Drake Occupational Therapy Program

Drake’s Occupational Therapy Doctorate program within the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences. Helping students improve the quality of life for others.

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Congratulations to first-year (O1) student Emma Nagel on being the MVC Player of the Week for an outstanding play!

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Emma Nagel (Player of the Week) and Zoey Mahoney (Defender of the Week) both earned conference recognition for their outstanding play last week.

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Yesterday, we officially welcomed the Drake University OTD Class of 2026 during the Blue Coat Ceremony. As they cross the stage and don their blue coats, it is a rite of passage to the start of their #OccupationalTherapy education journeys. 🎉

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Today is the day! The incoming first-year Drake OTD students will receive their blue coats during the Blue Coat Ceremony at 4 pm CDT. View the livestream of the ceremony at https://t.co/7Zz2YgIAnd.

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Assistant professor Stacey Huffman took a trip to Cultivating Hope Farms to discuss collaborative opportunities with Drake's OTD program. Dr. Huffman instructs a course on nature-based therapy (OTD 253: Special Topics). We look forward to future collaborations!

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This morning, Drs. Rienoso, Decker, Huffman, Rognes, Murray, and lab facilitator Mallory Asbe received training to use the College’s Anatomage Table - an interactive 3D virtual technology for learning human anatomy and physiology - and implement it in their instruction.

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Alumni, current students, experiential educators, and partners of the Drake OTD program: What advice do you have for the entering Class of 2026? Share in the replies. ⬇️

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Hey, Class of 2026! What are you looking forward to most at Drake? Let us know in the replies. The countdown begins until orientation - 12 days! ⏱️

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Drake’s OTD program serves as the sponsor of the morning programming and our students and faculty will assist presenting sponsor @ChildServe with the implementation of the programming and events. We look forward to a great morning at the Fair!

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We are one week out from the Sensory-Friendly Morning at the @IowaStateFair on Aug. 16 (8 am-noon)! The fairgrounds will transform with accessible programming for youth and adults living with autism and sensory processing disorders. https://t.co/Lj9lAsVBPt A thread:

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Tiya Tito, a 2023 graduate, completed her Doctoral Capstone with the MOT program at @elmhurst_u where she taught various topics within courses, led lunch and learn sessions, assisted with labs, and more! Read more about Tiya and her capstone at https://t.co/TiAc6M6TFk

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Tiya Tito, OT’23, completed her Doctoral Capstone Experience with Elmhurst College’s Masters of Occupational Therapy program. Read more about Tiya and her Doctoral Capstone Experience at https://t.co/UWXywU9Y5Z.

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Drake #OccupationalTherapy looks forward to additional community engagement with LSI this fall as part of the OTD 207 Health, Wellness, and Well-being course instructed by Dr. Allen-McHugh. (2/2)

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Dr. Allen-McHugh shared #MindfulMovement with Lutheran Services in Iowa (LSI) at the Refugee Connection Center through a chair-based yoga session to help relieve physical pain and support #Wellness in the client. #OccupationalTherapy (1/2)

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Thank you to @PleasantHillLib for allowing Drake OTD students to join the Story Walk at Copper Creek Lake Park to provide sensory activities that accompany the experience. 💙

This month's book is Summer Walk by Virginia Brimhall Snow. https://t.co/Bk6wdYCCLt

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Happy birthday, @DrakeUGriff, Drake University Live Mascot! Thank you for being our dog! 💙 🐾 🎂 #Griff2Turns5

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We are thrilled this event is returning for a second year at the Iowa State Fair! The OTD program is sponsoring the stops and overall activities that morning. The OTD program was integral to the coordination of the inaugural Sensory-Friendly Morning in 2022.

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We are so excited this will be back in 2023! The Sensory-Friendly Morning, presented by ChildServe on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. Find a complete list of special programming at https://t.co/tTLDkF07QV

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Jessica Ehm (O3) facilitated Youth Mental Health First Aid to a P3 student, a Drake School of Education student, and several occupational therapy practitioners. Facilitating YMHFA is a part of Jessica’s doctoral capstone being supervised by Dr. @curish and Dr. Griffiths.

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This is an important topic in the occupational therapy profession as practitioners are able to help individuals of all abilities and ages live and age in their spaces safely and comfortably. (2/2)

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Leslie Jackson, professor and program director of @drakeotd was interviewed for and featured in this video by @GDM_Habitat about how having a home impacts human health and well-being. A 🧵: (1/2) https://t.co/WKKqWkXf9h