Megan Edwards Collins
Position: Assistant Professor Department: Occupational Therapy
Contact Info
Office: 448 F.L. Atkins Building Phone: 336-750-3178 Fax: 336-750-3173 Email: edwardsme@wssu.edu
Biography
Megan Edwards Collins has her BS in Occupational Therapy from Western-Michigan University, her MS in Occupational Therapy from Wayne State University, and her PhD in Education and Human Resource Studies from Colorado State University. Her clinical experience as an occupational therapist has been primarily in Acute Care and Inpatient Rehabilitation. She has been an Assistant Professor in the Occupational Therapy Department at Winston-Salem State University since January 2011.
Educational Background
- PhD Education and Human Resource Studies, Colorado State University
- MS Occupational Therapy, Wayne State University
- BS Occupational Therapy, Western Michigan University
Research and Project Interests
- Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia
- Caregiving
- Assistive Technology
“The best way to learn is to do; the worst way to teach is to talk.” ~ Paul Halmos
“I never teach my pupils, I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.” ~ Albert Einstein
Assistive Technology
Foundations of Occupational Therapy
Neurological Basis of Occupation
Student Research
Level One Fieldwork Occupation
Named one of the Top 20 Women Professors in North Carolina by StatesStats.Org (May 2013)
WSSU School of Health Science Spirit Award for Service (May 2013)
WSSU Occupational Therapy Program Faculty of Distinction Award (December 2012)
Completed WSSU’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Master Teacher Program (October 2012)