Heather Thomas, Ph.D., OTR/L

Dr. Health Thomas is an award-winning educator, public speaker and author with a passion for service and volunteerism. Her long history working in occupational therapy education includes her current role as Professor and Curriculum Coordinator of the Occupational Therapy Doctorate and Masters in OT program at West Coast University in Los Angeles, as well as a 10-year tenure as full-time faculty at Loma Linda University.

She authored the top-selling textbook “Occupational-Based Activity Analysis,” translated into different languages for use around the world, and has published varied articles in industry journals. She is frequently invited to present at international, national and state conferences on topics ranging from the application of modern technologies in the OT field to using the OT practice framework to reignite the practitioner’s focus.