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Brent Braveman, OTR,PHD,FAOTA

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I have been an occupational therapist since 1984. My experience has included multiple leadership and management positions in various healthcare and university settings.

I have written extensively in the areas of occupational therapy management, oncology rehabilitation, health policy and work and work disability.

I joined the American Occupational Therapy Association as a student in 1984 and have been an active member and advocate since that time. I have served as:

  • District of Columbia State Association President
  • Chairperson of the Administration and Management SIS
  • Special Interest Sections Council Chairperson
  • Speaker of the Representative Assembly
  • Secretary of the AOTA Board of Directors
  • Board Director of the American Occupational Therapy Political Action Committee (AOTPAC)

I live in Houston with three cats. I enjoy travel, downhill skiing, cooking, and entertaining.

Education

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
PhD, 2002
Public Health
1995 To 2002
Dissertation: A Qualitative Exploration of the Subscales of the Occupational Performance History Interview (OPHI-II)
Advisor: Gary Albrecht, PhD

George Washingtion University
Washington, District Of Columbia, United States
Master of Arts in Education, 1992
Human Resource Development
1989 To 1992

University of New Hampshire
Durham, New Hampshire, United States
Bachelor of Science, 1984
Occupational Therapy
1980 To 1984

Job History

MD Anderson Cancer Center
Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Services
Houston, TX, United States
January 2011 - present

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Director of Rehabilitation Services
December 2010 - present

University of Illinois at Chicago
Clinical Professor/Program Director
Chicago, IL, United States
August 2007 - December 2010

University of Illinois at Chicago
Clinical Associate Professor
Chicago, IL, United States
August 2002 - July 2007

University of Illinois at Chicago
Clinical Assistant Professor
Chicago, IL, United States
August 1997 - July 2002

University of Illinois at Chicago
Clinical Instructor/Director of Clinical Services
Chicago, IL, United States
April 1992 - July 1997

Alexandria Hospital
Director of Occupational Therapy
Alexandria, VA, United States
January 1989 - March 1992

National Rehabilitation Hospital
Staff Therapist/Senior Occupational Therapist (promoted 10/87)
Washington, DC, United States
August 1986 - December 1988

Gaylord Hospital
Staff Occupational Therapist
Walingford
April 1985 - July 1986