Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

Helen Larkin

For leadership and excellence in curriculum creation and scholarship to develop professional and personal attributes in occupational therapy students.

Drawing on 30 years' clinical, management and research experience, Helen Larkin combines rigorous scholarship with evidence-based innovations to effectively support occupational therapy students to make 'real world' connections between theory and practice. Achievements include the development of a framework for fieldwork learning and leading-edge, inter-disciplinary research into curriculum design and practice. Helen's scholarship has been widely disseminated through award winning conference presentations and scholarly publications. Outstanding student evaluations, peer testimonials and institutional awards attest to her impressive contribution to student learning.