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Mizzou OT at AOTA Inspire Annual Conference and Expo


April 14, 2023


AOTA - American Occupational Therapy Association Inspire - 2023 Annual Conference & Expo

The University of Missouri’s Occupational Therapy Department will be participating in the American Occupational Therapy Association’s Annual Conference & Expo in Kansas City from April 20-23, 2023. Connect with us at conference during our presentations, at our expo booth, and by attending our alumni reception. Details are below.

Presentations

From workshops and short courses to scientific research panels, our faculty, staff, and current students are sharing knowledge to help advance the profession.

9-9:30 a.m.
Construct Validity of the Sensory Profile Interoception
Winnie Dunn, Catana Brown
KCC Rm 2101
Session: Scientific Research Panel 101B

10-11 a.m.
Role With It! Defining the OT Practitioner Role Through Intraprofessional Educational Experiences
Tiffany Bolton, Brittney Stevenson, Stephanie Allen
KCC Rm 2103A
Session: Short Course 118

2:45-3:45 p.m.
Am I Enough? Parent Efficacy and Competency in Meeting the Needs of Children with Mental and Behavioral Health Needs
Brittney Stevenson, Tiffany Bolton
KCC Rm 3501EF
Session: Short Course 149

3-5 p.m.
Coffee is for Grown Ups: Healthy Ways to Promote Sleep & Rest in School-Age Children
Melanie Tkach, Emma Ford
KCC Hall E
Session: Poster Session #2

3-5 p.m.
Professional Development Specialist Interrater Reliability of Coaching Fidelity Scoring in a Statewide Professional Development Program
Winnie Dunn, Lauren Little, Scott Tomchek
KCC Hall E
Session: Poster Session #2

3-5 p.m.
Swim for Survival: Evidence- Based Assessment and Interventions to Reduce Drowning Risk in the Autism Spectrum Disorder
Lea Ann Lowery, Brittney Stevenson, Claire Giefer, Jen Miller, Kate Stauffer, Britney Akers, Grace Aman, Abby Nepean
KCC Hall E
Session: Poster Session #2

1:30-2:30 p.m.
Caregiver Coaching: Early Intervention Evidence-Based Practice
Winnie Dunn, Scott Tomchek, Lauren Little
KCC Rm 2501C
Session: Short Course 243

3-5 p.m.
Acute Care Occupation Therapy Field Work Education: Clinical Skill Development and Professionalism From the Clinical Instructor Perspective
Bailey Baucum
KCC Hall E
Session: Poster Session #5

3-5 p.m.
Keeping PACE With 21st Century Health Care: A Framework for Telehealth Measurement in Research, Practice, & Policy
Rachel Proffitt, Lauren Little, Jana Cason, Kristen Pickett
KCC Hall E
Session: Poster Session #5

10-11 a.m.
None of Us Is as Smart as All of Us: Promoting Scholarship Through a Peer Writing Group
Rachel Proffitt, Winnie Dunn, Tiffany Bolton, Samantha Shea Lemoins, Bill Janes, Anna Boone
KCC Rm 2103B
Session: Short Course 319

1-4 p.m.
Integrating the Screening & Assessment of Functional Cognition Into Professional Practice From Acute to Post-acute Care
Tim Wolf, Anna Boone, Gordon Giles, Timothy Marks, Dorothy Edwards
KCC Rm 3501CD
Session: Workshop 316

1:30-2:30 p.m.
Customized 3D-Printed Assistive Technology in a Multidisciplinary ALS Clinic
Kial-Ann Rasmussen, Bill Janes
KCC Rm 2101
Session: Scientific Panel 303

3-4 p.m.
Kids Know What Kids Want: Be a Champion for Children’s Voices in Therapy
Melanie Tkach, Khayla Pittman, Megan Kotil, Erica Garrison, Megan Searles
Session: Short Course 364

Meet & greet at the Expo (Booth # 1011)

Visit with colleagues and friends at MUOT. Discuss areas of interest from post-professional OTD program to research to on-campus clinics to fieldwork and capstone projects.

Lea Ann Lowery
Noon–2 p.m.
Swimming & Water Instruction Modified (S.W.I.M.) for ASD

Stephanie Allen
Noon–2 p.m.
OTA Bachelor Program

Anna Boone
2–4 p.m.
Cancer & Stroke Rehabilitation

Rachel Proffitt
2–4 p.m.
Technology & Health, Stroke Rehabilitation

Winnie Dunn
10 a.m.–noon
Sensory Profiles, Coaching, Telehealth

Tiffany Bolton
10 a.m.–noon
Pediatric Rehabilitation, Mental & Behavioral Health

Katelyn Mwangi
Noon–2 p.m.
Neurological Rehabilitation

Juliana Earwood
Noon–2 p.m.
Cognitive Rehabilitation, Research

Brittney Stevenson & Tiffany Bolton
2–3 p.m.
A Way Forward Project – Empowering families

Gina Pifer
3–5 p.m.
TigerOT Clinic, Doctoral Capstone, Clinical Instruction

Whitney Henderson
10 a.m.–noon
Post-Professional OTD Program, Clinical Instruction

Brittney Stevenson
10–11 a.m.
Pediatric Rehabilitation, Clinical Instruction

Bill Janes
11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Technology & Health, ALS Rehabilitation, Academic Fieldwork

Annual alumni reception

We will be hosting our Annual Alumni Reception at Boulevard Brewery on Friday, April 21, from 6-10 p.m. It has been an eventful few years at MUOT and we would love to catch up with fellow alumni, faculty, staff, and students. Food and drinks provided. RSVP’s required. Stop by our expo booth #1011 if you have not rsvp’d online.


Featured in this post

Stephanie Allen

Stephanie Allen

OTA Program Director and Assistant Teaching Professor

Anna Boone

Anna E. Boone

Assistant Professor

Tiffany Bolton

Tiffany Bolton

Associate Clinical Professor

Winnie Dunn

Winnie Dunn

Distinguished Professor

Whitney Henderson

Whitney Henderson

Director of Post Professional Education and Associate Clinical Professor

Bill Janes

William E. Janes

Academic Fieldwork Coordinator and Assistant Professor

Samantha Shea Lemoins

Samantha Shea Lemoins

Clinical Instructor

Lea Ann Lowery

Lea Ann Lowery

Clinical Professor

Katelyn Mwangi

Katelyn Mwangi

Assistant Teaching Professor

Gina Pifer

Gina Pifer

Associate Clinical Professor

Rachel Proffitt

Rachel Proffitt

Associate Chair for Research in Occupational Therapy and Associate Professor

Brittney Stevenson

Brittney Stevenson

Assistant Clinical Professor

Melanie Tkach

Melanie M Tkach

Assistant Professor

Tim Wolf portrait

Timothy J. Wolf

Associate Dean for Research, Occupational Therapy Department Chair and Professor