Josh Skuller, PhD, OTR/L, BCP, FAOTA

About Josh

Dr. Skuller earned a bachelor of science in Occupational Therapy from Spalding University in 2001 followed by a Masters in Education from the University of Louisville in 2003, and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction focusing on autism from the University of Louisville in 2011. Before joining the ASOT faculty in 2012, he was a school-based therapist for Jefferson County Public Schools and also continues to practice per diem in the Kosair for Kids Complex Care Center at the Home of the Innocents. He is board-certified in pediatrics through the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and is also certified in Ayres Sensory Integration. Dr. Skuller enjoys researching sensory integration and also mental health outcomes in transition aged youth and individuals experiencing first psychosis. He currently serves on several committees at the state (KOTA) and national (AOTA) levels.

Publications

• Skuller, J. & Story S. (2025). The virtual environment. In C. Brown, J. P. Muñoz, & V.
• Stoffel (Eds.) Occupational therapy for mental health: A vision for participation 3rd ed. (pp.654-673). F. A. Davis.
• Story, S. & Skuller, J. (2025). Mood disorders. In C. Brown, J. P. Muñoz, & V.
• Stoffel (Eds.) Occupational therapy for mental health: A vision for participation 3rd ed. (pp. 399-414). F. A. Davis.
• Skuller J. (2025). Positioning. In A. Wagenfeld & J. Hollenback (Eds.)
• Foundations of pediatric practice for the occupational therapy assistant 3rd ed. (pp. 117-144). Slack Inc.
• Skuller, J. (2025). Pediatric evaluation. In A. Wagenfeld & J. Hollenback (Eds.)
• Foundations of pediatric practice for the occupational therapy assistant 3rd ed. (pp. 87-102). Slack Inc.
• Andelin, L., Crasta, J., Pingale, V., Auld-Wright, K., & Skuller, J. (2024). Using
• technology to support self-regulation. AOTA Special Interest Section (SIS) Quarterly, online.
• Skuller, J. & LaVesser, P. (2022). High functioning autism spectrum disorders:
• Diagnosis, treatment issues, and OT intervention 2nd ed. Colbri Group.
• Zeitlin, D. K., & Skuller, J. (2022). Using universal strategies to support self-regulation
• in a virtual school setting. AOTA Special Interest Section Quarterly: Practice Connections, 7, 5-7.
• Stimler, L., & Skuller, J. (2020). Education. In B. Braveman & R. Newman
• (Eds.) Enabling performance and participation for cancer survivors across the life course. Bethesda, MD: AOTA Press
• Skuller, J. (2017). Interprofessional education in an assistive technology program for
• children with special needs. OT Practice, 22(14), 12–16.