Susan Coppola 
 Clinical Professor, Allied Health Sciences 
 Allied Health Sciences, CB#7122 
 (919) 966-9006 
 Sue_Coppola@med.unc.edu 
 http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/ocsci/faculty-and-staff/faculty-bios/sue-coppola-bio
Appointed Year:	1996	
Education:	BS Education - Syracuse University 1979
MS Occupational Therapy- UNC-Chapel Hill
	
World Area of Focus:	• Southeast Asia Less than 10%	
Languages:	• Spanish (limited working proficiency)	
Specialization:	Older Adulthood
Community based services
Interdisciplinary teamwork	
Relevant Experience:	The USA Delegate to the World Federation of Occupational Therapy (2010-2014)(Elected by the American Occupational Therapy Association).
International fieldworks arranged in Denmark. South Africa, England, Thailand, Honduras and Guatamala. 
Supervised accessible tourism in Thailand (2009).
In 2010: precept students at the National Association for Applied Anthropology - Occupational Therapy field school in Guatemala at a home for older adults. 	
Distinctions:	• 2010-2014 USA Delegate to the World Federation of Occupational Therapists

Relevant Courses Taught:	Biomedical and Phenomenological Aspects of Illness and Disability- OCCT 722
Occupation-Centered Practice with Older Adults- OCCT 751
Practice Environments- OCCT 736	
Recent Publications:	• 2011 Coppola, S. (2011). Occupation-centered practice with older adults with mental health conditions. Guest commentary.  World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin: Occupational therapy practice around the globe,  63, 5-8.
• 2007 Horowitz, B. & Coppola, S. (2007, May).Building Community Partnerships to Support Aging Societies. World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin. Vol 55,44-49.