HU Division of
Allied Health Sciences
Department of Occupational
Therapy
Sixth and Bryant St, NW
Washington, D.C. 20059
(202) 806-7572
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MS. JOYLYNNE D. WILLS
Instructor
DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE
  • Doctoral student at Howard University, Washington,DC.
  • MGA, University of Maryland, University College, 1994
  • BS, University of Pennsylvania, 1976
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • August 1997-Present, Instructor, Howard University
  • 1984-1997, Supervisory Occupational Therapist, D.C. Health Services for Children with Special Needs.
  • 1979-1980, Staff Therapist, Montgomery County Health Department .
  • 1977-1979, Staff Therapist, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Analyzing the influence of early neurodevelopment treatment on functional preschool performance for developmentally delayed youngsters.
  • Play skills as a precursor to the development of executive functions.
GRANTS AWARDED
  • Interdisciplinary Dysphagia Clinic, Fund for Academic Excellence, Howard University, 2003.
  • Hands-on Pediatric Laboratory, Fund for Academic Excellence, Howard University, $2500, 1999.
  • Incorporating Service-Learning in the Occupational Therapy Curriculum, Fund for Academic Excellence.
  • Pediatric Neurodevelopment Training, Fund for Academic Excellence, Howard University, $2500, 1998.
SELECT PUBLICATIONS
  • Wills, J., Bentley, J., Blaszkiewicz, I., Scott, S., (2002) Abstract, "Linking Healthy People 2010 to Diverse Populations in OT" Proceedings 13th World Congress of Occupational Therapists, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Wills, J., Bentley, J., Blaszkiewicz, I., Scott, S., (2001) Abstract, "Integrating Healthy People 2010 Across the Curriculum" Journal of Allied Health.
  • Wills, J and Helm, S (1996) "Juvenile Amputee Clinic Uses Adaptive Technology", DCPAT Newsletter.

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