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
M.O.T., Occupational Therapy, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas
B.S., Industrial Arts, Texas A&M University: College Station, College Station, Texas
Expertise
Occupational Adaptation; Occupational Well-being; Occupation-based Practice; Occupational Justice; Occupational Deprivation; Psychosocial Impact of Disability; Stress; Academic Leadership
Latest Articles
Occupational Adaptation as a model for intervention in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Occupational Therapy in Health Care: A Journal of Contemporary Practice (2021)
Emily M. Rich, Cynthia Evetts
A strength's based cognitive approach to enhancing occupational performance and self-efficacy in individuals with Schizophrenia
American Journal of Occupational Therapy (2021)
Christine Linkie, Cynthia Evetts
Outcomes of team-centered, occupational adaptation-based versus traditional dementia workforce training
Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy (2021)
M. H. McKay, Noralyn Pickens, Ann Medley, Cynthia Evetts
Effect of an Occupation-Based Program for Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Who are Incarcerated
Annals of International Occupational Therapy (2020)
Laurie D Stelter, Cynthia L 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
Recent Presentations
Punishment for Participation: Addressing the Challenges of Practice and Program Evaluation Within Criminal Justice Settings2019 AOTA Annual Conference (2019)
Podium | Laurie Stelter, Cynthia Evetts
Occupational Wellbeing Inventory: Scale Development, Validity & Application
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Conference 2019 (2019)
Paper | Cynthia Evetts, Rachel L McClure
Tossing Your Hat Over the Fence: Engaging Institutionalized Populations
2018 TOTA Mountain Central Conference (2018)
Paper | Stelter Laurie, Cynthia Evetts
Systematic Occupational Analysis Process: Promoting Occupation-Based Practice
Texas Occupational Therapy Association, Mountain Central Conference (2018)
Faculty Workshop | Cynthia Evetts, Rachel McClure
Case studies from Occupational Adaptation practice models that cross lifespan and contexts: Best practice driven by theory
2018 AOTA Annual Conference & Expo (2018)
Faculty Workshop | Janice Chow, Kim Broussard, Jessica Gonzales , Lou Ann Hintz, Cynthia Evetts
Occupational Adaptation Practice Models Across Lifespan and Contexts
2017 Texas / Mountain Central Occupational Therapy Conference (2017)
Podium | Cynthia Evetts, Janice Chow, Jessica Gonzales, Christine Maas, Kim Broussard
Poster 6103 - Mindfulness in Occupational Therapy: Best Practice Using Crafts
AOTA 2017 Annual Conference & Centennial Celebration (2017)
Paper | Cynthia Evetts, Suzanne Peloquin
Poster 2002 - The Eleanor Clark Slagle Lectures Revisited Through Thematic and Impact Analyses
AOTA 2017 Annual Conference & Centennial Celebration (2017)
Paper | Jared Gamble, Cynthia Evetts, Noralyn Pickens
Poster 1127 - Fight or Flight Versus Tend and Befriend Behavioral Response to Stress
AOTA 2017 Annual Conference & Centennial Celebration (2017)
Paper | Cynthia Evetts
Mindfulness in Occupational Therapy: Best Practice Using Crafts
2016 TOTA Mountain Central Conference (2016)
Faculty Workshop | Suzanne Peloquin, Cynthia Evetts
Effective and Engaging Intervention: What's in Your Pocket?
2016 AOTA Annual Conference & Expo (2016)
Poster | Cynthia Evetts
Effective and Engaging Intervention: What's in Your Pocket?
TOTA Mountain Central Conference (2015)
Podium | Cynthia Evetts, Rosiane Maia, Dora Alcacio
Professional Affiliations
- American Occupational Therapy Association
- Society for the Study of Occupation: USA
- Texas Occupational Therapy Association
- World Federation of Occupational Therapists
Honors & Awards
- Credentialed Leader in Academia, American Occupational Therapy Association (2018)