Jim Hinojosa Presents Slagle Lecture at AOTA Conference
Jim Hinojosa, Department Chair and Professor, delivered this year's Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship on April 29 in St. Louis at the 87th Annual American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Conference. Before a packed crowd of nearly 5,000, Dr. Hinojosa gave a rousing address on occupational therapy in a time of rapid change. He drew many standing ovations from the crowd with his provocative, and as some noted "controversial," thoughts on the state of occupational therapy as a profession and a modern science.Dr. Hinojosa received the Slagle lectureship award - one of the highest honors in occupational therapy - for his contributions to the knowledge of the profession and his mentorship and inspiration to others in the field. The lectureship was established in 1954 by the AOTA to honor the memory of Mrs. Slagle, a pioneer in occupational therapy education and service. Dr. Hinojosa's receipt of this award is part of a long tradition of honored NYU faculty and alumni beginning with Florence Stattel being named the first Slagle lecturer in 1954. Other NYU recipients are Muriel Zimmerman (1959), Anne Cronin Mosey (1984), and David Nelson (1995).
Dr. Hinojosa's lecture, "Becoming Innovators in an Era of Hyperchange," will be published by the AOTA later this year in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy. Everyone at the Department congratulates Dr. Hinojosa on this distinguished achievement.