CERTIFICATION:
National Registration with National Board of Certification for Occupational Therapy  (previously known as the American Occupational Therapy Certification Board )
#97495 current.

EXPERIENCE:

April 2002 - Present Senior Instructional Designer University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Walker Teaching Resource Center

Providing instructional support for the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Responsible for organizing and implementing Adjunct Faculty orientation sessions and New Department Head Orientation at UTC. Second level system administrator for the Online Course Delivery system, Blackboard. Primary trainer for the Automated Student Information System Primary consultant for faculty video production projects through the Walker teaching resource center. Primary consultant and Webmaster for faculty and staff online survey projects.

January 1999 - January 2001 Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, College of Health and Human Services, School of Rehabilitative Professions, Occupational Therapy program

Program accreditation is main emphasis.  Co Teaching    OCTH 310, OCTH 350, and teaching OCTH 320.    UTC OT program received full accreditation from the  Accreditation council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)

January 1998 To January 1999. Acting Program Coordinator,  University of Tennessee at Chattanooga,  College of Health and Human Services, School of Rehabilitative Professions, Occupational Therapy program

Program development is main position emphasis along with faculty and staff acquisition, and program accreditation. Cotaught in the Physical Therapy program musculoskeletal analysis

September 1989 - December 1997 Faculty, Northeast Louisiana University, College of Pharmacy and Allied Health, School of Occupational Therapy. Monroe, Louisiana

Coordinator of Senior level physical disabilities lecture class 1992-1996. Coordinator of Junior level technique classes 1990-1992.  Coordinator of Sophomore level Kinesiology class 1990-1996. Responsible for coordination, control, and training involving audio/visual equipment in department. 1992-1997 Responsible for designing and implementing computer aided instruction systems and training staff in it use. 1989-1997 Ongoing responsibility as first line maintenance and technical assistance for the occupational Therapy program, the Dental Hygiene program and the Allied Health office faculty and staff. 1989-1997 Provide Level one fieldwork opportunities through patient treatment in the NLU OT clinics. 1989-1997 School of Allied Health representative to the NLU audio/visual committee. 1993-1997 Team taught in the following classes of the 4 year curriculum: OT 201, OT 220, OT 221, OT 224, OT 245, OT 301, OT 302, OT 303, OT 318, OT 319, OT 407, OT 408 Team taught in the following classes of the 2 year curriculum: OT 201, OT 205, OT 210, OT 227 Ergonomic advisor to Graduate Psychology research project, Alanon, under Dr. J. Mcgahan. 1994-95.

November 1987 to September 1989 Staff Occupational Therapist, DCH Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa, Alabama Outpatient Clinic     Druid Oaks Treatment Center         Crestview Treatment Center

Evaluation, Documentation, and Treatment of patients with; hand trauma (including crush injury, gunshot wounds, and tendon lacerations), traumatic brain injuries, and cerebral vascular accidents. Consultation with patients involved with sports medicine and work hardening programs. Supervision of COTA’s, OT aides, and secretarial staff.     Assisted in the development of the policies and procedures of Occupational Therapy services to be provided to this Chemical dependency unit. Planned coordinated, and implemented Occupational Therapy intervention on the unit through groups addressing stress management, assertiveness, values clarification, and positive achievement through use of woodworking and craft media. This was implemented in the simulated life task setting of Easy Street modules. Hands on treatment of chemically dependent patients and related diagnoses. Assisted in the policy and procedure revision for Occupational Therapy intervention with psychiatric diagnoses. Hands on evaluation and treatment of patients with psychiatric diagnoses such as: borderline and antisocial personality disorders, depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar and paranoid disease processes. planned and implemented a Men’s Issues group process program. Consulted with Main Occupational Therapy Department for the Computerization of treatment and record keeping. Assisted in the training of both secretarial and professional staff for computer literacy.