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Karen Jacobs
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claimKaren Jacobs received the IEA Fellow Award from the International Ergonomics Association in 2022.
claimKaren Jacobs holds occupational therapist licenses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of New Hampshire, the State of Maine, and the State of Connecticut.
claimKaren Jacobs received the Outstanding Mentor Award from the American Occupational Therapy Association in 2019.
claimKaren Jacobs received a Certificate of Appreciation from Salem State College in 2003.
claimKaren Jacobs became an honorary member of the Golden Key National Honor Society in 1996.
claimKaren Jacobs received the Yu Wing Distinguished Scholar award from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2006.
claimKaren Jacobs served as the Chair of the Environmental Design Technical Group for the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society from 2013 to 2016.
claimKaren Jacobs served as the Chairperson or co-chairperson of the Annual Conference for the Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy during the periods 1983-1993, 1995-1998, and 2002-2013.
claimKaren Jacobs received the Recognition of Achievement Award from the American Occupational Therapy Association in 1997 for national and international leadership in work-related practice.
claimKaren Jacobs was named a Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association in 1988 for outstanding contributions to the profession.
claimKaren Jacobs was awarded a J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship in 2005 for a bi-national program of educational exchanges between the United States and Iceland.
claimKaren Jacobs received the Keeper of the Flame Award from the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 2007.
claimKaren Jacobs served as the Chairperson of Public Relations for the Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy from 1985 to 1987.
claimKaren Jacobs received the Excellence in Advising award from Boston University Student Activities in 2006 and 2007.
claimKaren Jacobs was a Founding Member of The Leaders & Legacies Society of the American Occupational Therapy Foundation in 2015.
claimKaren Jacobs received the Award of Merit from the American Occupational Therapy Association in 2003 for extraordinary leadership in marketing, ergonomics, work, and management.
claimKaren Jacobs received the AOTA Service Commendation from the American Occupational Therapy Association in 2008.
claimKaren Jacobs received the Twiness Award from the Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College Alumni Board in 2009.
claimKaren Jacobs received the Award of Merit from the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists in 2009.
claimKaren Jacobs received a Service Commendation from the American Occupational Therapy Association in 2013.
claimKaren Jacobs became a Distinguished Scholar and Fellow Member of the National Academies of Practice in 2015.
claimKaren Jacobs received the Linda Savino Award for Outstanding Political Activism from the Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy in 2023.
claimKaren Jacobs received a Service Award from the American Occupational Therapy Association in 1993, 1994, 1997, and 2001.
claimKaren Jacobs received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Indianapolis in 2000 for contributions to the field of occupational therapy and the promotion of the field to external audiences.
claimKaren Jacobs received the AOTA/AOTF Presidents’ Commendation in Honor of Wilma L. West in 2024.
claimKaren Jacobs received the Honorary Scarlett Key award from Boston University in 2012.
claimKaren Jacobs received the Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship Award from the American Occupational Therapy Association in 2011.
claimKaren Jacobs received the Faculty-in-Residence Award from the Boston University Office of Residence Life in 2012.
claimKaren Jacobs received a Special Award from the Department of Occupational Therapy faculty at the New York Institute of Technology in 2000 for being an outstanding professional role model.
claimKaren Jacobs is a Certified Professional Ergonomist certified by the Board for Certification in Professional Ergonomics.
claimKaren Jacobs received the Board of Directors Award from the American Occupational Therapy Association in 2003 for extraordinary service and outstanding advocacy in advancing the interests of occupational therapy.
claimKaren Jacobs received a Certificate of Appreciation for Dedicated Service from the Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy in 1998.
claimKaren Jacobs is a Registered Occupational Therapist certified by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.
claimKaren Jacobs received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Bay Path College in 2001 for exemplary leadership skills.
claimKaren Jacobs received the Distinguished Leadership Award from the Touro College School of Health Sciences Occupational Therapy Programs in 2013.
claimKaren Jacobs received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy in 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, and 2005.
claimKaren Jacobs received a Service Commendation from the American Occupational Therapy Association in 2014 for her membership on the Ad Hoc Committee on Health Care Reform from 2011 to 2013.
claimKaren Jacobs served as the President of the Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy from 1984 to 1989.
claimKaren Jacobs received the Hall Award from the Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy in 2004 in recognition of her professional contribution to occupational therapy.
claimKaren Jacobs received a Letter of Appreciation from the New England Occupational Therapy Education Council in 2002 for her contributions to the occupational therapy clinical education process.
claimKaren Jacobs served as the Chair of the Outreach Division of the Executive Council for the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society from 2014 to 2016.
claimKaren Jacobs received the Alumni Award from the Boston University Department of Occupational Therapy in 2012.