Dr. Patricia B. Smith
Patricia Bussen Smith, EdD, CVRT
Program Coordinator
Rehabilitation Teaching/Vision Rehabilitation Therapy Program
Office: Dickenson Hall, Room 500
Email: pbsmith@ualr.edu
Office Phone: (501) 569-3169
Office FAX: 501-569-8129
Many folks who visit individual faculty web pages often are wondering, “What is she like?” Well, depending on who is responding at any particular time, they might say I seem to be kin to Glinda, the good witch from the Wizard of Oz or the bad witch, but most of the time she is just plain Pat.
Throughout my professional career, my life has been blessed to work with many wonderful learners while serving as a teacher of children with impaired vision, rehabilitation teacher for persons with impaired vision, and as a university professor in rehabilitation teaching/vision rehabilitation therapy. I’ve had the opportunity to conduct workshops and short university courses outside the U.S., specifically Poland, China, the Philippines, Canada, and Mexico.
NOTE: UALR is phasing out the Rehabilitation Teaching Program and has suspended admissions as of Summer, 2010. I have agreed to a “phase-out” retirement plan, and as the primary responsibilities of the contract, I will continue to serve as the students’ advisor and teach the RT courses needed for the current students to complete their degrees under the phase-out period.