ANNE V. KIRBY portrait
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Psychiatry
  • Associate Professor, Occupational & Recreational Therapies
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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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