Liz Zayat

Zayat teaches a variety of health professions courses, places Exercise Science practicum students, and assists with some occupational therapy lecture and labs. She supervises Level I Fieldwork students.

Zayat's research emphasis includes assessment development, functional cognition, student engagement and international fieldwork experiences. She is currently investigating normative data on the Test of Grocery Shopping Skills, a measure of occupational performance and functional cognition. Additional research projects include studies on the collaborative model of fieldwork supervision, communicating evidence-based practice in documentation, the development and validity of the St. Lucia Evaluation of Living Skills, as well as student engagement in international fieldwork opportunities. 

She currently serves at the Sojourner Health Clinic, is on the board of the Kansas Occupational Therapy Association as the international liaison, and provides professional education and consultation to local, regional and international agencies on occupational therapy service delivery. She has made numerous national and international presentations and has published several articles.