Karen Jacobs, OT, Ed.D., OT, OTR, CPE, FAOTA

Karen Jacobs earned a doctoral degree at the University of Massachusetts in Educational Leadership in Schooling, a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy at Boston University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. She is an occupational therapist and board-certified professional ergonomist (CPE).

At Boston University, Karen is the Associate Dean of Digital Learning and Innovation, a Clinical Professor of occupational therapy and the Program Director of the online post-professional doctorate in occupational therapy program at Boston University, College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College. She has worked at Boston University for 37 years and has expertise in the development and instruction of on-line graduate courses, use of technology to enable social participation among various populations of persons with disabilities, ergonomics, telehealth, and health care marketing.

A current research project in collaboration with faculty in the Boston University on-line post-professional doctorate in occupational therapy program is a mixed-methods study that is investigating equal peer-to-peer mentoring in occupational therapy on-line post-professional graduate education.

Since completing her doctorate in 1993, she has authored, co-authored, edited or co-edited more than 80 peer reviewed journal articles; and over 50 books (multiple editions) and book chapters. Karen is the founding editor-in-chief of the international, interprofessional journal, WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation. She is the co-author of 17 children’s books and is the moderator of two podcasts: Lifestyle by Design and HealthMatters@BUSargent.

Craig E. Slater, PhD, MPH

Craig Slater is the Director, Interprofessional Education and Practice at Boston University, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College. In this role, he has implemented an interprofessional education curriculum for students in occupational therapy, nutrition, athletic training, physical therapy and speech language pathology programs.

Over the past 10 years, Dr. Slater has been developing and delivering interprofessional education in undergraduate and graduate programs at universities in both Australia and the United States. He also has experience working in the public sector, developing and implementing large-scale interprofessional training programs for health professionals working in local health districts across the state of New South Wales. Dr. Slater has practiced as an occupational therapist in Australia and the United Kingdom. Dr. Slater’s research focuses on interprofessional collaboration in education and practice, and student self-directed learning approaches.