Congratulations to Tampa Bay Regional campus third year O.T.D. student Arianna Sewell, by the American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF) to receive the Florence M. Stattel Endowed Scholarship.
AOTF is a charitable, scientific, and educational non-profit organization whose purpose is to advance the science of occupational therapy to support people’s full participation in meaningful life activities.
The foundation is governed by a board of trustees and awards grants for scientific research and scholarships. It also publishes a scientific Occupational Therapy Journal of Research (OTJR), Occupation, Participation and Health,[1] indexed by the National Library of Medicine and others. It sponsors the honor society Pi Theta Epsilon. It is based in Rockville, Maryland.
Arianna submitted an essay in which describes her qualifications to receive this award.
Her academic performance at NSU qualifies her to receive Florence M. Stattel Endowed Scholarship, and in completing at least one year of occupational therapy specific coursework.
Arianna has a B.A. in psychology and worked as a research assistant in the HeartLAB of the University of South Florida. As a current O.T.D. student, Arianna has earned an internship with the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), planning activities and events relative to the goals of the Developmental Disabilities Special Interest Section.
Contributed by Ricardo C. Carrasco, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA, program director–Tampa Bay.