Anne Dickerson, PhD, OTR/L, SCDCM, FAOTA, FGSA, is a Professor at East Carolina University (ECU) in the Department of Occupational Therapy and Director of the Older Adult Driver Initiative (ROADI). She has been an occupational therapist for over 45 years, a graduate from Temple University, and has a PhD in developmental psychology from Florida International University.
Dr. Dickerson is an international scholar in occupational therapy with older adults, aging drivers, interactive driving simulation, novice drivers with autism, and a driving rehabilitation specialist. She is a fellow of the America Occupational Therapy Association and Gerontological Society of America and has earned many other honors and awards. The most significant awards include:
- 2025: Award of Merit; American Occupational Therapy Association’s highest award.
- 2024: North Carolina Traffic Safety Partnership Award from the NC Governor Highway Safety program.
- 2020: Governor’s Excellence Award for Public Service, Driving and Community Bootcamp for Teens and young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- 2018: Lifetime Achievement in Research & Creative Activity Award, East Carolina University.
- 2015: Suzanne C. Scullin Award, North Carolina Occupational Therapy Association’s highest award and Lifetime membership award.
This website was developed as part of a National Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) project funded to Dr. Anne Dickerson designed to implement a demonstration project promoting highway safety program guideline No.13 in North Carolina funded from 2017 to 2021. Since 2021, Dr. Dickerson has maintained the website as part of her research agenda in ROADI. The North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program has since contributed to promotion of the website and development of three films designed to educate older adults, caregivers, and driving professionals about medically at risk drivers.
