<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/05-19/11-downstate-ot-team-shares-research-at-international-conferences.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories>School of Health Professions</categories><pubDate>05/19/2026 02:00:00 AM</pubDate><title>Downstate OT Team Shares Research at International Conferences</title><sub-title/><description>Suzanne Rappaport, OTD, OTR/L, Assistant Professor and Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate (PP-OTD) Program Coordinator in the Occupational Therapy Program, is gaining national and international recognition for research examining occupational therapy education and clinical practice related to whole-person care.</description><author>Office of the President</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="/faculty/health-professions/occupational-therapy/_images/rappaport-300-400-7847.jpg" alt="photo of Suzanne Rappaport,"/></image><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/05-19/11-downstate-ot-team-shares-research-at-international-conferences.xml</loc><tags><tag>Occupational Therapy</tag><tag>School of Health Professions</tag></tags><categories><category>School of Health Professions</category></categories></item>