Sarah Jean Barton, ThD, MS, OTR/L, BCP, an assistant professor in occupational therapy and theological ethics scholars in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Divinity School at Duke University, has been named a Duke AHEAD Fellow. Barton's specialty areas include curriculum development and learner identity formation. She has been involved in projects related to accessible education and supporting learners with disabilities. Within the Duke Occupational Therapy Doctorate (ODT) program, she is the course series director for a five-course sequence entitled “Formation for Service.”
The Duke AHEAD fellow program identifies education leaders who demonstrate the potential for significant and ongoing contributions to health professions education within Duke or the overall profession. Duke AHEAD fellows are early and mid-career educators with leadership roles within an educational program and/or have developed courses, curricula, and innovative educational materials and methods.