Board of Directors Chair

Kendra Heatwole Shank PhD, OTR/L, CAPS 

Professional Affiliations: Associate Professor and Department Chairperson, Department of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science, Towson University

Position Statement: I have served on SSO:USA committees continuously since 2012 and as Chair of the Research Committee in 2020 and 2021. I previously served on the SSO:USA Board from 2019-2021 and am currently an active member of the Research Committee.  During these periods of service my appreciation for the community of scholars—and the spaces created for inquiry, growth, and advocacy—deepened. I am energized by the Society’s progress on multiple fronts and look forward to the opportunity to participate in the leadership during this era for SSO:USA.  

SSO Email: [email protected] 

 Past Board of Director Chairs

2021-2025: Betsy Francis-Connolly, University of New Haven, Connecticut 

2018-2020: Charles Christiansen

2015-2018: Jyothi Gupta, AT Still University

2010-2014: John White, Pacific University

2009-2010: Sheama Krishnagiri, San Jose State University

2007-2009: Pollie Price, University of Utah

2006-2007: Virginia Dickie, University of North Carolina

2005-2006: Ruth Zemke, University of Southern California (ret)

2004-2005: Doris Pierce, Eastern Kentucky University

2003-2004: Ferol Ludwig, Nova Southeastern University

2002-2003: Jean Spencer - term completed by Ferol Ludwig

2001-2002: Jeanne Jackson, Elizabeth Larson and Wendy Wood (Co-Chairs)