6 Recognition of Achievement Award Martha J. Sanders, PhD, MSOSH, OTR/L, CPE Quinnipiac University Hamden, Connecticut Dedicated Scholar, Selfless Servant, and Prominent Educator Martha J. Sanders has been a member of the Occupational Therapy Department at Quinnipiac University for over 25 years, making significant contributions to the occupational therapy knowledge base and education of OT students. She completed her doctoral studies in Health Services with a specialization in Com- munity Health, received an MS in Occupational Health and Safety, and MA in Occupational Therapy. She holds Board Certification in Professional Ergonomics and has published over 25 peer-reviewed articles across various disciplines. Dr. Sanders has consistently contributed to scholarship throughout her career beginning in the 1980s when she described the unique value of occupational therapy in pediatric rheumatology. Since then, she has explored risk factors for musculoskeletal disorder in dental hygiene, classroom-based physical activity and childhood fitness, occupation-based programming for novice older adult computer-users, and more recently, the use of home lighting to improve visual performance in older adults. Her doctoral work examined the impact of work on successful aging among older adults. She has contributed to more than 25 books, book chapters, and special interest section publications. She applies her passion for community-based practice by chairing the Quinnipiac University Ergonomics Committee and founding the first adapted soccer team (TOPSoccer) in her hometown. Outstanding Mentor Award Karen Jacobs, OT, EdD, OTR, CPE, FAOTA Boston University Boston, Massachusetts Boundless Enthusiasm to Educate, Innovate, Connect, Mentor Dr. Karen Jacobs is the Associate Dean of Digital Learning and Innovation, a Clinical Professor and the Program Director of the online post-professional doctorate in occupational therapy program at Boston University (BU), College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College. She has worked at BU for 36 years. Dr. Jacobs is a past president and vice president of AOTA. She has over 40 awards and honors including a 2005 Fulbright Scholarship to the University of Akureyri, Iceland the 2009 Award of Merit from the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) the Award of Merit from AOTA in 2003 and the 2011 AOTA Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship Award. She is the founding edi- tor-in-chief of WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation. As a dedicated clinician, educator, and researcher within occupational therapy for 40 years, Dr. Jacobs has not only demonstrated mentorship, but has shaped and defined the gold standard of mentorship of students and colleagues in practice, academia and research. Throughout her professional career, she has mentored hundreds of other occupational therapy practitioners to strengthen themselves and the profession in unanticipated ways. Her commitment to the development of others provides opportunities for all to advocate, teach, publish, and lead.

7 Gary Kielhofner Emerging Leader Niccole Rowe, BA, COTA/L Aspire OT Knoxville, Tennessee Promoting OTA Leadership Through Practice and Advocacy In her seven years as an occupational therapy assistant, Ms. Niccole Rowe’s efforts and accomplishments have exemplified leadership capacity through the development of future OTA leaders and advocating for occupational therapy’s role in the treatment of chronic pain. Ms. Rowe’s advocacy and leadership has included an emphasis on educating and encouraging OTA practitioners and students to begin their own leadership journeys. While serving on two leadership committees within AOTA, and her work on the student involvement committee for the Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association, she advocated for the role of OTAs in leadership. Her work to promote occupational therapy’s role in the treatment of chronic pain includes educating OT practitioners nationwide through presentations and two OT Practice continuing education articles. She has also presented nationally on the topics of burnout and OT/ OTA collaboration. Her passion for advocacy is also realized through her entrepreneurial role as Founding Partner for Aspire OT. In her various roles and accomplishments, Ms. Rowe has been able to exemplify leadership for OTAs at a local, state, and national level that will have a lasting impact on the profession. Emerging & Innovative Practice Award Terri Cassidy, OTD, OTR/L, CDRS Health Promotion Partners Colorado Springs, Colorado Innovative Practice Focused on Driving and Wellness Dr. Terri Cassidy is the founder of Health Promotion Partners, an innovative company focused on promoting the health and wellness of aging adults in the community. In her practice, Dr. Cassidy integrates both her skills as an occupational therapist and Certified Driver Rehabilitation Specialist to provide evaluation and interventions focused on helping clients to maintain mobility and community engagement. Dr. Cassidy was awarded a grant from the Colorado Department of Transportation in the Older Driver emphasis area. Her personal mission and focus with this grant are to build the capacity of medical profession- als to address driving risk as part of typical care through education, training, and community building. This outreach has included creating and running the Colo- rado Driving Community of Practice and hosting the Engaging Mobility Podcast. Dr. Cassidy completed her occupational therapy graduate work at Colorado State University and received her clinical doctorate in occupational therapy from the University of Utah. She is the past president of the Colorado ADED chapter and is a CarFit Instructor. She is the current Colorado representative to AOTA’s Representative Assembly and co-facilitates the Fitness to Drive Community of Practice through the AOTA Special Interest Sections. continued