Emily Rothman, professor and chair of the Occupational Therapy Department at Boston University’s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, was awarded the 2024 Patricia Buehler Legacy Award for Clinical Innovation from the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. Rothman delivered her Buehler Award lecture titled “‘Nothing About Us Without Us:’ Meaningful Research Partnership with Autistic People to Promote Healthy Relationships.”

Funded by the Patricia Buehler Administrative Trust, the Patricia Buehler Legacy Award for Clinical Innovation was established in 2008 in loving memory of the USC alumnae and supporter with the intent to increase the visibility and applications of occupational science and of occupational therapy best practices.

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