JoANNE WRIGHT, PhD portrait
  • Adjunct Professor, Center on Aging
  • Adjunct Professor, Physical Therapy & Athletic Training
  • Adjunct Professor Emeritus, Occupational & Recreational Therapies

Professional Service

  • LDSHS. Role: Instructor and Consultant. Concepts of Occupational Therapy in Mental Health. Ar-razi Psychiatric Hospital, Rabat/Sale Morocco. Initial training during October. Ongoing consultation. 10/04/2013 - 10/12/2013
  • LDSHS. Role: Curriculum Development and Teaching of same. Training physical therapy faculty in the World Health Organization (WHO) Basic Wheelchair Training Service Package (WSTP) to be able to teach their students. 11/16/2012 - 11/23/2012
  • LDSHS. Role: Faculty. Education of wheelchair professionals in assessment, fitting, construction and provision of standard and rough-terrain wheelchairs. 05/17/2012 - 05/26/2012
  • LDS Humanitarian Service. Role: Member. Wheelchair Initiative Advisory Board. 09/2011 - present
  • Association of Education and Rehabilitation for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Role: Proposal Reviewer. Regional Conference . 03/2011 - 05/2011
  • American Occupational Therapy Association. Role: Utah Representative. Representative Assembly. 07/2010 - 06/2013
  • Salt Lake County Housing Authority Committee. Committee Member and Consultant. 01/01/2009 - present
  • American Occupational Therapy Association. Conference Proposal Reviewer Annual Conference . 12/2008 - 12/2011
  • Journal of Hand Therapy—Elsevier. Journal Article Reviewer. 2008 - present
  • Utah Occupational Therapy Association. Role: Liaison. Salt Lake and Tooele County. 01/2008 - 08/2011
  • Occupational Therapy in Health Care. Editorial Board Member. 2007 - present
  • Creating Possibilities for Kids. Board of Directors. 01/2007 - 12/2009

Internal Service

  • Student Behavior Committee. Member, 09/2011 - 09/2015. University service.
  • Mentoring faculty colleague in obtaining his graduate certificate in low vision from UAB. 01/2010 - 09/2012. Other service.
  • College of Health Distance Education Working Group. 01/2010 - 08/2011. College service.
  • College of Science Academic Appeals Committee. 2009 - 2012. University service.
  • College of Health Personnel and Elections . 01/2009 - 09/2011. College service.
  • College of Health Advisory Committee--RPT. 09/2005 - 09/2011. College service.
  • Division of OT Professional Development Committee. Member, 09/2004 - 09/2011. Department service.
  • Division of OT Curriculum Committee. Chair, 01/2004 - 09/2011. Department service.

Community Partnership

  • Wheelchair Training Ukraine x 2. 10/20/2011 - 10/31/2011
  • Pre-Occupational Therapy Organization. 08/2010 - present

Honors & Awards

  • Roster of Fellows of the American Occupational Therapy Association. American Occupational Therapy Association, 10/22/2013
  • Distinguished Mentor Award. University of Utah College of Health, 05/2011