Cynthia Evetts, Ph.D., O.T.R.
Professor
Director
Occupational Therapy
Contact
cevetts@twu.edu
940-898-2803
MCL 818
Biography
Cynthia Evetts, PhD, OTR, is Professor and Director of the School of Occupational Therapy at Texas Woman's University. Her educational background includes industrial arts education, occupational therapy, and community health education. Her professional experience has focused primarily on mental health working with persons in psychiatric treatment facilities, skilled nursing facilities, long-term care, out-patient and respite programs, and briefly in special education. She is an AOTA Credentialed Leader in Academia, an associate fellow of the Center for Research on Women's Health, and a member of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society. She has presented numerous workshops on the therapeutic use of crafts in therapy and co-authored the book "Mindful Crafts as Therapy: Engaging More than Hands" (2017, F.A. Davis) with Dr. Suzanne Peloquin. Her 20+ years as an educator in occupational therapy have nurtured an affinity for applying theory to guide best practice. Current passions include a focus on use of meaningful activity to enhance occupational well-being and participation in everyday living.
Education
Ph.D., Health Education, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas, 1997
M.O.T., Occupational Therapy, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas, 1988
B.S., Industrial Arts, Texas A&M University: College Station, College Station, Texas, 1982
Expertise
Occupational Adaptation; Occupational Well-being; Occupation-based Practice; Occupational Justice; Occupational Deprivation; Psychosocial Impact of Disability; Stress; Academic Leadership
Latest Articles
Effect of an Occupation-Based Program for Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Who are Incarcerated
Annals of International Occupational Therapy (2019)
Laurie Stelter, Cynthia Evetts
Reclaiming and Proclaiming the Use of Crafts in Occupational Therapy
Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (Online) (2016)
Emily Leenerts, Cynthia Evetts, Emily Miller
Books
Mindful Crafts as Therapy: Engaging More than Hands
F.A. Davis (2017)
Cynthia Evetts, Suzanne Peloquin
Chapters
Physical and virtual environments: Meaning of place and space
in Willard and Spackman's Occupational Therapy | Wolters - Kluwer (2019)
Noralyn D. Pickens, Cynthia Evetts
Professional Affiliations
- American Occupational Therapy Association
- Texas Occupational Therapy Association
Honors & Awards
- Credentialed Leader in Academia, American Occupational Therapy Association (2018)