Professional Development

Certification

  • Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) (09/2014 - Present)

Classes

  • Community Resiliency Model: Skills Orientation Training, Presented by School of Behavioral Health, LLULoma Linda, CA (06/2018)
  • Domestic Violence Workshop:  Presented by Children's Network and Morongo Tribal TANF (10/2017)
  • Program Evaluation for Grant Writing Cal State University, San Bernardino, CA (05/2010)
  • American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Long Beach, California (04/2008)
  • Creative Teaching Strategies, Ontario, California (01/2007)
  • Sensory Integration: Beyond the Basics, Loma Linda, California (04/2005)

Seminars and Conferences

  • Attachment and Trauma in Pediatric OT Practice Live Webinar providded by CIAO Seminars:  Maude LeRoux, OTR/L and Lara Taggart, EdD, OTR/L (05/2021)
  • Discipline Strategies for ADHD:  How to Manage Your Child's Most Challenging Behaviors Presented by Dr. David Anderson, Vice President of School and Community Programs, Child Mind Institute (03/2021)
  • Aging and Memory:  Neurocognitive Disorders in the Elderly Presented by Dr. Grace Lee,  Loma Linda University Health Homecoming 2021 (03/2021)
  • Impact of COVID on OT and OTA Students Presented by Special Interest Section, AOTA (02/2021)
  • SEL and Mental Health Panel Discussion Presented by Bryan Clement MEd, Director of Program and Partnerships at Dovetail Learning; Amanda Nickerson, Ph.D, Director of the Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention, University of Buffalo, SUNY and Katie Mason, MS, CAS, Success Specialist at Aperture Education (02/2021)
  • CalAIM 2021 Proposal Overview Presented by the California Department of Health Services and Department of Behavioral Health (01/2021)
  • Transition to Adulthood for Students with Developmental Disabilities Presented by Elizabeth Abadiotakis, OTD, OTR/L,  Summit Professional Education (01/2021)
  •  Loma Linda University Health, Staff Development  - Unconscious Bias (08/2020)
  • Building Resiliency to Isolation and Loneliness:  How to Increase Our Resiliency During the COVID-19 CrisisPresented by Patrick Hendry, Vice President of Mental Health America (04/2020)
  • AOTA Commission on Education and Academic Education SIS Webinar  (04/2020)
  • How Can Online Instructors Better Manage Their Workloads? Presented by Dr. Brian Udermann, Director of Online Education, University of Wisconsin- LaCrosseMagna 20-Minute Mentor Series (02/2020)
  • Prescription Drug Misuse Prevention:  Strategies for You Presented by Tessa Miracle, Illinois Higher Education Center for alcohol, other drug and violence prevention.  Sponsored by IHEC (02/2020)
  • Addressing Adversity to Promote Resilience:  Role of Occupational Therapy Practitioners Presented by LLU OT Faculty, addressing ACEs, Attachment Theory, Domestic Violence, Technology, Trauma and Adolescents, Interdisciplinary Collaboration with Social Work.  12.5 Contact Hours (02/2020)
  • What Culturally Responsive Teaching Techniques Can I Use to Improve Learning? Presented by Kate Sweeney, Faculty, Columbia University as part of LLU Excellence in Teaching and Learning /center Magna 20-Minute Mentor (10/2019)
  • How Can I Manage the Disconnect Between Faculty and Student Perceptions of Rigor to Increase Learning? Presented by Lolita Paff, PhD, Associate Professor, Business and Economics, Penn State BerksMagna Publications, 20 Magna Minute Mentor (10/2019)
  • Planning for Success:  Leveraging CMS Patient Experience Surveys as a Health Care Provider Presented by Complia Health in a webinar format (05/2019)
  • Re-Wire the Anxious Brain:  Using neuroscience to end Anxiety, Panic and Worry Presented by Dr. Catherine Pittman (05/2019)
  • Chronic Illness and the Family Presented by the School of Behavioral Health; Strategies to support families dealing with chronic illness (02/2019)
