Shenandoah University Division of Occupational Therapy

11/19/2025

We love moments that show how close-knit the OT community really is. After visiting the MSOT Weekend students earlier this month to share about VOTA and the importance of professional engagement, Savannah Howe (VOTA President) later stopped at a coffee shop in Poquoson, VA. To her surprise, she ran into one of our students, Lilly, who recognized her right away from the presentation and took a moment to say hello.
Savannah said it absolutely made her day, and it’s a great reminder of how connected and welcoming the OT world can be — even outside the classroom. We’re so proud of our students for building these relationships and representing SU DOT with warmth and professionalism wherever they go.

11/13/2025

🎉 Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Jenny Morgan

We’re excited to celebrate one of our incredible adjunct professors and Shenandoah Post-Professional OTD alumna, Dr. Jenny Morgan, who was recently awarded professional development funding through SU’s Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning (TTL).

This award provides reimbursement for faculty pursuing growth opportunities that enhance their teaching practice. Dr. Morgan received $600 in support to complete two courses through Magna Publications:
🎓 Practical Solutions for Faculty: Engaging Students
🎓 Principles of Effective College Teaching

We’re so proud of Dr. Morgan’s commitment to lifelong learning and excellence in education. Her enthusiasm for developing engaging, evidence-based teaching practices enriches the learning experience for our MSOT-Weekend students.

The SU Division of OT deeply values our adjunct and part-time faculty, whose dedication and expertise make such a difference in our students’ journeys. Congratulations, Dr. Morgan! 👏

11/11/2025

https://advancement.su.edu/give-to-academics

11/10/2025

Huge congrats to recent PP-OTD grad, Dr. Jason Woodbury on his presentation at the Utah Occupational Therapy Association Conference this past Saturday! He presented his evidence-based capstone project focused on Promoting Lasting Outcomes in Home Health as he wanted to provide more comprehensive education to his interdisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes. Great work Dr. Woodbury and Dr. Skuthan!

10/31/2025

The OTD Program celebrated a spirit month to include "ROTEO" day and Halloween costumes!

10/31/2025

The MSOT Loudoun SOTA celebrated Halloween with costumes! The Y1s had some amazing costumes like Where's Waldo and Goniometers. The Y2s dressed up as Dalmatians with Professor Miravite as Cruella Devil.
Faculty also dressed up as party animals!

10/28/2025

Students in the OTD program practiced various eating challenges in a role playing lab.

10/27/2025

PP-OTD Graduate Maggie Aschenbrener just hosted a CEU course all about aquatic therapy and its application to the pediatric population available on occupationaltherapy.com. The content stems from her capstone project and is truly a passion area of hers! Check it out here: https://loom.ly/Ib6dHy8 Way to go Dr. Aschenbrener!

The purpose of Aquatic Therapy for Occupational Therapy Practitioners” is to expand occupational therapy practitioners' (OTPs) understanding of the OT scope of practice regarding aquatic therapy. The proposed continuing education course will help OTPs

10/27/2025

Do you want to learn more about Shenandoah University's Occupational Therapy graduate programs? If so, please join us for a pizza party on Wednesday, October 29th at the HIVE Collaboratory to learn more information. There is still time to register!
https://loom.ly/NhAWtAU

10/20/2025

The MSOT Weekend program had a fun teaching and learning activity over the weekend!

10/20/2025

Our OT faculty and students enjoyed attending and presenting at the VOTA 2025 Conference this past weekend!

10/17/2025

In addition to their Ecuador time on site, students and faculty had the opportunity to engage in a variety of cultural immersion experiences throughout Quito and Mindo, from exploring the rich history and vibrant city life of Quito to discovering the incredible biodiversity of the Mindo cloud forest. We are so grateful for our partners and look forward to continuing this meaningful collaboration!