Dr. Lisa Mische-Lawson is a Professor of Occupational Therapy Education at the University of Kansas Medical Center and the director of KU Sensory Enhanced Aquatics, a swimming and water safety program for children with autism spectrum disorder. She is a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist and her research focuses on promoting health of  marginalized populations through leisure and physical activity. Dr. Mische Lawson is a President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition I Can Do It, You Can Do It Advocate, bringing national resources for promoting healthy eating and physical activity to Kansans with disabilities.