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01/26/2026

Our first-year OTD students learned about how to lead peer support groups last week in their Mental Health class.

01/24/2026

We were honored to welcome the current AOTA President, Dr. Arameh Anvarizadeh, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, who spoke with our OTD students earlier this week. She shared her passion for occupational therapy and highlighted her Four C’s: Community, Connection, Coalition, and Courage.

Dr. Anvarizadeh engaged students in a thoughtful Q&A session, addressing questions about advocacy and career development.

We can't wait to see where she can take the field of occupational therapy in the next couple of years!

01/15/2026

Please join us in congratulating Elizabeth Schmidt, who was admitted to the TIGRR (Transforming Interprofessional Graduate Research Leaders) Workshop last week! 🙌

Elizabeth participated in the workshop to advance her research proposal focused on developing and testing Games to Advance Interpersonal Negotiation Skills (GAINS) for autistic adolescents and adults.

The TIGRR Workshop supported the refinement of the GAINS project, which aims to create engaging, evidence-based tools to strengthen interpersonal communication and negotiation skills for autistic individuals — an area central to Elizabeth’s research and clinical interests. 💡🧠

Congratulations on this well-deserved accomplishment!

Learn more about the TIGRR Workshop here:
👉 https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/physical-therapy-program/research/tigrr/application

12/14/2025

While our semester has finished, some of our third-year students had the opportunity to present their research poster at the AOTA Children and Youth Conferences this weekend in Charlotte, NC. Congratulations to these amazing students and Dr. Zeitlin, their research mentor!

12/06/2025

Our second-year students did an amazing job in their Community Health and Wellness Class, facilitating different activities at We Rock The Spectrum, Knoxville. Pictured is a second-year student who led a book reading and then a craft activity related to emotional regulation. Second-year students provided education about social participation, emotional regulation, sensory regulation, and more during their coursework and community-based activities.

12/04/2025

Dr. Ruedgier had a great time teaching our second-year OT students about various modalities this semester! They learned about ultrasound, electrical stimulation, fluidotherapy, and more! Also, this course is approved by the state of Tennessee for submission with your application for modality certification, so you are one step closer!

12/01/2025

We hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break! We are heading into the last week of the semester, but we are still remembering November since it seemed to fly by. Several students and faculty members attended the AOTA Education Summit in Salt Lake City. Their time included presenting on their research and learning more about OT education!

10/24/2025

We cannot believe it has been a week since our Fall Festival! It was fun having OT, PT, and DO students all together having fun in an event not related to school. There were many amazing trunks, but here are all of the OT students showing off their creativity. Congratulations to W***y Wonka, who won the best trunk contest!

10/15/2025

Last week, our second-year OTD students completed their orthotics presentations. For this assignment, students are assigned a case study for which an orthotic is needed. Students then fabricate an orthotic and justify their reasoning from evidence-based articles! We are so proud of what they fabricated😊

💡Did you know that our PAMS course is verified through the state of Tennessee as an approved course for modalities certification? This means that if you plan on practicing in Tennessee, you are one step closer to obtaining this additional aspect of your license!

09/26/2025

Second-year OTD students are excited to partner with We Rock the Spectrum Knoxville this term. As part of their Community Health and Wellness class, the students will be planning activities and games over the next few weeks designed to meet the needs of the community.

09/12/2025

We would like to congratulate some of our recent graduates, along with Dr. Zeitlin and Dr. Schmidt, for co-authoring a new paper in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy highlighting the multifaceted responsibilities and challenges faced by school-based occupational therapy practitioners. We’re so proud to see our students making meaningful contributions to the field!

https://research.aota.org/ajot/article-abstract/79/5/7905205170/28424/Occupational-Therapy-s-Role-in-Schools-A-Survey-of?redirectedFrom=PDF

09/08/2025

Last week, our OTD and DPT students practiced donning and doffing personal protective equipment in one of our interprofessional education courses. It is great when the students can learn with each other!

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