Dr. Bozec has been an occupational therapist for more than 19 years. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Rockford University in 1998. Her Masters in Occupational Therapy from Midwestern University in 2001 and her Post-Professional Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Thomas Jefferson University in 2019. She has an advanced practice certificate in neuroscience from Thomas Jefferson University and has been a Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist since 2013. Dr. Bozec has worked with adult clients across the rehabilitation spectrum of care from acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, outpatient, and day rehabilitation programs. She is an adjunct professor and teaches courses in rehabilitation.

Dr. Bozec's scholarly interests include upper extremity motor recovery through task-specific training, implementation of assessments into clinical practice, knowledge translation and implementation science integrating research into clinical practice. She has presented nationally on neurological interventions for evidence-based practice and manual development in knowledge translation.

Dr. Richardson is an assistant professor in the Master of Science Occupational Therapy Program at Lewis University. She teaches courses in aging, theory, and evidence based practice. She earned her B.S. in Biology from Winthrop University in 2009, a Graduate Diploma in Zoology from University of Western Australia in 2011, and a Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Belmont University in 2016. Her clinical experience thus far has been with the adult and older adult population in settings including memory care, skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, and inpatient rehab. Dr. Richardson has had experience as an adjunct professor at Charleston Southern University in the Health Promotion Department.

Dr. Richardson's areas of interest include aging in place, dementia and memory care, spirituality, and community reintegration for Veterans. Dr. Richardson also has interest in research and has worked with the non-profit organization REBOOT Recovery as a research investigator. She is excited for the opportunity to give back to the next generation of OTs through teaching at Lewis University.

Dr. Alonso received her undergraduate occupational therapy degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a strong Model of Human Occupation influence under Dr. Gary Kielhofner. She earned her post-professional OTD from Rocky Mountain University with an emphasis on education. She brings over 30 years of experience to the classroom in areas of acute care, home health, clinical pediatric, and school-based practice. She currently holds a leadership position in a local school district and brings this knowledge to Lewis as an adjunct professor. She currently teaches the Leadership and Advocacy course for the Masters of Science Occupational Therapy program.

Dr. Alonso’s scholarly interests include evidence to support working with children and adults on the autism spectrum, supporting the sensory needs of clients in a natural setting, and creating leaders to ensure a strong future for the occupational therapy profession.

John Dudzik is a graduate of University of Wisconsin – Madison, BA in History (1977), University of Puget Sound, BS in OT (1981), University of Indianapolis, MHS in OT (2015) and DHSc in OT (2021). He has been an occupational therapist for nearly 40 years, with extensive experience in patient care, with a focus in rehabilitation of individuals with changes in their neurologic status including stroke and brain injury.

Mr. Dudzik served as OT supervisor for brain injury, pediatric, and subacute programs at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (now Shirley Ryan Ability Lab) from 1991 to 1997, and as Clinical Lead for OT at Alexian Rehabilitation Hospital in Elk Grove Village, IL from 2003-2019. He has completed numerous educational presentations to healthcare providers including OTs, PTs, SP, and nurses. Mr. Dudzik is also the current chairperson of the Illinois OT Association Leadership Development Program (LDP).

Teresa Morreale earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications at Clarke University in 2004 and a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2012. She has over ten years of clinical experience providing occupational therapy in outpatient, acute care, and inpatient rehabilitation settings for a wide range of diagnoses. Her background also includes several years of professional experience prior to her career in occupational therapy, where she worked at a public health nonprofit organization and at a career and technical education company. She enjoys bringing clinical experience to the classroom and applying academic experiences to inform and improve her clinical practice.