Our faculty at the 2026 AOTA Inspire Annual Conference and Expo

Will you be at the 2026 American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Inspire Annual Conference and Expo, April 23-25, in Anaheim, California? We look forward to connecting with you there. 

Below is a list of poster presentations from our faculty. 

Friday, April 24, 2026

Poster session, 9:00 a.m.

Poster 3-317: Emotional Regulation Intervention for Neurodivergent Adolescents: A Group-Based Approach
Faculty:

• Assistant Teaching Professor Lauren Butler, MOT, OTR/L
• Assistant Teaching Professor Keri DeGroot, OTD, OTR/L

Poster session, 3:00 p.m.

Poster 5-117: Empowering Potential: Building Inclusive Technical Standards in OT Education
Faculty: 

• Professor Tracy Jirikowic, PhD, OTR/L FAOTA
• Associate Professor Danbi Lee, PhD, OTD, OTR/L

Saturday, April 25, 2026 

Poster session, 9:00 a.m.

Poster 6-128: Cases that count: Crafting inclusive case studies in OT education
Faculty:

• Assistant Teaching Professor Lauren Butler, MOT, OTR/L
• Assistant Teaching Professor Keri DeGroot, OTD, OTR/L
• Assistant Professor Britt St. John, PhD, MPH, OTR/L
• Associate Professor Danbi Lee, PhD, OTD, OTR/L

Poster 6-129: Exploring the use and perceptions of generative artificial intelligence tools among OT and rehabilitation medicine students|
Faculty:

• Assistant Teaching Professor Lauren Butler, MOT, OTR/L
• Assistant Teaching Professor Keri DeGroot, OTD, OTR/L

Poster 7-118: The empowered education: Universal strategies for trauma-informed OT education
Faculty:

• Assistant Teaching Professor Keri DeGroot, OTD, OTR/L
• Assistant Professor Britt St. John, PhD, MPH, OTR/L

Faculty recognition

Associate Professor Danbi Lee, PhD, OTD, OTR/L, has been named to the American Occupational Therapy Association Roster of Fellows for 2026, one of the organization’s highest honors. Dr. Lee will receive the award during the Awards Ceremony and Reception on Saturday, April 25, from 4:15 to 6:15 p.m.

We look forward to connecting with you at AOTA!