Melissa Tilton has been an OTA for 25 years and has a strong passion for supporting and empowering OTAs to engaged leaders in the world of OT. Melissa works as a multi-site director for Genesis Rehab and also teaches in an OTA program. Melissa enjoys volunteering, and currently services as Secretary on…
Victor Michael Camacho, OTD, OTR/L, L.Ac. has been a practicing occupational therapist for over 25 years. Dr. Camacho received his B.S. in occupational therapy from Kean College in 1995. In 2004 he earned an M.S degree in Acupuncture from the Tri-state College of Acupuncture. Dr . Camacho maintains a national…
Karen Rice, OT/L is the Creative Director of Arcadia Therapy Services, a pediatric home care company based out of Phoenix Arizona, and co-founder of Raising Hope Dogs, a not-for-profit that raises highly skilled working dogs to place with therapists around the country. Karen has a passion for all realms if…
Dr Stallings-Sahler has been in the field of Occupational Therapy for over 35 years as a pediatric clinician, educator, researcher, and business entrepreneur. She earned the Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from the University of Florida, the post-professional Master of Science in Pediatric Occupational Therapy from Boston University, and the…
Karen earned a doctoral degree at the University of Massachusetts in Educational Leadership in Schooling, a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy at Boston University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Karen is the Associate Dean of Digital Learning and Innovation, a…
In this episode Rebecca Smith and Deanna Longo interview Dr Fern Silverman and Dr. Andrea Tyszka on their work in community-based OT, specializing in universal design and sensory- friendly programming in Philadelphia, PA. Fern Silverman, EdD, OTR/L is a professor in Salus University’s Occupational Therapy Department and serves as the assistant program director…
Teepa’s experience in neurological impairment care spans both her personal and professional worlds. Early in her life, her grandfather moved into her family’s house due to his changing abilities. However, at the time words such as eccentric then senile were used. Later on, she helped provide support for other family…
In today’s podcast, show host Dr. Robin Akselrud, OTD, OTR/L is joined by Dr. Sherry Smith, Ph.D, Director of Academic Success at TrueLearn, Dr. Sue Iliff, PhD, OTR/L, Assistant Professor and Capstone Coordinator at Belmont University and Miriam Vanbemmelen, OTS , a senior graduate student at LIU-Brooklyn’s MOT program in…
Credentials: Brittany Perez, OTD, OTR/L Host: Michael Roff, OTS. Stony Brook University Class of 2021 Instagram: @MikeRoff02 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mikeroff Show Notes: Brittany Perez, OTD, OTR/L is the Director of Outreach and Engagement at the IDEA Center in Buffalo. Her passion for Universal Design sparked at Washington University in St. Louis, and she now researches…
Alison Mayfield- Hofstra University Meghan Almon- Tufts University Interviewee: Allie Salamone M.S., OTRL, MBA Allie lives in Chicago Illinois and has been an occupational therapist for 7 years. She has worked in many different settings and currently works in a hospital in the city part time while also working for…