Amanda Adamson
Mandy has worked as a Paediatric Occupational Therapist in Edinburgh, Scotland for the past 40 years. She has been an committed and active contributor of the Sensory Integration Community in the UK since the 1970’s. Learning from the first generation students of Dr Jean Ayres, and others bringing back and sharing their learning across Europe, […]
Dr Susanne Smith Roley OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Susanne Smith Roley OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA is an occupational therapist with more than 30 years of experience in pediatrics. She obtained her BS in OT at Indiana University, her MS in Allied Health Sciences at Boston University and her OTD at University of Southern California. She is in private practice in Orange County in Southern California and co-founder of […]
Dr John Cathcart
Experienced Senior Lecturer with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Previously 23 years clinical experience in Clinical Radiography post graduation. Skilled in Lecturing, Science, Curriculum Development, Research, and Teaching. Strong education with a Doctor of Medical Science focused in Computed Tomography Radiography from Ulster University. Educated at Carrickfergus Grammar School, Londonderry […]
Dr Zoe Mailloux OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Zoe is a founding partner, alongside Susanne Smith Roley, of the Collaborative for Leadership in Ayres Sensory Integration (CLASI). She has participated in test development and clinical research related to sensory integrative dysfunction and autism and she was a research assistant to Dr. A. Jean Ayres from 1978 to 1984 during which time she was […]
Dr. Roseann Schaaf
Dr. Roseann Schaaf is professor and chair in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson College of Health Professions and Faculty at the Farber Institute for Neuroscience at Jefferson. Dr. Schaaf is a translational scientist who has devoted her career to the study of children with autism and other developmental disorders, in […]
Dr Isabelle Beaudry Bellefeuille
Isabelle received her Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from McGill University (Montreal, Canada) in 1991. Early on in her career she specialized in paediatrics and sensory integration and has been involved for nearly 30 years in developing these areas of Occupational Therapy in Spain, her country of adoption. She has completed an Advanced Practice […]
Bernike Maarsingh
In 2024, Bernike joined the ASI Wise & Sensory Project Team to manage innovation projects, ably turning her hand to project managing the mentoring programme and Sensory Ladders Global Translation Project. Bernike is a seasoned Occupational Therapist with over three decades of diverse experience in fields such as sensory integration, childhood development, adult rehabilitation, and […]
Mel King
Mel qualified as a physiotherapist in 2004 in Wales. She completed junior and senior rotations in the NHS before heading overseas for 3 years travelling and working as a physiotherapist in both New Zealand and Australia. On returning to the UK to the UK Mel spent a few months locuming as a neurological physio before […]
Aniesa Blore
Aniesa completed her degree in Occupational Therapy in 1999 at the University of Stellenbosch, in South Africa. She has since been focusing on pediatrics and sensory processing and integration. She has worked across a range of pediatric fields and has extensive experience in children’s issues from autism to learning difficulties. Her specialty areas of practice […]
Katie Crowfoot
Katie Crowfoot is an experienced Occupational Therapist who qualified in 2010 at the University of Northampton, England. Over the past 15 years, she has worked extensively within the NHS, specialising in Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, and Autism. Katie’s career journey led her to discover Ayres Sensory Integration® through her Learning Disabilities team. She quickly became […]