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After life-altering collision, grad committed to healing self, lifting others
4/17/26
After a 2013 accident left him paralyzed, Daquan Minor overcame physical and psychological hurdles to earn his Doctor of Occupational Therapy from Texas Woman’s University. Inspired by his own recovery and the therapists who supported him, Minor now plans to pursue a career to continue helping others.
U.S. News ranks OT, PT schools among nation’s best
4/7/26
U.S. News & World Report has recognized Texas Woman’s graduate programs in occupational therapy and physical therapy as being among the nation’s best ― and being the No. 1 and No. 2 programs, respectively, in Texas.
Three faculty members recognized by national IPE group
3/30/26
Three interprofessional education leaders from Texas Woman’s have been inducted into the National Academies of Practice (NAP).
Guided by grief, OT prof pens book about son’s mental illness
3/27/26
After seven years of processing her grief, Texas Woman's clinical professor Claudette Fette published No Saints Here, a book that weaves together her late son Aaron’s personal writings with her own experiences navigating his mental illness. The book contrasts the trauma Aaron endured in ineffective treatment centers with Fette’s professional insights into evidence-based, compassionate occupational therapy.
OT lecturer: self-care is vital to well-being
2/19/26
Douglene Jackson, PhD will bring her integrative well-being expertise to Texas Woman’s Dallas campus when she speaks at the 33rd annual Fanny B. Vanderkooi Endowed Lectureship on Friday, February 20 at 1 p.m