The Department of Occupational Therapy is proud to highlight this list of faculty, student and alumni presentations at the AOTA Inspire 2022 Annual Conference and Expo.
March 31, 2022
8am - 11am: Psychosis as a Human Experience: Implications for OT Practice
Workshop Panel with NYU OT Alum Elizabeth Griffin Lannigan, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
8:30am - 9:30am: Supporting & Advocating Practice through the use of AOTA Official Documents
Short Course Panel with NYU OT Alum Elizabeth Griffin Lannigan, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
3pm - 5pm: Dis/Crit Theory in Occupational Therapy Education: Fostering Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Poster Presentation by Adjunct Faculty Chia-Yang Chiang, OTD, OTR/L
3pm - 5pm: Behavior Change Techniques for Maximizing Function, Health, and Participation After Stroke
Poster Presentation by Assistant Professor Grace Kim, PhD, OTR/L, Ryan Bailey PhD, OTR/L and Valerie Hill PhD, OTR/L
4:15pm - 5:15pm: Building Participation & Client-Centered Practice through Motivational Interviewing
Oral presentation by NYU OT Alum Elizabeth Griffin Lannigan, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
April 1, 2022
8am - 11am: Using Knowledge Translation Principles & Tools to Inform Evidence-Based Practice Implementation in Mental Health Practice
Workshop Oral Presentation with NYU OT Alum Elizabeth Griffin Lannigan, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
12:30pm - 1:15pm: Salsa Break: An Upbeat and Active Celebration of Dance to Latin Rhythms
Performance Event by NYU OT Adjunct Faculty and Fieldwork Coordinator Alison M. Rangel, OTD, OTR/L and Renee Ortega, PhD, BC-DMT, LCAT, COTA
3pm - 5pm: Systematic Review: Which Assessments are Effective in Identifying the Need for Occupational Therapy Therapeutic Services in Children in African Countries?
Poster Presentation by NYU OT Alum Anthonia Seriki, OTD, OTR/L
3pm - 5pm: Intra-professional OT-OTA Experiences: An Exploratory Study on Designing a Joint OT-OTA Class
Poster Presentation by Assistant Professor Patricia Gentile, DPS, OTR/L, NYU OT Alum Michelle Mills, MA, OTR/L and Associate Professor and Department Chair Tsu-Hsin Howe, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
3pm - 5pm: Establishing a non-traditional, role-emerging Level II fieldwork experience in an occupational therapy higher education setting
Poster Presentation by NYU OT Adjunct Faculty and Fieldwork Coordinator Alison M. Rangel, OTD, OTR/L
5:15pm - 6:30pm: Finding Our Strengths: Recognizing Professional Bias and Interrogating Systems
Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lecture by Professor and Vice Dean of Academic Affairs Kristie Patten, PhD, OT/L, FAOTA
April 2, 2022
8am - 8:50am: Using a strength-based lens to (re)view and (re)examine Occupational Therapy practices for the neurodiverse community
Presentation by PhD Student Kavitha Murthi, MS, OTR, FHEA (UK), Adjunct Faculty Yu-Lun Chen, PhD, OTR and Professor and Vice Dean of Academic Affairs Kristie Patten, PhD, OT/L, FAOTA
10am - 10:50am: Embedding NBCOT®️ Exam Success into Curricula, Not Teaching for the Test: An Exploration of Effective Program Development and Evaluation Strategies
Presentation by NYU OT Alum Rita Fleming-Castaldy, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
12:30pm - 2:30pm: Anti-racism and Occupational Therapy Education: Beyond Diversity and Inclusion
Poster Presentation by Assistant Professor Janet Njelesani, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA and Adjunct Faculty Shanteria Carr, OTD, OTR/L
1:30pm - 2:30pm: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People with Acquired Brain Injury and Multiple Sclerosis
Oral Short Course by Assistant Professor Grace Kim, PhD, OTR/L, Professor Yael Goverover, PhD, OTR/L, PhD Student Hayejin Kim, MA, OTR/L and PhD Student Meirav Rosenfeld, MS, OTR/L
3pm - 4pm: Practical strategies for using cultural sensitivity in pediatric occupational therapy practice
Short Course by Adjunct Faculty Shanteria Carr, OTD, OTR/L and NYU OT Alum Anthonia Seriki, OTD, OTR/L
April 3, 2022
8am - 11am: Meeting the Need for Ecologically Based & Innovative Instrument Development: The Structured Functional Cognitive Assessment Method
Oral Presentation by Visiting Assistant Professor Marianne H. Mortera, PhD, OTR/L