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OT NEWS 2020 Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine INSIDE: PROGRAM DIRECTOR’S LETTER…….…… 2 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts All MEET THE STUDENTS…………………………. 3 Aspects of MOT Program STUDENT LIFE PHOTOS……………………….4-5 GRADUATE PROJECT SYMPOSIUM…..… 6-7 In March, the OT Program had only a few days’ notice to take students out of “ Having class online has been MOT GRADUATION 2019…………………… 8 clinical rotations and shift classes online. an adjustment…But the support and STUDENT AWARD RECIPIENTS…………… 9, 11 “As OTs, we are skilled in adapting to patience from the faculty and other challenging situations,” said Program students has been incredible.” FACULTY UPDATES…………………………… 10 Director Janet Powell, “but we’ve never ALUMNA OF THE YEAR…………………….… 11 had to make so many changes to the been adapted to give the students expe- program so rapidly and under such fluid rience in providing therapy services via ALUMNI SHARE COVID-19 INSIGHTS….. 12-13 circumstances. Throughout all of this, our telemedicine. Small group discussions WHERE ARE THEY NOW?.................................... 14-16 priority has been to keep everyone safe are more efficient with Zoom breakout and healthy while providing the highest rooms and students can easily refer back REMEMBERING ELIZABETH KANNY……. 17 quality education possible.” to class recordings if needed. The move to a virtual Graduate Symposium and PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS…….. 18-19 The program shifted lab-based content graduation celebration means that family DONOR RECOGNITION……………………… 20 to later in the year and developed virtual members and friends from around the week-long Fieldwork I experiences. country can attend. TWO WAYS YOU CAN HELP………….…… 20 Faculty also provided alternative learning experiences for students whose final The OT faculty meets frequently to adjust weeks of Fieldwork II were interrupted the curriculum based on School of when the School of Medicine suspended Medicine and state guidance. Every Plan clinical rotations. The annual Clinician- A they make comes with multiple contin- SAVE THE DATE Faculty Meeting scheduled for mid- gencies. Current plans call for Fieldwork II March was cancelled due to the short placements to resume in late June and June 26, 2020 notice. However, the Graduate Symposi- in-person labs to start in late July under MOT Graduate Project um and graduation celebration are strict infection control procedures. Proposal Deadline Contact OT Program Director moving forward as virtual events. Janet Powell, [email protected] “Having class online has been an adjust- The clinicians in the field have also expe- ment,” said first -year student Mackenzie rienced major changes. See page 12 for Koehler. “But the support and patience March 19, 2021 Annual Clinician-Faculty Meeting insights into clinical practice from recent from the faculty and other students has UW Center for Urban Horticulture UW MOT graduates. been incredible.” ■ Some changes have led to unexpected June 9, 2021 20th Annual Graduate Project benefits. In-person practical exams have Symposium & Graduation UW Center for Urban Horticulture REHAB.WASHINGTON.EDU/EDUCATION/DEGREE/OT TEL 206.598.5764 FAX 206.685.3244 EMAIL [email protected] OT NEWS 2020 Division ofLetter Occupational Therapy, from Department the of Rehabilitation Program Medicine Director 2 is the alumni newsletter of the Division of Occupationalis the newsletter Therapy of in the the Division Department of of Occupational Therapy in the Rehabilitation Medicine at the I’ve always been interested in what people remember. Department of Rehabilitation UniversityMedicine of atWashington. the University of For example, my husband, Chris, a self-professed “gear- Washington. Phone: 206.598.5764 head,” can recall minute details about hundreds of dif- Fax: 206.613.3908 ferent car models. My best friend, Vicki, a huge sports Email:2019-2020 [email protected] FACULTY fan, can tell you all about almost every game she’s Janet Powell, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA rehab.washington.edu/education/degree/ot/Associate Professor | Division Head watched or played in over the years. As I move towards Donald Fogelberg, PhD, OTR/L retirement this fall and look back on the 50+ years since Associate Professor FACULTY I decided to become an occupational therapist, what I Tracy Jirikowic, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA find myself remembering are the people. Donald Fogelberg, PhD, OTR/L Associate Professor Assistant Professor Danbi Lee, PhD, OTR/L TracyAssistant Jirikowic, Professor PhD, OTR/L It all started at a summer job as an OT aide at the Assistant Professor Tracy Mroz, PhD, OTR/L Cerebral Palsy Day Center at Rancho Los Amigos JanetAssistant Powell, Professor PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Hospital the year I graduated from high school. I remember so clearly the little Associate Professor | Division Head Becky Smith, MOT, OTR/L boy I worked with there who was responsible for me switching my career goal Lecturer | Academic Fieldwork Beth Rollinger, MS, MHA, OTR/L Coordinator from junior high math teacher to OT. I remember many of the children and