Faculty

Husny Amerih, OTR, PhD, ATP
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, OTR, PhD
Associate Clinical Professor - Denton 
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, OT, PhD, FAOTA
Associate Professor - Houston
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, LOT, PhD
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, OTR, EdD
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, OTR, PhD
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, OTR, MS, CVE, CCM, CRC
Associate 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, OTR, MS, 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, OTR, PhD, BCP
Associate Professor & 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, OTR, PhD, CHS
Professor - Houston
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, OTR, PhD
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, OTR, MA
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, OTR, PhD
Associate Professor and Associate Director - 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, OTR, EdD, MFA
Assistant 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; Ed.D., Texas A & M University-Commerce.
Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Creativity, certified school therapy specialist, international orphan relief.
Tfletcher1@twu.edu

Sherrill Harnish, OTR, MA
Associate Clinical Professor - Denton
Fieldwork Level II
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, OTR, PhD
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, OTR, MOT
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, OT, PhD
Associate Professor  - Dallas
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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, OT, PhD
Associate 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.
www.noralynpickens.weebly.com
npickens@twu.edu


Gail Poskey, OTR, PhD
Assistant Professor – Denton
Degrees: B.S., East Central University; MOT, PhD, Texas Woman’s University.
Specialty Areas and Research Interests: Pediatric Rehabilitation, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Injury and Violence Prevention, and prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome. 
gposkey@twu.edu

Eleanor Raffen, OTR, MA
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

Sally Schultz, OTR, PhD, 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

 

 

 

Accreditation

Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
P.O. Box 31220
Bethesda, MD 20824-1220
(301) 652-AOTA (2682)