Camille Turner

Biography

Camille Turner serves as the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator for Belmont’s MSOT Program, a position she has held full-time since 2013. Prior to that, she provided occupational therapy services at Park Center, a community-based psychosocial clubhouse, and Vanderbilt’s Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute, an outpatient clinic for individuals with acquired brain injury. Camille is passionate about occupational therapy services in non-traditional settings and community-based mental health practice.

She has lived in Nashville since 1998 and loves the great food, lovely folks, and incredible music. Camille is an avid indoors(wo)man who loves to read, craft, exercise, and spend time with her husband and son. She will happily leave her nest to spend time with extended family and friends and to embrace all the offerings that make the middle Tennessee region one of the most extraordinary and perplexing places to live.

Scholarly Interests
Camille’s scholarly interests include virtual simulation, the scholarship of teaching and learning especially as it relates to adult and non-traditional learners, educational technology, hybrid delivery formats, fieldwork-related topics, and community-based services for underserved populations.

Professional Affiliations and Service
Co-Chair, Scholarship Committee of Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association 2018-present
Advancement Review Board Member for Career Advancement Program (CAP) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center – 2017 – present
Tennessee Consortium of Academic Fieldwork Coordinators – 2016-present
2016 – 2018 Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association
1998 - 2018 American Occupational Therapy Association
2001 – 2018 State of Tennessee Occupational Therapy Licensure – Health Related Board #2825
NBCOT Certification #1053027, 2001-present

Publications
Turner, C. & Koch, A. (2017). Differentiating between case studies and case reports. NDTA Network, (24)6, 12-13.

Presentations
“Level II Fieldwork Panel, 2017 TNOTA Conference Student Conclave”– October 2017 – Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association annual conference.
“TN Fieldwork Consortium Updates in Fieldwork Education and Practice”-panel at Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association annual conference– October 2017
“Level II Fieldwork: How to Thrive and Not Just Survive – April 2015 –Short Course at AOTA National Conference, Nashville, TN