Lou Ann Hintz, PhD, OTR

Lou Ann Hintz, PhD, OTR is an Assistant Professor at Texas Woman’s University and PhD Program Co-Coordinator with over 15 years of school-based occupational therapy experience. Her research focuses on occupational therapy’s role in Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), including her doctoral dissertation on teachers’ experiences with OT-led MTSS interventions and her recent scoping review published in the Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, and Early Intervention. Dr. Hintz previously served as an Occupational Therapy Team Lead in Plano ISD for 10 years and continues to advocate for evidence-based, preventive approaches to school-based practice. She has presented widely at the state and national levels.

• • • School-based Practice
    • MTSS
    • Sensory Processing
    • Handwriting

Hintz, L., Fletcher, T., & Maas, C. (2021). School-based Occupational Therapy During Covid-19: Unmasking Occupation for Students. Texas Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Houston, Texas. [Status: Presented] [Refereed]

Evetts, C., Chow, J. K., Gonzales, J., Hintz, L., Syrotiak, B., Broussard, K., Maas, C., & Gibbs, A. (2018). Case Studies from Occupational Adaptation Practice Models That Cross Lifespan and Contexts: Best Practice Driven by Theory. American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Annual Conference and Expo, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Hintz, L., Connor, D., Cheatham, D., & Robinson, S. (2017). Response to Intervention: Guidelines with Case Studies. Texas Occupational Therapy Association, Mountain Central Conference, Austin, Texas. [Status: Presented] [Refereed]

Hintz, L., Robinson, S., & Velasquez, A. (2016). Response to Intervention a Collaborative Model. Vanderkooi Endowed Lectureship, Dallas, Texas. [Status: Presented] [Refereed]

Hintz, L. A., Cahill, S., Hulla, R., Street, M., & Singleton, C. (2025). Infographic utilization in school-based occupational and physical therapy: A cross-sectional survey study. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics. Manuscript in preparation.

Gade, S., Hintz, L. A., Bazyk, S., & Hulla, R. (2025). Empowering school personnel in mental health promotion: An occupational therapy-led pilot professional development program within a tier 1 MTSS framework. School Mental Health. Manuscript in preparation.

Hintz, L. A. & Lee, C. (2025). Occupational therapy and immigrant children: A call to action for school-based practice. Journal of Occupational Therapy Schools and Early Intervention. https://doi.org/10.1080/19411243.2025.2531325

Hintz, L. A., Cantu-Crouch, K. A. & Gibbs, A. (2025). Navigating challenges: School-based occupational therapists’ perspectives on COVID-19’s impact on practice. Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, and Early Intervention. https://doi.org/10.1080/19411243.2025.2516424

Hintz, L., Maas, C., Bliss, J., & Pizarro, E. (2024). School-based occupational therapy and multitiered systems of support in the United States: A scoping review. Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, and Early Intervention, doi: doi.org/10.1080/19411243.2024.2315577.

Hintz, L., Fletcher, T., Cahill, S., & Poskey, G. (2022). Teachers’ experiences with occupational therapy multitiered systems of support: A qualitative study. Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools and Early Intervention: Innovations in Practice, Theory, and Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/19411243.2022.2112361