Kathlyn L Reed, PhD, Faota

Kathlyn L. Reed, PhD, OTR, FAOTA, MLIS, is associate professor emerita, School of Occupational Therapy, Texas Woman's University, Houston Center, Texas. She completed her basic education in occupational therapy at the University of Kansas, earned her master's degree in occupational therapy from Western Michigan University, obtained a doctorate in special education from the University of Washington, and was awarded a second master's in information and library studies from the University of...See more

Kathlyn L. Reed, PhD, OTR, FAOTA, MLIS, is associate professor emerita, School of Occupational Therapy, Texas Woman's University, Houston Center, Texas. She completed her basic education in occupational therapy at the University of Kansas, earned her master's degree in occupational therapy from Western Michigan University, obtained a doctorate in special education from the University of Washington, and was awarded a second master's in information and library studies from the University of Oklahoma. She has been active in occupational therapy for more than 50 years as a practitioner, educator, and consultant. She was a staff therapist in psychiatry at the University of Kansas Medical Center, instructor in occupational therapy at the University of Washington in Seattle, founding director of the occupational therapy program at the University of Oklahoma, and a reference and education librarian at the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library. Reed has authored or co-authored seven textbooks, including as the second author with Lori Andersen of The History of Occupational Therapy: The First Century (2017); author of Quick Reference to Occupational Therapy, Third Edition (2014); second author with Julie Pauls of Quick Reference to Physical Therapy, Second Edition (2004); first author with Sharon Sanderson of Concept of Occupational Therapy, Fourth Edition (1999); second author with Sally Pore of Quick Reference to Speech-Language Pathology (1999); first author with Sandra Cunningham of Internet Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals (1997); and author of Models of Practice in Occupational Therapy (1984). She was a named a fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) in 1975, received the AOTA Award of Merit in 1983, and presented the Eleanor Clarke Slagle lectureship at the AOTA annual conference in 1986. She has served in the AOTA Delegate and Representative Assemblies representing the state associations of Washington, Oklahoma, and Texas, and was chair of the AOTA Ethics Commission. In addition, Reed is a member of the Texas Occupational Therapy Association, the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, and the Society for the Study of Occupation. She has presented at international, national, state, and local conferences, and has conducted workshops. Her interests include tracking assessments developed by occupational therapists, analyzing models of practice in occupational therapy, and studying the philosophy and history of the profession. See less