Occupational Therapy
Faculty from the school's Department of Occupational Therapy Education are actively engaged in a range of activities with clinics, schools, and community-based partners.
Bailey Borgmier, OTR/L
Borgmier provides professional occupational therapy consulting services and supervises students in the KU occupational therapy degree program at several multi-disciplinary KU clinics in the local community. These settings include the ALS Association Clinic, MDA Adult and Pediatric Clinics, and the Parkinson's Disease & Movement Disorder Center. She also serves as an occupational therapist for the Driving and Mobility Services Clinic at KU Medical Center.
Jordan Borrell, Ph.D.
Borrell is a neurorehabilitation researcher who specializes in driving cortical plasticity to promote recovery via noninvasive brain stimulation and behavioral interventions in various neurological and neuromuscular injuries. He collaborates with therapists at the Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit at The University of Kansas Health System as well as with providers at AbilityKC and the Hanger Clinic.
Lauren Foster, OTD, OTR/L
As an occupational therapist for the ANW Special Education Cooperative, Foster provides health care services and consultation to school-based providers across five counties in southeast Kansas. Her work with the cooperative serves children with special needs ages 3 to 21 via both in-person and online visits.
Becky Glover, OTD, OTR/L, CBIS, LSVT-BIG
In a community setting at AbilityKC, Glover works with individuals who have sustained a neurological injury, and she contributes to the development and evaluation of organizational programs. Her areas of expertise include neurological rehabilitation, community reintegration and return-to-work program development for individuals living with neurological conditions. She is actively involved in creating and evaluating vocational rehabilitation services that support successful participation in work and other meaningful life roles. In addition to her clinical practice activities, Glover supervises students in KU's occupational therapy doctoral degree program and collaborates with other healthcare professionals on scholarly projects.
Laurie Steen, OTD, OTR/L, DRS
Steen provides occupational therapy services and supervises doctoral students in the KU occupational therapy degree program at two faculty practice sites at KU Medical Center. In her role as a driving rehabilitation specialist in the Driving and Mobility Services Clinic, she provides clinical assessments and rehabilitation of driving skills for individuals with a wide range of health conditions. Additionally, Steen serves as a clinical faculty practice supervisor at JaySTART, a student-run outpatient clinic focused on improving access to rehabilitation in the Kansas City area.
Sarah Synek, OTD, OTR/L, LSVT-Big
At Johnson County Developmental Supports in Lexena, Kansas, Synek works with individuals with intellectual developmental disabilities to help them build the skills needed for more independent living. This includes hosting "fun with occupational therapy" groups among other occupational therapy services provided at the individual, group and community level to support independence and participation in daily activities.
E (Alice) Zhang, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA-KS
Zhang provides parent training and behavioral consultation for families of children with autism spectrum disorder through the OASIS Clinic at the KU Department of Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center.