The John J. Bazyk Distinguished Speaker Day

The CSU Occupational Therapy Program has sponsored a Distinguished Speaker Day since 1998.  This event was named the John J. Bazyk Distinguished Speaker Day in 2001 in honor of John’s 13 years of leadership as Director of the OT Program.  An endowment account was established to support this event using a generous donation from Patrick Baker, class of 1997. 

The event has been organized to accomplish the following goals

1. Provide a seminar given by a nationally known scholar in occupational therapy for alumni and therapists in Northeast Ohio to thank them for their support of the CSU OT Program and to stimulate thoughts and discussion on current practice

2. Provide an opportunity for the students in the OT Program to interact with nationally known scholars and leaders in the profession

3. Provide an opportunity for the OT Program Faculty to interact with nationally known scholars to discuss academic issues such as curriculum, research, and practice

The past speakers for this event have included

1998	Christine Helfrich, Ph.D., OTR/L University of Illinois, Chicago	Domestic Violence and Occupational Therapy
1999	Suzanne Peloquin, Ph.D., OTR/L University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston	Affective Dimension of Practice
2000	Mary Law, Ph.D., OTC McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada	Partnership and Evidence
2001	Charles Christiansen, Ed.D., University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston	Chronic Illness and Happiness
2002	Karen Jacobs, Ed.D., OTR/L, CPF, FAOTA Boston University	School Violence Prevention
2003	M. Carolyn Baum, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA Washington University, St. Louis	Participation in Older Adults
2004	Loree Primeau, Ph.D., OTR, OT(C) University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston	Work and Play in Families
2005	Doris Pierce, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA Eastern Kentucky University	Designing for Occupation-based Practice
2006	Elizabeth Townsend, Ph.D., OT (C), Reg. N.S. FCAOTA	Occupational Justice and OT Practice
2007	Jeanne Jackson, Ph.D., OTR FAOTA	Lifestyle Redesign
2008	Wendy J. Coster,Ph.D. OTR/L	Joining Evidence and Clinical Expertise for Practice

Click here to view the 2005 Distinguished Speaker Lecture by Doris Pierce- Designing for Occupation-based Practice

Click here to view the 2006 Distinguished Speaker Lecture by Elizabeth Townsend-Occupational Justice

Click here to view the 2008 Distinguished Speaker Lecture by Wendy Coster-joining Evidence and Clinical Expertise for Practice