Clarkson University President Tony Collins has announced that David Schelly has been granted tenure and promoted from assistant professor to associate professor of occupational therapy in the Earl R. and Barbara D. Lewis School of Health Sciences.
He received a special certificate in environmental affairs and his bachelor of science degree from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo. He received his master of science degree and Ph.D., both in sociology, from the University of Wisconsin, where he was trained in ethnomethodology and grounded theory.
His research interests are in health behavior and communication, social determinants of health, and social epidemiology. His most recent research has focused on clinical relevance and randomized controlled trial study design, ultimately to improve clinicians’ ability to conduct good evidence-based practice.
He is a member of the American Sociological Association, the American Occupational Therapy Association, and the International Society for Autism Research.