Alumnus: Dr. Allen Espelita

Dr. Allen Espelita earned his post professional occupational therapy doctorate from UMSAz.  He is currently the Vice President of Nevada Occupational Therapy Association (NOTA) and the American Occupational Therapy Political Action Committee (AOTPAC) ambassador for the state of Nevada.

Dr. Espelita recently presented the Adult ICU Occupational Therapy: Bridging the challenges from a novice practitioner’s perspective at the at Mountain West Virtual Occupational Therapy Conference, Montana, USA. He has also recently authored the research article titled Occupational Therapy in Operating Room An Emerging and Distinct Role in Collaborative Burn Care Practice for the Journal of Burn Care & Research.

Presenter at several state and national occupational therapy conferences.