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Dallas Digest 4-25-18
04/24/18
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Nine School of Occupational Therapy faculty presented at the
2018 American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Conference & Expo
April 19-22 in Salt Lake City.
Cynthia Evetts
,
William Sit
,
Marsha Neville
,
Noralyn Pickens
,
Gail Poskey
,
Jane Bowman
,
Patricia Bowyer
,
Shannon Levandowski
and
Pei-Fen Chang
represented TWU at the event, which is the largest gathering of occupational therapy professionals in the world.
TWU’s Dallas Campus held its 8th Annual Redbud Awards on April 23rd. About 100 faculty, staff and students gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of the award winners. Honorees included Outstanding Faculty Award:
Jennifer Wilson
, associate clinical professor (nursing); Outstanding Staff Award:
Linda Louden
, assistant director for counseling and psychological services for Dallas and Houston; and student awards were presented to Mary Rinaldi and Jacqueline Thorman, and the outstanding student organization, “Best Buddies.”
Led by
Tina Fletcher
(occupational therapy), TWU students helped families and children to explore sensory friendly exhibits at two events: April 15 at the
Dallas Zoo
and April 18 at the
Nasher Sculpture Center
. Students served as escorts, helpers and play facilitators for the children, teaching them games that were associated with what they would see during their visit to the zoo or sculpture center. The next sensory friendly event is scheduled 9-11 a.m. Saturday, April 28 at the
Dallas Museum of Art
.
An article written by
Tina Fletcher
(occupational therapy), “Contributing to Sensory-Friendly Events From A to Z,” is featured in the April 23 edition of
OT Practice magazine
.
Barbara Gray
(nursing) presented at the Nurse Family Partnership Texas conference April 18, on the topic of “Terrific Tenacious Toddlers: Forming Healthy Habits.”
College of Nursing faculty members
Susan Chrostowski
,
Barbara Gray
,
Allison Huffman
and
Margarita Menendez-Bobseine
recently attended the
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty
conference in Indianapolis.
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