Academic Program Director
Colorado State University
Dr. Shelly J Lane is Academic Program Director at Colorado State University (CSU), Director of the Sensory Integration, Play and Occupational Therapy Lab at CSU, and a Conjoint Professor of Occupational Therapy at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Dr. Lane’s research has focused broadly on neuroscience applications in occupational therapy, and development and sensory integration/processing in children. Her recent collaborative scholarship projects include neuroscience of play; interoception neuroscience and clinical application; sensory processing considerations for sleep in autism; and understanding the neuroscience underlying pediatric occupational therapy interventions. Other collaborative projects include: clinical reasoning and reflective practice in occupational therapy; emotional regulation in autism; transition out of the military; neural synchrony; and sensory processing exacerbations during PANS exacerbations. Dr. Lane presents nationally and internationally, has published extensively, and has edited, co-authored and contributed to books addressing issues related to sensory integration and processing, neuroscience applications to practice, and pediatric occupational therapy practice.