Lou E. Jensen, OTD, OTR/L, LVST, BIG
Lou E. Jensen, OTD, OTR/L, LVST, BIG
Associate Professor
Interim Associate Vice Provost, Center for Faculty Excellence
Coordinator, Creighton-Regis Pathway
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Omaha Campus
Academic Appointments
Department
- Occupational Therapy
Position
- Associate Professor
Teaching Activity
- Neuroanatomy
- Physical Rehabilitation II: Neurorehabilitation
- Professional Practice and Ethical Formation Seminar
Biography
Publications and Presentations
Books
Articles
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Publications
Presentations
Research and Scholarship
Research and Scholarship Interests
- Stroke systems of care
- Systematic reviews related to Alzheimer’s and other dementias
- Cross-cultural learning experiences
- Hybrid education
Grant Funding Received
- Assessment of video discussion as a learning experience to develop students’ verbal communication skills in distance education.
- Improving stroke rehabilitation across the continuum of care: Triangulating perspectives of interprofessional groups of healthcare providers.
- Assessing critical thinking skills in occupational therapy students using the Health Sciences Reasoning Test.
- Transcultural competence and perceptions of interdisciplinary healthcare in students: An outcomes study of a China immersion program.
- Stroke rehabilitation in Nebraska hospitals.
- The impact of mentorship on professional formation in a distance occupational therapy program.
Awards and Honors
- As an expert on best practices for working with people with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers, I was consulted to craft a response to AHRQ on their Alzheimer’s disease systematic review., 2020
- Invited participant in Occupational Therapy in Research and Practice in Cognition and Dementia, a National Solution-Oriented Working Conference Initiative at Texas Women’s University, Woodcock Institute for the Advancement of Neurocognitive Research and Applied Practice, 2018
- Educator of the Year (2018), 2018
- Teaching for Tomorrow Faculty Award Nominee, Creighton Student Union, 2018
- Associate, Teaching and Learning Center (formerly the Office for Academic Excellence and Assessment), Creighton University, 2016
- Educator of the Year (2016), 2016
- Educator of the Year (2015), 2015
- Educator of the Year (2015), 2015
- Educator of the Year (2012), 2012
- Educator of the Year (2012), 2012
- eFellowship Program eFellow, Academic Development and Technology Center at Creighton University, 2011
- School of Pharmacy and Health Professions Faculty Teaching Award, Creighton University, 2010
- Educator of the Year (2009), 2009
- Educator of the Year (2007), 2007