Rosemary Batorski, MEd, MOT, OTR
Associate Professor
rbatorski@uthsc.edu

Rosemary E. Batorski is a tenured Associate Professor who has served in the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis since the program’s inception in 1988. She served as Academic Fieldwork Coordinator until 2008 and has also served as Interim Chair of the Department.  Her research interests, areas of practice and consultation are in mental health, addictions, adult acute care and rehab, home health, adult developmental delay, ethics, public health, accessibility issues and gerontology. Professor Batorski holds a B.A. in Psychology/Special Education from Westfield State College, Westfield, MA.; an M.Ed. in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling from  University of Memphis, Memphis, TN. and an M.O.T. from Texas Woman's University, Dallas, TX. and is doing doctoral work toward a degree in Public Health. She is a past President of the Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association (TOTA) and served for two terms as the Tennessee Representative (RA)to the AOTA Representative Assembly.

Lawrence Faulkner, PhD, OT/L
Associate Professor and Interim Chair
lfaulkn4@uthsc.edu

Dr. Faulkner is a graduate of the University of Texas at San Antonio Occupational Therapy (BSOT), University of Dundee Biomedical Engineering (MSc) and University of Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Sciences (PhD) programs. He has taught at Texas Tech University, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy and School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging. His research interests and clinical practice arc from adult through older adult including assistive technologies, posture and balance (motion analysis and Tai Chi), and community accessibility with an overall focus on clinical test development, occupational performance and quality of life.

Anita Mitchell, MS, OTR
Associate Professor
amitchell@uthsc.edu

Mrs. Mitchell is a graduate of the University of Missouri (BHS, OT) and Boston University (MS, with a specialty in pediatric occupational therapy). She is currently pursuing a PhD in Educational Research at the University of Memphis. She joined the faculty of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Occupational Therapy Department in 1992. Her practice experience is in pediatrics, and she has worked as a staff occupational therapist and chief of occupational therapy at Les Passes Children’s Rehabilitation Center (Memphis), Boston University Children’s Clinic (Boston), UT Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities (Memphis), and Kids and Nurses (Memphis). Her research interests include qualitative aspects of children’s hand skills, occupational therapy assessment, and the development of critical reasoning and epistemological beliefs in occupational therapy students.

Susan McDonald, MA, OTR/L
Assistant Professor and Chattanooga Distance Site Coordinator
susan-mcdonald@utc.edu

Ms. McDonald is a licensed occupational therapist. She received her B.S. in Occupational Therapy and a Masters degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Alabama in Birmingham.  She has over 30 years experience working in occupational therapy. She has worked in a variety of settings throughout her career including psychiatry, rehabilitation, hand therapy, geriatrics, home health, academia, and pediatrics.

Ms. McDonald has served as a member of the Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy, past president of the Alabama Occupational Therapy Association and the Committee of State Association Presidents of the American Occupational Therapy Association.  She has served and currently serves on a variety of committees and boards on the local and national levels that promote excellence in all aspects of pediatric health care.

She joined the OT faculty of UTHSC in July 2005 as the Coordinator of the Chattanooga campus.
 
Teaching Areas:
            Perspectives of Early Development
Biomechanical Aspects of Occupational Performance
Conceptual Foundations of Occupational Therapy
Neurological Aspects of Occupational Performance

Research Interests:
Pediatrics (Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders)
Clinical Reasoning

Faculty Practice Areas:
School System Pediatrics

Ann Nolen, PsyD, OTR
Associate Professor
anolen@uthsc.edu

Lisa Schubert, MA, OTR
Assistant Professor
lschuber@uthsc.edu

Lisa Schubert is a graduate of the New York University masters program in Occupational Therapy and the State University of New York –College at Buffalo with a bachelor’s degree in Special Education and Elementary Education. She has pediatric clinical experience that spans hospital based, school and community settings, and home-based early intervention settings. Specialized areas of expertise include Neonatal Intensive Care and Feeding Dysfunction with pediatric clients. She is currently a distance OTD doctoral student at Boston University where her anticipated focus will be community program development for families experiencing homelessness.

Lisa Tekell, MS, OTR/L, OTD
Assistant Professor, Academic Fieldwork Coordinator
ltekell@uthsc.edu

Dr. Tekell received her education from St. Ambrose (B.S. Psychology), Western Michigan University (M.S. OT) and the University of St. Augustine (OTD).  Dr. Tekell has presented nationally and regionally at venues including AOTA, Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association, and the American Foundation for the Blind.  Previous clinical experience includes serving as the director of Community Occupational Therapy Services, a grant funded program serving people recovering from homelessness.  She has also practiced in skilled and assisted nursing facilities and home health.  Her expertise is in community rehabilitation.  Most recently, she provided services abroad in the Dominican Republic.