Professional Background

Sharon A. Cermak  EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA Professor Department of Occupational Therapy http://people.bu.edu/cermak/

 

 

EDUCATION:          

EdD,    School of Education

            Department of Special Education

            Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, 1981

MS,     Sargent College

            Department of Occupational Therapy

            Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, 1971

BS,      College of Health Professions

            Department of Occupational Therapy

            Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1969

 

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

Boston University, Sargent College

            Professor in Occupational Therapy, 1994 to present.

            Associate Professor in Occupational Therapy, 1981 to 1994.

            Assistant Professor in Occupational Therapy, 1976 to 1981.

            Instructor in Occupational Therapy, 1973 to 1975.

 

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS:
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Worcester, Massachusetts
            Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health 2005-present
UAP/LEND program, The E.K. Shriver Center, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Waltham, Massachusetts
            Director of Occupational Therapy Training 2004-present
UAP/LEND program, The Children’s Hospital, Boston Massachusetts
            Director of Occupational Therapy Training, 1999-present
Maternal and Child Health Department, School of Public Health, Boston University
            Member, Advisory Board MCH Training Grant 1997-present
The Spectrum Institute, Baltimore, MD
            Member, Board of Directors 2004-present
UAP/LEND program, The Shriver Center and Floating Hospital
            Member, Advisory Board 1998-2004
UAP/LEND program, Children’s Hospital, Boston Massachusetts
            Member, Advisory Board 1999-present
Spiral Foundation, Occupational Therapy Associates, Inc. Watertown, Massachusetts
            Member, Advisory Board 2003-present
Pediatric Therapy Network, Torrance, California
            Member, Research Advisory Board
The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
            Dept of Movement Sciences, Visiting Professor, 1999
The Sargent Clinic at Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.
            Consultant and member of the Clinic Council, 1992-1997.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Occupational Therapy.
            Adjunct Professor, 1991-1992.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, Waltham, Massachusetts.
            Adjunct Clinical Associate, 1988 to present.
Sensory Integration International, Torrance, California.
            Faculty member, 1976 to 1988; Faculty Emeritus, 1989 to present.
Landmark School for Children with Learning Disabilities, Beverly, Massachusetts.
            Consultant to Language Development Research Center, 1977 to 1990.
Brockton Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Brockton, Massachusetts.
            Consultant to Rehabilitation Services Department, 1980 to 1988.
Natick Public Schools, Natick, Massachusetts. 
            Occupational Therapy Consultant, 1977 to 1979.
Chelsea Public Schools, Chelsea, Massachusetts.
            Occupational Therapy Consultant, 1974 to 1975.
Associated Day Care Services, Boston, Massachusetts.
            Occupational Therapy Consultant, 1973 to 1975.
Youville Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
            Occupational Therapist, 1971 to 1973.
Community Center School for Children with Learning Disabilities, Roxbury, Massachusetts.
            Occupational Therapy Consultant, 1970 to 1971.
Mattapan Chronic Disease Hospital, Mattapan, Massachusetts.
            Occupational Therapist, 1969 to 1970.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION:

Registered Occupational Therapist, 1969 to present.

Licensed Occupational Therapist, Massachusetts, 1983 to present.

Certified in Administration and Interpretation of the Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests (Certification #5763), 1990 to present.

Certified in Administration and Interpretation of the Southern California Sensory Integration Tests, 1976 to present.

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

National:

American Occupational Therapy Association, 1969 to present.

      1.   Chair , 1997-1998 (and 1989 to 1990), Academy of Research, American Occupational Therapy Foundation, Charter member 1988, member 1988 to present.

      2.   Member, American Occupational Therapy Foundation Committee on Research Awards, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993 (Chair:  Catherine Trombly).

      3.   Curriculum Consultant:  Neuroscience Foundations of Human Performance, 1989 to1990.

      4.   Graduate Representative, Commission on Education, 1985, 1986.

      5.   Member of the Editorial Board, American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1980 to 1982.

      6.   Advisory Board Member - Sensory Integration Specialty Section, 1978 to 1979.

      7.   Consultant on Research to American Occupational Therapy Foundation- Research Symposium, Sensory Integration Section, 1977 to 1979.

