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This website was developed using evidence-based occupational therapy frameworks, research, stakeholder input, and trusted resources.
1. STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
This website was informed by interviews and collaboration with UTEP department and campus leaders.
  • Alyssa Gutierrez, M.Ed. (CASS)
  • Tamara Hernandez (CARE)
  • Denise Kehoe, Ed. D. (ESE)
  • Marieli Piñero-Melendez, PhD, L.P (CAPS)
  • Nisna Castañeda (Student Success Help Desk)
  • John Gilbreath, MSPFP (Financial Literacy
  • & Wellness)
     
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  • Dr. Heather Smith (Vice Provost)
  • Karla Y. Sierra, MBA (Student Business Services)
  • Elisa Espinisa Ortega, MBA, M. Ed.
  • (Assessment & Planning)
  • Eva M. Moya, PhD, LMSW (Social Work)
  • Jazmin Gonzalez-Harder, PhD (CAPS)
  • ​Rolph R. Zehntner, MBA FAAC (Financial Aid & Scholarships)
2. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FRAMEWORKS
  • American Occupational Therapy Association. (2020). Occupational therapy practiceframework: Domain and process (4th ed.). American Journal of OccupationalTherapy, 74(Suppl. 2), 7412410010.
     
 
  • Law, M., Cooper, B., Strong, S., Stewart, D., Rigby, P., & Letts, L. (1996). The Person-Environment-Occupation Model: A transactive approach to occupationalperformance. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 63(1), 9-23.
3. RESEARCH & DATA
  •  Fletcher, C., & Cornett, A. (2024). Student Financial Wellness Survey: Fall 2023 Semester Report, The University of Texas at El Paso. Trellis Strategies.
     
  •  First-generation college students and finances. (ERIC Document). EJ1336579.
     
  • Campos, B., Ullman, J. B., Aguilera, A., & Dunkel Schetter, C. (2014). Familism andpsychological health: The intervening role of closeness and social support. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 20(2), 191-201.
4. UTEP RESOURCES
Information and links provided in this website are from official UTEP offices and programs, including (but not limited to):
  •  Financial Aid Office
  • Student Business Services
  • CARE Office
  • CASS
  • Financial Literacy & Wellness
  • CAPS
  • Student Success Help Desk
  • Recreation Center
  • Library & Food Pantry
5. EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
  • Federal Student Aid
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  • National Endowment for Financial Education
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