I am an assistant professor in the occupational therapy program at the University of Texas at El Paso. I research how educators situate their curricula in local cultures and contexts. <br>

• Ph D in Occupation and Rehabilitation Science, Colorado State University (2019)
• BS in Occupational Therapy, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (2000)

• Localizing strategies for situating a new OT Master’s program in the local culture and context of the Caribbean American Journal of Occupational Therapy 74 Supplement 1 (in press), William L. Roberts, Barb Hooper.

• Highly Engaging Interprofessional Education in an Online Environment (2021), Volume El Paso, TX, William L. Roberts, Jacob Martinez, Isaac Rodriguwz, Celia M. Pechak, Patricia Lara, Margie E. Padilla.
• Highly Engaging Interprofessional Education in an Online Environment (2021), Volume El Paso, TX, William L. Roberts, Isaac Rodriguwz, Celia M. Pechak, Patricia Lara, Margie E. Padilla.
• Localizing Strategies for Situating an OT Curriculum in the Local Culture and Context of the Caribbean (2020), Volume Online, William L. Roberts, Barb Hooper.
• Diversity, Culture, and Occupational Therapy: Bridging the Gap Between Perceptions and Pediatric Practice (2020), Volume Online, William L. Roberts, Jacqueline Macias, Kristina Millar, Zenia Ramirez, Lilia Sanchez, Emma .
• Situating an occupational therapy curriculum in the local culture and context of Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean: An ethnographic case study (2019), Volume Christ Church, Barbados, William L. Roberts, Barb Hooper.
• Strategies for linking a new Caribbean occupational therapy curriculum to the local context: An ethnographic case study (2019), Volume New Orleans, LA, William L. Roberts, Lesley Garcia, Barb Hooper.
• Strategies for linking a new Caribbean occupational therapy curriculum to the local context: An ethnographic case study (2019), Volume New Orleans, LA, William L. Roberts, Lesley Garcia, Barb Hooper.
• The strategies and barriers to integrating the local context into a new occupational therapy curriculum in a country where the profession is emerging: A case study (2018), Volume Cape Town, South Africa, William L. Roberts, Lesley Garcia, Barb Hooper.
• The contextual influences on the initiation of occupational therapy education programs in countries where few or no other programs exist (2017), Volume Kingston, Jamaica, William L. Roberts, Barb Hooper.
• The contextual influences on the initiation of occupational therapy education programs in countries where few or no other programs exist (2017), Volume Philadelphia, PA, William L. Roberts, Barb Hooper.
• The contextual influences on the initiation of occupational therapy education programs in countries where few or no other programs exist (2017), Volume Philadelphia, PA, William L. Roberts, Barb Hooper.

• Preparing Health Professions Students for Culturally Sensitive Practice
• Neonatal Therapists’ Perceptions of Using Integrated Collaborative Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Identifying Characteristics of a Culturally Relevant Occupational Therapy Curriculum