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A smart, driven, and fabulous podcast by Drs. Ryan Lavalley and Khalilah Johnson where sometimes it’s about occupation and sometimes it’s just sassy.
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- 4 days ago39 min
Season 6 Y'all: A Partner's Guide to a PhD
Do you struggle with balancing work and life? Does your partner read at all hours of the night? Have you not seen your boyfriend in 3 days because you are in a writing hole? Did you and your spouse decide to put your family through 5-7 years of an academic and theoretical gauntlet? Well do we have the podcast episode for you! Julian Johnson and Ben Hershey welcome Drs. Ryan Lavalley and Khalilah Johnson onto the first episode of Season 6 of the Dr. thOTs podcast to discuss all things partnering in academia. Highlights include: Khalilah's car breaking down at a taco stand, Ben saying no, and Julian actually having boundaries.
- Oct 9, 202539 min
Season 5 Finale: Real Housewives of OT & OS
Y'all aren't ready. You. are. not. ready. The tomfoolery of this season finale, y'all. Channeling their inner Housewives, the thOTs welcome the sassiest guests they could find in the OT&OS world. Joined by Dr. Arameh Anvarizadeh, Dr. Jessica Kramer, and Dr. Karen McCarthy, these housewives - and their token white gay - bring the drama, the receipts, and all the opinions on who truly holds the title of "Occupation Queen." Are you team OS or OT? Both? Neither? A whirlwind of academic drama and Housewives flair, they tackle the age old question: "Who truly is the white refrigerator of the occupational world?" Tune in for a showdown that promises to educate and entertain, complete with all the sass and class you'd expect from the Dr. thOTs duo, Dr. Khalilah Johnson and Dr. Ryan Lavalley. Highlights include: Measurement queens, building bridges, and bone collectors, oh my!
- Sep 22, 202556 min
Super Nerds Unite: AJOT Editor in Chief
Can peer-review be sexy? Well to answer that question, the Dr. thOTs duo touch base with the thOT in Chief, Dr. Stacey Reynolds, Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy (AJOT). They discuss the fabulous life as an Editor in Chief, the state of the science, peer-review processes, and the politics of trustworthy science. The three docs take research from farm to table to make sure you know where your data is coming from! Highlights include: Stacey being a nerd, Ryan starting a revolution, and Khalilah calling universities and associations to action.
- Aug 29, 202546 min
Publishing the Dozens
Khalilah and Ryan dive into a convo with Dr. Frederick V. Engram Jr. to get real about publishing. From navigating academia to reclaiming voice and storytelling, this episode is all about truth-telling, resistance, and writing for liberation—not validation. Come for the critique, stay for the community. Highlights include: Khalilah telling yo mama jokes, Dr. Engram not letting anybody play in his face, and Academia getting put in its place.
- Aug 15, 20251h 0m
So What!? Science
This week on Dr. thOTs, the duo get into design and branding with Stephanie Kaczynski, a PhD candidate serving up stories and communication . After exploring her "diss" focused on community organizing, police violence, and George Floyd Square, Stephanie breaks down how storytelling, strategy, and branding shape science communication—and why humanizing research actually matters. This one is interdisciplinary, it's pretty, and it’s thOTful. Tune in to rethink how you communicate for change. Highlights include: Stephanie stanning the oxford comma and Ryan and Khalilah getting distracted by an amazing dissertation.
- Aug 1, 202554 min
Oh Hey! OTA!
This week, the Dr. thOTs duo grab some time with the very busy Christine Gunningle, program director of Durham Tech's OTA program and educator extraordinaire. She pops off with personal stories and pedagogical pointers, positioning OTA programs as clear launch pads for amazing practitioners. The educators discuss classroom strategies, accessibility, and what OT programs can learn from OTA education and approaches! Highlights include: OTA programs getting their flowers, Christine getting real about occupation, and someone licking a handrail.
- Jul 18, 202555 min
All Data Ain't Good Data
The thOTs are not here for your messy spreadsheets or half-baked interview guides. They’re diving into data evaluation and communication. Your favorite duo unpacks what it really means to produce knowledge that matters. Accuracy? Required. Completeness? Non-negotiable. Relevance? Don’t show up without it. Whether you’re a seasoned researcher, a grad student in the trenches, or just nosy, this convo will get your epistemo-ontological life together. Spoiler, this one's for the nerds. Highlights include: Ryan being the queen of codes, Khalilah calling out raggedy methods, and the thOTs deciding when to gate keep.
- Jul 3, 20251h 6m
No Throw Away Kids
Ryan and Khalilah welcome Dr. Jen Newton onto the podcast this week to discuss intellectual and development disabilities, death row, and school systems. The three dive into a difficult conversation about the realities of our justice system, the ways ableism and anti-blackness are leveraged to dehumanize in the US. They also talk about ways occupational therapy practitioners can step up in advocacy to mitigate the school to prison pipeline. Highlights include: A necessary conversationContent warning: discussion of state death
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