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Becky A Piazza

Becky A Piazza, OTD, MS, OTR/L, BCPR

Clinical Assistant Professor

Department: HP-OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Business Phone: (352) 273-6096
Business Email: bsumm@phhp.ufl.edu
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About Becky A Piazza

Dr. Becky Piazza, OTD, MS, OTR/L, BCPR is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Florida’s Department of Occupational Therapy, having previously worked as an Academic Fieldwork Coordinator (AFWC) and Clinical Instructor at the University of St. Augustine’s Florida St. Augustine campus (2019-2020). Becky previously served as the Clinical Coordinator for Occupational Therapy and Recreational Therapy at UF Health Shands Rehab Hospital (2002-2019) and was the lead occupational therapist for the UF Health Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases multidisciplinary concussion clinic (2018 – 2020). She served as the Florida representative to AOTA’s Representative Assembly (2015-2017) and as the Region 3 Regional Representative for the Florida Occupational Therapy Association (2013 – 2015). Becky coordinated the North Central Florida Occupational Therapy Forum from 2012 – 2017 and founded the Annual Speed Dating with an OT event. Becky specializes in adult inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation and has been a practicing occupational therapist within adult physical dysfunction since graduating from UF in 2001. She received her post professional master’s degree in occupational therapy from San Jose State University in 2014 and her clinical doctorate in occupational therapy from Chatham University in 2018. Becky received the 2013 Florida Occupational Therapy Educational Consortium’s Outstanding Fieldwork Educator of the Year award, the 2014 Florida Occupational Therapy Association’s Award of Recognition, was granted board certification in physical rehab through AOTA in 2016 and received the 2019 University of Florida Occupational Therapy Sandra Edwards Colloquium Outstanding Clinical Contributions Award and the 2019 University of Florida Public Health and Health Professions Department of Occupational Therapy Outstanding Alumni Award. In 2025 she was named a Distinguished Fellow of the Occupational Therapy Academy, part of the National Academies of Practice.

Accomplishments

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. OTH6726 – Service Deliv/Organiz

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  2. OTH6911 – Capstone

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  3. OTH6419 – Pathophys Cond in Ot

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  4. OTH6435 – Therapeutic Skills I

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  5. OTH6705 – Leader/Prof Develop

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  6. OTH6700 – Advocacy and Interprofessional Skills

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  7. OTH6115 – Ot Clinical Skills 2

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  8. RSD6940 – Supervised Teaching

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

Teaching Philosophy

My teaching philosophy is rooted in a social constructivist view that prioritizes trust based and relational approach between the learner and the teacher. The teacher learner relationship is interactive, involving mutual respect and critical reflection. My role as an educator is to facilitate knowledge translation from the classroom to the clinical environment. This includes empowering the sense of mastery of didactic content and fieldwork competencies, the sense of appreciation for individual and shared learning experiences, the sense of gratitude for learned proficiency and self-reflective skills, the sense of empowerment to practice as clinician-scholars, and the sense of service to invest in the profession and the populations served.

Board Certifications

  • Board Certification in Physical Rehabilitation
    American Occupational Therapy Association

Research Profile

Areas of Interest

  • Interprofessional Education (IPE)

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. A Novel Educational Intervention for Hand Anatomy Instruction

    Journal
    The American Journal of Occupational Therapy.
    Volume/Issue
    78(Supplement_2):7811500259p1-7811500259p1
    [DOI]
    10.5014/ajot.2024.78s2-po259.
    Publisher’s Site

  2. Occupational Therapy Students’ Perceptions of Participation in a Novel Educational Intervention to Learn Hand AnatomyNovel Educational Intervention to Learn Hand Anatomy

    Journal
    Journal of Occupational Therapy Education.
    Volume/Issue
    8(3):1-18
    [DOI]
    https://encompass.eku.edu/jote/vol8/iss3/15 .
    Publisher’s Site

  3. AOTA’s Societal Statement on Community Violence.

    Journal
    The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association.
    Volume/Issue
    76(Supplement_3)
    [DOI]
    10.5014/ajot.2022.76S3008.
    [PMID]
    36753383.
    PubMed Publisher’s Site

  4. AOTA’s Societal Statement on Gun Violence.

    Journal
    The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association.
    Volume/Issue
    76(Supplement_3)
    [DOI]
    10.5014/ajot.2022.76S3009.
    [PMID]
    36706299.
    PubMed Publisher’s Site

Presentations

Education

  1. Chatham University

    Post Professional Doctorate of Occupational Therapy

  2. San Jose State University

    Post Professional Master of Science in Occupational Therapy

  3. Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy

    University of Florida

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 273-6096
Emails:
Business:
bsumm@phhp.ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100164
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
1225 CENTER DR STE 2101
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610