AOTF convened its Scientific Advisory Council (formally the AOTF Research Commission) in 2012. In 2015, the AOTF Scientific Advisory Council became a standing committee of the AOTF Board of Trustees. The Scientific Advisory Council advises the AOTF Board and the CEO on priorities and programs for advancing the science of occupational therapy that supports people’s full participation in meaningful life activities.
Chair
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Andrew Persch, PhD, OTR/L, BCP FAOTA
Chair
Associate Professor in the Occupational Therapy Department at Colorado State University and Director of the Transition, Employment, and Technology (TET) Lab
Council Members
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Evan Dean, PhD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy Education of University of Kansas KU Medical Center — Kansas City, Kansas
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Elizabeth Pfeiffer, PhD, OTR/L
Associate Professor, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Temple University — Philadelphia, PA
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Khalilah Robinson Johnson, PhD, OTR/L
Vice Chair
Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Shawn Roll, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Professor in the Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Southern California — Los Angeles, CA
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Emily F. Rothman, ScD, MS
Professor and Chair, Occupational Therapy Sargent College Boston University — Boston, MA
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Scott Campbell, PhD
ex officio
CEO of American Occupational Therapy Foundation
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Patricia Davies, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Professor of Occupational Therapy, Department of Psychology and Human Development and Family Studies of Colorado State University — Fort Collins, Colorado
The editor of the Occupational Therapy Journal of Research (OTJR), Timothy J. Wolf, OTD, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA; the current chair of the Scientific Review Group, Nancy Baker, ScD, MPH, OTR/L; and the incoming chair, Kathy Lyons, ScD, OTR/L, are all invited to participate in meetings that focus on research priorities and collaborative initiatives to advance the science of occupational therapy. Additionally, Neil Harvison, PhD, OTR, FNAP, FAOTA, who serves as the Academic and Scientific Affairs Officer for the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), is also invited to these meetings.
Interested in Scientific Advisory Council Service?
AOTF seeks colleagues who demonstrate:
For more information about service opportunities, please contact AOTF at aotf@aotf.org.