Rate My Professor Allen Keener

Prior to joining Eastern Kentucky University in 2019, Dr. Keener was tenured faculty and Director of the Occupational Therapy Assistant program at Wallace State Community College. There, he earned the Alabama Community College System Chancellor's Award of Excellence in 2016 for his program work and college service, and the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Award of Excellence for Teaching and Leadership in 2019. At EKU, he received the College of Health Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award. Key publications include his dissertation 'The Health Literacy Practices of Rehabilitation Providers of Perioperative Orthopedic Education' (2024) and co-authorship of the book 'Occupational Therapy Groups for Addressing Mental Health Challenges in School-Aged Populations: A Tier II Resource' (2023, with Brad Egan and Cindy Sears). His research focuses on assistive technology, health literacy, mental health and community practice, occupation-based practice, scholarship of teaching and learning, and OT's role in psychosocial practice. Dr. Keener serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Occupational Therapy Education and as Membership Chair of the Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association.