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AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety Contracts with the UF OT Department

(Left to Right: Ms. Mary Jeghers, Dr. Linda Struckmeyer, Dr. Sandra Winter, Dr. Sherrilene Classen) Building on previous collaborations with the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (2007; 2011), the University of Florida’s Institute for Mobility, Activity and Participation will provide expert services to revise and compile Smart Features for Older…

OT Department Appoints Driver Rehabilitation Specialist

Dr. Luther King The University of Florida OT department has appointed a driving rehabilitation specialist, Dr. Luther King. Dr. King is a Chicago native who earned a Masters of Occupational Therapy degree from Chicago State University in 2008 and a Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Governors State University in 2016.

OT Summit of Scholars: OT RSD Student Ranks Third

Ms. Shabnam Medhizadah Boston University hosted the prestigious 6th Occupational Therapy Summit of Scholars Symposium in June 2017. I-MAP was represented with three cutting edge scientific presentations. Sherrilene Classen, PhD, MPH, OTR/L, FAOTA, FGSA, presented interim findings from a Department of Defense funded effectiveness trial of a simulator-based occupational therapy…

UFTI Upgrades Its Full-Car Simulator, Creating Opportunities for Research

An interdisciplinary group of researchers at the University of Florida (UF) has joined forces to enhance one of its driving simulators with up-to-date technology to study the human-vehicle interactions. Such studies aspire to potentially keep people safe, improve their driving performance, quality of life, or help them adapt to new…

Sherrilene Classen named UF chair of occupational therapy

Sherrilene Classen, Ph.D., M.P.H., an internationally recognized scientist in driving rehabilitation, has been named chair of the department of occupational therapy at the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions. Sherrilene Classen, PhD, MPH Classen is currently a…