Aimee Piller, PhD, OTR/L, BCP, FAOTA, is the owner and director of Piller Child Development, a multi-site outpatient pediatric therapy practice in the greater Phoenix area. She specializes in sensory integration and feeding therapy and holds a PhD in Occupational Therapy from Texas Woman’s University, where her research examined the impact of sensory environments on preschool participation. Dr. Piller’s scholarly interests include knowledge of translation and the development of evidence-based treatment protocols to enhance clinical practice. She has published and presented extensively through peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, international conferences, and webinars/podcasts. Dr. Piller is also the author of Implementing School-Based Occupational Therapy Services: A Multi-Tiered Approach to Sensory Processing Needs. 

Dr. Mendonca is an Assistant Professor in the Programs in Occupational Therapy in the Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine at Columbia University. She is also the director of Post-Professional Doctoral Programs in Occupational Therapy. Dr. Mendonca’s research focuses on technology and disability including the development, testing, validation, and dissemination of technology-based interventions for people with disabilities. She has developed apps to measure and provide information about accessibility of medical products, home environments, and community environments for people with disabilities. Currently, her work focuses on translation and dissemination of these apps to the community, including in the home, community, and industry. She also develops and tests rehabilitation robotics to support clinicians in providing therapy, especially in low and under resourced communities. She is committed to improving function, participation, and quality of life outcomes for individuals with disabilities. She has received approximately $4.5 million in federal grant funding to support her research. She teaches the Assistive Technology course at Columbia University, including training students to build customized, low-cost adaptive devices for individuals with disabilities that are provided to clients; and mentors OTD and PhD students. 

Tracy Jirikowic has over 30 years’ experience in occupational therapy with expertise in pediatric neurodevelopment and interventions for children and youth with developmental disabilities. Dr. Jirikowic has special research and clinical interests in children with prenatal substance exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). She holds a clinical appointment with the University of Washington Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Diagnostic and Prevention Network and is a Research Affiliate with the University of Washington Institute on Human Development and Disability. Her research activities include development of an early intervention model for young children with prenatal alcohol exposure, understanding sensory processing in children with FASD, and examining community-based interventions that promote social participation, health, and well-being for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She is Program Director of the Master of Occupational Therapy program and Co-Director for the PhD in Rehabilitation Science Program in the UW Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. 

Jana Cason, DHSc, OTR/L, FNAP, FAOTA, is a Full Professor and Director of Scholarship in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program–Honolulu at Hawaiʻi Pacific University. Dr. Cason is recognized as an early leader in the development and advancement of telehealth within occupational therapy. Her scholarly work has expanded to include innovation in artificial intelligence (AI), exploring ethical and effective integration of AI within healthcare settings. 

Dr. Cason has delivered numerous presentations at national and international conferences and has made substantial scholarly contributions through the authorship of telehealth standards and guidelines, book chapters, and peer-reviewed publications. She is a Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association and the National Academies of Practice. In addition, she serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Telerehabilitation, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal indexed in PubMed and Scopus. 

Dr. Brent Braveman has practiced as an occupational therapy clinician, educator, researcher, and manager since entering the profession in 1984. He is the Department of Rehabilitation Services Director at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. MD Anderson Cancer Center was recently ranked as the top cancer hospital in the country by US News and World Reports. The Department of Rehabilitation Services employs over 140 occupational and physical therapy practitioners.

His volunteer service in state and national professional association activities included serving two terms on the AOTA Board of Directors as Speaker of the Representative Assembly and Secretary. He was a Board Director for the American Occupational Therapy Association Political Action Committee (AOTPAC). He served as a representative to the National Institutes of Health Working Group on Cancer Rehabilitation, as a Standing Committee Member on the National Quality Forum’s NQF) Cancer Project, and on the NQF’s project on co-designing patient-centered care. Now, he is on the Board of Trustees for the American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF).

Dr. Braveman is a Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association and a recipient of the AOTA Recognition of Achievement Award for “Exemplary Contributions in Management and Program Development.”