Dr. Janet Falk-Kessler Distinguished Lectureship and Day of Scholarship
Friday January 30th, 2026
12:00PM - 4:00PM
Fully virtual
Join an international and diverse roster of clinicians, educators, scholars, and presenters and earn up to 4 professional development contact hours!
Attendees can join live virtually or access all session recordings for up to 4 weeks after the conference.
The annual Dr. Janet Falk-Kessler Lectureship and Day of Scholarship honors the contributions of former Columbia program director Dr. Janet Falk-Kessler to the occupational therapy profession.
Registration will open November 10th.
For more information, please reach out to
Leslie Alas | la3047@cumc.columbia.edu
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Gordon Muir Giles is a leading expert in neurological rehabilitation, known for creating the first publicly funded long-term neurobehavioral program in the USA West of the Mississippi.
He co-developed the Neurofunctional Approach with Jo Clark-Wilson, which effectively accelerates recovery after traumatic brain injury. His recent research focuses on functional cognition
and performance-based measures to identify optimal interventions for clients with varying neurocognitive dysfunctions.
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Past Janet Falk-Kessler Distinguished Lecturers
2025: Kathryn Ellis, OTR/L, OTD, CSOT, AASECT-SC
2023: Victoria Garcia Wilburn, DHSc, OTR, FAOTA
2022: Amy Lynch, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, TBRI® Educator, SCFES
2021: Gary Bedell, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
2020: Danielle Butin, MS, OTR
2019: Kristie Koenig, PhD, OT/L, FAOTA