AOTA Conference in Baltimore – Blue Jays in attendance

Group of Etown students and faculty standing near a statue of a large crab — The crab statue was a popular place for photos – here are graduate students from the class of 2014 with a faculty member. (Back row, L – R): Veronica Benoit, Megan DiBernardino, Emalee Hartman, Megan Waters, Kimberly Welker, Debbie Waltermire, faculty; (Front row L – R): Jenna Niedermayer, Ashley Lockwood, Megan Steber.

Occupational Therapy faculty, students, and alumni attended the recent American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, which was held in Baltimore, April 2-6, 2014. This year’s annual conference gathered more than 7,000 clinicians, faculty, and students from all over the United States as well as from international settings. Check out the many presentations by Elizabethtown College faculty, students, and recent graduates:

Thursday April 3, 2014

Associate Professor Dr. Tam Humbert & Brittani Nelson, MS (‘13) presented their poster, “The Cultural and Disciplinary Border Crossings of an Occupational Therapy and Foreign Language Education.”

Associate Professor Dr. Tam Humbert & Lauren Rossi (’11) presented a research poster, “A Conceptual Model of Spirituality and Occupational Therapy: Constructs From a Comprehensive Literature Review.”

Friday, April 4, 2014

Associate Professor Dr. Tam Humbert & Sara Brown del Pozo, MS, OTR/L (’11) gave a presentation entitled, “Occupational Therapists Working Abroad: Exploring Decision Making With Culturally-Relevant Critical Incidents.”

Megan Steber, graduate student, presents a poster, " "Building a Healthier America: How Schools Incorporate Health Promotion To Foster Healthy Lifestyles in Children." — Megan Steber, (MS, ’14) presented her poster entitled, “Building a Healthier America: How Schools Incorporate Health Promotion To Foster Healthy Lifestyles in Children.”

Assistant Professor Kerri Hample presented a poster entitled, “Going Beyond Continuing Education To Continued Competency: An Opportunity to Shape Your Career and the Future of OT!”

Poster: Community & Academic Partnerships: Providing Health Promotion Occupational Therapy Services in Community-Based Settings. — Assistant Professor Dr. Linda Leimbach and Gail Z. Richert, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA with their poster, “Community & Academic Partnerships: Providing Health Promotion Occupational Therapy Services in Community-Based Settings.”

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Kristen Chaney, Lauren Watt, & Debbie Waltermire with their poster, "Play and Social Participation: Children with Congenital Heart Defects Compared to Typically Developing Peers." — Kristen Chaney, MS, OTR/L (’13), Lauren Watt MS, OTR/L (’13) and Lecturer Ms. Debbie Waltermire with their poster, “Play and Social Participation: Children with Congenital Heart Defects Compared to Typically Developing Peers.”

Megan DiBernardino, MS, (’14) & Lecturer Ms. Ann Marie Potter presented a poster, “Addressing Driving Within Occupational Therapy Practice: Connecting the Dots Between Generalists and Specialists.”

Associate Professor Dr. Tam Humbert & Kristin Hall, MS, OTR/L (’12) presented a research poster entitled, “Intimate Partner Violence and Motherhood: An Exploratory Study.”

About Debbie Waltermire

Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy.