Debora Oliveira
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Office Hours

318 Lewis-Beck Bldg.

Monday/Wednesday: 1:00-3:00
Tuesday: 10:00-12:00

Schedule

Reaccreditation
Curriculum Development
Administration

Bio

Dr. Debora Oliveira has forty-five years as an occupational therapist and as a manager. As Director, she is responsible for all the administrative duties in the Masters in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) program.

Dr. Oliveira received her Bachelor of Science degree in occupational therapy from the University of Wisconsin, her Master of Science degree in healthcare administration from Nova Southeastern University, and PhD. in rehabilitation counseling from the Florida State University. Her areas of interest in research include aging, cognition, and their influence on activities of daily living. She is also interested in job satisfaction among faculty in higher education.

Dr. Oliveira has presented at several professional conferences at the state and national level. She is an active member of the American Occupational Therapy Association, the Florida Occupational Therapy Association, and the American Rehabilitation Counselor Association. She is President of the Florida Occupational Therapy Association.

She teaches a variety of classes including scientific inquiry, aging and occupational therapy, assessment and evaluation, and is a continuing education provider for area occupational therapists.

Areas of Interest

  • Advocacy
  • Government affairs
  • Aging in place
  • Professional organizations
  • History
  • Reading
  • Nature walks

Education

  • Florida State University  | 2011
    PhD. in Rehabilitation Counseling
  • Florida State University | 2008
    Ed.S. Specialist in Rehabilitation Counseling
  • NovaSoutheastern University | 1992
    MS in Healthcare Services Administration
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1977
    BS Occupational Therapy

Work History

  • Professor/Program Director | 2016-present
    Florida A&M University
  • Associate Professor/Interim Director | 2008-2016
    Florida A&M University
  • Assistant Professor/Academic Fieldwork Coordinator | 2004-2008
    Florida A&M University
  • Clinician and Manager in Occupational Therapy | 1978-2004
    Iowa, Massachusetts, and Florida

Academic Accomplishments

 

  • Etheridge, J., Nash, B., & Oliveira, D. (2023) Recruitment efforts for BIPOC occupational therapy students: A narrative review. The Journal of the National Society of Allied Health. Accepted for publication 2023-2024.
  • Nash, B., , Etheridge, J. , Gray, K. Oliveira, D., Michaud, S., Wilson, S., & Akintunde, K. (2022) Perceptions of barriers impacting the return to work for individuals with spinal cord injuries: a qualitative study. Journal of the National Society of Allied Health, 19 (1), 45-53.
  • Oliveira, D.S., & McNeill, M.H (2009). The influence of assessment on curriculum change in allied health education at a historically black university. Journal of Best Practices in Health Professions Diversity: research, Education, and Practice. Accepted.
  • Oliveira, D.S. and Hudson, W. (2007). Barriers to stroke adjustment and adaptation in people 65 and older: An archival review. Journal of Best Practices in Health Professions Diversity: research, Education, and Practice, 1 (2). 51-63.

Books
  • Kinney, A. & Oliveira, D. (2011). Professional roles: Occupational therapist and occupational therapist assistant collaboration in work related practice. In Braveman, B.H., & Page, J.J., Work: Promoting participation & productivity through occupational therapy (Chpt. 12). Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis.
 
Presentations
  • Oliveira, D. and Kornblau, B. The parallel history of occupational therapy and legislative acts. Presented at the annual conference of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 2017.
  • Kornblau, B. L., Leer, J., Erlich, O., Klimek, J. & Oliveira, D. (2016, September 8). Medullary sponge kidney: Patient perspectives on quality of life and occupations. Poster presentation. Pain Week™ 2016. American Society of Pain Educators, Las Vegas, NV.
 
Published Abstracts
  • Pride, A., Kornblau, B., Oliveira, D., Mbiza, S. Keith, D. and Williams, P. (2017). Correlation between executive function and instrumental activities of daily living in older adults with mild to moderate dementia. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2017. Vol 71 (4).
  • Sasson, S., Dietrich, n., Patel, K. and Oliveira, D. (2017). Quality of life among older drivers and nondrivers. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2017. Vol 71 (4), Supplement 1.
  • Sullivan, M., Smith, E., Roddenberry, S., Kornblau, B. and Oliveira, D. (2017). Fibromyalgia: Patients’ perspectives of quality of life and occupation. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2017. Vol 71 (4).
  • Morgan, D., Kornblau, B., Oliveira, D., Gaston, D., Williams, M. (2017). Arthritis: Patients’ perspectives on quality of life and occupation. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2017. Vol 71 (4).
  • Edwards, A., Burke, M., Linster, A., Alexander, A., Kornblau, B. and Oliveira, D. (2017). How parents with disabilities view or define quality of life. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2017. Vol 71 (4).
  • Thompson, S., Morris, K., Smith, R., Kornblau, B., Alexander, A. and Mbiza, S. (2017). Patients’, caregivers’, and parent’s perception of occupational therapists. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2017. Vol 71 (4).
  • Smith, L., Hartsfield, A., Lumpkin, J., Kornblau, B and Oliveira, D. (2017). The role of mentors for people with spinal cord injuries and the return-to-work process. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2017. Vol 71 (4).
  • Jehl, E., Solger, E., weaver, C., Oliveira, D., Kornblau, B., Mbiza, S. and Alexander, A. (2017). Chronic pain patients’ perceptions treatments that decrease pain and increase function. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2017. Vol 71 (4).
  • Leer, J., Klimek, J., Ehrlich, O., Kornblau, B. and Oliveira, D. (2017). Medullary sponge kidney: Patients’ perspectives of quality of life and occupation. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2017. Vol 71 (4).

Awards

  • David D. Clark Award of Excellence | 2017
    Florida Occupational Therapy Association
  • Louise Sampson Leadership Award | 1992
    Florida Occupational Therapy Association

Courses Taught

  • Competency in Occupational TherapyOTH 6938
  • Scientific Inquiry I OTH 5766
  • Scientific Inquiry II OTH 6767
  • Scientific Inquiry III OTH 6768
  • Assessment with Adults OTH 6936
  • Evaluation in Occupational Therapy 6017
  • Orthotics and Prosthetics 6170