Before Danielle Chadwick was a first-year Master of Science in the

“Though I am a former resident of the area, I hadn’t had the opportunity to return to the community and view it through an OT lens,” Chadwick said.����

Although Onslow County is not in the 5-county Southeast area served from the Novant program, it does border the region. Chadwick, along with two other ������ MSOT class of 2026 students Miranda Bravo and Daniel Murray, were selected to participate in the Division’s first-ever Occupational Rural Health Committee (OTRHC), funded by the Novant Steeples of Excellence grant.����

The goal of the OTRHC is to recruit students from the class of 2026 to participate, help prepare students to work with SERVE and Novant to educate others about Occupational Therapy (OT) as a potential career pathway and engage with different settings in the region, assess interest in career pathways, and develop a program guide that could be replicated in future years. Focusing on a Southeast 5-county region: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, and Pender counties, the three student members completed site visits, engaging local practitioners, and completed school visits to recruit providers and broaden access to occupational therapy services. Student members received a stipend and location priority to complete one of their two 12-week Fieldwork II rotations in the region. Student members selected demonstrated strong ties and personal investment in .��

“When I joined the OT Rural Health Committee at ������, I expected to see and learn about specific healthcare needs of the rural communities of Southeastern NC,” Bravo said. “I was surprised to hear from practitioners working in the area about how broad and interconnected these needs are. While I did start to get a sense of some of these needs—the distance patients have to travel to receive healthcare services, the difficulty of finding interpreters for patients who do not speak English, the shortage of healthcare providers living in rural areas—I feel that I have so much left to learn about the causes underlying healthcare inaccessibility.”��

In the fall of 2024, the three students traveled to Novant New Hanover Medical Center, Novant Health Rehabilitation Center-Oleander, and a private Pender County outpatient facility to engage with local practitioners and OT leaders in Wilmington and the surrounding area. Additionally, committee members presented at ������’s “HEAL day with the HEELs,” which partnered with the Ingram Institute’s SERVE initiative to have students from the Southeast come to ������’s campus and follow a “patient” on the continuum of care, Murray, Chadwick and Bravo also represented a booth for OT at the Pender County 8th grade career fair at Heide Trask High School in Pender County.����

Chadwick found the site visits especially impactful.��

“The highlight of my experience was our site visits to Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center and a couple of local outpatient clinics in Pender County and New Hanover County,” Chadwick said. “We were able to learn about strengths of rural medicine, such as close-knit communities and long-term relationships, as well as the barriers to OT access, such as a lack of interpreters and transportation difficulties for residents. I hope to continue to increase awareness of the impact of OT can have on communities, as well as aiding in identifying ways to allow for better access to services.”��

Participation in the committee continues into the spring 2025 semester. OTRHC had a poster accepted at the North Carolina Occupational Therapy Association 2025 Spring conference and students will travel again to the region in April to speak to high school students about OT as a potential career.����

Additional OTRHC members include ������ Division of OS/OT Novant lead Sara Peña, Director of Strategic Initiatives Darius Ingram, and Ingram Institute Southeast SERVE Program Coordinator Edye Barbour, who led regional classroom visits and partnered with Cape Fear Community College for the 3rd annual Health Care Career Exploration Fair March 20, 2025. By the end of its first year, the committee will have seen over 1,000 Southeast students via career fairs and “HEAL day with the HEELs” events. Additionally, OTRHC connected with outside OT-specific resources of the New Hanover County Language Access Collaborative.����

“Being involved with the OTRHC as a first-year MSOT student was eye-opening,” Murray said. “This year truly deepened my understanding of healthcare challenges in southeastern NC, particularly relating to access barriers and skilled provider shortages.”��

This hybrid event was attended by students, faculty and staff. After Dr. Manigault Bryant’s presentation, attendees enjoyed a reception in the OT apartment.

If you were unable to attend the Mitchell Symposium on Thursday evening, the presentation was recorded and is posted on the OSOT website.

Selingo practiced in skilled nursing, school, and inpatient behavioral settings in Minnesota and a skilled nursing facility in Milwaukee before returning to UWM in 2020 to complete her PhD. During this time she taught as an Ad Hoc Instructor while maintaining a PRN OT position in an inpatient behavioral health setting. She graduated from UWM with her PhD in May of 2024 and her dissertation work focused on using Photovoice and phenomenological interviews to explore the lived experiences of sexual minority women in emerging adulthood who use substances. Selingo has also used Photovoice to explore OT students’ lived experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I have a deep love of qualitative research methods in exploring our shared and differing lived experiences, particularly across student and women’s experiences,” said Selingo. “My passion – behavioral health and addressing the spectrum of substance use – influences my research, with a goal of deepening our understanding of women’s needs surrounding substance use and health.”

