Pi Theta Epsilon -- Dallas Chapter is proud to host Dr. Winnie Dunn as the keynote speaker for the seventeenth annual Celebration of Scholarship event.  Dr. Dunn has been a faculty member of the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Kansas Medical Center since 1986.  She is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Faculty Research Investigator Award (1989), the Chancellors Distinguished Teaching Award (1991) and the William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence (2004). She has also received national honors in occupational therapy, including the Award of Merit, being named Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association , receiving the A. Jean Ayres research award, being named to the AOTF Academy of Research and receiving the Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship.

Dr. Dunn is a valued researcher in the area of sensory processing.  She is a member of the Steering Committee and directs the Somatosensory section of the NIH Toolbox on Neurobehavioral Health.  Dr. Dunn is the author of the Sensory Profile measures and of Dunn’s Model of Sensory Processing.  Her book, Living Sensationally: Understanding Your Senses, has been featured in major magazines and newspapers, such as TIME, The London Times, and Cosmopolitan Magazine.  Dr. Dunn also runs a website entitled “Sensory Processing in Everyday Life” that provides numerous resources and information on sensory processing for the public.  Dr. Dunn’s valuable contributions to our knowledge about sensory processing have helped to strengthen the role of occupational therapy.  Thanks to her work, the lives of children and adults with disabilities have changed for the better.

In addition, Dr. Dunn is a co-author of the well-known Ecological Model of Occupation and she has authored chapters for numerous occupational therapy textbooks.  Indeed, Dr. Dunn has made a name for herself in the field of occupational therapy through her countless acts of leadership.  We are grateful for her contributions to evidence-based practice and are excited to continue to learn from her.  It will certainly be an honor to have her on our campus!  

Showcasing Student Research:

• The purpose of "Celebration of Scholarship is to recognize and encourage academic excellence that contributes to the advancement of the field of occupational therapy through the pursuit of scholarly works.
• The tradition of "Celebration of Scholarship" includes a presentation by the invited scholar followed by a combination of poster presentations and short courses that will be presented to showcase student occupational therapy research. This is an excellent opportunity to give students feedback to enable them to learn about developing research in the field
• Student presentations may include topics on sensory integration, handwriting, universal design, safe play, post-partum, cancer, and CVA, and other exciting research.
  

Attendees will have the opportunity to earn 6.5 CEUs!

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