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Advancing the Science of OT

  • Kendra Heatwole Shank, PhD, OTR/L, CAPS, Towson University
    MCI Intervention for Out-of-Home Participation
  • Allison L'Hotta, OTD, OTR/L, Washington University in St. Louis
    Cancer Survivors' Participation in Meaningful Activities
  • Elizabeth Munsell, PhD, OT, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Employment Intervention for People with Early PD
 

Andrew Persch, PhD, OTR/L, BCP

Trustee

Dr. Persch is an Associate Professor in the Occupational Therapy Department at Colorado State University and is Director of the Transition, Employment, and Technology (TET) Lab. The TET Lab is focused on improving the transition to adulthood and employment among those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This work has been funded by NIH, NIDILRR, SSA, and various state and local organizations. He worked with Dr. Dennis Cleary, MS, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA and partners in special education and vocational rehabilitation to create the Vocational Fit Assessment (VFA), providing an accurate, person-centered measure of work-related adaptive behavior that informs job placement and customized employment decision-making. Launched in 2016, VocFit.com is a knowledge translation tool designed to implement the VFA using a custom-developed web-app. Over 7 years, the registered userbase of VocFit.com has grown to more than 12,000 employment support professionals across North America and...