An interview with Dr. Beth Larson of UW- Madison’s Occupational Therapy Program was featured in a WalletHub article about the fattest states in America. In the article she discusses healthy eating habits and environmental inaccessibility to fresh produce and food. CLICK THIS LINK to read just the interview with Dr. Larson, and feel free to …
October 09, 2017 Carla Austin was recently featured by Dallas Doing Good for her career serving children as an occupational therapist and her volunteer work at Chase’s Place. Austin is a member of the UW-Madison School of Education’s Board of Visitors. She graduated from UW-Madison with a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy. UW-Madison’s OT program is …
September 28, 2017 UW-Madison’s Dorothy Farrar-Edwards spoke with NBC15 about the upcoming Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center’s 16th annual community event about Alzheimer’s prevention. Farrar-Edwards is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. The speakers at the event will be presenting evidence-based strategies to maintain healthy brains, including diet, exercise and …
On September 28th, the Occupational Therapy Program hosted Dr. Gordon Muir Giles at the Wisconsin Discovery Institute to give his lecture titled “Two Approaches to Neurocognitive Rehabilitation: Skills or Strategies”. Dr. Giles spent the day meeting faculty members and students to discuss research and tour our facilities. Dr. Giles will be presenting this lecture as …
February 07, 2017 Students with UW-Madison’s occupational therapy and nursing programs are gaining valuable experience working together in interprofessional learning sessions led by the School of Education’s Debbie Bebeau, the School of Nursing’s Paula Jarzemksy and other faculty members. A report on this topic, headlined “Teaching Teamwork,” appears in the Fall/Winter 2016 edition of the …