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Special Interest Sections

Academic Education

Academic Education Special Interest Section (AESIS) members are interested in OT education and include fieldwork educators, academic fieldwork coordinators, and students.

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AESIS

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We created AESIS in 1991 for members who share a common interest in the field of occupational therapy education.

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AESIS Articles in the SIS Quarterly

Check out articles in SIS Quarterly Practice Connections that pertain specifically to the Academic Education Special Interest Section (AESIS). 

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AESIS standing committee members

The AESIS standing committee leads the direction of their special interest section. Members elect the standing committee to their positions.

Chair

Audrey Kane

PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Editor

Temor Amin-Arsala

OT, OTD, OTR
Kalyn Briggs
Communications Coordinator

Kalyn Briggs

PhD, OTR/L
Editor

Renee Causey-Upton

PhD, OTD, OTR/L, CLA, FAOTA
Committee Member

Nicole Chipy-Hammack

EdD, MHS, OTR/L, CLT
Committee Member

Ann Cook

Ed.D, OTD, OTR/L, CPAM
Paula Costello
Committee Member

Paula J. Costello

OTD, OTR/L
Committee Member

Stephanie de Sam Lazaro

OTD, MA, OTR/L
Committee Member

Allison Naber

PhD, OTD, OTR/L
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Megan Edwards Collins

The resources AESIS provides, from mentoring programs to webinars on a variety of topics, provide invaluable information to Occupational Therapy Educators so they can best support students on their journeys to becoming occupational therapy practitioners.

Megan Edwards Collins
PhD, OTR/L, CAPS