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Project AIM (Autism Intervention Meta-analysis), led by Dr. Micheal Paige Sandbank, is a large-scale, ongoing meta-analysis that examines early interventions for young children on the autism spectrum. Unlike studies that focus on a single therapy or a single outcome, Project AIM reviews all non-pharmacological interventions for children under eight. The...

Sayoko Kawabata is an international scholar from Japan who recently defended her dissertation for the PhD program in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy.  Prior to starting her PhD, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Doshisha University and later received her Master’s of Science in...

Back in August, faculty and students from UNC’s Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy (OSOT) attended the biannual Occupational Science Europe Conference at the University of Essex in England. The event, which brings together scholars from around the world, highlights research in education and occupational science while encouraging participants...

The Division of Occupational Therapy is excited to welcome our newest full clinical assistant professor, Hillary Till. She started off as an adjunct professor in 2018 and became a full time time professor as of June 2025. Till is originally from Claremont, California, a town known as “the land of...

Before Danielle Chadwick was a first-year Master of Science in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy (MSOT) student, she called Onslow County home.  “Though I am a former resident of the area, I hadn’t had the opportunity to return to the community and view it through an OT...

On Thursday evening UNC Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy hosted the Spring 2025 Mitchell Symposium: “Embodied Testimony and Praxis: Reimagining Ways of Knowing in Occupational Science”.  This hybrid event was attended by students, faculty and staff. After Dr. Manigault Bryant’s presentation, attendees enjoyed a reception in the OT...

Lauren Selingo, PhD, OTR/L, has joined the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy as Assistant Professor. Selingo completed her Bachelor’s in Occupational Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) in 2016. After graduating, she moved to North Carolina to experience healthcare services in a different part of the country and...

Susan (Sue) Coppola, MS, OT/L, OTD, FAOTA, recently retired from her role as Professor in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy after more than 25 years at UNC. Though her roles in the classroom and clinical settings are primarily behind her, Coppola is committed to continuing to advance...

Rebecca Aldrich, PhD, OTR/L, and Antoine Bailliard, PhD, OTR/L, were the first two graduates of the Occupational Science PhD program in 2011. In the years since, both have embarked upon impactful careers involving research, teaching and both clinical and community practice. Aldrich and Bailliard returned to UNC-Chapel Hill to deliver...

Vanessa Jewell, PhD, is an associate professor in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. Dr. Jewell shares insight into her areas of research, reflections on her journey within OS/OT and her time at UNC in this Faculty Five feature. 1. What is your primary area of research interest?...