Through this research Selingo hopes to increase and expand occupational scientists’ understanding of the spectrum of substance use, while simultaneously better preparing OT professionals in addressing various populations’ mental health and substance use-related needs across settings. In addition to her research, Selingo is also passionate about student andragogical learning strategies, the impact of personal reflexivity on one’s practice, occupational justice, and health and equity factors surrounding women, the queer community, and older adults.

Selingo is excited to continue to develop the field of occupational science ��through research, work, and collaboration with others at ������ while preparing students to serve North Carolinians.

“The faculty and students who are a part of the Division of OS/OT are truly amazing, both through their knowledge and kindness,” said Selingo. “It was a very, very easy decision to accept this position, as I feel very welcomed and supported across the Division and School of Medicine in pursuing my research interests and empowering students. I am��SO��excited to be a part of ������ and the Division of OS/OT!”

In her free time Selingo enjoys reading, spending time with her family and friends, and cuddling with her kitties, Belle and Shlomo. She also enjoys exploring historically haunted and unusual��places to ghost hunt with her husband. Next time you see her, share your pet photos and your favorite places to explore!

Initial Steps Toward Building an OT Career

Coppola came to ������ in 1983 to pursue a MS in Occupational Therapy to pursue a career as a pediatric occupational therapist. After graduating from the program, she began her first job at Duke Medical Center, where she worked for 11 years in various settings throughout the medical center.

“During that time, I found myself intrigued by the lives of the older adults I worked with,” said Coppola. “In their narratives, it became clear that quality of life hinged on occupations – having meaningful things to do. Occupations were not just ends in themselves, but were vital for social connections, health and joy.”

However, Coppola realized that medical settings did not often foster “doing” in ways that enhanced patient lives and their health. This, paired with policy and operational transitions within the healthcare system in North Carolina, left Coppola with an unexpected opportunity to consider – applying for a faculty position within the program she graduated from a decade earlier.

“I did not imagine leaving my job until I was encouraged to apply for a faculty position at ������, and upon reviewing the philosophy and curriculum of the program, it seemed to be a fit for me – especially with a chance to teach about aging,” she said. “I loved the prospect of preparing budding occupational therapists to have the strengths, skills, and confidence to make meaningful change in their clients’ lives, regardless of the situation of their practice.”

Research and Scholarship: Progression Over the Decades

Coppola notes that her research and scholarship emphasis has evolved with each decade of her life. In her 20’s, she taught in special education and then became an occupational therapist. In her 30’s, her focus was clinical practice and management of services. As she reached her 40’s and found her stride as an educator at ������, Coppola shifted her research focus to aging.

This time was spent researching feasibility and effects of preventive home visits for older adults, publishing articles about advanced practice in aging, developing a National Board Certification in Gerontology with the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), and creating interprofessional programs focused on aging for OT students. However, even more impactful on her work during this time was her direct experience with declines and loss of older adults in her life.

“I learned so much from their grace and journeys, and it indeed seemed more of a lesson than I had ever learned through my professional work in aging,” said Coppola. “My mother, in particular, was teaching me until her final breath, and inspired our naming a scholarship in her honor.”

Certificate in Aging Students – 2008

Arts Across Ages Team

In her 50’s, Coppola’s research shifted again to focus on international work and experiences. She served as the U.S. Delegate to the World Federation of Occupational Therapy (WFOT) as well as the WFOT Program Coordinator for Research. These opportunities opened the doors for learning about OT practice and culture around the world, building valuable connections and collaborating on a global scale.

Finally, in her 60’s and as her teaching career began drawing to a close, Coppola spent her time integrating her interests in her research – in particular, she has been involved with a study of interprofessional teamwork for older adults receiving chemotherapy, led by Ashley Leak Bryant, PhD, in ������’s School of Nursing. Coppola has also continued researching arts- and humanities-based learning for health professionals, leading to publications describing impacts of arts-based pedagogy for OT students.

