Service and Leadership
Stephanie Lancaster, EdD, MS, OTR/L, ATP, CAPS
Program Director and Assistant Professor
- American Occupational Therapy Association Representative Assembly representative for the state of Tennessee (Term: July 2019 to June 2022)
- Executive Board Member and Secretary, Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (Term: July 2017 to June 2019)
- Co-Chair of the Education Committee for the Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD-ED), May 2017 to December 2019
- Executive Board Member and Academic Program Liaison, Tennessee Assistive Technology Association, Dec. 2016 to present
- Guest co-editor of a special edition of peer-reviewed journal WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation (2019)
- Social Media Coordinator for Serving the Underserved (May 2019 to present)
- Co-facilitator of the Tennessee Pediatric Community of Practice (May 2019 to present)
- Vice President of Community Relations, Shelby County Regional Special Education PTA, 2013 to 2014
- American Occupational Therapy Association Representative Assembly representative for the state of Tennessee (Term: July 2019 to June 2022)
- AOTA Representative Assembly Work Group member - Fall 2020 to present
- AOTA Representative Assembly Task Force member - Fall 2020
- Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity, Executive Board member
- Vice Chair – July 2020 to present
- Secretary - July 2017 to June 2020
- Co-Chair of the Education Committee for the Coalition of Occupational Therapy
- Advocates for Diversity (COTAD-ED), May 2017 to December 2019
- Tennessee Assistive Technology Association, Executive Board Member and Academic Program Liaison, Dec. 2016 to present
- Tennessee Pediatric Community of Practice Co-facilitator, May 2019 to present
- Serving the Underserved Social Media Coordinator, May 2019 to present
- Merge Memphis (local non-profit organization) volunteer, May 2018 to present
Anita Mitchell, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
- State of Tennessee Board of Occupational Therapy, Nashville, TN (2015 - 2018)
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of Occupational Therapy Education (2017 - Present)
- Editorial Review Board Member, American Journal of Occupational Therapy. (2010 - Present)
- Reviewer/Referee, Critically Appraised Paper reviewer for the American Occupational Therapy Association Evidence Exchange. (2014 - Present)
- Reviewer/Referee, Australian Occupational Therapy Journal (2020)
- Editorial Review Board Member, Occupational Therapy International. (2015 -2016)
- Editorial Board Member, Annals of International Occupational Therapy. (2016 - 2021)
- Corresponding secretary, Beta Gamma chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Beta Gamma chapter (2020 - 2023)
- Volunteer, Latinos United for Children’s Educational Support (LUCES), Memphis, TN (2016 - 2020)
- Volunteer, QEP - Community Engaged Care, Memphis, TN (June 25, 2020)
- Volunteer, Room in the Inn, Germantown, TN (February 5, 2020)
- Assessor, Project Transformation, Memphis, TN (2019)
- Volunteer, Project Transformation, Memphis, TN (2018)
Orli Weisser-Pike, OTD, OTR/L, CLVT, SCLV, CAPS
- Abstract reviewer, WFOT Congress 2022
- Board member, Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP)
- Co-Chair, Subject Matter Expert Committee in Low Vision Therapy, ACVREP
- Guest editor, Occupational Therapy in Health Care
- Applicant reviewer, Specialty Certification in Low Vision, AOTA
Lee Williams, OTD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor
- Parkinson’s Disease, television interview for Best Times magazine, 2018
- Function Based Activity Programs, 2018
- TNOTA invited speaker, 2018
- Baptist Desoto Hospital: Arjo Training Specialist/ Coordinator, 2012-2014
- Ergonomic Assessments of Clinical Lab Services Department at BMH DeSoto, 2008
- Presenter at Baptist DeSoto hospital quarterly meeting "Servant Leadership", 2006
- Clinical Specialist -Outpatient Therapy training, 2006-2014
- Clinical Specialist- ICU training, 2004-2014
- Fieldwork Educator- Baptist DeSoto Hospital, 1999-2014
- Corporate Compliance Committee for outpatient billing regulations, 2008- 2009
- Organized and coordinated a system wide ICU training course for PT, OT, and SLP. 2008 Performance Improvement Committee, 2002-2004
- Healthcare screenings at Heart Health Fair at BMH DeSoto, 2011
- Ergonomic Assessments of Dietary and Kitchen Services at BMH DeSoto, 2009
- Health Screenings for NMCC Football and Basketball players, 2009
- Health Screenings for City of Olive Branch, Mississippi, 2009
Lauren Woods, PhD, OTR/L
Admission Chair and Assistant Professor
- Journal Reviewer/Referee, Premier Publishers, December 17, 2020 - Present
- Invited to create booth & participate in virtual career fair, Junior Achievement of the Mid-South, May 18, 2021 - May 19, 2021
- Qualitative Inquiry Circle (QUIC) writing group, Fall 2018 to December 2019
- Intention: Interconnection via Intersectionality. Art-Based research piece displayed at Memphis College of Art December 2017
- Supervised a UTHSC Level I student, September 5-16, 2016
- “Circle of Friends” support group at Shrine School, Presented on fine motor and positioning activities. November 19, 2015
- Supervised Level I OT student, June 2015
- Supervised two Level I OT students, June 2014
- Supervised Level II OT student, January- March 2008
Anne Zachry, PhD, OTR/L
Department Chair and Associate Professor
- Committee Member, American Occupational Therapy Association Academic Leadership Council (2016– Present)
- Creator and moderator of the “Occupational Therapy Research: Networking and Collaboration” Facebook group, which has over 2.4K members (2019–Present)
- Creator and moderator of the “Occupational Therapy Educators” Facebook group, which has 1,000 members (2019–Present)
- Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association Pediatric Community of Practice Member (2019)
- External Reviewer for Tenure and/or Promotion, University of Alabama at Birmingham (2019)
- Chairperson, Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association West TN District, Nashville, TN (2015–Present)
- Member, American Occupational Therapy Association Pediatric Community of Practice (2013–Present)
- Guest Speaker, Porter Leath Teacher Training, "Issues in Early Childhood Development" (2019–Present)
- Volunteer Consultant, KnowledgeQuest Literacy Mid-South (2017–Present)
- Volunteer, St. George's Independent School, Memphis, TN (2017–Present)
- Board Member, Maternal League of Memphis (2013–2019)
- Volunteer, Porter Leath, Memphis, TN (2016–2018)
- Guest Speaker, Exchange Club First Steps Parenting Program (2013–2018)
- Faculty Advisor, UTHSC MOT Student Occupational Therapy Association (2013–2016)
- Advisor, UTHSC MOT Student Occupational Therapy Association, Memphis, TN (2013–2016)
- Secretary and Board Member, Camp Conquest, Memphis, TN (2013–2014)
- Deacon, Idlewild Presbyterian Church (2007–2009)