Rate My Professor Stanley Paul

Paul’s academic career includes faculty positions at Western Michigan University, where he joined after his PhD; Georgia Health Sciences University; Drake University; Keuka College; the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in Miami, Florida, as associate professor; and South University in West Palm Beach, Florida, as program director and research coordinator for the OT doctorate program. He has also served as faculty at the University of Medical Sciences Arizona and as an external research advisor for OT students in India. His research interests center on occupational therapy education, faculty research productivity, mentoring, and clinical outcomes, including occupational balance in military members. Notable publications include “Research Productivity Among Occupational Therapy Faculty Members in the United States” (American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2002), “The Role of Mentoring on Research Productivity Among Occupational Therapy Faculty” (Occupational Therapy International, 2002), “Occupational Balance & Well-Being of Military Members” (AJOT, 2024, with Diana Calafell), and contributions to cultural influences in OT evaluation and reliability studies of assessment tools. At George Fox, a Christian institution, Paul emphasizes service-oriented education, interprofessional collaboration, and addressing therapist shortages in rural areas like Oregon and beyond.