Pakistan & USA WFOT Delegates

Malawi Occupational Therapists

Colleagues in Thailand

Latin America & USA WFOT Delegates

Reflections on the Evolution of OS/OT Over the Years

When she began her OT education at ������, the profession was unregulated and the number of occupational therapists were few within the state of North Carolina. In the decades since, Coppola recognizes growth in every way – the profession has developed evidence and expertise to address evolving societal needs, particularly for people experiencing age-related decline, mental health challenges, homelessness, neurodivergence, premature birth, displacement, cancer, trauma, stigma and other challenges related to the social determinants of health.

She notes that occupational science, which is still considered to be a “young” academic discipline, has deepened and broadened understanding of the complexity of occupation. “Occupational science has helped the practice of occupational therapy see the inseparable nature of context – culture, justice, beliefs, time, power – on human doing,” she said. “Additionally, the study of occupation beyond the direct services of OTs has drawn attention to meso- and macro-levels of society; for example, unemployment patterns, food insecurity and occupational injustices.”

Time Well Spent within ������’s Division of OS/OT

While Coppola has seen her work recognized at the division, department and university levels – she received ������’s Post-Baccalaureate Teaching Award in 2023 – she shares that one of her biggest accomplishments has been building interdisciplinary connections that have benefitted student education.

“It has been amazing to engage with colleagues in arts and humanities as well as those in health professions across campus,” she said. “I am pleased with how we have fostered an intellectual climate for collaboration and innovation, as well as many interdisciplinary encounters for students.”

Within the division, Coppola served as the OT Academic Fieldwork Coordinator for 25 years. While a challenging tasks, it brought her much satisfaction to make connections within the OT community, between students and practitioners, and among students as they integrated classroom and practice-based learning.

Coppola also emphasizes the impact her colleagues have made on her time in the Division of OS/OT. “My colleagues in the division are brilliant, kind and passionate, and I have learned so much from each of them,” she said. “And the students have been the breath of my existence – I cannot put into words how wonderful it has been to get to know them as magnificent human beings. I am fortunate to have been part of their lives for a time, and I know they are now providing competent and caring occupational therapy to others.”

SAGE Book Signing

Students at The Farm

Continued Commitment: The Virginia Davis Coppola Occupational Therapy Scholarship

Though she has retired, Coppola continues to show commitment to both the field of occupational therapy and the Division of OS/OT at ������. She has been diligently planning the :USA, taking place in Durham in October 2024. The theme is ‘The Art of Occupation: Creativity, Critical Theory, and Social Transformation’.

Looking to support future occupational therapists, Coppola and her husband, Dr. Michael Tilson, have established the . The scholarship provides support for second year occupational therapy students in the Division of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy who demonstrate a commitment to justice-based, occupation-centered, and community-oriented practice with older adults. Justice-based occupational therapy emphasizes inclusion and social justice in practice with older adults, by addressing systemic inequalities and advocating for the rights and well-being of marginalized individuals in this demographic group.

This scholarship is offered as a lasting tribute to Coppola’s late mother, Virginia Davis Coppola. Her profound wisdom and quiet generosity shone in her care for people suffering from loneliness, poverty and societal inequities. Virginia Davis Coppola was inspired by work in Chicago Settlement Houses in the 1940s, the very place where the profession of occupational therapy was founded decades before. She gave tirelessly to friends and family and in her career as a social worker for abused and special needs children in foster care. She was an avid volunteer with the Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte and the League of Women Voters. With an unshakable belief in the profound worth of every individual, she advocated for the rights of individuals and families and fought for democracy and socially just policies. Her grace as she aged was an inspiration for the Coppola family.

The purpose of this scholarship is to continue Virginia Davis Coppola’s influence and values by cultivating future leaders in occupational therapy who passionately champion the voices of older people who are marginalized, and to advance the cause of occupational justice for aging individuals and their families. To make a gift of any amount to support the scholarship, .

When asked for a final reflection on her career and hopes for the future of the OT program at ������, Coppola shares that she feels incredibly fortunate for the roles she has played during her time in the division – past, present and future.

Aldrich and Bailliard returned to ������-Chapel Hill to deliver a keynote presentation for the Spring 2024 Mitchell Symposium, hosted by the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, and it was as if no time had passed as the duo discussed applications of occupational science in practice and policy. By sharing some of their recent research, case studies and insights into various settings and situations where occupational science can make an impact, Aldrich and Bailliard opened an insightful and inspiring conversation among those in attendance.

