Department Of Occupational Therapy

Joanne Foss, Ph.D., O.T.R., FAOTA, a PHHP professor emerita, developed a new scholarship to support the next generation of occupational therapists.

The awards program recognizes the world's fastest growing Gator-owned businesses.

Dr. Lela Llorens' gift of a spider plant has lasted a lifetime.

Bob Levenson and Grace Dunlevy work with the PHHP department of occupational therapy to fund cooperative program for adults with disabilities at the Transitions Life Center.

Dr. Tana Carson’s dream is to have every university teaching this swim program for students with autism. (Photo courtesy of iCan Swim)

The gift will support tuition for a student enrolled in the UF Certificate in Driver Rehabilitation Therapy program housed in the department of occupational therapy.

In honor of OT Month, meet alumni who invest in UF and the profession as clinical fieldwork educators, capstone mentors and change agents in the profession.

PHHP and the department of occupational therapy are celebrating by spotlighting OT alumni who invest in the department as clinical fieldwork educators and capstone mentors.

Elaine Keane, a 1985 UF OT graduate, is the executive director of CRECER, a clinic in Ibarra, Ecuador.

Dr. Classen, chair of the UF department of occupational therapy and a graduate of the college's master's in public health in epidemiology program, was recognized for outstanding leadership in the field of occupational therapy and for important contributions to driving research.