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Adjunct Associate Professor, Psychiatry
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Associate Professor, Occupational & Recreational Therapies
Professional Service
- Autism in Adulthood.
Role: Senior Deputy Editor.
Journal decision-making, adjudication, and final determinations on papers.
06/01/2022 - present
- American Occupational Therapy Association.
Role: Contributor.
Choosing Wisely Campaign.
01/31/2022 - 07/31/2022
- Several professional journals (related to autism, occupational therapy).
Role: Peer reviewer.
Peer reviewing.
01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022
- American Journal of Occupational Therapy.
Special Issue Guest Co-Editor.
05/03/2021 - 02/07/2023
- Several professional journals (related to occupational therapy, autism).
Peer Reviewer.
01/01/2021 - 12/31/2021
- American Occupational Therapy Association.
Role: Task Force Member.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force.
06/2020 - 06/30/2021
- Autism in Adulthood.
Guest Editor, Special Issue.
04/2020 - 01/2021
- Several professional journals (related to occupational therapy, autism).
Peer Reviewer.
01/2020 - 12/2020
- Several professional journals (related to occupational therapy, autism, or suicide).
Role: Reviewer.
Peer Reviewer.
01/01/2019 - present
- Autism in Adulthood.
Role: Deputy Editor.
Adjudicate manuscripts, assist in creating .
11/01/2018 - present
- American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Manuscript reviewer.
08/01/2018 - 12/31/2018
- Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Manuscript reviewer.
01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018
- PLOS One.
Manuscript reviewer.
01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018
- American Occupational Therapy Association.
Role: People Power Co-Chair.
Local Conference Committee.
11/01/2017 - 04/30/2018
- American Journal of Speech Language Pathology.
Role: Manuscript reviewer.
Peer review.
04/10/2017 - 09/20/2017
- International Journal of Developmental Disabilities.
Role: Manuscript reviewer.
Peer review.
01/18/2017 - 06/22/2017
- Utah Occupational Therapy Association.
Role: Treasurer.
Executive Board.
07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018
Internal Service
- Department Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Committee.
Member,
04/01/2021 - 05/31/2022.
Department service.
- University Teaching Committee.
Member,
08/2020 - 05/31/2022.
University service.
- Women's Week Planning Committee.
Member,
08/2020 - 04/2021.
University service.
- Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD) University of Utah Chapter.
Faculty advisor,
07/2020 - 05/31/2022.
Department service.
- Reviewer, University of Utah School of Medicine Research Incentive Seed Grant.
04/2020 - 05/01/2020.
University service.
- Reviewer, University of Utah 3i Initiative COVID-19 Seed Grant.
04/2020 - 05/01/2020.
University service.
- Women in Health, Medicine & Science (WiHMS).
Steering Committee Member,
02/2020 - 06/30/2022.
University service.
- VPCAT Alumni Advisory Committee.
Invited member,
04/30/2019 - 06/30/2022.
University service.
- Career-line faculty search committee.
Member,
02/01/2019 - 06/28/2019.
Department service.
- Research Space Task Force.
Invited Member,
01/08/2018 - 12/31/2018.
College service.
- College Council.
Member (OTRT Representative),
08/14/2017 - 08/2020.
College service.
- OTRT Career Line Faculty Promotion Committee.
Voting Member,
03/01/2017 - 03/16/2017.
Department service.
Community Partnership
- Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education.
01/01/2021 - present
Honors & Awards
- Vitae Scholar Award.
University of Utah Health,
12/08/2021
- Special Interest Section Quarterly Excellence in Writing Award.
American Occupational Therapy Association,
04/16/2021
- Annual Meeting Travel Award.
Psychiatric Research Society,
03/08/2019
- New Investigator Award.
College of Health,
04/18/2018
- Graduate of VPCAT Scholars Program.
Vice President's Clinical and Translational (VPCAT) Scholars Program,
12/15/2017
- Cordelia Myer Best AJOT Article Award.
American Occupational Therapy Association,
04/09/2016
- Herbert Prehm Student Award, best student presentation related to autism and developmental disabilities.
Council for Exceptional Children,
04/2014
- Ying-Chiong Hu Summer Research Fellowship.
University of North Carolina Graduate School,
04/2014
- David Zeaman Student Award, high quality student presentation.
Gatlinburg Conference,
03/2014
- Doctoral Merit Assistantship.
University of North Carolina Graduate School,
08/2011
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