Resume

• 2010

  Christ the King School Lexington

  KY

  Facilitated board interactions. Recommended policy.

  Christ the King School Lexington

  KY

• 1991

  Eastern Kentucky University

  Undergraduate and graduate teaching. Mentoring to master's and doctoral students.

  Eastern Kentucky University

• 1985

  AOTA

  Elected as Secretary of the Committee of State Association Presidents.

  AOTA

• 1984

  Kentucky OT Association

  President

  Legislative Chair

  and member over the years

  Kentucky OT Association

• 1982

  University of Kentucky

  Ph.D

  Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation

  MS

  Occupational Therapy

• 1980

  A.I. duPont Institute

  Staff therapist. Orthopedics and pediatrics. Teaching home programs.

  A.I. duPont Institute

  American Occupational Therapy Association

  Lindy Boggs Award for Political Activity (Activism in the legislative and policy making environment)

  To recognize the significant contributions by an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant in promoting occupational therapy in the political arena by increasing recognition of occupational therapy in federal or state legislation

  regulation

  and/or policies

  or by increasing appreciation and understanding of occupational therapy by elected or appointed officials.

• 1976

  BS

  Occupational Therapy

  Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR)

  National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)

  Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR)

  National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)

  Cert # AA414813

  Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR)

  National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)

  Cert # AA414813

• Eastern Kentucky University Professors Connect With Generation Z

  Faculty at Eastern Kentucky University are finding ways to connect with students known as Generation Z. The Gen Z-ers are sometimes referred to as “digital

  Eastern Kentucky University Professors Connect With Generation Z

  Autism Awareness on Eastern Standard

  The most recent data from The Centers for Disease Control indicate that about 1 in 68 children has been identified with Autism Spectrum Disorder. April is

  Curriculum Design

  Teaching

  Pediatrics

  Academic Advising

  Developmental Disabilities

  Sensory Integration

  Program Development

  Higher Education

  Rehabilitation

  Interventions

  Distance Learning

  Learning Disabilities

  PowerPoint

  Occupational Therapy

  Public Speaking

  Occupational Therapists

  Autism Spectrum Disorders

  Traumatic Brain Injury

  Student Development

  Mental Health

  Sweet

  C.

  O’Brien

  S.

  Blythe

  H.

  & Carpenter

  R. (2019). A new goal for professional development: A case study of how a professional learning community produced transformative faculty learning

  Sweet

  C.

  O’Brien

  S.

  Blythe

  H.

  & Carpenter

  R. (2019). A new goal for professional development: A case study of how a professional learning community produced transformative faculty learning

  Faculty Perspectives of Teaching Online. In S. Thompson & P. Parry (Eds.)

  Coping with Gender Inequities (pp. 43-56).

  Eicher

  E.

  Skubik-Peplaski

  C.

  O’Brien

  S. & Fleischer

  A. (2018) Exploring parents’ experiences of raising a child with sensorimotor impairments and expectations for leisure participation

  Assessment and Treatment of Educational Performance. In J.’O’Brien & H. Kulhanek (Eds.)

  Case-Smith's Occupational Therapy for Children and Adolescents

  8th ed. (pp 374-394).

  Shirley