UF Occupational Therapy

02/02/2026

Congratulations Anna Pryyma, OT's Department Administrator, for being awarded the Superior Accomplishment Award for Division 5- Employee Performance. 😄🩷 Anna has worked to streamline many of our processes to make tasks more efficient and effective. 👏 We are thrilled that she is being honored! 🎉

Without the support and kindness of of our faculty and staff, our college would never be the same. Congratulations to our four employees who are among this year’s recipients of the Superior Accomplishment Award in the UF Health Science Center division.

Olivia Ardizzone, Robert Baez, David Janicke and Anna Pryyma are recognized as employees who have outstanding contributions to the university, or play a role in the quality of life provided to students and employees. The awardees will be honored at an awards luncheon on Feb. 16. Learn more about their achievements: https://phhp.ufl.edu/2026/01/30/phhp-employees-receive-2026-superior-accomplishment-awards/

01/30/2026

Meet Chloe Pruitt, second-year OTD student! 😄🐊

College of Public Health and Health Professions students are dedicated to improving health and well-being in communities around the world.

01/27/2026

Second-year OTD student, Isabel Curtis, was a featured in PHHP news! 😄🐊

College of Public Health and Health Professions students are dedicated to improving health and well-being in communities around the world.

01/24/2026

The student spotlight is on... Andrea Peña, second-year OTD student! 😄🐊

College of Public Health and Health Professions students are dedicated to improving health and well-being in communities around the world.

01/15/2026

Join us on January 30th to learn more about the OTD program! 😄🐊

01/05/2026

Ana Batista, second-year OTD student, was featured in the PHHP Student Spotlight! 😄🐊

College of Public Health and Health Professions students are dedicated to improving health and well-being in communities around the world.

01/05/2026

Second-year student, Paige Zolecki, was featured in PHHP news! 🐊😄

College of Public Health and Health Professions students are dedicated to improving health and well-being in communities around the world.

12/19/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Raghuveer Chandrashekhar who graduated last week with his PhD in Rehabilitation Science! His mentor is Dr. Hongwu Wang in the Department of Occupational Therapy. 🐊😄

12/18/2025

Last week, we celebrated our Class of 2025 with a White Coat Ceremony, Awards and Pinning Ceremony, and Commencement. 🩷🐊😄Congratulations to our newest colleagues in occupational therapy! Check out highlights below and here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1265326528961464&type=3

12/05/2025

Another exciting capstone project! Read more about Nicole Troilo, 4th year OTD student, and her study on therapy dogs and student stress! 😄🐊🐹

Can just 15 minutes of hanging out with a therapy dog reduce stress before class?Speaking for ourselves, absolutely. 🐶

Fourth-year Doctor of UF Occupational Therapy student Nicole Trolio completed her doctoral capstone, “Doctoral Students' Perceptions of Therapy Dogs on Stress Before and After Simulation Lab.” Involving 51 UF OT students and five therapy dogs from Canine Companions, her study showed reduced self-reported stress and negative symptoms, underscoring the value of animal-assisted therapy for mental health and academic performance. She presented her findings as a poster at the 2025 Florida Occupational Therapy Association Conference.

12/02/2025

We are so incredibly grateful to Bob and Carol Gwin! Read more below about their generous gift to the Department. 🩷🐊

12/01/2025

Liliana Salazar is finishing her final semester in UF's OTD! Learn more about her reason for choosing OT as her second career and her capstone project focused on executive function skills in toddlers and preschool-age children. 😄🐊

College of Public Health and Health Professions students are dedicated to improving health and well-being in communities around the world.