In line with their return to the program, Aldrich and Bailliard shared details about the meaning behind their visit, ongoing projects and their hopes for the fields of occupational therapy and occupational science in the future.

Dr. Rebecca “Beccy” Aldrich: Connections and Collaboration are Key

Aldrich is an occupational scientist and Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy within the University of Southern California (USC) Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. She received both her B.S. in Occupational Therapy and M.A. in Occupational Therapy from USC before achieving her PhD in Occupational Science from ������-Chapel Hill.

Whereas her PhD study focused on discouraged workers’ experiences, her research has since evolved to widen that focus to include situations outside of full-time, formal paid work, such as long-term unemployment, precarious work, retirement and returning to work following severe illness. Through an ongoing research collaboration with Dr. Debbie Laliberte Rudman at Western University in Ontario, Canada, Aldrich’s research has adopted a more critical stance that examines how possibilities and boundaries in everyday life are shaped by formal and informal societal structures.

“I have also expanded my lines of research to include scholarship of teaching and learning in occupational science and occupational therapy, which I initiated during my time as a faculty member at Saint Louis University,” she says, where she achieved tenure as an associate professor before moving to her current position at USC. “Through both lines of research as well as professional service activities, I’ve also developed strong international relationships with other occupational scientists and occupational therapists and made efforts to help develop the fields overall.”

As she looks ahead to the future of the fields of occupational science and occupational therapy, Aldrich is excited by the technology-driven opportunities to learn with colleagues from various global contexts, allowing for exposure to ways of thinking and doing that she may not otherwise encounter. “There are many possibilities within OS and OT that can come from increased opportunities to develop and apply global understandings about occupation,” she notes.

When asked to reflect on returning to campus to speak at the Mitchell Symposium, Aldrich looks back at her decision to pursue her PhD in Occupational Science at ������ as one of significance, and one of the best she has made both personally and professionally. “When I made the decision to attend ������, I was moving away from the only part of the country I had ever really known – California – and a university – USC – where I had happily completed two degrees. My move to North Carolina was a big step outside of my comfort zone,” she says. “I see that step as a pivotal part of my growth process, both because it exposed me to new contexts and new ways of thinking and because it positioned me to be an active collaborator with established scholars in the early days of my career.”

Returning to Bondurant Hall to share how her research and scholarship has developed in the time since leaving ������ was meaningful to Aldrich and offered her a welcome opportunity to think back on the course of her career.

Aldrich was awarded and delivered the Canadian Society of Occupational Scientists Townsend & Polatajko Lectureship in 2023. View of list of selected publications .

Dr. Antoine Bailliard: Mental Illness Interventions Through Community Based Practice

Bailliard is an Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy within Duke University’s School of Medicine. He earned both his M.S. in Occupational Therapy and his PhD in Occupational Science at ������-Chapel Hill. After graduation Bailliard worked for a year as a clinician at Central Regional Hospital, an inpatient psychiatric hospital in Butner, NC, and then applied for a faculty position in the Division of OSOT at ������, where he worked for nine years and achieved tenure as an associate professor before moving to his current position at Duke.

With a focus on mental health, Baillard’s work has primarily revolved around developing, improving and testing innovative community mental health service delivery models – he has received two federal grants totaling $5 million over 10 years to develop and test new interventions for adults with serious mental illness who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The aim of his current work in this space is to de-medicalize mental healthcare and focus on meaningful participation and social inclusion. “These grants have enabled us to be really innovative and think outside of the box, which is incredibly exciting,” says Bailliard.

Additionally, Bailliard’s theoretical work focuses on developing new conceptual models for understanding sensory processing and developing the occupational justice perspective using the capabilities framework. He has been working with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to develop and implement their Complex Care Management program, which focuses on helping adults with serious mental illness transition out of adult care homes and into independent living. Since developing the program, Bailliard now serves as a consultant and trainer for the occupational therapists hired under the program in the state, and also works as a trainer and consultant for the Institute for Best Practices as ������ Chapel Hill’s Department of Psychiatry to help mental health providers across the state enhance their ability to support meaningful participation of adults with serious mental illness in the community. His efforts reach beyond North Carolina as well, thanks to his ongoing consultation with UCLA and the LA County Department of Mental Health to develop and test a triage screen to help homeless outreach workers identify people with mental illness who would benefit from a referral to a specialized mental health outreach team.

