Congratulations to our inaugural Nancy Talbot Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Awardee, Lady Rios-Vega OTD, OTR/L, Thomas Jefferson University, Improving Utilization of Occupational Therapy services for Black and African American Families of Children with Autism

In honor of Nancy Talbot MEd, OTR, FAOTA, the AOTF has established the Nancy Talbot Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in support of postdoctoral research training in occupational therapy. This one-year award will be $30,000 (with the possibility of a competitive renewal for a second year). This fellowship seeks to improve diversity of the occupational therapy workforce by supporting postdoctoral training for individuals from groups demonstrated to have low representation in the biomedical, behavioral, clinical and social sciences. 

Please make a gift to help us support the future of OT, strengthen evidence-based practice and improve the quality of care. Your generosity will secure this scholarship for generations of OTs. 

The 181st Business Meeting of the AOTF Board of Trustees took place in a snowy Alexandria, Va., March 11-12, 2022. The main agenda was to form the new 2023-2025 strategic plan that will be finalized at the June 2022 meeting.

We appreciate their time and expertise in supporting our mission. Want to get involved? Check out our Volunteer Committees.

A big welcome to our new board trustees:
Anne M. Bryden, PhD, OTR/L
Merrill Friedman, BA
Kathleen D. Lyons, ScD, OTR/L
Antoinette S. Shaw, OTR
Pamela Talero Cabrejo, OTD, OTR/L, CPAM

Congratulations to Douglene Jackson, PhD, OTR/L, LMT, ATP, BCTS, on her promotion to board secretary!

A big thank you to our outgoing board trustees:
Nancy Baker, ScD, MPH, OTR/L
Simone Gill, PhD, OTR
Forrest Pendleton, BA
Susan Stark, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Cheryl Strickland, OTR/L

Congratulations to our 2022 Nedra Gilette Endowed Research Fellowship Awardee, 2022 Elizabeth Munsell, PhD, OT, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Project Title: Developing a Theory-Based Employment Intervention Framework for People with Early Parkinson’s Disease using a Stakeholder-Engaged Approach

To honor its namesake Nedra Gillette, the Nedra Gillette Endowed Research Fellowship award is in support of a postdoctoral researcher's foundational occupational therapy study into the human condition.  Please make a gift to help us support the future of OT, strengthen evidence-based practice and improve the quality of care. Your generosity will secure this scholarship for generations of OTs.