Tiffany Boggis, MBA, OTR/L
Associate Professor
With over twenty years of experience as an occupational therapy practitioner, manager, and consultant within a variety of rehabilitation settings that span four continents, Tiffany Boggis brings to the School of Occupational Therapy a complementary mix of clinical expertise, business prowess and teaching experiences. Having had students by her side throughout most of her career, and having taught in a variety of environments both nationally and internationally, Tiffany promotes a collaborative learning and teaching environment. Applying her business background with OT practice, she enthusiastically develops marketing plans and implements creative multidisciplinary community programs, bringing together diverse elements within organizations.
Tiffany's scholarly work and practice focuses on the
development of cultural sensitivity in order to position graduates and practitioners to provide culturally sensitive care. In addition, Tiffany focuses her efforts on grant-funded projects designed to reduce health disparities experienced by underserved populations both locally and internationally.
Tiffany has a passion for novelty and adventure. Her reflective side balances the side of her that seeks high adventure and risks. Her general curiosity and personal engagement in the many diverse occupations of life support her role as academic faculty member and mentor.
Recent Accomplishments/Awards
- Oregon Campus Compact Judith Ramaley Award: Civic Engagement for Sustainability: Nominated 2009
- Berglund Center for Internet Studies Fellowship Award, 2008-09
- EDSIS Nominating Committee, American Occupational Therapy Association:
- Co-legislative Chair, Occupational Therapy Association of Oregon. Award of Merit 2007
- Manuscript Reviewer: Prentice Hall and Jones & Bartlett Publishers
- Coordinator of Inter-professional International Education in Nicaragua for the College of Health Professions.
- Occupational Therapy Association of Oregon, Award of Merit 2007 and Service Award 2001. In recognition of service to the Occupational Therapy Association of Oregon
- Presenter, WFOT Conference, World Federation of Occupational Therapy, 2002 & 2006.
- Occupational Therapy Association of Oregon Treasurer, 2000-01; Marketing Division Project Contributor, 2003-04; Co-chair Legislative Committee, 2008
- FA Davis Publishing Company, Manuscript Reviewer, 2003; Review of manuscript: Leading and Managing Occupational Therapy Services: An evidenced Based Approach
- Practitioners Certificate in Intercultural Communications: Institute for Intercultural Communication 2002
- Oregon Health Care Disparities Across the “Urban/Rural Divide: A grant-funded project designed to build a coalition among Pacific University’s health profession programs, community members, and state public officials to address the issues of disparity in health care.
Recent Publications
Boggis, T. (June 2009). Health promotion for elders in Nicaragua:
Interdisciplinary international educational opportunities for Pacific University
health programs. Interface: Journal of Education, Community, and Values 9 (5).
Boggis, T. (2008). Enacting pADL’s in occupational therapy education: The
health care disparities in Oregon project. In N. Pollard, D. Sakellariou, & F.
Kronenberg (Eds). A political practice of occupational therapy (pp. 145-155).
Oxford: Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone.
Boggis, T. (2008). Occupational therapy without borders. [Review of the book
Occupational therapy without borders: Learning from the spirit of survivors].
Occupational Therapy in Mental Health 24 (2). Available online:
http://otmh.haworthpress.com
Ford. K., Waring, L., & Boggis T. (2007). Living on the Edge: The hidden voices
of health disparities. OT Practice Magazine 12, 17-22.
Recent Presentations
Educators and Practitioners Together: Evidence-Based Programs to Address Health Care Disparities: Co-presenter; American Occupational Therapy Association, Long Beach, California, April 2008.
The Use of the Kawa Model to Promote Health and Wellness of Elders in Nicaragua through A Community Based Rehabilitation Approach: Co-presenter Occupational Therapy Association of Oregon, October 2008.
Effectiveness of a Developmental Curricular Design to Develop the Potential for Occupational Therapy Graduates to Provide Culturally Sensitive Care: Occupational Therapy Association of Oregon, October 2007.