      8.   Member, Committee on Doctoral Programs in Occupational Therapy.

            Council of Education, 1975 to 1977.

      9.   Member, Task Force, Developmental Disabilities Special Interest Group, 1973 to 1974.

      10. Member, American Occupational Therapy Foundation Committees on Scholarships and Awards, 1972 to 1974.

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics

      1.   Assistant Editor, 1989 to 1991.

      2.   Member, Editorial Board, 1986 to 1988.

Association for Children With Learning Disabilities

      1.   Member, 1973 to present.

Sensory Integration International, 1973 to present.

      1.   Faculty member, 1976 to 1988.  Faculty emeritus, 1989 to present.

      2.   Research Affiliate, 1992 to present.

      3.   Member Grant Review Committee, 1994 and 1995.

      4.   Member Research Committee, 1980 to 1992.

      5.   Chairman, Committee on Development of Entry Exam, 1981 to 1984.

      6.   Chairman, University Certification Committee, 1980 to 1984.

      7.   Assistant Editor, Sensory Integration International Newsletter (Research), 1986 to 1992.

Partners of the Americas

      l.    Member, Board of Directors Massachusetts Chapter of Partners of the Americas, 2005-present

      2.   Member, 1997 to present

Israel Journal of Occupational Therapy

1.      Member, Editorial Board, 1997 to 1999; manuscript reviewer 1999-present

Perceptual and Motor Skills

      1.   Manuscript Reviewer

State:

Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy, member 1969 to present.

      1.   Secretary, 1972 to 1976, 1985 to 1987.

      2.   Member, Pediatric Special Interest Group, 1975 to present.

 

PROFESSIONAL HONORS:

Caroline Thompson lectureship. University of Wisconsin at Madison, 2002

Bridges 2002 Award, Pediatric Therapy Network, for linking research to practice

Recipient of the R.K. Gray Research Fellowship, 1998 (Australia).

A. Jean Ayres lecture award, Sensory Integration International, 1995. 

Special Recognition Award, Sargent College Alumni Association, Boston University, 1993.

Elected mentor, Class of 1993, University of Texas Medical Branch, School of Allied Health Sciences at Galveston, Department of Occupational Therapy.

Member, Medical Relief Team, Heal the World (Michael Jackson).  Bucharest, Romania, 1992.

Recipient of the A. Jean Ayres Award (American Occupational Therapy Foundation), 1991.

Recipient of Fulbright Lecture Award, 1990.

Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, American Occupational Therapy Foundation, 1986 to 1987.

Charter Member, Academy of Research, American Occupational Therapy Foundation, elected 1986.

Fellow, American Occupational Therapy Association, 1982.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center for Mental Retardation Traineeship, 1975 to 1976.

Maternal and Child Health Services, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Rehabilitation Services, Administration Traineeship, 1970 to 1971.

Graduated Ohio State University, Magna Cum Laude, 1969.

Occupational Therapy National Registration Examination Honors, 1969.

Vocational Rehabilitation Services Traineeship, Vocational Rehabilitation Administration, 1968.

 

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATIONS:

Member, Advisory Board, LEND program, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Boston, MA  1999 – present
Member, Advisory Board, LEND program, Shriver Center-Floating Hospital, Boston MA, 1999 – 2004
Member, Advisory Board, School of Public Health, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Boston University, Boston 1997 – present
Consultant, Developing a standardized test of sensory integration in Taiwan, National Science Council of Taiwan, 1998
Consultant, Unicef. Buzau, Romania 1998
Consultant, Romanian Children’s Relief.  Pepperell, MA  1997, 1998.
Research Consultant, Mercy College, New York 1997, 1998
Member, Advisory Board, University of New England, Occupational Therapy Program 1997.
Consultant, The Chosen Children from Romania. Barre, VT, 1995- 1997.
Member Advisory Board, Professional Training in Mental Retardation. The Shriver Center. Waltham,    MA. 1994 to present.
Advisory Panel, Polaroid Healthcare.  Business Imaging Group.  August, 1992.
The Sargent Clinic at Boston University.  Consultant to occupational therapy, 1993 – present.
Member, Advisory Board, Early Intervention Grant for Training Related Services Professions.  Awarded to the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center from the U.S. Department of Education, 1988.

 

                               

 

 

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