#DisruptOT Summit 2021 Community Welcome

Community Welcome: Experiential healing and grounding exercise

We welcome you to the summit with a grounding activity to prepare you for the work ahead.

Facilitator: Dr. Zipporah Brown (US) More about Dr. Brown: eztree.me/Brownzwellnesscollective

Zipporah Brown is an Assistant Professor and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator whose work has focused on the overall wellness of marginalized populations by overcoming occupational deprivation through engagement. She received her Master’s in Occupational Therapy in 2016 and Doctorate of Occupational Therapy in 2018. Dr. Brown’s doctorate focused on increasing quality of life through occupational engagement for individuals with serious mental illness, transitioning from homelessness; additionally, she worked with college students at USC’s Faculty Practice using Lifestyle Redesign to address psychosocial barriers impacting academic success. Her knowledge and training was demonstrated through program development, implementation and outcome analysis. Dr. Brown served as the principal investigator of a research team in 2019 focused on increasing QOL in an urban community. Dr. Brown co-founded and was president of the first DEI organization within the USC OT department; she continues to advocate as a member of the OTAC Advisory Council, Ad Hoc DEI Committee and as the faculty advisor for the COTAD student chapter at WCU.

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