OTD News Volume 5, Issue 1

Support Coordinator Erica Burke recently joined the NSU OTD Program as the new Fieldwork Support Coordinator . She comes to us from Fort Riley, Kansas where she was stationed as an active duty soldier for the United States Ar- my. She is still currently serving as a federal reservist. Prior, she was also stationed in Ouijeonbui, South Korea for two years, where she worked as a supply clerk, and transported government equipment throughout the Korean Peninsula. She is currently a full-time college student at the Saint Petersburg College where she is a criminal justice major and planning to move on to law school. She has expressed how happy she is to be apart of the NSU family, and looking forward to excelling in her position with the guidance and support of her remarkable faculty and staff. Faculty Highlight Gustavo Reinoso, PhD, OTR/L returned recently from teaching courses on sensory integration in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Madrid, Spain. Through continuing education, professionals achieve expertise in the assessment and intervention strategies for children who present with sensory processing deficits. NSU Tampa OTD students benefit from out international contacts in two ways: They are listening to worldwide developments in the field through guess lecturers and invited speakers who hold regular dialogs with them, but also by exploring together new developments in interna- tional fieldwork experiences. OTD students have expressed a solid interest in joining the international occupational therapy community and some have made commitments to completing fieldwork experiences abroad. Page 11 OTDNews, Volume V, Issue 1