22nd Annual OT Graduate Student Research Conference

The 2025 Occupational Therapy Graduate Research Conference will feature a Keynote presentation by Dr. Michael Iwama, “Decolonizing Occupational Therapy Theory”.  Dr. Iwama is widely recognized for having developed the “Kawa Model” (‘Kawa’ is Japanese for ‘River’), the first substantial model of practice in the rehabilitation sciences developed outside the English-speaking world. He has emerged as a very important and progressive thinker in the fields of occupational therapy and rehabilitation sciences worldwide.  Dr. Iwama draws on his rich experience of acculturating into Eastern and Western social spheres of experience to drive his profound and critical perspectives on culture and its intersections with theory and practice in the rehabilitation sciences.

Registration is required.

Attendees can earn up to four professional development contact hours on completion of the conference survey.