Teaching Professional, Department of Occupational Therapy Online Program
Education:BS in Human Computer Interactions, DePaul University
MBA, Elmhurst University
MS in Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago
Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Boston University
Durkin, R. (in press). Rush Oak Park Hospital garden program case study. In A. Wagenfeld & S. Marder. Take it outside: Reconceptualizing where therapy is provided. St. Louis, MO; Mosby, Inc.
Selected Presentations
Wagenfeld, A. and Durkin, R. (2022, December). First Thursday occupation circle: Introducing the ageWISE preventive health program for older adults. [Virtual presentation]. Guest lecturer at Boston University. Boston, MA, United States.
Durkin, R. (2022, April). Preventive occupational therapy programming for older adults. [Virtual presentation]. Guest lecturer at University of New Hampshire Department of Occupational Therapy. Durham, NH, United States.
Durkin, R. (2021, July 22). Occupational therapy: What I wish I knew before I started my first job. [Virtual presentation]. Speaker at Rush Education and Career Hub. Chicago, IL, United States.
Durkin, R. (2021, July 9). Career panel series: Pathways to allied health. [Virtual panel]. Panel speaker at Rush Education and Career Hub. Chicago, IL, United States.
Durkin, R. (2019, April). Improving quality of life through acquisition of health-promoting habits and routines. Speaker at Rush Oak Park Hospital therapy department in-service. Oak Park, IL, United States.
Durkin, R. (2018, April). Optimizing sleep in a hospital setting to improve occupational performance. Speaker at Rush Oak Park Hospital therapy department in-service. Oak Park, IL, United States.
Diaz, D. and Durkin, R. (2017, May). Occupational therapy month: What is occupational therapy? Co-speaker at Rush Oak Park Hospital grand rounds. Oak Park, IL, United States.
Awards and Honors
University of Illinois at Chicago Beatrice D. Wade Clinical Educator Award (2019)
University of Illinois at Chicago Beatrice D. Wade Clinical Educator Award (2017)
Licenses and Certification
Licensed Occupational Therapist, Illinois
Registered Occupational Therapist by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
