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UND occupational therapy alum Emily Kringle receives AOTA Early Career Research Excellence Award

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Emily Kringle, Ph.D., OTR/L, assistant professor of kinesiology and director of the disability and wellness (DWELL) laboratory at the University of Minnesota, took home the Early Career Research Excellence Award from the 2026 American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA ) conference recently. Kringle, who earned her Master of Occupational Therapy degree at UND, integrates her training […]

Occupational therapy as community primary care

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AOTA President Alyson Stover visits UND and envisions how OT can be primary care for the entire community. In September 2024, Alyson Stover, president of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), sat down with Sarah Nielsen, Chair of UND’s Department of Occupational Therapy, and Kara Welke, founder and owner of Home Therapy Solutions, LLC, and […]

Jedlicka appointed to AOTA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

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Chair of the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Occupational Therapy, Janet Jedlicka, has been named one of the inaugural members of the American Occupational Therapy Association’s (AOTA) new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee. As the AOTA announcement noted, the DEI Committee “will encompass a broad scope of responsibilities, including updating and […]