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Betty R Hasselkus, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

 

Emeritus Professor
2120 Medical Sciences Center
1300 University Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin  53706

Main: 608-262-2936

bh@education.wisc.edu

Education and Training

Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
M.S.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
B.S.
University of Wisconsin, Madison

Practice and Experience

Editor, American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1998-2003; Gerontology, Community Care.

Honors

  • Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lecture Award 2005 (American Occupational Therapy Association)
  • Academy of Research 1999 (American Occupational Therapy Foundation)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award 1999 (Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association)
  • Roster of Fellows 1986 (American Occupational Therapy Association)

Research Interests

The nature of professional and family caregiving for older people; daycare and family care for people with dementia; ethical dilemmas of everyday caregiving; caregiving for the dying.

Publications

Hasselkus, B.R., & Murray, B.J. (2007). Everyday occupation, well-being, and identity: The experience of caregivers in families with dementia. American Journal of Occupational Therapy 61, (in press).
Hasselkus, B.R. (2006). 2006 Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lecture-The world of everyday occupation: Real people, real lives. American Journal of Occupational Therapy 60, 627-640.
Rosa, S., & Hasselkus, B.R. (2005). Finding common ground with patients: The centrality of compatibility. American Journal of Occupational Therapy 59, 198-208.
Jacques, N., & Hasselkus, B.R. (2004). The nature of occupation surrounding dying and death. OTJR:Occupation, Participation and Health 24, 44-53.
Hasselkus, B.R. (2002).
The Meaning of Everyday Occupation. SLACK Inc., Publishers.
Hasselkus, B.R., & LaBelle, A. (1998).
Dementia daycare endings: The uncertain limits of care. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 17, 3-24.
Hasselkus, B.R. (1998).
Occupation and well-being in dementia: The experience of day care staff. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 52, 423-434.
Hasselkus, B.R. (1997).
Everyday ethics in dementia care: Narratives of crossing the line. The Gerontologist, 37, 640-649.
Hasselkus, B.R., & Dickie, V. (1994).
Doing occupational therapy: Dimensions of satisfaction and dissatisfaction. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 48, 145-154.
Hasselkus, B.R. (1992). Family caregiver as interpreter in the geriatric medical interview. Medical Anthropology Quarterly 6, 288-304.