Husny Amerih, PhD, OTR
Assistant Professor - Denton
Degrees: B.S., M.S., University of Central Arkansas; PhD, Texas Woman's University.
Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Physical Disability; Assistive Technology; OT Education and Curricula; Occupational Adaptation of Foreign Therapists.
husny@twu.edu

Johnnie Aven, PhD, OTR
Associate Clinical Professor - Denton 
Coordinator - BSMOT FastTrack Program
Degrees: B.S., West Texas State University; MOT, Texas Woman's University; PhD, Child Development, Texas Woman's University.
Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Certified Online Instructor; Line of research on Family-centered Care; Feeding, eating and swallowing; At-risk children; Development and social environment; Hippotherapy; Horticulture.
JAven@twu.edu

Mary Frances Baxter, PhD, LOT
Associate Professor - Houston
Manager - Advanced Pediatrics Graduate Certificate
Degrees: B.S., Colorado State University; M.A., Texas Woman's University. Ph.D., University of Houston.
Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Pediatrics,, Neuro-Rehabilitation, assistive and adaptive technology
MBaxter@twu.edu

O. Jayne Bowman, PhD, LOT
Associate Professor - Houston
Degrees: B.A., Mary-Hardin Baylor; B.S., M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.S., Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis; Ph.D., Texas A & M University.
Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Pediatrics, sensory integration, child development, measurement, hand strength and hand function, test/retest reliability of assessment instruments.
OBowman@twu.edu

Patricia Bowyer, PhD, OTR
Associate Professor and Associate Director - Houston
Degrees: B.A., Milligan College; Certificate in OT, Eastern Kentucky University M.S., Eastern Kentucky University; EdD., East Tennessee State University; Postdoctoral Research Affiliate, Johns Hopkins University; Postdoctoral Research associate, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Children and Youth as it relates to the Model of Human Occupation, assessment development specific to the Short Child Occupational Profile and Child Occupational Self Assessment as well as other MOHO based pediatric assessments, treatment effectiveness that is based on the Model of Human Occupation.
pbowyer@twu.edu

Diane P. Brown, PhD, OTR
Associate Clinical Professor - Denton
Degrees: B.M.E, Baylor University; MOT, Texas Woman's University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.
Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Dementia; Higher Education; Professional Development of OT's; Aging; Research in OT.
dbrown@mail.twu.edu

Debbie Buckingham, MS, OTR
Assistant Clinical Professor - Dallas
Degrees: B.S. Texas Woman's University; M.S. University of North Texas.
Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Ergonomics, vocational transition, industrial rehabilitation, injury prevention, assistive technology, and case management.
dbuckingham@twu.edu

Regina Michael Campbell, MS, OTR, FAOTA
Associate Professor - Dallas
Degrees: B.S., Eastern Michigan University; M.S. in Education, University of Michigan.
Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Adult neurological disorders, motor learning and control, pain management, instructional media, patient education, community based rehabilitation, health promotion, policy-making, and leadership.
RCampbell@twu.edu

Catherine Candler, PhD, OTR, BCP
Associate Professor and Associate Director - Dallas
Manager - Advanced School Based Practice Graduate Certificate
Interim Director - Denton/Dallas/Houston
Degrees: B.S., University of Kansas; M.A., Texas Woman's University; Ph.D., Texas Woman's University.
Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Pediatrics, school-based therapy, dynamic systems, and deaf or hearing impaired pre-school. Board Certified Pediatrics.
CCandler@twu.edu

Josephine Chan, PhD, OTR, CHS
Professor - Houston
Manager - Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Graduate Certificate
Degrees: B.S., Hong Kong Polytechnic University; M.A., Texas Woman's University; Ph.D., University of Houston.
Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Adult physical dysfunction; Hand Therapy; Ergonomics; Instructional Technology; Rehabilitation Technology. Certified Hand Specialist.
SChan@twu.edu

Pei-Fen Chang, PhD, OTR
Assistant Professor - Houston
Degrees: B.S., National Taiwan University; M.S., in Gerontology, University of Southern California; Ph.D., University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Patient satisfaction and quality of life in persons with disabilities; Rehabilitation outcomes; older adults with physical disabilities; health disparities.
PChang@twu.edu

Harriett Davidson, MA, OTR
Associate Professor - Houston
Degrees: B.A., B.S., Texas Woman's University; M.A., University of Southern California. Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Psychosocial function; Clinical reasoning; Effect of context and environment upon performance and upon dementia; Hope; Mental health processing; Process of becoming a therapist.
HDavidson@twu.edu

