OTD Second Year Students: Julia Buschbacher and Marissa Horn presented research, "Leveraging Smart Technology to Monitor Fall Risk Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults", from working in Dr. Lisa Jucketts' lab at the OAGE Conference in Bowling Green.

An amazing turn out at the Deaf Culture Event, organized by 1st year OT students, Bella Keeling and Paisley Johnson, and sponsored by COTAD! Thank you to Paisley Johnson's parents for sharing their stories about navigating the world as deaf individuals.

This month is packed with thrilling events, including the Annual American Occupational Therapy Conference (AOTA) in Philadelphia, PA. Our talented OT students showcased their research posters, while faculty connected with OT professionals nationwide & having fun!

Save the date! To all our future OT's, our OTCAS applications open for The Ohio State University Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program opens Saturday, July 19, 2025 and will close Tuesday, September 2, 2025. For more information, scan the two QR codes!

Congratulations to all our 3rd year OT students for completing their capstone projects! It was truly a joy to learn about your projects and see the dedications each of you put into them. Thank you to everyone who attended and supported our students at our Capstone Poster Event!

The OSU SOTA donated books to University Hospitals Rainbow Babies in Cleveland to support NICU families. Reading strengthens parent-baby bonds. Proud to support this initiative! 3rd year Cassie Loew completed her Capstone here with alumni Kelly Dishong ('23) & Molly Wiberg ('16).

Our first year OT students shared their Therapeutic Functional Activity Kits that they created for Dr. Adam Snyder's Adult Physical Function Course. It was so much fun learning about all of the different occupation-based activity kit that they came up!

OTD Faculty Spotlight: Congratulations to Dr. Adam Snyder on receiving his Post Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)!

OTD Faculty Spotlight: Congratulations to Dr. Ali Williams on receiving her Doctorate in Education Degree! (Ed.D.)

Excited to annouce that the date is finally here! Our applications open up tomorrow, July 19, 2025, and close on Tuesday, September 2, 2025. Good luck to all of our future OT's!

Our 2nd Year OT students have been having fun while learning in their Ortho course. From making splints to taking on plank challenges, and exploring OT interventions for various conditions, they're gaining hands-on experience and building essential clinical skills. Keep it up!

We are so excited to share our OT Artifact Day with our first year OT students! They showcased their creative and symbolic artifacts. It was amazing to hear about their own experiences and values with occupational therapy.

Come join SOTA's 12th Annual Wheelchair Rugby Pay to Play Tournament on Saturday, September 20 at Franklin Park Adventure Center! Scan the QR codes to sign up or follow the links: Link for Team Sign Up: signupgenius.com/go/70A0945A9AB… Link for Volunteer Sign Up: signupgenius.com/go/70A0945A9AB…

We officially welcome the Class of 2028 at their Convocation Ceremony! This is only the beginning for their journey of learning, growth, and purpose. We are so excited to see the impact they will make and the amazing things they will accomplish!

We would like to give huge thank you to our 2nd Year OT Students Sophie, Greer, Sophie, Olivia, Abby, & Haley for all their hard work and planning for the Welcome Ceremony! ​We couldn't have done it without all of you.

Congratulations to Dr. Tiago Jesus on his invitation as a panel member of the World Health Organization's technical working group for developing the global "Standards for quality rehabilitation services", and his nomination from the World Federation of Occupational Therapists!

OTD Third Year Students in Dr. Snyder's Advanced Neuro Course practicing Serial Casting for Spasticity Management.

OTD Second Year Students in the OPEC Lab with Dr. Snyder practicing Adaptive Equipment for Casting.

Congratulations to OTD Second Year Student, Miley Azbill! 🎉Current Student Featured in the Pi Theta Epsilon (PTE) Newsletter: Scroll & Pen. Miley is serving as one of the co-presidents of the Lambda chapter of PTE at OSU.

The Ohio Blitz Wheelchair Rugby Team and SOTA had their 12th annual Wheelchair Rugby Fundraiser at the Franklin Park Adventure Center!