40th Anniversary Celebration
Occupational Therapy Program Education Day
Friday, September 24, 2010
8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Confirmed Speakers
Janice Posatery Burke, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Dr. Janice Posatery Burke currently serves as Chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy and Dean of the Jefferson School of Health Professions at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Burke’s expertise and research interests include: patient/therapy/family interaction, impact of service availability on functional outcomes, and impaired self awareness in traumatic brain injury (TBI). Dr. Burke is a 1970 graduate of Utica College’s Occupational Therapy Program.
Peggy Lounsbury, OTR/L
Peggy Lounsbury has been the director of the Regional Therapy Center (RTC) of Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, NY since 1994. She is a recipient of the NYSOTA Merit for Service and Merit for Practice Awards, in addition to the AOTA Roster of Fellows Award for Outstanding Leadership in Practice and Education. Currently, she is secretary of NYSOTA and Treasurer of the NYSOT PAC.Janice Tona, PhD, OTR/L
Dr. Janice Tona is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Services at the University of Buffalo (New York). Dr. Tona’s research interests include: occupational therapy intervention with children and families and clinical reasoning skills of occupational therapists. In addition, she is a 1984 graduate of Utica College’s Occupational Therapy Program.Elizabeth A. Dixon, OTR/L
Elizabeth A. Dixon is the Supervisor of the Occupational Therapy Department at the Children’s Development Center in Williamsport, PA. With 12 years of experience in pediatrics, she currently works with outpatient, early intervention, and school-based programs. In addition, she is a 1998 graduate of Utica College’s Occupational Therapy Program.