Suzanne Perea Burns, PhD, OTR

Assistant Professor
Texas Woman's University
Denton, Texas

Suzanne Burns, PhD, OTR is Assistant Professor in the School of Occupational Therapy in Denton, Texas. She received her B.S. degree in Nutrition/Dietetics and M.O.T. in Occupational Therapy at the University of New Mexico. She completed her Ph.D. in Occupational Therapy at Texas Woman's University and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina in Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke.
Clinically, Dr. Burns specializes in acquired brain injury rehabilitation in the context of the community. Her research foci are two-fold: (1) participation in context for adults with mild stroke, and in particular, the interplay between post-stroke executive dysfunction and the lived environment, and (2) leveraging mobile technology to mitigate health and participation disparities in persons with disabilities.

Presentation(s):

• Get Moving! Facilitating Return to Physical Activity and Exercise After Stroke (855445)

  Wednesday, October 21, 2020
  12:45 PM – 2:00 PM EST

• Epidemiology, Challenges, and Rehabilitation of Young Strokes (878682)

  Thursday, October 22, 2020
  11:00 AM – 12:15 PM EST

• mHealth Apps: Examining the Difference Between Availability and the Evidence

  Friday, October 23, 2020
  4:10 PM – 4:27 PM EST