Dr. thOTs

About Dr. thOTs

A smart, driven, and fabulous podcast where sometimes it’s about occupation and sometimes it’s just sassy.

Publisher

Drs. Ryan Lavalley & Khalilah Johnson

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Mar 2021

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 79 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Under the Paint

   The Dr. thOTs duo sit down with Vincent Oquendo, NYC-based celebrity make-up artist, to bridge the worlds of beauty and cosmetics with occupation and therapeutic use of self. The match is made in make-up heaven! From rapport building to make-up and mental health, these three go everywhere blush, foundation, and snuffaluffagus eye lashes can take you. Whether you're a heavy contour girl or just a little eyeliner, this episode is for you. Highlights include: Khalilah revealing her true feelings about makeup, Vincent learning a hard lesson from Mary J Blige, and Ryan getting a health and safety citation.

2. 

   28 Aug 2026

   Shakin' Wigs with MDI

   The Dr. thOTs duo is joined by Cheranne Hunter-Bennett, Chairperson of the Multicultural, Diversity, and Inclusion Network Leadership Council in Occupational Therapy. The thOTs hash out the details of MDI, AOTA, COTAD, DEI Committee, and all things DEIJAB orgs in OT. From affinity and advocacy to visions for the future, humanity is top priority. Highlights include: Ryan being a diversity hire, Khalilah shaking some wigs, and Cheranne not judging a butch by her cover!

3. 

   31 Jul 2026

   Last Time I Checked : Black on Both Sides

   What do you get when you put two passionate rapping educators on the Dr. thOTs podcast? An episode jam packed with stories, history, pedagogical strategies, and more. Khalilah and Ryan welcome Drs. Jian Jones and Donovan Livingston to the podcast to talk all things hip hop pedagogy. Bringing beats, bars, and banter to your earbuds, these two know how to take hip and make it hop. Transforming students and claiming space, these two keep it real in the classroom. Highlights include: Donovan gets one dad joke, Khalilah finds time for freedom, Jian has a feminist t-shirt, and Ryan becomes a choir director.

Inside a recent episode

#MeTooOT - Sexual Harrassment in OT

Published 28 Apr 2023 · Transcript excerpt

[…] The biggest thing, believe the victims, I think that that is of utmost importance to associations to those that are senior mentors, senior colleagues, senior occupational therapy practitioners are male identifying OT practitioners believe the victims when they tell you the first time. We heard so many stories of, oh, it's just, you know, you were just looking at that the wrong way, like, I'm sure they didn't mean it that that gets under my skin so much, I'm sure they didn't mean it like that. I'm sure I'm sure it was just a harmless, you know, little gesture. I don't think yeah, they didn't mean to, you know, put their hand on the smaller back or touch the back of your neck. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

16 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

16 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 26 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

21

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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