Bailliard is energized by some of the new overlap between OS and OT – he recognizes the field of occupational science has made a significant impact on occupational therapy to where OT practitioners are moving beyond the medical model to recognize a need to focus on meaningful participation and occupation instead of discrete performance skills. “In our region, what excites me is how community mental health OT has really taken a hold in North Carolina,” says Bailliard. “The Complex Care Management program is the first statewide initiative to my knowledge that officially sponsors community mental health OT in the United States. It’s very exciting to be a part of this initiative!”

As a double Tar Heel and former faculty, Bailliard found it a “surreal” experience to participate in this year’s Mitchell Symposium as a keynote presenter. “I always had a tremendous amount of respect for the scholars chosen for the symposium, and it’s an incredible honor to be among those who have been selected,” he says. “It’s also a lot of fun! I really enjoyed my time at ������ engaging in many discussions that were intellectually stimulating and challenging, so it’s a lot of fun to come back and participate in those discussions once again.”

Bailliard has published various articles and book chapters in the past few years – .

If you missed this year’s Mitchell Symposium, you can .

1. What is your primary area of research interest?

I utilize community-engagement research methods to involve community partners in the entire research process, ensuring that the most meaningful health issues are evaluated, and relevant findings are quickly disseminated across community groups. Specifically, our Diabetes Research and Wellness Collaboratives develop and test novel assessments and interventions designed to improve the overall health and wellness of rural families with a child living with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

2. How did you initially become interested in this area of research?

Raising a young child, now an adolescent, with type 1 diabetes allowed me to see gaps in healthcare delivery and services, especially within rural communities that I knew that occupational therapy practitioners were highly skilled to address. After discussions with other caregivers, those living with T1D, and community organizations, our team completed a PCORI Engagement Award project where we built a patient-centered advisory research team, completed research capacity training, and conceptualized a rural T1D patient-centered research agenda. Due to the success of the original project, our community-engaged research team is now enacting our collaborative research agenda to improve child health outcomes, healthcare access, and family participation and quality of life.

3. What are some recent or current projects that you have been working on?

Our Diabetes Research and Wellness Collaborative developed and tested a novel occupational therapy assessment titled the Diabetes Health Management and Distress Scale – Parents of Children. We completed a pilot randomized controlled trial to test the preliminary efficacy of telehealth occupation-based coaching intervention, and just finalized adapting and manualizing a Lifestyle Redesign intervention for rural caregivers of young children living with T1D of which we intend to test the feasibility starting in Spring 2024.

4. What impact do you hope your research/work has on your field?

We hope that the integration of occupational therapy services into endocrinology care will have a positive impact on healthcare access, child health, and family quality of life.

5. What do you enjoy about being a faculty member at ������ and in the Division of OT?

I enjoy the in-depth discussions, innovation, community, and creativity among the faculty and students.

Stephanie with Finnley (left) and Bentley (right).

pets and horseback riding at an early age. She worked for several summers at veterinary clinics, volunteered with a therapeutic riding center, and spent the majority of her time outside of school and soccer being with animals.

Stephanie completed her undergraduate years at ������-Chapel Hill, where she studied Spanish and Exercise and Sport Science. From there, she worked toward and achieved her master’s in occupational therapy at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). During her time at MUSC she trained and registered her golden retriever, Ripley, as a therapy dog. Together they volunteered in orphanages, homeless shelters, and nursing homes. Stephanie could tell Ripley was making a difference in the community, and that realization changed her entire career trajectory.

Building upon her success with Ripley, she worked to expand the therapy dog program at MUSC’s hospital to the Outpatient Children’s Therapy Center and it was a hit among patients and providers alike. “As the program grew and became more popular, leadership at the hospital began asking about measurable outcomes, to see if it was making a difference for clients,” said Bristol. “At the time I had been interested in pursuing a PhD, and knew I needed to further my education to conduct quality research in this area.”

Forging a Unique Path Toward a PhD

Bristol was drawn to ������’s PhD in Occupational Science program thanks to her positive experience as an undergraduate Tarheel and the program’s stellar reputation. The PhD program allows students flexibility to do their dissertation on a topic of true personal interest, and faculty were supportive of her goals. “Human-animal interaction hadn’t been studied previously in occupational science,” said Bristol. “The opportunity to conduct research in an area where I was truly passionate was special and challenging, and helped me grow as a researcher.”

