Andrea Coppola, OTD, MS, OTR, CHSE
Andrea Coppola, OTD, MS, OTR, CHSE
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
- Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate, Creighton University, Omaha Neb., 2017
- Master of Science, Boston University, Boston, 2009
- Bachelor of Science, Boston University, Boston, 2007
Andrea Coppola, an occupational therapist (OTR/L), earned a bachelor's degree in Therapeutic Studies and a master's degree in Occupational Therapy at Boston University and a post-professional doctorate degree at Creighton University. Coppola has expertise in pediatric and adult acute and critical care practice, but also has experience in providing physical rehabilitation services within skilled nursing, sub-acute rehabilitation, and home health care settings. She teaches courses related to adult physical rehabilitation, clinical skills, neuroscience, and research. She remains a strong advocate for experiential learning, simulation-based education, competency-based education, and interprofessional collaborative practice. She holds a certification in healthcare simulation education through the Society of Simulation in Healthcare.
Research Interests
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
- Occupational Therapy Practice within Acute and Critical Care Settings
- Simulation-based Learning
Courses Taught
- OCTH 515: Functional Movement in Occupations
- OCTH 631: Occupation, Adaptation, and Dysfunction in Adults I Lecture and Lab
- OCTH 633: Occupation, Adaptation, and Dysfunction in Adults III Lecture and Lab
- OCTH 637: Occupation, Adaptation, and Dysfunction in Adults V Lecture and Lab
- OCTH 660 and 661: Application of Research in OT Practice I and II
- OCTH 514: Neuroscience and Occupation Lab
Certifications and Memberships
Memberships:
- American Occupational Therapy Association
- Society for Simulation in Healthcare
- Association of Standardized Patient Educators
Certifications:
- Mental Health First Aid Certification
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Certified, American Heart Association
- Kinesiotaping
Selected Works
Publications
- Coppola, A., Leckie, C., & McCaffery, J. (2021). A competency-based clinical simulation to facilitate fieldwork readiness. In Friberg, J. C., Visconti, C. F., & Ginsberg, S. M. (Eds.), Evidence-Based Education in the Classroom: Examples from Clinical Disciplines. (pp. 199-210). Thorofare, NJ: Slack, Incorporated.
- Coppola, A., Coppard, B., & Qi, Y. (2019, December). Impact of participation in an interprofessional acute care high-fidelity simulation for occupational and physical therapy graduate students. Journal of Allied Health, 48(4), 248-256.
- Coppola, A. (2020). Orthoses for the shoulder (Evidence-based practice about shoulder immobilization orthoses). In B. Coppard & H. Lohman (Eds.), Introduction to Orthotics: A Clinical Reasoning and Problem-Solving Approach, 5e (pp. 235-238). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, Inc.
- Coppola, A. (2020). Casting (Evidence-based practice for casting). In B. Coppard & H. Lohman (Eds.), Introduction to Orthotics: A Clinical Reasoning and Problem-Solving Approach, 5e (pp. 434-435). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, Inc.
Presentations
- Coppola, A. (2022). Combining signature pedagogies to design a physical dysfunction competency check for MSOT students. Accepted for AOTA Inspire 2023, the American Occupational Therapy Association national conference, scheduled for April 2023.
- Leckie, C., McCaffery, J., & Coppola, A. (2022). Targeting skills necessary to enter Level II Fieldwork through use of an objective structured clinical examination. Accepted for AOTA Inspire 2023, the American Occupational Therapy Association national conference, scheduled for April 2023.
- Fisher, S., Muskatallo, E., Reading, E., SanGiacomo, A, & Coppola, A. (2022). A glimpse into the mental health of graduate students in health science professions at one educational institution. Accepted for AOTA Inspire 2023, the American Occupational Therapy Association national conference, scheduled for April 2023.
- Coppola, A. (2022). OT students’ perceptions of a polytrauma simulation scenario involving standardized patients; Presented at AOTA Inspire, the American Occupational Therapy Association national conference, March 2022.
- Borelli, L., Nace, L., Cesard, L., MacDonald, C. & Coppola, A. (2022). Adaptive equipment use in arthritis; Presented at AOTA Inspire, the American Occupational Therapy Association national conference, March 2022.
- Coppola, A. (2021). Competency testing experiences within graduate OT curricula; Presented virtually at AOTA Inspire, the American Occupational Therapy Association national conference, April 2021.
- Coppola, A. (2018). Impact of an interprofessional acute care high-fidelity simulation on graduate occupational and physical therapy students; Presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association national conference, April 2019.
