Faculty & Staff

Cathy Dow-Royer, Ed.D., OTR/L
Associate Professor and Program Director of Occupational Therapy
413.205.3262
cathy.dow-royer@aic.edu

Cathy Dow-Royer, Ed.D., is an Associate Professor and Director of the Occupational Therapy Program. Dr. Dow-Royer earned her undergraduate degree in occupational therapy at the University of Illinois, and her doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Massachusetts. She has over 34 years of experience as a practicing clinician, including 12 years as the owner of a private hand therapy practice. Dr. Dow-Royer began her academic career at AIC in 1998 and has provided leadership during two successful program accreditations, as well as the curriculum transition from a bachelor to a master's level professional program. In addition to her administrative responsibilities, she teaches the research series courses and guest lectures on topics such as splinting and modalities. Research interests include the influence of academic departments on faculty scholarship in occupational therapy.

Jeanne Morin, OTD, OTR/L
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
413.205.3537
jeanne.morin@aic.edu

Jeanne Morin has been an occupational therapist for over 30 years. Dr. Morin has continually evolved as a therapist with post-professional pursuits that include a M.S. (1998) and doctorate (2005) in Occupational Therapy. Dr. Morin has over 12 years of experience in academia including serving as program director for an associate degree OTA program. Her teaching responsibilities reflect her primary practice area in school systems, development of occupations, activity analysis, kinesiology and occupational science. Dr. Morin’s research interests include the study of how individuals' contexts (environments) are incorporated into the OT process and the clinical utility of assessments and interventions in pediatric practice.

Judith Stinson, MS, OTR/L
Assistant Professor and Fieldwork Coordinator of Occupational Therapy
413.205.3550
judith.stinson@aic.edu

Professor Stinson received her Bachelor and Master's degrees in Occupational Therapy from Boston University. She has over 25 years experience working with individuals throughout the continuum of care in a variety of school, community and medical settings and is a Certified in Aging in Place Specialist. Her part time teaching responsibilities include the integrated Fieldwork/Service Delivery courses OTR592 and OTR692 and the Fieldwork Seminar OTR885. Ms. Stinson has been an Academic Fieldwork Coordinator since 1998 during which time she has established level I and level II fieldwork partnerships in a variety of clinical and community settings throughout the country. In her role as academic liaison to clinicians, she especially enjoys developing and sharing fieldwork resources related to current practice and fieldwork trends. She has presented on fieldwork education at numerous individual practice settings and local, state and national conferences.