Her dissertation focused on the partnership of autism assistance dogs with autistic children and their families with a specific focus on community participation. For example, she examined the impact of incorporating an assistance dog on the quantity and quality of family outings, overall parent stress, and child behavior and sleep.

Stephanie and one of her horses, Ballenger.

During her time in the program, Bristol in the Journal of Occupational Science about how animals can impact human occupation on a daily basis, an accomplishment she considers high on her list of positive experiences during her time at ������. “Overall, I am proud of myself for persevering and opening the door for human-animal studies in the field of occupational science,” Bristol said. “It wouldn’t have been possible without the support of faculty, especially Dr. Bagatell.”

Additionally, Bristol feels fortunate to have been a part of research teams in the PIE and Harrop Lab. “Dr. Linda Watson, Dr. Clare Harrop and their teams were instrumental in my research education,” she said. “I learned so much from them about conducting research, running a cross-site NIH R01 study, managing teams and more.”

Up Next: A Postdoctoral Opportunity at University of Arizona

Though she has spent her life in the Carolinas, following graduation in May Bristol was off to her next adventure across the country at the University of Arizona. She is working under Dr. Maggie O’Haire, Associate Dean for Research in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. O’Haire is part of the largest human-animal interaction group in the country, and Bristol is thrilled for the opportunity to work with her. “I have admired Dr. O’Haire’s work for a long time, and it’s a dream come true to work with a true leader in the field,” she said. “I still have so much to learn, and I’m looking forward to taking the next step in my research career under her guidance.” While at Arizona she will be working on a national NIH R01 project evaluating the efficacy of service dogs for veterans with PTSD.

Bristol notes her biggest goal for her post-doc position and beyond is to expand her skillset as a human animal interaction researcher. “������’s occupational science program gave me a very strong research foundation, and I worked with amazing people there,” she said. “My goal for this post-doc is to continue my education and in the future, I hope to work as a faculty member in a human animal interaction research lab to study the benefits for both humans and animals alike.”

Her research is not the only time she spends with animals – Bristol continued to ride and show her horses in eventing, cared for her two dogs and helped her parents manage their farm during her time at ������. Her dogs and horse made the move with her to Arizona. “Being with animals, especially spending time with my dogs and riding horses, gives me great joy and is a stress reliever for me,” said Bristol. “I’m grateful to my parents for instilling in me the love I have for animals and to Dr. Bagatell, ������’s Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy director, for allowing me to pursue my passions during my PhD studies.”

������ OS/OT looks forward to connecting with fellow North Carolina-based colleagues, alumni and friends.

������ Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy Presentations at NCOTA 2023

Saturday, November 4:

Inclusive Spaces: Welcoming Diverse Students in Clinical Education Settings
Wakeford
2:45-4:15 p.m., 2B

Upstander Training: Advocating for Self and Others
Wakeford
4:30-6 p.m., 3F

Sunday, November 5:

Research as Advocacy: An Ideal Space for Occupational Therapy Practitioners
Johnson, Mitchell, Parkin
2-3:30 p.m., 5D

Those attending hope to connect with alumni, colleagues and friends throughout the conference. A full list of ������ faculty and student presentations at SSO:USA are below.

������ Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy Presentations at SSO:USA 2023

Friday, October 20:

Oral Histories: Advancing Research in Occupational Science
Kawabata, Lavalley
9:15-10:15 a.m., Room 5

Sleep as a Racialized Occupation
Bagatell
10:20-11:20 a.m., Room 3

Middle Schoolers’ Pandemic Perspectives Through the Lens of Daily Life
Szendry
11:30a.m.-12:30 p.m., Room 3

The PhD in Occupational Science: Supporting Knowledge Generation and Intellectual Vitality
Bagatell, Lavalley, Johnson
3:35-4:35 p.m., Room 1

Using Critical Participatory Action Research to Advance the Equity Agenda in Occupational Science Research
Johnson and PhD students
3:35-4:35 p.m., Room 2

How Do You Know?
Guillon and additional PhD students
5:20-5:50 p.m., Room 1

Saturday, October 21:

Meaning & Intersectionality: Exploring ways to Expand Meaning through an Intersectionality Framework
Peak
3:30-4:30 p.m., Room 1