At a key transition point in their studies, occupational therapy students across all USAHS campuses participate in a meaningful ritual, witnessed by family and friends. The OT pinning ceremony marks the end of the classroom portion of their studies and the beginning of their fieldwork. For Residential MOT and OTD students, this happens in their fourth term, and for Flex, in the seventh term.
A longstanding tradition in OT practice, the pin celebrates the diversity of practice areas, the client-centered nature of our practice and the values of our profession.
“It’s an opportunity for faculty to acknowledge our students’ transition from classroom learning to clinical learning,” says Mary Zadnik, ScD, MEd, OTR/L, director of the entry-level OT programs on Read more
Ph.D. Sport Psychology, The University of Northampton
Postgraduate Diploma in Research Degree Supervision (PGCRDS), The University of Northampton
Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching in Higher Education (PGCTHE), The University of Northampton
Bachelor of Sciences (BSc Honours; degree classification First Class), Major: Psychology, Minor: Sport Studies. University College Northampton
Research Interests
Applied sport psychology
Psychology of injury prevention, rehabilitation, and return to activity
Integrated human performance
Professional issues in sport psychology consultancy
Areas of Expertise
Psychology of Injuries
BACKGROUND
Dr. Monna Arvinen-Barrow joined the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA as an Assistant Professor in 2012. Originally from Finland, she earned her educational qualifications in the United Kingdom, where she also worked as a as a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at the University of Northampton and as an Associate Lecturer for the Open University. She has also taught psychology of sport injury courses as Visiting Academic Scholar at University of Jyvaskyla, Finland, and University of Leipzig, Germany. She currently teaches courses in sport and exercise psychology, psychology of injury, and research methods to undergraduate and graduate students in Athletic Training, Kinesiology, Physical Therapy, and Sport Psychology.
Dr. Arvinen-Barrow is a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) and an Associate Fellow (AFBPsS) of the British Psychological Society. She is also a Finnish Psychological Association certified Sport and Exercise Psychology Professional (UPV sert.), and an elected expert member of the Finnish Sport Psychology Association. She is also a professional member of American Psychological Association, and its division 47, and Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), and received the 2016 Dorothy V. Harris Award from AASP.
Dr. Arvinen-Barrow has a specialist interest and expertise in psychosocial aspects of sport injury occurrence, rehabilitation, recovery, and return to sport process. She has co-edited a book entitled “psychology of sport injury and rehabilitation”, published 11 book chapters, 25 peer reviewed journal articles and several other publications, most of which are related to psychology of sport injuries. She has also been part of over 70 conference presentations, a number of symposia presentations and delivered several invited lectures and keynote addresses, both in English and in Finnish. She also has sport psychology consulting experience working with club, collegiate, and international level athletes in Baseball, Basketball, Figure Skating, Swimming, Soccer, Tennis, Track and Field, and Volleyball. Her own sporting background comes from figure- and synchronized skating where she has also been working as a full-time professional coach in Finland for several years.
