About me
Jayne Yatczak, PhD, OTRL is a full professor and former program director of the Occupational Therapy Program at Eastern Michigan University (EMU). She has been an occupational therapist for over 20 years. She has experience in clinical education, acute care, sub-acute rehab, and inpatient geriatric psychiatry. Dr. Yatczak’s research in the scholarship of teaching and learning has focused on knowledge transfer across the curriculum, professional development in health professions education, student and faculty thriving, professional socialization in occupational therapy, team-based learning and problem-based learning in occupational therapy education, and inter-professional education. Her clinical research has focused on personhood in people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. She has been published and presented at international, national and state conferences. Professional Memberships include the American Occupational Therapy Association and the Michigan Occupational Therapy Association.
