Project connects university’s autism experts and graduate students with Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics As Jessica Muesbeck was working toward her master’s degree in occupational therapy, she was searching for additional opportunities to apply …
Spotlight on OT
Capital Times spotlights All of Us project spearheaded by Farrar Edwards
The Capital Times recently put the spotlight on the All of Us project, which is being spearheaded by our very own Dorothy Farrar Edwards. Dr. Farrar Edwards is the director of the Collaborative Center for Health Equity …
Congratulations to the 2018-19 cohort of the Academic Leadership Institute!
The AOTA Academic Leadership Institute (ALI) is designed to develop academic leaders across all levels of occupational therapy education programs. Join us in congratulating Program Director, Sharon Gartland, for graduating with the 2018-19 cohort of …
VSA reports on autism work of UW–Madison’s Ausderau with the Madison Children’s Museum
VSA, the International Organization on Arts and Disability, posted a report highlighting work UW-Madison’s Karla Ausderau and her team conducted with the Madison Children’s Museum to make that facility more accessible to children with autism spectrum …
Press Play: UW-Madison Increasing Student Attention Through Changing Classroom Structure
Check out the report WPR did on our department’s implementation of REACH! Access the news article here!
Ruth Benedict Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award
Every year the School of Education recognizes the most outstanding members of its family with Distinguished Achievement Awards. Congratulations to Dr. Ruth Benedict for being selected to receive the School of Education’s 2019 Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award …
New Director in Occupational Therapy Program
Please join the OT Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in congratulating Dr. Sharon Gartland, OTD, Clinical Professor, on being selected as the new professional OT Program Director effective February 1, 2019! As you may …
Flexible Doctor of Occupational Therapy program the latest innovation in a 75-year tradition
More than 100 years ago, the field of occupational therapy emerged in the U.S. to support the health and well-being of World War I veterans and people with mental health conditions. The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s …
Assistant Professor Brittany Travers Secures RO1 Grant from NICHD to study “Brainstem Contributions to Sensorimotor and Core Symptoms in Children with ASD
The brainstem is a complex and early-developing brain region that is responsible for sensory, motor, autonomic, and critical-for-life functions. However, technological barriers have prevented researchers from being able to examine substructures of the brainstem with neuroimaging. In this research, we …
75th Anniversary a Huge Success
Thank you to the 150+ alumni who traveled from all around the country and world to come together to celebrate the 75 years of the UW-Madison Occupational Therapy Program and all the amazing accomplishments of …