Anne Cronin Mosey Named Professor Emeritus

The Department of Occupational Therapy is proud to announce that Anne Cronin Mosey has been awarded Professor Emeritus status from the University. The honorary title of Professor Emeritus is bestowed on a recent University retiree who has made significant contributions to his or her academic department and profession.

Dr. Mosey has been an active and important member of the Department community since beginning as an instructor here in 1966. She went on to serve as assistant and associate professor and then to full professorship in 1975. She was also Chair of the Department from 1972 to 1980. Her major research and professional interests have been in the philosophies of applied scientific inquiry and science-based professions.

Dr. Mosey has received numerous awards and distinctions during her celebrated career, including the 1985 Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship, one of the highest honors from the American Occupational Therapy Association. She is the author of numerous influential occupational therapy publications and textbooks. In 2003, the Department established the annual Anne Cronin Mosey Lectureship in recognition of Dr. Mosey's achievements. The lectureship, now in its fourth year, addresses controversial, timely issues facing the occupational therapy profession.