Students and Professors Attend AOTA Inspire 2024

At the 2024 AOTA INSPIRE Conference, our department was given the opportunity to represent five different research projects with a large number of alumni returning to present their hard work.

Dr. Patricia Wisniewski’s research evaluated the impact that community-based learning had on first-year occupational therapy students and was presented by students Liz Behling, Erin Fowler, Abby Gillen, and Kelly McGovern.

Dr. Karen Brady presented her research regarding the student and faculty perceptions of having an AOTA membership alongside her student researchers. She was joined by Trinity Manning, Caroline McCaffery, Sydney Ostroff, and Delia Pellettiere.

The faculty chaperone of this year’s trip, Dr. Deborah Budash, presented her research on spirituality and occupation in young adults. She was joined by Megan Stanislowksi, Kaitlyn Hartsky, Alex Garza, and Cassidy Treese, the student researchers for this topic.

Dr. Marlene Morgan presented on an OT's role with adolescents with a sports-related concussion, and the impact of smart home technology on aging in place, and was joined by student researcher, Mya Pennisi. She also presented her research on lifestyle redesign for survivors of human trafficking and OT and nature-based interventions.