Caroline Thompson Lecture Series
The Caroline Thompson Lecture and Reception are free and open to the public. Advanced
reservations are required. Please contact the Occupational Therapy Program office
at:
2120 Medical Sciences Center
1300 University Avenue Madison, WI 53706 608-262-2936
Upcoming Caroline Thompson Lecturer: TBA
Roster of Past Caroline Thompson Lecturers:
2009-Patricia L. Davies, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA
"Investigating the Brain Physiology Underlying Sensory Processing Disorders:
Deficits in Auditory Detection and Filtering"
2008-Carolyn Baum, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA
"American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Centennial Vision"
2007- Catherine Lysack, Ph.D., OT/C
"Risk-Taking and Spinal Cord Injury: Is Chance-Taking Good for Women in Pursuit
of Better Community Participation?"
2006- Jane Case-Smith, Ed.D., OTR/L, FAOTA
"Assessment of School Readiness in Children 4 to 6 years"
2005- Grace Baranek, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA
"Sensory Experiences in Children with Autism"
2004- Virginia Dickie
2003- Charles Christiansen, EdD, OTR, OT(C), FAOTA
"Occupational Therapists as Lifestyle Architects."
2002- Sharon Cermak, Ed.D., OTR/L, FAOTA
"The Effect of Environmental Deprivation on Play and Praxis: Facilitating Play
with Caregiver Interaction."
2002- Wendy Costner, Ph.D., OTR
"You Are What I Measure: The Challenge of Outcomes Measurement in Rehabilitation."
2000- Janice Burke, Ph.D., OTR
"Developing Community: Exploring Ways to Reconnect Researchers & Practitioners."
1999- Wendy Wood, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA
"Inhabiting the Whole: Reflections on the Current State & Potential Future
of Occupational Therapy."
1998-Mary Catherine Law, Ph.D., OTR
"Putting the Occupation Back Into Occupational Therapy."
1997- Suzanne Peloquin, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA
"Confluent Education: A Reclamation of Selves."
1996-Gary Kraemer, Ph.D., OTR
"Attachment & Sensory Integration."
1995-Ruth Zemke, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA
"Brain, Mind & Meaning."
1994- Satoru Izutsu, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA
"The Challenges of Life-Long Learning" 50th Anniversary of the Occupational
Therapy Program.
1993-Kenneth Ottenbacher, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA
"Why Rehabilitation Research Doesn't Work (as well as we'd like it to)."
1992-Florence Clark, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA
"Occupational Science: Springboard to Academic Legitimacy and Practice Innovation."
1989- Winifred Dunn, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA
"Decision-making Paradigms for Service Provision."
1988-Kimberly Edwards, M.S., OTR, FAOTA
"Systems Theory and Minorities: Clients and Health Professionals."
1987-Robert Bing, Ed.D., OTR, FAOTA
"The Occupational Therapy Age: A Formula for Success."
1986-Joan Rodgers Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA
"Functional Implications: A Rationale for Focusing on Function."
1985-Jerry Johnson, Ed.D., OTR, FAOTA
"The Application of Occupational Therapy to Wellness and Health Promotion."
1984-Charles Christiansen, Ed.D., OTR, FAOTA
"Theoretical Models as the Basis for Research."
1983-Gary Kielhofner, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA
"The Future of Occupational Therapy: Impact on Practice."
1982- Philip Shannon, M.A., MPA, OTR, FAOTA
"Occupational Therapy: Biomedical & Biosocial Perspectives."
1980-Elizabeth Yerxa, Ed.D., OTR, FAOTA
"Utilizing Individual Differences for Team Effectiveness."
1979- Wilma West, M.A., OTR, FAOTA
"The Future of Occupational Therapy: In Whose Hands?"