Promoted to faculty

by Michele Berhorst  •  December 14, 2018

The Program in Occupational Therapy has promoted Marian Keglovits, OTD, MSCI, OTR/L; Emily Somerville, OTD, OTR/L; Sue Tucker, OTD, OTR/L, ATP; and Quinn Tyminski, OTD, OTR/L, to its faculty as instructors in occupational therapy effective January 1, 2019.

Keglovits earned her bachelor’s degree in anthropology in 2008 from Colorado College and her master’s degree in clinical investigation and doctoral degree from Washington University in 2014. Keglovits’ research involves occupational performance and participation in the home and community for older adults, people with physical disabilities and their caregivers. Her primary focus is on the impact of the environment on occupational performance and participation. Since 2014, she has been a member of Dr. Susy Stark’s Participation, Environment and Performance Laboratory.

Somerville earned her bachelor’s degree in 2005 from Covenant College and her master’s (2007) and doctoral (2017) degrees in occupational therapy from Washington University. Somerville’s research interests include promoting the participation of older adults with functional limitations through the provision of intensive, tailored home modification interventions designed to enhance the performance of daily activities in the home. Since 2007, she has been a member of Dr. Susy Stark’s Participation, Environment and Performance Laboratory. She serves as the lead occupational therapy interventionist and implements study interventions research participants for the lab’s various studies.

Tucker earned her bachelor’s degree (2000) in psychology and her master’s (2002) and doctoral (2014) degrees in occupational therapy from Washington University. She is a certified Assistive Technology Professional (ATP). Tucker’s scholarly activity focuses on seating and mobility, mobility evaluation and training, and adaptive sports and fitness. Tucker also conducts research in the areas of clinical outcomes and health and wellness. She has more than 17 years of experience in coaching adaptive sports and currently is the assistant coach of the USA Wheelchair Rugby team.

Tyminski earned her master’s degree in occupational therapy from Washington University in St. Louis in 2012 and her occupational therapy doctorate from Saint Louis University in 2017. Tyminski’s scholarly work focuses on clinical research and assessment development in community-based mental health practice. Prior to joining the Program in fall of 2017, she gained clinical experience practicing with individuals living with mental illness in both inpatient and community-based settings, as well as, individuals experiencing homelessness and incarcerated individuals. Tyminski’s current research interests focus on occupational therapy program development and assessment within a local homeless shelter.

 

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