School & Alumni News

In the News: Hope McCarroll

Hope McCarroll, OTD, assistant clinical professor in the School of Occupational Therapy, was quoted and had her research mentioned in an Education Week article on handwriting — “Is Handwriting a Lost Art? What One College’s Kerfuffle Over Cursive Can Tell Us” — published Nov. 5.

Leadership skills key to student’s path to regent

With a heart for people and a desire to make an impact, Maya Landgrebe will serve as Texas Woman's new student regent. Landgrebe is a recent exercise science/pre-occupational therapy graduate and is a current occupational therapy doctoral student on the Houston campus. 

Pickleball may be leisure Rx for stroke patients

Occupational therapy doctoral candidate Natalie Mackie has developed an adaptive pickleball program for clients at the Stroke Center-Dallas as part of her capstone project.

Houston OT student has three reasons to celebrate

Saigim Garcia, an occupational therapy doctoral student, won $25,000 on the NBC game show “Password.” 

National group recognizes OT program director, four alumni

A national organization representing occupational therapists has recognized the director of  Texas Woman’s School of Occupational Therapy and four of its alumni.  SOT Director Cynthia Evetts, PhD, was one of 51 occupational therapists that were named to the American Occupational Therapy Association’s Roster of Fellows (FAOTA) for their significant contributions to the profession.