Cynthia Evetts, PhD, OTR
Associate Professor - Denton
Degrees:  B.S., Texas A&M University; M.O.T., Texas Woman's University; Ph.D., Texas Woman's University.
Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Mental health; Supporting community participation; Occupational stress.
cevetts@twu.edu

Tina Fletcher, MA, MFA, OTR
Assistant Clinical Professor - Dallas
Degrees:  B.S., University of Texas Medical Branch; B.F.A., East Texas State University; M.A., University of Alabama-Birmingham M.F.A., Texas A & M University-Commerce; Doctoral Candidate in Educational Design and Curriculum Instruction, Texas A & M University-Commerce.
Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Creativity, certified school therapy specialist, international orphan relief.
Tfletcher1@twu.edu

Sherrill Harnish, MA, OTR
Associate Clinical Professor - Denton
Coordinator - Fieldwork Level II
Coordinator - COTA to MOT Bridge Program
Degrees: B.S., State University of New York-Buffalo; M.A., Texas Woman's University.
Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Clinical Education, Gerontology, Mental Retardation, Psychiatry; Effects of aging on developmentally delayed adult; Effects of learning styles of students and clinical educators on fieldwork performance; Sexuality issues for chronically ill or disabled individuals.
SHarnish@twu.edu

Gayle Hersch, PhD, OTR
Professor - Houston
Degrees: B.S., Indiana University School of Medicine; M.S., Ph.D., Indiana University School of Education.
Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Gerontological issues; Activity analysis and therapeutic application; Continuity of functional outcomes for minority elders; Family care-giving of elder kin; Community relocation.
GHersch@twu.edu

Joanna Lipoma, MOT, OTR
Clinical Instructor - Dallas
Degrees: B.A., University of Southern California; M.O.T., Texas Woman's University. Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Psychosocial Dysfunction; AIDS, Women's Studies, Occupational Adaptation, Quality of life issues and research.
JLipoma@twu.edu

Marsha Neville, PhD, OTR
Associate Professor  - Dallas
Coordinator - MA Program
Degrees: B.S., Eastern Michigan University; M.S., University of Texas, Dallas; Ph.D., University of Texas, Dallas.
Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Rehabilitation, clinical education, TBI, CVA, Falls in elderly, computerization of tasks.
MNevilleSmith@twu.edu

Noralyn Davel Pickens, PhD, OT
Assistant Professor - Dallas
Degrees: B.S. Occupational Therapy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; M.S. Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; PhD Kinesiology: Therapeutic Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Assessment and research, specializing in qualitative methodologies, aging-in-place and end-of-life care; active in Rebuilding Together, a non-profit organization with an aim of modifying existing homes to allow people with low income to age in their own environments.
npickens@twu.edu

Eleanor Raffen, MA, OTR
Associate Clinical Instructor - Denton
Degrees: B.S. in Occupational Therapy, Colorado state University; M.A. in Occupational Therapy, Texas Woman's University.
Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Psychiatry; hospice, home health, mental health; cumulative trauma disorders, pulmonary rehabilitation, role of Occupational Therapy within the health care team.
ERaffen@twu.edu

Kathlyn Reed, PhD, OTR
 Associate Professor - Houston
Degrees: B.S., Kansas University; M.A. Western Michigan University; M.L.I.S., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., University of Washington.
Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Analysis models and theories of occupational therapy practice; tracking the history of the profession, documenting sources of occupational therapy literature; reviewing the development and use of assessment instruments; improving the quality of occupational therapy education by writing textbooks.
KReed@twu.edu

Sally Schultz, PhD, OTR, LPC
Professor - Dallas
Coordinator: Doctoral Program - Denton/Dallas/Houston
Degrees: B.S., M.Ed., Texas Tech University; M.O.T., Texas Woman's University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.
Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Students with emotional/behaviorial disorders, Neuro-rehabilitation, Occupational Adaptation-theory development/research.  Licensed Professional Counselor.
SSchultz@twu.edu

Kim Stevenson, OTR
Fieldwork Coordinator - Houston
Degrees: B.F.A., Sam Houston State University; M.O.T., Texas Woman's University
Specialty Areas and Research Interests:  Pediatric issues; Neurobehavioral interventions; Psychosocial adaptive responses to disablity; Role of OT in community based services.
KStevenson@twu.edu

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Bethesda, MD 20824-1220
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