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Accepted Presentations
Rhoten, C., & Solaru, A. (2023, April). Retention of OT students of color: Examining experiences of occupational justice in entry-level programs. Short course accepted for the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Kansas City, MO.
Solaru, A., Donovan, C., & Mendonca, R. (2023, April). Lived experiences of community-dwelling adults with serious mental illness related to mental health services: An exploratory study. Poster session accepted for the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Kansas City, MO.
Solaru, A., Donovan, C, & Mendonca, R. (2022, December). Understanding the needs of community-dwelling adults who rely on community-based mental health services. Poster session accepted for the American Occupational Therapy Association Mental Health Specialty Conference, Columbus, OH.
Solaru, A & Rhoten, C.(2022, August). Learning to practice with cultural humility. Short oral presentation for the World Federation of Occupational Therapy Congress. Paris, France.
Solaru, A., & Ishmael, B. (2021, December). Discussing the importance of cultural awareness and cultural humility to improve cross-cultural interactions. Presented at the Janet Falk-Kessler Distinguished Lectureship and Day of Scholarship at Columbia University, New York City, NY.
Solaru, A. (2021, August). OT Voices: Rethinking and rewiring our thoughts about injustice. Featured speaker presented at the Illinois Occupational Therapy Association’s JEDI series, Chicago, IL.
Solaru, A. (2021, August). Cognitive assessments and intervention. Guest lecture presented at Fox College for OT 180 – Neurocognitive Rehabilitation & Aging, Chicago, IL.
Solaru, A. (2019, October.). Diverse-OT: A student organization dedicated to equity and inclusion. Plenary session presented at The Ohio State University College of Medicine’s Fall Educational Symposium, Columbus, OH.
Daleccio, M., Conrad, C., Pickett, K., Travers, B., Rhoten, C., & Solaru, A. (2019, April.) Diverse-OT: Pathways for underrepresented students to pursue OT. Poster session presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Rhoten, C., Solaru, A., Conrad, C., Daleccio, M., Jeglum, N., Lowen, B., & Alter, S. (2018, April). Diverse-OT: The development of a student organization to enhance diversity in occupational therapy. Poster session presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.
Solaru, A., Donovan, C., & Mendonca, R. (2023, April). Lived experiences of community-dwelling adults with serious mental illness related to mental health services: An exploratory study. Poster session accepted for the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Kansas City, MO.
Solaru, A., Donovan, C, & Mendonca, R. (2022, December). Understanding the needs of community-dwelling adults who rely on community-based mental health services. Poster session accepted for the American Occupational Therapy Association Mental Health Specialty Conference, Columbus, OH.
Solaru, A & Rhoten, C.(2022, August). Learning to practice with cultural humility. Short oral presentation for the World Federation of Occupational Therapy Congress. Paris, France.
Solaru, A., & Ishmael, B. (2021, December). Discussing the importance of cultural awareness and cultural humility to improve cross-cultural interactions. Presented at the Janet Falk-Kessler Distinguished Lectureship and Day of Scholarship at Columbia University, New York City, NY.
Solaru, A. (2021, August). OT Voices: Rethinking and rewiring our thoughts about injustice. Featured speaker presented at the Illinois Occupational Therapy Association’s JEDI series, Chicago, IL.
Solaru, A. (2021, August). Cognitive assessments and intervention. Guest lecture presented at Fox College for OT 180 – Neurocognitive Rehabilitation & Aging, Chicago, IL.
Solaru, A. (2019, October.). Diverse-OT: A student organization dedicated to equity and inclusion. Plenary session presented at The Ohio State University College of Medicine’s Fall Educational Symposium, Columbus, OH.
Daleccio, M., Conrad, C., Pickett, K., Travers, B., Rhoten, C., & Solaru, A. (2019, April.) Diverse-OT: Pathways for underrepresented students to pursue OT. Poster session presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Rhoten, C., Solaru, A., Conrad, C., Daleccio, M., Jeglum, N., Lowen, B., & Alter, S. (2018, April). Diverse-OT: The development of a student organization to enhance diversity in occupational therapy. Poster session presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.
Consulting
Diverse-OT National is also available consultation services for the following topics
●Cultural Humility in Clinical Practice
●Cultural Humility in Educational Settings
●Recruitment & Retention of Underrepresented Students into OT
●Occupational Justice & Health Equity
●Cultural Humility in Clinical Practice
●Cultural Humility in Educational Settings
●Recruitment & Retention of Underrepresented Students into OT
●Occupational Justice & Health Equity