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OT Department Faculty & Staff

The Occupational Therapy Department faculty are excellent teachers, experienced clinicians, and nationally recognized leaders and scholars in the profession.

All of the faculty members are occupational therapists with advanced degrees, diverse backgrounds, specializations, interests and expertise including : physical and mental health rehabilitation, pediatrics, community mental health, gerontology, independent living skills, measurement and research, international occupational therapy, multicultural issues, the history of occupational therapy, kinesiology, infant and family mental health, psychogeriatrics, family-centered intervention, neurological rehabilitation, the social inclusion of children, job analysis, the uses of therapeutic humor, and health promotion.

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At the 35th Annual Conference (October 2011) of the Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC) in Sacramento, the conference program featured photos of 4 individuals - three of whom are SJSU Faculty:

  • Dr. Pamela Richardson was the Califonia Foundation for Occupational Therapy (CFOT) Honored Lecturer and took us on a journey of her amazing career in Pediatric occupational therapy.
  • Dr. Kay Schwartz was the Keynote Speaker for the Conference. She traced the beginnings of Occupational Therapy in California through the Arts and Crafts Movement and Moral treatment at the Arequipa Sanatorium in Marin County and the early days of Rancho Los Amigos Hospital in Los Angeles County.
  • Dr. Heidi Pendleton was given the Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Dr. Kay B. Schwartz (shown here with OTAC president and SJSU OT Department faculty, Dr. Shawn Phipps), was the Keynote Speaker for the 35th Annual OTAC Conference.

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For supporting the families of the
most vulnerable in our community,
the Jefferson Award in the Bay Area
went to Dr. Winifred Schultz-Krohn.

 

All of the faculty are authors and editors, and have contributed chapters to preeminent textbooks adopted in occupational therapy programs nationally and internationally; and have written numerous articles for professional journals in occupational therapy and health related fields. Several faculty members have been recognized for their contribution to the profession of occupational therapy as Fellows of the American Occupational Therapy Association. To learn more about a specific member of the faculty, click on their name to be taken to their bio.

Department Chair

Graduate Coordinator

Pattern II ELM

Undergraduate Advisor

Pattern I BS/MS

  • Name: Gigi Smith
  • Location: CCB 207
  • Phone: 408.924.3073

To learn more about a certain faculty member, click on their name to be taken to their biography.

2010 OT Faculty

Quick Reference

NameOfficePhoneEmail
Andonian, LynneCCB 208408.924.3059Lynne.Andonian@sjsu.edu
Cara, ElizabethCCB 113408.924.3084Elizabeth.Cara@sjsu.edu
George, AlisonCCB 208408.924.3095Alison.George@sjsu.edu
Glogoski, CarolynCCB 111408.924.3087Carolyn.Glogoski@sjsu.edu
Jabri, Janet  Janet.Jabri@sjsu.edu
Kaye, Melissa  Melissa.Kaye@sjsu.edu
Koketsu, JeanCCB 111408.924.3888Jean.Koketsu@sjsu.edu
Krishnagiri, SheamaCCB 113408.924.3090Sheama.Krishnagiri@sjsu.edu
MacRae, AnneCCB 112408.924.3075Anne.Macrae@sjsu.edu
McLaughlin, RochelleCCB 104408.924.3089Rochelle.Mclaughlin@sjsu.edu
Papesh, KarenCCB 220408.924.3078Karen.Papesh@sjsu.edu
Pendleton, Heidi McHughCCB 204408.924.3072Heidi.Pendleton@sjsu.edu
Phipps, Shawn  Shawn.Phipps@sjsu.edu
Rettberg, JulieCCB 111408.924.3085Julie.Rettberg@sjsu.edu
Richardson, PamelaCCB 220408.924.3083Pamela.Richardson@sjsu.edu
Schultz-Krohn, WinifredCCB 206408.924.3077Winifred.Schultz-Krohn@sjsu.edu
Smith, GigiCCB 207408.924.3081Gigi.Smith@sjsu.edu
Steffen-Sanchez, PatriciaCCB 111408.924.3168Patricia.Steffen-Sanchez@sjsu.edu
Teaford, GrahamCCB 207408.924.3335Graham.Teaford@sjsu.edu
Tipton-Burton, MichelleCCB 104408.924.3696Michelle.Tipton-Burton@sjsu.edu
    
Emerita Faculty   
Killingsworth, Amy  Amy.Killingsworth@sjsu.edu 
Pedretti, Lorraine   
Schwartz, Kathleen BarkerCCB 111408.924.3074Kathleen.Schwartz@sjsu.edu
Southam, Marti  Marti.Southam@sjsu.edu
    
Staff   
Fanfa-Sullivan, CatherineCCB 205408.924.3079Catherine.FanfaSullivan@sjsu.edu
Ocampo, VickyCCB 212408.924.3086Vicky.Ocampo@sjsu.edu

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