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Department of Occupational Therapy College of Public Health and Health Professions
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Faculty National Honorifics

The University of Florida Department of Occupational Therapy faculty is well recognized for their national honorifics. Not only do these awards reflect the department, college and university’s values of excellence, but also the scholarly and professional communities’ recognition of their distinction(s) in their respective fields.

Professor And Chair

Sherrilene Classen, PhD, MPH, OTR/L, FAOTA, FGSA

• Editor in Chief Occupational Therapy Journal of Research (2014-2022)
• Inducted into the American Occupational Therapy Foundation’s Academy of Research (Highest scholarly honor in the OT Profession)
• Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association
• Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America
• National Scholarship Award for Research Excellence, The Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialist

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Associate Professor

Jessica M Kramer, PhD, OTR/L

• Associate Editor Occupational Therapy Journal of Research (2022-present)
• Fellow of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (FAAIDD) 2022
• Mid-Career Research Excellence Award,  American Occupational Therapy Foundation 2021
• START Special Recognition Award, START National Training Institute 2021

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Clinical Professor And Director, Doctor Of Occupational Therapy Program

Christine T Myers, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FNAP

• Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association
• Distinguished Scholar Fellow of the National Academy of Practice, Occupational Therapy Academy
• American Journal of Occupational Therapy Outstanding Reviewer Award (2021 & 2023)

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