster 6034 Crafting Health, Wellness, and Identity: Lessons from American Male Quiltmakers.   Linda Leimbach, ScD, OTR/L.
12:00 – 2:00 PM    Poster 7062 Hearts, Health, & Habits: Physical Activity in Children with Congenital Heart Defects (CHD).  Rebecca Porter, MS, OTR/L (’14) & Nora Redmond, MS, OT (’14).  Contributing authors:  Debbie Waltermire, MHS, OTR/L & Megan Steber, MS, OTR/L (’14).
12:00 – 2:00 PM    Poster 7091 The Occupational Challenges of, and Supports for, Individuals Providing Care to People with Dementia.  Jennifer Bush (current graduate student) & Kimberly Cosgrove (current graduate student). Contributing author:  Tamera Keiter Humbert, D.Ed, OTR/L.

 

Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy.