UNC Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

UNC Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy http://tinyurl.com/sotaspringapparel This is the official page for the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at UNC Chapel Hill.

For questions about the MSOT admissions process, please post your inquiry under the "Discussions" tab on this page or email OSInfo@med.unc.edu. Please note that questions containing private information should be sent via email rather than posted on the discussion board. It is recommended that prospective applicants read the admissions page and all the related links for before contacting the division for information. Admissions Page:
http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/ocsci/degree-programs/ms-admissions

✨Taught by OS/OT faculty member Hilary Till, first year MSOT students take OCCT 781: Environments & Technologies, which ...
02/19/2026

✨Taught by OS/OT faculty member Hilary Till, first year MSOT students take OCCT 781: Environments & Technologies, which highlights the environmental dimensions of occupational performance & environmental, assistive & rehabilitation technologies used in occupational therapy practice.

✨Students learn to assess various environmental characteristics & their impact on occupational performance, modify the environment for therapeutic effect, & utilize technology as a means to access, engage in & control the environment.

✨This particular class featured the Division's own guest lecturer, Dr. Kathryn "Katie" Sorensen, to present on the topic "Beyond the Ramp," which explores functional wheelchair use in community & home spaces. Students dove into familiarizing themselves with the accessibility features on their devices & application of case studies.

✍Register today! Members of our OS/OT Division will be presenting at Carolina Center for Public Service's Carolina Engag...
02/17/2026

✍Register today!

Members of our OS/OT Division will be presenting at Carolina Center for Public Service's Carolina Engagement Week Feb. 25th & 27th. Hope to see you there!

"Sustaining Partnerships for Student Experience" with Dr. Lauren Selingo & Dr. Ryan Lavalley
📆Wednesday, Feb. 25
📍Carolina Student Union, Room 3411
🕒1 - 2 p.m.

"Occupational Therapy Rural Health Committee: Reflections from the pilot year" with Sara Peña (staff), Miranda Bravo (UNC MSOT c/o 2026), Darius Ingram (UNC), Edye Barbour (UNC Health) & Dr. Jennifer Renshaw (Cape Fear Community College)
📆Friday, Feb. 27
📍Online via Zoom
🕒11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

New publications, same team. We ❤️ research. Check out the latest & greatest from UNC faculty:📗Sorensen, K. (faculty), M...
02/13/2026

New publications, same team. We ❤️ research.

Check out the latest & greatest from UNC faculty:

📗Sorensen, K. (faculty), Magasi, S., VanPuymbrouck, L., & Newhouse, L. (2026). Practical and Ethical Considerations Related to Supporting Students and Practitioners With Disabilities. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 80(2), 8002347010.

📗LaPoint, S., Klein, C. B., Sandbank, M. (faculty), Bottema‐Beutel, K., Fletcher‐Watson, S., Divan, G., ... & Green, J. (2025). Maximizing the Quality and Reporting Standards of Autism Intervention Science. Autism research, 18(11), 2166-2173.

📗Conrad K., Jensen L., Ashcroft, S. (adjunct), Bailliard, A., Jewell, V.D. (faculty). Retrospective chart review of the acute care psychosocial evaluation process for females diagnosed with breast cancer. Translational Sc Occup. 2025;2(3):1-15. https://doi.org/10.32873/unmc.dc.tso.2.3.01

📗Jewell, V.D. (faculty), Lally, K., Schultze, M., Qi, Y., Schnack, K., McGill, M., Vaughn, R.M. Occupation-Centered Intervention Assessment improves client-centered interventions in inpatient brain injury rehabilitation. Translational Sc Occup. 2025;2(2):1-19. https://doi.org/10.32873/unmc.dc.tso.2.2.01.

📗Jewell V.D. (faculty), Abbott, AA., Knezevich E, Dostal K, Feiten B, Eberly L, Radenz K, Brown V, Boyle E, Dave G, Nagykaldi Z. Development of a diabetes rural stakeholder research team and patient-centered research agenda. OTJR: Occup Ther J Res. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1177/15394492251381742

📗Fischer, K., Perry, G., Qi, Y., Moore, C., Jewell, V.D. (faculty). Student psychosocial well-being and burnout during level II fieldwork: an explanatory mixed methods analysis. J Occup Therap Ed. 2025;9(1):1-26. Retrieved from https://encompass.eku.edu/jote/vol9/iss1/4.

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UNC OS/OT joins the University in celebrating Black History Month this February. Learn more about Tar Heels who opened d...
02/05/2026

UNC OS/OT joins the University in celebrating Black History Month this February. Learn more about Tar Heels who opened doors (link below).

🔗 https://www.unc.edu/story/bhm2024/

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🌷Interested in applying to our MSOT program?🌷Learn more at one of our spring information sessions:📆March 25 @ 7-8:30 p.m...
02/02/2026

🌷Interested in applying to our MSOT program?🌷

Learn more at one of our spring information sessions:
📆March 25 @ 7-8:30 p.m.
📆April 30 @ 6-7:30 p.m.

🔗https://zoom.us/j/96530322549

UNC MSOT Zoom Q&A sessions are structured loosely so that participants can ask questions & talk through topics most relevant to attendees. The Q&A sessions are "open house" style, so prospective applicants can arrive & leave as needed. We look forward to connecting with you soon!

01/29/2026

Join Brenna for class collaboration, coffee, a children & youth course, & her personal, meaningful activities for occupational balance ☕💃📚

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is designated as a National Day of Service to honor Dr. King's lifelong commitment to serving...
01/17/2026

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is designated as a National Day of Service to honor Dr. King's lifelong commitment to serving others and advocating for social change. The federal holiday is a "day on, not a day off," to engage in community action and embody Dr. King’s values to build the Beloved Community.

➡️Scroll for local opportunities to engage, as well as these additional service & donation opportunities:

📅Jan. 19 Service opportunities
📌12 - 3 p.m. Keep Durham Beautiful Braggtown Tree Care + Litter Cleanup
📌10 a.m. - 12 p.m. NC 751 Cleanup from Southpoint Autopark Blvd to NC 54
📌9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Rise Against Hunger Community Meal Packaging Event at Marbles Kids Museum, Raleigh
📌10 a.m. Tree Planting at the Confluence Natural Area with Eno River Association
📌10 a.m. -12 p.m. Garden Workday with Merrick-Moore Community: Plant trees/remove invasive species: Brumley Preserve South
📌2 - 3 p.m. Afternoon Food Sort at TABLE, 311 E Main St, Carrboro Chapel of the Cross Episcopal Church in Chapel Hill
📌9 - 11 a.m. Cookie baking for Meals on Wheels, IFC, SECU Family House, Ronald McDonald House & Club Nova
📌9 - 11 a.m. Valentine Card making for Meals on Wheels

💟Donations
📌Donate books to Book Harvest: new and gently-used children’s books
📌Donate individual servings of shelf stable milk to TABLE
📌SECU Family House
📌Donate travel sized toiletries, paper products & food items
📌Make a Meal for Guests on MLK Jr Day
📌Participate in a Habitat Build Day at Weaver’s Grove
📌YMCA Day of Service events

📆Save the date! Join us March 30 @ 6 p.m. for the annual Mitchell Symposium featuring Dr. Janet Njelesani, Associate Pr...
01/14/2026

📆Save the date!

Join us March 30 @ 6 p.m. for the annual Mitchell Symposium featuring Dr. Janet Njelesani, Associate Professor at NYU Steinhardt - Department of Occupational Therapy.

The Mitchell Symposium in Occupational Science is named in honor & memory of Dr. Marlys Mitchell, the founder of the master's program in occupational therapy at the UNC School of Medicine, & her husband, Earl, a great supporter of Marlys.

Symposium scholars deliver a public lecture & participate in talks, discussions & meetings with faculty, students & researchers from throughout the division & the UNC Department of Health Sciences. Initiated in 2011, the symposium has been made possible through generous gifts from friends & alumni of the division.

📆Save the date! Join us March 30 @ 6 p.m. for the annual Mitchell Symposium featuring Dr. Janet Njelesani, Associate Pro...
01/14/2026

📆Save the date!

Join us March 30 @ 6 p.m. for the annual Mitchell Symposium featuring Dr. Janet Njelesani, Associate Professor at NYU Steinhardt - Department of Occupational Therapy.

The Mitchell Symposium in Occupational Science is named in honor & memory of Dr. Marlys Mitchell, the founder of the master's program in occupational therapy at the UNC School of Medicine, & her husband, Earl, a great supporter of Marlys. Symposium scholars deliver a public lecture & participate in talks, discussions & meetings with faculty, students & researchers from throughout the division & the UNC Department of Health Sciences. Initiated in 2011, the symposium has been made possible through generous gifts from friends & alumni of the division.

01/13/2026

Katie Gierlach, UNC MSOT c/o 2027, shares her day in the life

🎉Hello, 2026! Hello, first day of spring semester!Welcome back, faculty, staff, PhD students, UNC MSOT c/o 2027 & UNC MS...
01/07/2026

🎉Hello, 2026! Hello, first day of spring semester!

Welcome back, faculty, staff, PhD students, UNC MSOT c/o 2027 & UNC MSOT c/o 2026 (who will become OTs this year! 🙌). Best wishes for a semester filled with growth, support & maybe a little caffeine ☕✨

🌍Germany, Japan & beyond! 🌏Our PhD students are global & two were featured in separate The University of North Carolina ...
12/16/2025

🌍Germany, Japan & beyond! 🌏

Our PhD students are global & two were featured in separate The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill features, one with UNC Student Stories & the other with the UNC Department of Health Sciences Vital Signs newsletter.

Read more about what they're up to:
🔗https://go.unc.edu/Kierra
🔗https://go.unc.edu/Sayoko

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