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Welcome to the Meaningful Activity and Social Connection in Occupational Therapy (MASCOT) Lab<\/strong> at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Our lab brings together researchers, practitioners, students, community members, and community service providers who share an interest in promoting meaningful activity participation, building social connection among aging and disability communities, and expanding occupational therapy practice. We invite you to explore our website to learn more about our research, team, values, current projects, and opportunities to get involved.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Our Mission<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The MASCOT Lab aims to promote meaningful activity participation, social connection, well-being, and health among aging populations and to advance the science that supports occupational therapy practice in these areas. Grounded in the premise that participation in meaningful activities is a vital pathway to healthy aging, we conduct community-engaged research to understand how activities such as leisure promote social connection, well-being, and health among older adults and people aging with disabilities. Our work seeks to identify, measure, and develop activity-based strategies that support social connection and reduce loneliness and isolation.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcome to the Meaningful Activity and Social…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hi there! I'm a bike messenger by day, aspiring actor by night, and this is my website. I live in Los Angeles, have a great dog named Jack, and I like piña coladas. (And gettin' caught in the rain.)<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n ...or something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The XYZ Doohickey Company was founded in 1971, and has been providing quality doohickeys to the public ever since. Located in Gotham City, XYZ employs over 2,000 people and does all kinds of awesome things for the Gotham community.<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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