VCU Occupational Therapy - College of Health Professions

Go Baby Go is a community-based program that adapts remote controlled cars to meet the needs of children in local communities, including Richmond 🧩🛠️
Check out some of our OT students working with other OTs, PTs, and SPTs on a project!🏎️🛞💙

Thank you to all who joined us for our information session today! We hope you learned a lot and will keep in contact with us. If you have any questions, feel free to email us at [email protected] or direct message us through our social media accounts. 📩📲
If you weren’t able to attend today’s session, we hope to see you on Friday, September 18th from 1-3pm! 📝🧠

Thank you VCU College of Health Professions for hosting an amazing New Student Day! 😁

Fun Fact: Dr. Amy Darragh, Dean of VCU College of Health Professions, is an Occupational Therapist! 🙌

We were saddened to hear of the recent death of Barbara Rider, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA. While Barbara was not officially associated with VCU OT, she was the long-time partner of Fred Sammons, PhD (Hon), OT, FAOTA, who was a VCU alum and great supporter of the OT Department. Fred passed away in November 2025. We fondly remember their visit in 2019, which was filled with stories and laughter.

The VCU OT department was thrilled to welcome occupational therapy practitioners to VCU and Prana OT this weekend for Module 6 of the CLASI CASI Certification Program!
It was a great 4 day intensive of hands-on learning, collaboration, and advancing clinical skills in Ayres Sensory Integration®. We loved having this incredible group learning together on our campus!

Check out this latest interview with recent grad, Annalise Porreca!

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Our Grad 1s are in the heat of Anatomy with collaborative learning, lectures and lab sessions. Here’s a look back at the first few weeks as they build foundations for the journey ahead! 🔥🦴

Huge congratulations to Dr. Lauren Andelin on her well-deserved promotion to Associate Professor! Since 2020, Lauren has been an invaluable member of the VCU faculty, demonstrating a commitment to teaching excellence and student success. As Director of Fieldwork Education, she goes above and beyond to mentor the next generation of occupational therapists, creating a environment where students thrive. Beyond the classroom, her leadership and national visibility within the occupational therapy community continue to bring great distinction to our program. We are so proud to celebrate her growth and leadership!