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Adolescents and young adults	Sarah Bream OTD, OTR/L Celso Delgado Jr. OTD, OTR/L, BCMH
Amputation	Lisa Deshaies OTR/L, CHT
Arthritis	Lisa Deshaies OTR/L, CHT Stacey Schepens Niemiec PhD, OTR/L, DipACLM
Autism	Grace Baranek PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Erna Blanche PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Sharon Cermak EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA Amanda Speights DHSc, OTR/L
Biostatistics	Michael Carlson PhD John Sideris PhD
Brain injury rehabilitation	Samia Rafeedie OTD, OTR/L
Burns	Lisa Deshaies OTR/L, CHT
Carpal tunnel syndrome	Shawn Roll PhD, OTR/L, RMSKS, FAOTA
Client-centered practice	Julie McLaughlin Gray PhD, OTR/L
Clinical services	Katie Jordan OTD, OTR/L
Community-based services	Sarah Bream OTD, OTR/L Deborah Pitts PhD, MBA, OTR, BCMH, CPRP
Curricula design and development	Samia Rafeedie OTD, OTR/L
Developmental disabilities and early intervention	Grace Baranek PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Jesús Díaz OTD, OTR/L Karrie Kingsley OTD, OTR/L Amanda Speights DHSc, OTR/L Shelby Surfas OTD, OTR/L
Diabetes management	Beth Pyatak PhD, OTR/L, CDCES Chantelle Rice Collins OTD, OTR/L, CDCES
Dyspraxia	Sharon Cermak EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Empathy	Lisa Aziz-Zadeh PhD Sook-Lei Liew PhD, OTR/L
Environmental modifications	Sharon Cermak EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA Leah Stein Duker PhD, OTR/L
Ethnography	Mary Lawlor ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Evidence-based practice	Samia Rafeedie OTD, OTR/L
Faculty Practice	Camille Dieterle OTD, OTR/L Katie Jordan OTD, OTR/L Chantelle Rice Collins OTD, OTR/L, CDCES
Fall prevention	Stacey Schepens Niemiec PhD, OTR/L, DipACLM
Fieldwork education	Joan Vartanian OTR/L
Functional imaging	Lisa Aziz-Zadeh PhD Sook-Lei Liew PhD, OTR/L
Gerontology	Stacey Schepens Niemiec PhD, OTR/L, DipACLM
Global initiatives	Daniel Park OTD, OTR/L
Hospital administration	Katie Jordan OTD, OTR/L
Lifestyle Redesign®	Michael Carlson PhD Camille Dieterle OTD, OTR/L Katie Jordan OTD, OTR/L Beth Pyatak PhD, OTR/L, CDCES Chantelle Rice Collins OTD, OTR/L, CDCES
Mental health	Sarah Bream OTD, OTR/L Celso Delgado Jr. OTD, OTR/L, BCMH Deborah Pitts PhD, MBA, OTR, BCMH, CPRP
Mirror neuron system	Lisa Aziz-Zadeh PhD
Narrative studies	Mary Lawlor ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Neuroscience	Lisa Aziz-Zadeh PhD Sook-Lei Liew PhD, OTR/L
Occupational science	Erna Blanche PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Michael Carlson PhD
Older adults	Stacey Schepens Niemiec PhD, OTR/L, DipACLM
Oncology	Leah Stein Duker PhD, OTR/L
Pediatrics	Grace Baranek PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Erna Blanche PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Leah Stein Duker PhD, OTR/L Karrie Kingsley OTD, OTR/L Amanda Speights DHSc, OTR/L Shelby Surfas OTD, OTR/L
Physical disabilities and rehabilitation	Lisa Deshaies OTR/L, CHT Julie McLaughlin Gray PhD, OTR/L Samia Rafeedie OTD, OTR/L
Play	Grace Baranek PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Erna Blanche PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Pressure ulcer prevention	Michael Carlson PhD Celso Delgado Jr. OTD, OTR/L, BCMH Jesús Díaz OTD, OTR/L
Professional issues	Grace Baranek PhD, OTR/L Katie Jordan OTD, OTR/L
Psychiatric rehabilitation	Deborah Pitts PhD, MBA, OTR, BCMH, CPRP
Psychometric measurement	John Sideris PhD
Qualitative methods	Mary Lawlor ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Recovery model	Deborah Pitts PhD, MBA, OTR, BCMH, CPRP
Research methods	Rebecca Aldrich PhD, OTR/L
School-based practice	Karrie Kingsley OTD, OTR/L Amanda Speights DHSc, OTR/L
Sensory integration and sensory processing	Sharon Cermak EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA Erna Blanche PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Shelby Surfas OTD, OTR/L
Service disparities	Mary Lawlor ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Spanish	Erna Blanche PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Celso Delgado Jr. OTD, OTR/L, BCMH Jesús Díaz OTD, OTR/L
Stroke	Julie McLaughlin Gray PhD, OTR/L Sook-Lei Liew PhD, OTR/L
Study design	John Sideris PhD
Sustainability	Camille Dieterle OTD, OTR/L
Technology	Stacey Schepens Niemiec PhD, OTR/L, DipACLM
Ultrasonography	Shawn Roll PhD, OTR/L, RMSKS, FAOTA
Upper extremity rehabilitation	Lisa Deshaies OTR/L, CHT
Weight management	Camille Dieterle OTD, OTR/L Chantelle Rice Collins OTD, OTR/L, CDCES
Well Elderly	Michael Carlson PhD
Work and industry	Shawn Roll PhD, OTR/L, RMSKS, FAOTA
Yoga	Camille Dieterle OTD, OTR/L

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