Emily Szafranski Reid, BHS

Masters Student (2017)

Mentor

Sandra Winter, PhD, OTR/L

Project Title

Understanding Combat Veterans Perspectives on Strategies to Manage Unsafe Driving and Preferences for Driving Intervention

Biography

Mrs. Reid (ne: Szafranski) graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Florida (UF) with a Bachelor of Health Science in May 2015, and is currently enrolled in 2017 class of UF’s Master of Occupational Therapy program. She completed her undergraduate honors research with Dr. Sandra Winter and Dr. Sherrilene Classen on the DOD funded project: Efficacy of a Driving Program on Safe Community Mobility for Combat Veterans. Currently, she is working with Drs. Classen and Winter, as well as the I-MAP team, to complete a qualitative analysis of Veterans’ driving difficulties.