Student Occupational Therapy students participated in the Walk to end Alzheimer’s in Grand Forks

The 2010–2011 academic year has been a busy one for the Occupational Therapy Department. Our students, faculty, staff, and alumni have been active in promoting both UND and the profession of occupational therapy in a wide variety of venues and activities across the country.

In April 2011, Occupational Therapy faculty presented seven poster and workshop sessions at the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Annual Conference. LaVonne Fox, PhD; Debra Hanson, PhD; Janet Jedlicka, PhD; and Anne Haskins, PhD presented a session on “Learning to Work Effectively with Other Cultures.” Jedlicka also copresented the session titled “Changing Practice Settings: Becoming an OT/OTA Educator.” Deb Hanson, PhD, participated in the conference highlight forum for academic field coordinators, and also presented a poster session with Sonia Zimmerman, PhD, and Jan Stube, PhD, titled “Strategies to Facilitate Success for Occupational Therapy Online Education.” Gail Bass, PhD, presented, along with MOT students Allison Hendrickson, OT ’10, and Kayla Korynta, OT ’10, a session titled “Life Skills: An After-School Program for Children with Down Syndrome.” Finally, Haskins copresented with Matthew Cappetta, OT ’10, and Roberta Carson, OT ’10, a session titled “An Exploratory Study Examining Interprofessional Collaboration between Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy Practitioners and Students.” “An International Service Learning Guide for Occupational Therapy Students and Clinicians” was presented by Emily Kringle, OT ’10, Alicia Bohrer, OT ’10, and Haskins.