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UFTI Affiliate Reaches Mount Everest Base Camp – a Lesson in Leadership

June 9, 2025

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., M.A., Research/Communications Coordinator Sherrilene Classen, Ph.D., professor and chair of the UF Department of Occupational Therapy, is an affiliate of the UFTI who, on May 29, 2025, accomplished the amazing achievement of reaching Mount Everest’s Base Camp at 17,600 feet in the Himalayas. Coincidentally, May 29 was also the day when […]

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Exploring the Long-Term Effects of Medical Marijuana and Opioid on Driving in Adults Aged 50 and Older

January 22, 2025

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., M.A., UFTI Research Coordinator/Communications Sherrilene Classen, professor and chair of the UF Department of Occupational Therapy, is an expert in the field of older driver behavior. Affiliated with the UFTI, she is currently involved in a new National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study along with Nicole Ennis, associate professor and vice […]

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