UF Occupational Therapy

02/19/2026

💙 Gator Nation Giving Day: Support UF Occupational Therapy 💙
Join us in celebrating Gator Nation Giving Day! Your gift helps provide scholarships and learning opportunities for our OT students as they prepare to make a meaningful impact in the lives of children, adults, families, and communities.
Give to UF Occupational Therapy: https://www.uff.ufl.edu/giving-opportunities/001443-occupational-therapy/
Thank you for supporting our students and the future of OT. 🐊

02/19/2026

02/19/2026

💙🐊 Join us this Giving Day and help us continue transforming lives, one occupation at a time.
Thank you for all you do to support our OT community.
Link to give: https://www.uff.ufl.edu/giving-opportunities/001443-occupational-therapy/

02/19/2026

Today is Giving Day. 💙🐊 Help us honor the legacy of Dr. Kay F. Walker.
Frank Gainer, MHS ’84, has donated $5,000 and will match all additional gifts dollar for dollar, up to a total of $10,000.
Your gift doubles its impact and continues Dr. Walker’s commitment to future occupational therapy professionals.
Link to give: bit.ly/GiveToPHHP

Giving Day is the moment we honor the power of our community, and the moment you help it thrive.

With a gift to our college, you propel students forward, spark breakthrough research and elevate patient care. Every contribution is one step closer to a brighter future in health care.

Stand Up & Holler for PHHP: bit.ly/GiveToPHHP

02/18/2026

Please join us for the 10th anniversary of the Sandra Edwards Colloquium, a day celebrating leadership, innovation, and collaboration in occupational therapy. This year’s theme, “Envisioning the Future of Occupational Therapy: Integrating Science, Practice, and Transformational Leadership,” highlights our commitment to advancing the profession. CEUs available for Florida OT practitioners. Register here: https://phhp.ufl.edu/events/13100/10th-anniversary-sandra-edwards-colloquium/1774701000/ 🐊📖🙂

02/17/2026

Jessica Kramer, Ph.D., OTR/L, associate professor, and Elijah Thomas, a member of Kramer’s Youth & Young Adult Empowerment, Leadership & Learning Lab, served on a PCORI work group to recommend a research agenda that addresses gaps in health outcomes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 😄🐊

Jessica Kramer, Ph.D., OTR/L, and Elijah Thomas were members of a PCORI work group tasked with recommending a research agenda for IDD studies.

02/16/2026

Countdown to Gator Nation Giving Day this Thursday! 🩷 🐊😄 https://www.uff.ufl.edu/giving-opportunities/001443-occupational-therapy/

Save this for Giving Day on Feb. 19! Here's how you can make a difference:

➡️ Kay F. Walker Scholarship: Supports Doctor of UF Occupational Therapy students; every donation matched up to by Frank Gainer up to a combined total of $10,000.
➡️ PHHP Impact Fund: Fuels education, research, service and clinical missions.
➡️ Student Travel Assistance Fund: Helps students cover conference and research travel costs.
➡️ Health Leaders Professional Development Fund: Provides resources for future Master of Health Administration professionals.
➡️ Kuhns Endowed Scholarship for UF Department of Physical Therapy: Supports physical therapy students excelling in clinical skills, with a 5-to-1 match up to $2,500 by Rolf and Anne Kuhns.

Donate to the cause that matters most to you: bit.ly/GiveToPHHP

02/13/2026

Check out these OT Department valentines! 🩷🐊😄

02/13/2026

The Occupational Therapy Equal Access Clinic is supporting our community while giving our students an opportunity to learn and grow. ❤️‍🩹🐊https://ufhealth.org/locations/uf-health-occupational-therapy-equal-access-clinic

02/10/2026

The OTD Class of 2027 held their White Coat Ceremony on Saturday! The ceremony is planned by the class representatives and completely student run as a way to mark their transition from student to trainee in their second year. 🩷🎉 Congratulations Class of 2027! 😄🐊

02/05/2026

New UF OTD graduate and artist, Lena Krone, featured in UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine about her capstone project! 😄🐊

Disability-forward arts engagements are a large part of the Arts in Medicine team’s work and mission.

Last semester, multi-modal artist and UF Occupational Therapy doctoral capstone student, Lena Krone, joined the UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine (AIM) team. Her goal: enhance AIM's confidence and competence when delivering creative engagements to individuals and groups with a range of disabilities.

Continuing to provide arts-based engagements with a disability-forward lens is a top priority to our team. As part of Lena’s capstone project, she developed a guidebook for our team of artists that includes tools and resources to better serve UF Health patients, care partners, staff, and the Greater Gainesville community.

Our belated congratulations to Lena, who graduated from the University of Florida as a Doctor of Occupational Therapy! Lena is setting off to Georgia, where she will serve as an OT at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Lena also plans to continue utilizing her creative skills in photography, creative direction, booking, and artist management.

02/05/2026

Congratulations to Margaret Odom-Renner on 25 years of service to the Department of Occupational Therapy! "Ms. Odom", as she is known to our students, is essential to the continued success of our OTD program in her role as program assistant. 🩷 Thank you, Margaret, for your commitment and dedication over the years! 😄🐊