AIC Professor Inducted into National Academies of Practice Class of 2025

SPRINGFIELD — The National Academies of Practice (NAP) announced the election of Dr. Kate Barlow as a distinguished scholar fellow in the Occupational Therapy Academy.

As an associate professor in the Graduate Occupational Therapy program at American International College (AIC) in Springfield, Barlow’s areas of clinical expertise are early identification of delays and pediatric feeding. Her 25-plus years of clinical experience includes early intervention, public-school practice, community-based practice, hospital-based outpatient, and management.

Members of the class of 2025 were inducted into the National Academies of Practice during the annual induction banquet and awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. on March 15.

Founded in 1981, the NAP advances interprofessional education, scholarship, research, practice, and public policy. The organization educates and informs; facilitates collaborative scholarship and research opportunities; recruits, engages, retains, and mentors its members; advocates for the value of interprofessional practice; and works to improve healthcare and policy for all.

The NAP Academies include Athletic Training, Audiology, Nursing, Nutrition and Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Oral Health, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician, Podiatric Medicine, Psychology, Public Health, Respiratory Care, Social Work, Speech-Language Pathology, and Veterinary Medicine.

Membership in the National Academies of Practice is an honor extended to those who have excelled in their profession and are dedicated to advancing interprofessional education, scholarship, research, practice, and policy in support of interprofessional care.