The VCU Occupational Therapy department will be at AOTA INSPIRE | 2024 Annual Conference & Expo. With 18 sessions, an alumni reception (Friday), and the awards and recognition ceremony (Saturday), there are many opportunities to connect with us. Hope to see you there!

Wednesday, March 20:

Kerry Mader, Carole Ivey
Session: Institute 017: Fundamentals of Simulation: A Gateway to Competency-Based Education
Location: Orange County Convention Center, OCCC Room W109A
Date: Wednesday, Mar 20 12:00 PM

Thursday, March 21:

Stacey Reynolds and Ishanie Choudbury (Class of 2024)
Short Course 130: Using the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System to Translate Sensory Processing & Integration Intervention Research Into Practice
Location: Orange County Convention Center, OCCC Room W110A
Date: Thursday, Mar 21 10:00 AM

Christine McNichols, Stacey Reynolds, Carole Ivey, Kelli Gary
Session: Poster Session #2
Location: Orange County Convention Center, OCCC West Hall B1
Date: Thursday, Mar 21 3:00 PM

Virginia Chu, Jonathan Jacobs (PhD student)
Poster 2-321: Higher Level Object Permanence & Sensorimotor Control in Children Born Preterm: A Pilot Study
Session: Poster Session #2
Location: Orange County Convention Center, OCCC West Hall B1
Date: Thursday, Mar 21 3:00 PM

Audrey Kane, Christine Spence, Rachel Gaston (Class of 2024)
Poster 2-315: Parent Emotions Regarding the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Experience & Transition Home
Session: Poster Session #2
Location: Orange County Convention Center, OCCC West Hall B1
Date: Thursday, Mar 21 3:00 PM

Friday, March 22:

Lauren Andelin
Session: Short Course 209: Putting the Pieces Together: A Comprehensive Holistic Approach to Assessing Sensory Processing
Location: Orange County Convention Center, OCCC Room W110B
Date: Friday, Mar 22 8:30 AM

Nicole Botha (Class of 2025), Virginia Chu, Mahira Ali (Class of 2023), Nouran Amin (Alumni), Madison Bollinger (Class of 2026), Megan Pesci (Class of 2024), Elsie Baker (Class of 2025), Sheena Davis (alumni)
Poster 3-504: Somatosensory Processing Differences in Individuals With Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Pilot Study
Session: Poster Session #3
Location: Orange County Convention Center, OCCC West Hall B1
Date: Friday, Mar 22 9:00 AM

Elsie Baker (Class of 2025), Nicole Botha (Class of 2025), Virginia Chu, Madison Quesinberry (Class of 2024), Marina Nguyen (Class of 2024), , Madison Bollinger (Class of 2026), Megan Pesci (Class of 2024), Meraj Shaikh (Class of 2026), Alyssa Tsui (Class of 2026), Mary Alice Montgomery
Poster 4-314: Examination of Force Control Development in Children Born Prematurely: A Pilot Study
Session: Poster Session #4
Location: Orange County Convention Center, OCCC West Hall B1
Date: Friday, Mar 22 12:30 PM

Lauren Andelin
Session: Conversations That Matter 218: Mentorship in Sensory Integration & Processing
Location: Orange County Convention Center, OCCC West Hall B1 - Lounge 2
Date: Friday, Mar 22 2:00 PM

Tiana Nguyen (PhD student), Audrey Kane, Stacey Reynolds
Poster 5-321: Dysphagia Therapy Utilization for Premature Infants in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Session: Poster Session #5
Location: Orange County Convention Center, OCCC West Hall B1
Date: Friday, Mar 22 3:00 PM

Christine McNichols, Stacey Reynolds
Poster 5-4017: Utilization of OT Services for Patients With Cancer in an Acute Care Setting & Effects on Functional Mobility
Session: Poster Session #5
Location: Orange County Convention Center, OCCC West Hall B1
Date: Friday, Mar 22 3:00 PM

VCU Alumni Reception
Friday, Mar 22 5-7pm
Salon 21- Rosen Center

Saturday, March 23:

Lauren Andelin, Heather Guthrie (Class of 2024)
Session: Conversations That Matter 303: Person-First vs Identity-First Language: The Evolution of the Neurodiversity Movement and What that Means for OT Practitioners
Location: Orange County Convention Center, OCCC West Hall B1 - Lounge 3
Date: Saturday, Mar 23 8:00 AM

Audrey Kane
Session: Conversations That Matter 301: Holistic Review: Challenges in the Current Climate of Shrinking Applicant Pools
Location: Orange County Convention Center, OCCC West Hall B1 - Lounge 1
Date: Saturday, Mar 23 8:00 AM

Stacey Reynolds, Khalilah Johnson (alumni)
Session: Short Course 301: Best Practices for Bias-Free Language & Publishing Research on Marginalized, Minoritized, or Neurodivergent Populations
Location: Orange County Convention Center, OCCC Room W101
Date: Saturday, Mar 23 8:30 AM

Miranda Yelvington (PhD student), Stacey Reynolds
Poster 6-703: Quantitative Analysis of Compassion Fatigue & Compassion Satisfaction in Burn Therapists
Session: Poster Session #6
Location: Orange County Convention Center, OCCC West Hall B1
Date: Saturday, Mar 23 9:00 AM

Marina Nguyen (Class of 2024), Alyssa Tsui (Class of 2026), Samantha Payne (alum), Hannah Ikenberry (alumni), Mackenzie Hunter (alumni), Stacey Reynolds, Virginia Chu
Poster 6-4019: Pilot Testing to Examine Energy Expenditure Before Reported Fatigue in Individuals With Barth Syndrome
Session: Poster Session #6
Location: Orange County Convention Center, OCCC West Hall B1
Date: Saturday, Mar 23 9:00 AM

Sydney Sharp (Class of 2024), Brooke Dexheimer
Poster 6-4022: Examining the Effect of Noninvasive Brain Stimulation on Hemispheric Lateralization of Motor Learning During a Functional Fine Motor Task
Session: Poster Session #6
Location: Orange County Convention Center, OCCC West Hall B1
Date: Saturday, Mar 23 9:00 AM

Miranda Yelvington, Stacey Reynolds
Poster 7-709: A Qualitative Descriptive Exploration of the Experiences of Therapists Who Work With Burn Survivors
Session: Poster Session #7
Location: Orange County Convention Center, OCCC West Hall B1
Date: Saturday, Mar 23 12:45 PM

Mahira Ali (alum), Liara Vinson (Dentistry MS student), Virginia Chu
Poster 7-306: Feasibility of Using Somatosensory Input on Pediatric Patient Anxiety & Experience in the Dental Clinic
Session: Poster Session #7
Location: Orange County Convention Center, OCCC West Hall B1
Date: Saturday, Mar 23 12:45 PM

Awards & Recognitions Ceremony
Saturday, March 23 | 5:15 pm–6:30 pm
Come join VCU to celebrate past and present faculty receiving awards and recognition.
Congratulations to Dr. Audrey Kane! She will be inducted as a Fellow to the American Occupational Therapy Association. She is receiving this distinction in recognition of her contributions, specifically for her “service, leadership, advocacy for diversity and inclusivity” which will appear on her award.

Congratulations to Dr. Shelly Lane, professor emerita. She will be receiving the AOTA Outstanding Mentoring Award.