Jennifer Fogo, PhD, OTR


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PhD, Purdue University
MS, University of Indianapolis
BS, University of Indianapolis

Jennifer Fogo is an assistant professor and the Director of the College of Health Sciences postprofessional program. She has clinical experience in the areas of pediatric and adult rehabilitation and assistive technology.

She teaches a variety of courses in the postprofessional program and lectures in the MOT program on assessment and intervention for children. She is an advocate for children and adults with disabilities, having served as camp director and president of the Board of Directors for CHAMP Camp Inc., a camp for children with tracheostomies or requiring respiratory technological assistance. She is also faculty liaison for UINDY's college chapter of Best Buddies.

Jennifer has presented locally and nationally on the development of handwriting in preschool, and the development of caring and competency in occupational therapy students. She has published research investigating the grapho-motor skills of kindergarteners using various sizes of pencils and the muscle recruitment of hand and forearm muscles during handwriting tasks. She continues to pursue research endeavors exploring the needs and support services for adolescents and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders, ASD.

Dr. Fogo is also the co-chair of People Power for the 2012 AOTA conference.

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