Shirley P. O'Brien, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA

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Assistant Editor

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Biography

Dr. Shirley Peganoff O’Brien is a University Foundation Professor, Emerita, at Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) in occupational science and occupational therapy and recognized as a Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association. She received a BS in occupational therapy from Temple University Philadelphia, PA; a MS in occupational therapy from Rush University, Chicago, IL; and a PhD from the University of Kentucky in educational policy analysis and evaluation. Dr. O’Brien has teaching and research expertise in policy development and leadership, sensory modulation and autism, online learning, and student mentoring. She is recognized for her application of interprofessional practice in community settings, incorporating the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Dr. O’Brien has received numerous awards for her work in pediatric occupational therapy practice, leadership, teaching and research. She has presented and published on the topics of effective technology use in the classroom, the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), and designing learning environments, along with other disciplinary applications in pediatrics, autism, and transition programming for students with disabilities into college environments.