Department of Occupational Therapy & Rehabilitation Counseling Faculty

Sharon A. Cermak

Professor of Occupational Therapy

BS, Ohio State University; MS, EdD, Boston University. Dr. Cermak is widely published and internationally known for her work in sensory integration, in dyspraxia, and in development and sensory processing with children from orphanages in Eastern Europe. Dr. Cermak is Director of OT Training at the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program at Children’s Hospital of Boston and at the Shriver Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Cermak is a charter member of the American Occupational Therapy Foundation’s Academy of Research, a recipient of the AOTF A. Jean Ayres Award, and a Fulbright Scholar. She is the co-author of a multi-disciplinary book, Developmental Coordination Disorder.

Phone: 617-353-7520/7522 | email: cermak@bu.edu | Sharon's People.bu.edu Page