Kristin joined AOTF in fall 2019 as Director of Communications & Marketing. She advances the AOTF mission by developing high-impact marketing and communications plans aligned with strategic goals and implementing them with her team to build awareness, outreach, trust, and support among community partners. She also serves as the editorial board and publisher liaison for the Foundation’s peer-reviewed OTJR: Occupational Therapy Journal of Research.

Before joining the Foundation, she served as Director of Marketing at the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) for five years, Communications Specialist at the Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS), and Account Manager at Nemetschek Vectorworks Inc., a computer-aided design software company. She earned her BS in Corporate Communications at the University of Baltimore and also holds an Associate's degree in Computer-Aided Design.

Upper Extremity Function Assessment Using a Glove Orthosis and Virtual Reality System was the most downloaded OTJR article in 2019 (published in 2019). Authors: Richard J. Adams, Allison L. Ellington, Kate Armstead, Kristen Sheffield, James T. Patrie, Paul T. Diamond.

OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health journal is excited to announce a new Occupational Science Section! Papers submitted should focus on how occupational science knowledge informs, influences, and is furthered by empirical research. 

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Over $54,000 was raised by our St. Catherine Challenge participating schools! This enables us to once again fund an Intervention Research Grant. Stay tuned for the #AOTFSCC grand winner announcement.