Jordan Skowronski, OTR/L, MSOT
Doctoral Candidate
Community Health Sciences
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About
Dedicated Ph.D. Candidate with 4+ years experience working on a NIH-funded research project. Career goal is to be a professor and to continue pursuing research agenda. Interested in increasing the value of healthcare and social services for community-dwelling older adults through research, teaching future practitioners, practice, and service.
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Professional Leadership
Executive Board Member, Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD)
Student Representative, UIC Community Health Sciences Doctoral Committee
Notable Honors
2020, Frederick J. Kviz Ph.D. Dissertation Research Support Scholarship, School of Public Health at University of Illinois Chicago
2020, Kellogg Scholarship Supporting Gay Lesbian Bi-Sexual & Transgender Students, University of Illinois Chicago
Education
Master of Science In Occupational Therapy, December 2014, Washington University In St. Louis
Bachelor of Art, June 2009, University Of North Carolina Asheville
Licensures and Certifications
Occupational Therapist, licensed in Illinois and Florida
Professional Memberships
Gerontological Society of America
American Occupational Therapy Association
Selected Presentations
Skowronski, J., Hoyt, C., Lancaster, S. (2018, September). Preparing for an Inclusive Workforce. Poster
presentation at Illinois Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Naperville, IL.
Hoyt Drazen, C., Anvarizadeh, A., Kwebetchou, N., Smith, C., Skowronski, J., Smet, N. (2016, April). Development of a Diverse Workforce: Recruitment and Retention of a Diverse OT Student Body. Presentation at American Occupational Therapy Association Conference,Chicago, IL.
Skowronski, J. (2016, April). Blending Video Games and Cognitive Strategies To Improve Motor Performance in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Presentation at American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Nashville, TN.