EKU Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy Department

05/21/2026

Dr. A’mya Vasser, former graduate from the BSOS-OTD program, was recently recognized by the Kentucky Leaders of Tomorrow® Program through the National Black MBA Association for her many achievements. She was an invited speaker and is now featured on their banner as an example of leadership excellence. Congratulations to A’mya!!!!

05/11/2026

OT students in the Advocacy & Ethics class celebrated the end of the semester with pictures from their community volunteering. Henry Andrews and Ryland Wheeler went to Grace Now food pantry and Laken Ellis, Morgan Swope, and Jacquelyn Turner cleared a meditation garden at Greenhouse 17 for survivors of domestic violence. Kudos to all of the community advocacy volunteers!

05/09/2026

Congratulations to our Bachelor's of occupational science students! We are so proud of you and can't wait to see you in graduate school! 🎓🎉🥳

05/08/2026

05/08/2026

Happy Commencement OTD Graduates!!! It was a great day. We are so proud to call you future occupational therapists! 🎓🥳🎉

05/08/2026

It was such a special afternoon celebrating the upcoming graduation of our P4 OTD students at the P4 Recognition Ceremony. Congratulations to our student award winners: Outstanding Occupational Therapy Student - Emma Overstreet; Outstanding Clinical Performance in OT - Hallei Bittlinger; and Faculty Award of Achievement- Jaden Johnson. We are so proud of all our OTD students!

05/05/2026

Congratulations and Thank You to Lori Dotson for many years of supporting Level 1 and 2 Fieldwork students! We appreciate you!

Lori Dotson has been recognized as the 2026 Occupational Therapist Fieldwork Educator of the Year by Eastern Kentucky University. Lori mentors future OTs while serving students at Clark County Preschool and Justice Elementary.

“Working with OT students is a nice refresher,” Ms. Dotson said. “I have ‘two heads’ working on a treatment, which often leads to more creative and effective interventions.”

Dotson graduated from EKU’s occupational therapy program in 2004, where fieldwork placements played a formative role in shaping her career goals. Now, mentoring is a meaningful part of her work with CCPS.

“There’s something special about teaching clinical skills and giving students the best hands-on experience possible,” she said. “It is truly a special feeling to get to be a mentor to students who will soon be OT practitioners.”

A HUGE CCPS Congratulations to Lori Dotson.

04/29/2026

We had a wonderful time celebrating Dr. Shirley O'Brien's amazing career! Congratulations on your retirement Dr. O'Brien! You will be missed. Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate. 🥳

04/28/2026

We can't believe that we are this close to the end of the semester! Our P3 students celebrated the end of the semester and their last few weeks on . They will spend next year doing their Level 2 Fieldwork and Capstone off campus.

P3 End of the Year Celebration sponsored in part by Pi Theta Epsilon and Lex Lending.

04/28/2026

A Day in the Life of a Professional Year 3 student!