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Author: Elizabeth R. Skidmore, PhD, OTR/L, FACRM

Dr. Elizabeth Skidmore is Professor and Chair in the Department of Occupational Therapy and Associate Dean of Research at the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Her research examines interventions that reduce disability and promote participation after brain injury, with a particular focus on giving people with cognitive impairments a voice in the design and implementation of their rehabilitation. Dr. Skidmore believes that the humanities have much to teach us in rehabilitation, a “humanist” profession.

Profiles in Professionalism With Beth Skidmore

This installment of JHR’s interviews with industry innovators focuses on clinician, researcher, and educator Beth Skidmore, an award-winning Occupational Therapist whose gifts inspire a wide range of students. Beginning with her early days, detailing why she chose her field, to describing her current leadership roles, Dr. Skidmore offers a compelling picture of how professionalism develops and professionals reach enlightenment. “I think now professionalism means to me…grace and humility,” she notes.