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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 […]

SMHS announces Sarah Nielsen as Chair of UND Department of Occupational Therapy

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The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) is pleased to announce that Sarah Nielsen, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA, associate professor of occupational therapy, will be the School’s new Chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy (OT). Nielsen replaces retiring chair Janet Jedlicka, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA, who has held the position since 2006. A graduate […]

From the Dean: A new chair for our Department of Occupational Therapy

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In last week’s column I highlighted the contributions of Dr. Janet Jedlicka, chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy, who will be retiring at the end of this month after 17 productive years as chair of the department. This week I am pleased to announce that recently promoted Professor of Occupational Therapy Dr. Sarah Nielsen […]