Shelly J. Lane, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

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.  She has engaged in aspects of pediatric occupational therapy practice, education and scholarship for over 45 years. Dr. Lane’s research has focused broadly on neuroscience applications in occupational therapy, and development and sensory integration/processing in children. Her recent collaborative research projects include playfulness and interaction in father-child pairs; effectiveness of the Alert Program® with children with autism; sensory processing considerations for sleep in autism; and understanding the neuroscience underlying pediatric occupational therapy interventions. Currently she is collaborating on several projects including parent coaching for children with sensory integration/processing challenges, sleep and sensory integration/processing differences in autistic individuals across the lifespan, sensory processing exacerbations during PANS exacerbations. Dr. Lane presents both 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. She is first author on Kids Can Be Kids, co-edited with Professor Anita Bundy, and is second author on the 3rd edition of Sensory Integration: Theory and Practice, also co-edited with Professor Anita Bundy.