Faculty members in the Master in Occupational Therapy (MOT)
program at USM's Lewiston-Auburn College delivered presentations
recently at conferences sponsored by statewide organizations.ROXIE
M. BLACK, Ph.D., associate professor and director
of the MOT program and LISA L. CLARK, M.S.,
clinical instructor and field work coordinator, presented
"Evidence Based Practice in Occupational Therapy"
at the Maine Occupational Therapy Educators' Alliance annual
conference held in Bangor. Black and Clark also presented
at the annual Fall Practice Symposium of the Maine Occupational
Therapy Association in Portland. Their talk was titled "Applying
the New Occupational Therapy Practice Framework." KRISTIN
WINSTON, M.Ed., who also serves as a fieldwork coordinator,
presented a seminar at the symposium titled "Pediatric
Feeding Follow up in Occupational Therapy."
Dr.
Black has been the director of the MOT program
since October 1997. She earned her undergraduate degree
in occupational therapy from Boston University, and
a master's degree in adult education from USM. She completed
her doctorate in educational studies from Lesley University.
Her clinical experience includes 25 years of practice
in pediatrics, and she has focused her scholarship on
multicultural curricula for health professions education.
Black has published on issues of diversity, and has
co-authored a book entitled "Cultural Competency
for Health Professionals" with Shirley Wells, MPH,
OTR/L, (AOTA, 2000).
Lisa
Clark's areas of clinical specialty have been
geriatrics, rehabilitation, and management. She is actively
involved with the Maine Occupational Therapy Association
in a number of capacities, and served as president for
four years. Her research interests have focused on the
effects of reimbursement on occupational therapy practice.
She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in occupational
therapy from the University of New Hampshire.
Kris
Winston earned a bachelor's degree in occupational
therapy from the University of New Hampshire and a master's
degree in early childhood special education at the University
of Vermont. She also earned a Certificate in neuro-developmental
treatment. While her primary focus has been in pediatrics,
she also has experience in acute care and long term care,
and has worked for various institutions in Vermont, Florida
and Maine.