Lecturer | Academic Fieldwork Coordinator adults I worked with during my 20+ years in clinical practice, the administrative Jean Deitz, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA ElizabethProfessor Kanny, Emerita Phd, OTR/L, FAOTA staff who have become my trusted partners, and the clinical and academic col- Associate Professor Emeritus leagues and mentors who have supported and inspired me over the years. Beth Rollinger, MS, MHA, OTR/L JeanLecturer Deitz, PhD,Emerita OTR/L, FAOTA Professor Emeritus But, most of all, what I find myself remembering AFFILIATE FACULTY Jenny Mensching, MOT, OTR/L are the students—starting with the very first OT ADJUNCT FACULTY class I taught in 1998 all the way to the current Susan Doyle, PhC, OTR/L STAFF students who are the last ones I’ll ever teach. My Teaching Assistant Charu Gupta, MA mind is filled with memories of what individual Academic Counselor Sharon Greenberg, OTR/L students said, what they did, the questions they ClinicalMalka Assistant Main Professor Public Information Specialist asked, the growth they showed, their commit- Renee Watling, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA ment, and their integrity—all of their ways of be- Clinical Assistant Professor ing, of doing, and of becoming. These memories NEWSLETTER Larissa Grieves are filled with joy and will sustain me for many Photographer COURSE ASSISTANTS years to come. Bernadette Brady NamrataPhotographer Grampurohit, OTR/L, Rehabilitation Science PhD candidate Charu Gupta Retirement is uncharted territory for me, but there Several months before starting CecilleEditor Corsilles-Sy, | Layout Design PhD, OTR/L are two things I know for sure. One is that my life my first OT aide job will be filled with many “first times.” The second is Malka Main Contributing Writer and Editor STAFF that, in the meantime, I am savoring every single moment of every “last time.” MaryMOT Garcia ADVISORY BOARD AcademicAnn Buzaid, Advisor MOT, OTR/L, ATP With immense gratitude to all, Shawna Hale, MOT, OTR/L NEWSLETTERDottie Handley-More, MS, OTR/L Kathy Kannenberg, MA, OTR/L, CCM Mali Main Writer-EditorElaine Masarik-Williams, BS, OTR/L Teresa Quinlan, COTA/L, CLT Alice Ragan, MOT, OTR/L Janet Powell Bridget Sachse, MS, OT/L Associate Professor and Associate Chair Madelaine Stoer, MS, OTR/L Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Lauri Warfield-Larson, BS, OTR/L, NHA Program Director Division of Occupational Therapy REHAB.WASHINGTON.EDU/EDUCATION/DEGREE/OT TEL 206.598.5764 FAX 206.685.3244 EMAIL [email protected] [email protected] EMAIL Human ServicesJournalismSocial SciencesInternational Studies SociologyCriminologyComputer Texas A&M U-College Station Texas A&M U-College Trinity College U of Dublin Universitat de Girona U of Birmingham U of California-Irvine U of California-Riverside U of California-Santa Cruz U of Illinois-Chicago U of Maryland-College Park U of Minnesota-Twin Cities U of Montana-Missoula U of North Carolina-Chapel Hill U of Oregon-Eugene U of Phoenix U of Pittsburgh U of Portland U of the Incarnate Word U of Washington U of Wisconsin-Madison Wesleyan U Western Washington U Westmont College Whitman College ScienceAnthropologyPolitical Sci- enceArt HistoryCompositionEnglish Fine ArtsEarly Childhood Education 33% 33% Interdisciplinary StudiesInterior De- signMusic PerformanceSpecial Edu- 206.685.3244 cationVisual & Performing Arts FAX Human DevelopmentPsychology 29% 29% Arizona State U –Downtown Phoenix Arizona State U–Tempe Boise State U College Bowdoin California Polytechnic State U –San Luis Obispo Colorado State U–Fort Collins Eastern Washington U Gonzaga U Indiana U–Bloomington James Madison U Marquette U Miami U–Oxford Mills College U Mississippi State Ohio Wesleyan U Pacific Lutheran U Portland State U Rochester Institute of Technology Sacramento City College Santa Clara U Spring Hill College 206.598.5764 206.598.5764 BiologyBiological Sciences ChemistryAllied Health TEL Communication Science & DisordersNeurology Community Health 22% 22% NeurosciencePhysical Sci- enceRehabilitative Science Physiology Kinesiology Physical Therapy OT NEWS 2020 OT NEWS Division of Occupational Therapy,Department of Rehabilitation Medicine 3 Exercise Science 15% 15% REHAB.WASHINGTON.EDU/EDUCATION/DEGREE/OT First Year Students Fieldwork and Graduating Students Fieldwork and Graduating Second Year Students Students Year Second OT NEWS 2020 Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine 4 Student Life REHAB.WASHINGTON.EDU/EDUCATION/DEGREE/OT TEL 206.598.5764 FAX 206.685.3244 EMAIL [email protected] OT NEWS 2020 Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine 5 REHAB.WASHINGTON.EDU/EDUCATION/DEGREE/OT TEL 206.598.5764 FAX 206.685.3244 EMAIL [email protected] OT NEWS 2020 Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine 6 The second - year students present their capstone projects to family, friends, and colleagues before the graduation celebration each year. The projects are an opportunity for students to address a program development need at a community facility or organization. Each student team conducts a needs assessment and literature review and works closely with a faculty advisor and one or more community mentors to develop and implement their project.