Excellence in Teaching, 2020
Occupational Therapy
John Wilcox’s commitment to hands-on education, community service and his students’ success are the embodiment of excellence in teaching.
The range of Dr. Wilcox’s leadership in the occupational therapy program is impressive. In addition to delivering lecture and lab-based courses, he works with his students’ internship supervisors to ensure continuity, cohesion of content and quality of programming to support the curriculum of the College of Health and Human Services, He also oversees a community-based course which involves students providing intervention to groups of people in a variety of community settings. These community programs range from helping people with acquired brain injury to people with psychosocial challenges, or people with dual diagnoses and multiple needs.
Dr. Wilcox continually seeks out new opportunities in the community for his students, and as a skilled OT practitioner and educator, he helps students reflect on their internship experiences and consider their role holistic practitioners in a dynamic health care environment. Students respond well to his leadership and mentoring, describing him as “honest and respectful” and commenting that he “encourages us to think and act ethically, resourcefully, flexibly and creatively.”
We are proud to have Dr. Wilcox as our colleague, and our students are fortunate to benefit so greatly from his many years of clinical experience and dedication to UNH’s teaching mission. It is my pleasure to present him with the 2020 College of Health and Human Services Excellence in Teaching award.
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Each year, the University selects a small number of its outstanding faculty for special recognition of their achievements in teaching, scholarship, and service. Awards for Excellence in Teaching are given in each college and school, and University-wide awards recognize public service, research, teaching, and engagement.
