Kate
DeCleene Huber,
OTR, MS, OTD
Associate Dean, College of Health Sciences
University of Indianapolis
Kate DeCleene Huber is an Associate Professor and Chair of the School of Occupational Therapy, and the Associate Dean for the College of Health Sciences at University of Indianapolis. She holds an Occupational Therapy Doctorate and an MS and BS. She serves on the Board of Directors of the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy and she was a 2009 AOTA/AOTF Fellow in Leadership Development. Areas of expertise include pediatrics with a certification in sensory integration and curriculum development/design. Research interests are in sound therapy programs, fieldwork education, interdisciplinary education, professional behaviors in students, and curriculum development/design.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Preparing students to successfully manage situations they will encounter in their work lives outside the classroom is essential to broaden their scope beyond the knowledge, skills and communication style of one particular discipline. Major demographic shifts include greater diversity and aging of populations which present new challenges to existing systems of education and practice. The need for, and value of, interprofessional education (IPE) is well-established in the literature and advocated by multiple organizations including the Institute of Medicine and World Health Organization (Buring…