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Every day VCU Occupational Therapy students, alumni, faculty and staff do extraordinary things. Read more about our latest achievements below.
Students reflect on how OT scholarships support academic program
Department, campus and national scholarships are supporting occupational therapy students in tuition support, as well as earning accolades for their research and fieldwork.
Innovative curriculum advances collaborative, inclusive school-based services
Supported by a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Carole K. Ivey, Ph.D., chair of VCU’s Department of Occupational Therapy, is leading an innovative training and mentorship program that brings together future occupational therapists, physical therapists and speech language pathologists can better prepare them for careers in school-based practice – and transform educational experiences for students with disabilities.
VCU Occupational Therapy: Presentations and Publications (2024-25)
Explore Occupational Therapy faculty research.
Dean Darragh brings leadership, research to new role at VCU
As the new dean of VCU’s College of Health Professions, Amy R. Darragh, OTR/L, Ph.D., FAOTA, is tapping into her extensive background as a leader and as an occupational therapy researcher to continue elevating research and learning experiences within the college’s highly acclaimed OT program
Translational research and growing rankings set the table for OT success in ‘25
As we head into 2025, there’s much to be excited about in the VCU Department of Occupational Therapy.
VCU OT explores motor learning and brain stimulation through NIH-funded study
A VCU occupational therapist, Brooke Dexheimer, Ph.D., OTD, OTR/L, is a co-investigator in a groundbreaking multi-site study, funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), to understand motor learning and brain stimulation in patients recovering from neurological injuries and stroke.
OT Faculty member brings holistic health approach to innovative care model
Bringing a focus on holistic health approaches, Glenda Watkins, OTD, OTR/L, NASM-PES, assistant professor of occupational therapy, has joined a team supporting the Mobile Health and Wellness Program (MHWP), an innovative care model for older adults in underserved communities across urban and rural Virginia.
cRam Session: Understanding Disability Through Media
3 questions, 2 minutes, 1 lesson with Carole Ivey and Glenda Watkins, who co-lead a course with occupational therapy graduate students that might have you rethinking James Bond and Marvel movies.