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E-Mail: cjanssen@medicine.nodak.edu
Education/Clinical Background:
I obtained my bachelor’s degree in 1990 and master’s
degree in 2006 in occupational therapy from the University
of North Dakota and am currently taking courses toward
a Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning, Higher Education. I
have worked primarily in long term care for 16 years with
additional experience in home health, pediatrics, industrial
rehabilitation, hospitals, and outpatient services. I
have been instructing occupational therapy courses at
the University of North Dakota since 2001, starting as
adjunct instructor and gradually moving to full time,
assistant professor.
Teaching:
- Gerontics
- Medical Science
- Physical Disabilities Practicum Seminar
- Management, Group Leadership
- Personal and Professional Development
- Level One Fieldwork Coordination
- Principles of Education
Research/Scholarly Interests:
I am most interested in all areas of wellness and finding
ways that people can achieve a sense of well-being, despite
physical, cognitive, or emotional limitations. I am intrigued
by the manner in which occupational performance can enhance
wellness. I am also interested in memory and learning
in the brain and how they impact cognitive wellness. I
have a special interest in the elderly population and
would really like to see OTs become more involved in true
prevention rather than strictly intervention that occurs
after elderly have already become injured, ill, or impaired.
This issue inspires an interest in community services.
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