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Charlotte Royeen, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FASAHP, FNAP

Dean, College of Health Sciences
Professor, Department of Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences
Education

PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
MS, Washington University School of Medicine
BS, Tufts University
 

Contact Info:

600 S. Paulina St.
1007 AAC
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 942-9658
charlotte_l_royeen@rush.edu
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Biography

Charlotte B. Royeen, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FASAHP, FNAP, is the dean of the College of Health Sciences.  She received her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy at Washington University School of Medicine and her Doctor of Philosophy from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Royeen has received many honors and awards recognizing her for her work in the field of occupational therapy, including the Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship Award – the highest scholarly award bestowed by the American Occupational Therapy Association. Most recently, she was named the A. Watson Armour III and Sarah Armour Presidential Professor at Rush; this honor recognizes special excellence as an academic leader in the biomedical sciences. Royeen has published more than 40 books and book chapters and 75 journal articles, and she brings a wealth of leadership experience to the college and to the entire Rush community.

Honors and Activities
  • Leaders & Legacy Society of the American Occupational Therapy Association, 2016
     
  • A. Watson Armour III and Sarah Armour Presidential Professor, 2016
Publications
Books
 
Royeen, C.B., & Luebben, A.L. (Eds) (2009). A compendium of leading scholarship in sensory integration. Bethesda: American Occupational Therapy Association.
 
Royeen, C.B., Jensen, G.M., and Harvan, R. (Eds.) (2009) Leadership in Interprofessional Health Education and Practice. Sudbury, MA: Jones Bartlett Publishers.
 
Purtilo, R.B., Jensen, G.M., and Royeen, C.B. (Eds.) (2005). Educating for moral action: A sourcebook in health and rehabilitation ethics. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis. Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award, 2006.
 
Royeen, C.B. (Ed.) (2003). Pediatric issues in occupational therapy: A compendium of leading scholarship. Bethesda: AOTA.
 
Kramer P., Hinojosa J. & Royeen, C.B. (Eds.) (2003). Perspectives in human occupation: Participation in life. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott/Williams & Wilkins.
 
Book Chapters
 
Royeen, C.B., and Kramer, P. (in press). Professional Preparation for Practice. Chapter in Joy Higgs, Will Letts (Canada/OZ), Dale Sheehan (NZ), Julie Baldry-Currens (UK), and Gail Jensen (USA). Realising Exemplary Practice-Based Education. Sense Publishers, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
 
Cassini, T., Royeen, C.B., Barney, K., & Royeen, M. (2011). Chapter 42, “The occupation of city walking: Crossing the invisible line. Occupational Therapy Without Borders” Volume 2. Towards an Ecology of Occupation-Based Practices. St. Louis, MO.
 
Luebben, A.L., & Royeen, C.B. (2010). Chapter 8, “Nonstandardized testing” (pages 157-158) in J. Hinojosa, P. Kramer and P. Crist (Eds.), Evaluation: Analyzing and interpreting data. Bethesda, MD: AOTA.
 
Goulet, C., Doll J., Cochran T., Jensen, G.M. and Royeen, C.B. (2010). Interprofessional scholarship, service and action: A sustainable model for scholarship of engagement. In Participatory Partnerships for Social Action and Research. Chapter in Harter, Hamel-Lambert, and Millesen (Eds.); Dubuque, IA: Kendall Publishing Company, Dubuque, Iowa.
 
Jensen, G.M., & Royeen, C.B. (2010). Education of professionals: Health related. In International Encyclopedia of Education (2nd Ed.) New York: Elsevier.
 
Recent Presentations -
 
Luebben, A., Peters, C., Price, P., and Royeen, C.B. (2012). Drivers of change: A vision for the future of occupational therapy in 2050. American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Meeting, 3 hour workshop, Indianapolis, April 2012.
 
Royeen, C.B., Seyed, O., and Sethi, C. (2011). Publication oriented neuroscience literacy: A functional approach introducing a heuristic for “early warning” of brain dysfunction affecting daily life. Paper presentation at the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions Annual Conference, New Orleans, October, 2011.
 
Royeen, C.B., and Sethi, Chetna (2011). “Of human bondage – A neglected construct in occupational science: The relationship of pain to occupational deprivation. Paper presentation at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Occupational Science (SSO): USA, Park City, Utah, October 21.
 
Royeen, C.B. (2011). Keynote speaker for the 75th Anniversary of the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions.
 
Royeen, C.B. (2011). Engagement in Occupation is Participation. Virginia Occupational Therapy Association School System Symposium, (Richmond, VA, March).