School & Alumni News
U.S. News ranks OT #1, PT #2 among best graduate programs in Texas
4/10/24
Among graduate programs at Texas universities, TWU’s Occupational Therapy program was ranked No. 1 and its Physical Therapy program was ranked No. 2, while Texas Woman’s master’s nursing program was ranked No. 4 and its speech-language pathology program was ranked No. 8 in the state.
In the News: Cynthia Evetts
4/5/24
Cynthia Evetts, director of the School of Occupational Therapy, was on NBC5’s Texas Today on March 20 to talk about The Art Room in Denton and how it helps adults and children find healing through art.
Occupational Therapy hosts 31st Annual Vanderkooi Endowed Lectureship event
2/7/24
The Texas Woman’s School of Occupational Therapy will hold its 31st annual Vanderkooi Endowed Lectureship event on Friday, Feb. 9. This year's speaker is Susan Bazyk, PhD, OTR/L, an occupational therapy researcher and practitioner. She is the founder of Every Moment Counts, a multi-pronged mental health initiative.
OT faculty member named distinguished fellow
2/6/24
Angela Cecil, an assistant professor in the School of Occupational Therapy at Texas Woman’s, was recently named a distinguished fellow by the National Academies of Practice (NAP).
Award may pave way for better cerebral palsy patient outcomes
2/1/24
Heather Roberts is hoping a $100,000 award will significantly move the needle on early detection of cerebral palsy, and lead to better outcomes for patients and their families. Roberts, an associate professor in the School of Occupational Therapy at Texas Woman’s who’s been researching cerebral palsy in children for nearly 20 years, received the award from the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).