  • Therapist Rehabilitation Strategies for Dementia PatientsSan Bernardino, CA (10/2018)
  • Payment Shift from Volume to Value: Maximizing the Opportunity for OTAOTA Webinar (10/2018)
  • The Aging Brain:  Assessment, Treatments and Intervention for Alzheimer's Disease and other DementiasRiverside, CA (02/2018)
  • OTAC Annual Conference, Sacramento, CA (10/2017)
  • AOTA 2017 Annual Conference/Centennial CelebrationPhiladelphia, PA (04/2017)
  • American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference/Centennial CelebrationPhiladelphia, PA Session attendance:  Productive Aging, Promoting Participation and Mental Wellbeing, Understanding the Transition from School to Adult Life from the perspective of Young Adults with Disabilities and Their Families, OT Intervention and Life Skills Training for Juvenille Offenders, Holistic Approach to Addressing Sexuality, Presidential Address: Unlocking the Potential of Everyday Occupations, Town Hall Meeting:  Opportunities and Issues Facing the Profession (04/2017)
  • Compassion for Those Who Don't Deserve ItLoma Linda University Health, BHI (09/2016)
  • Case Management and the Health Care Professional (04/2016)
  • Annual Faculty Colloquuim "Impact of Domestic Violence,"  Damazo Amphitheatre, Centennial Complex, Loma Linda University (09/2013)
  • American Occupational Therapy Association National Conference, April, 2013 San Diego, California  (04/2013)
  • 16th Annual SAHP Alumni and Education Convention "Mental Health Issues in our Changing Society" Dr. Deborah Pitts Loma Linda, Ca (04/2012)
  • Healthy People 2012 Conference Sponsored by the School of Public Health, Loma Linda University Drayson Center, Loma Linda, CA (03/2012)
  • Art and Science Behind Writing Effective Multiple Choice Items Sponsored by the NBCOT San Jose, California (06/2011)
  • Healthy People 2010:  Crisis and Opportunity Loma Linda University, School of Public Health Loma Linda, CA (03/2010)
  • American Occupational Therapy Association Continuing Education Article:  Program Development and Beyond:  Creating a Sustainable Program (09/2009)
  • Wellness Intervention in Community Living for Older Adults, American Occupational Therapy Association (03/2009)
  • Healthy People 2010:  Double Trouble:  Lifestyle Medicine Strategies for Prevention and Intervention of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Loma Linda University (03/2009)
  • Secretary''s Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 (Webinar session) (02/2009)
  • Trauma and its Effects on the Brain, Dr. Bruce Perry, Child Trauma Academy, San Bernardino County Children''''s Network (06/2008)
  • Strengthening Families in the 21st Century:  Health, Wholeness and Faith, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California (04/2008)
  • 12th Annual SAHP Alumni Weekend, Orthopedic Upper Extremity, Top 10, Dr. James Matiko, Arrowhead Orthopedics (04/2008)
  • American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, St. Louis, Missouri (07/2007)
  • AOTA Accreditation Evaluator''s Workshop, Bethesda, Maryland (02/2007)
  • Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Evidence Based Practice, Loma Linda, California (04/2006)
  • 11th Annual Worldwide Luminary Series Leading to Greatness: Building True Success Wherever You Live and Work, San Bernardino, California (11/2005)
  • Violence in our Schools and Communities in San Bernardino County, Behavioral Health Resource Center, Rialto, California (05/2005)
  • Third Annual Research Conference of the Society for the Study of Occupation: USA, Warm Springs, Oregon (10/2004)
  • Eyedentifying Your Role in Vision Therapy and Upper Body Kinesiotaping Fundamentals, Loma Linda, California (04/2004)
  • 16th Annual Occupational Science Symposium, Creating an Academic Discipline that Supports Practice, USC, Los Angeles, California (01/2004)