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WVU Occupational Therapy Doctoral program capstone presentations set for May 1

Doctoral students in the West Virginia University Division of Occupational Therapy will be presenting their capstone projects on Thursday, May 1, from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. in the WVU Health Sciences Center North, room 1909 or via Zoom.

This event is open to mentors, practitioners, family, friends and the general public.

While presentations are held all day, participants can drop in for whichever sessions they are interested in.

Registration is required for the event. Register here.

OTD students complete a capstone project in a specialized occupational therapy area. The capstone experience allows students to develop advanced skills in project development and evaluation, clinical practice, research and advocacy.

Event schedule:

  • 8 – 8:25 a.m. – Madison Davisson, Hearts of Gold Service Dogs (WV)
  • 8:30 – 8:55 a.m. – Katelyn Cardwell, PACE Enterprises, Inc. (WV)
  • 9 – 9:25 a.m. – Cecelia Simons, WVU Athletics (WV)
  • 9:30 – 9:55 a.m. – Lauren Garcia, WVU Hand Rehabilitation Clinic (WV)
  • 10 – 10:25 a.m. – Sierra McNicol, WVU CED RTNS (WV)
  • 11 – 11:25 a.m. – Megan Bruce, Dayton Children’s Hospital (OH)
  • 11:30 – 11:55 a.m. – Abby Jeske, WVU Division of OT (WV)
  • 12 – 12:25 p.m. – Melissa Learish, WVU Medicine Birthing Center (WV)
  • 12:30 – 1 p.m. – Lunch Break
  • 1 – 1:25 p.m. – Nick Passarelli, WVU Division of OT (WV)
  • 1:30 – 1:55 p.m. – Laura McCray,  WVU Medicine Project SEARCH (WV)
  • 2 – 2:25 p.m. – Kara Lee, WVU Medicine Intensive Care Units (WV)
  • 2:30 – 2:55 p.m. – Noah Epperson,  WVU CED WVATS (WV)
  • 3:30 – 3:55 p.m. – Shayna Rexrode, Academy Programs (WV)
  • 4 – 4:25 p.m. – Giorgi Morrone, Playmates Daycare (WV)
  • 4:30 – 4:55 p.m. – Katie Conley, Young Hearts, LLC (WV)
  • 5 p.m. – Closing remarks

The OTD program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), making it the only fully accredited doctoral program of its kind in West Virginia.

Learn more about the occupational therapy programs at https://medicine.wvu.edu/ot/.