Carey Leckie, OT, OTD, OTR, CHT
Carey Leckie, OT, OTD, OTR, CHT
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
- Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pa., 2018
- Master of Science, Springfield College, Springfield, Mass., 1996
- Bachelor of Science, Westfield State University, Westfield, Mass., 1994
Carey Leckie is a practicing occupational therapist with more than 20 years experience, specializing in upper extremity rehabilitation. Leckie is a certified hand therapist, certified ergonomic assessment specialist, and Marine Corps veteran.
Research Interests
- Clinical Education
- Andragogy
- Upper Extremity Rehabilitation
- Workplace Rehabilitation
Courses Taught
OCTH 584 Clinical Education I and Professional Seminar II
OCTH 683 Professional Seminar III
OCTH 684/685 Clinical Education II/Clinical Education III
Certifications and Memberships
- American Occupational Therapy Association
- Hand Therapy Certification Commission: Certified Hand Therapist
- New England Occupational Therapy Education Council: Secretary
- Member of the Board of Trustees for the Massachusetts 4-H Foundation
- Current President of the Hampden County 4-H and Youth Fair Association
Selected Works
Publications
- Leckie, C., McCaffery, J. & Coppola, A. (2023, April). Targeting skills necessary to enter level II fieldwork through use of an objective structured clinical examination. Poster session presented at the Annual Convention of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Kansas City, MO.
- Coppola, A., Leckie, C., & McCaffery, J. (2021). A Competency-Based Clinical Simulation Experience to Facilitate and Assess Student Readiness for Fieldwork. In Friberg, J., Visconti, C., & Ginsberg, S. (Eds.), Case Studies in Evidence-Based Education: A Resource for Teaching in Clinical Professions. (pp. TBD). Thorofare, NJ: Slack, Inc.
- Leckie, C. (2019, April). Effects of emotional intelligence education on professional behaviors of occupational therapy students. Poster session presented at the Annual Convention of the American Occupational Therapy Association, New Orleans, LA.
- McCaffery, J., Leckie, C., Nowakowski, K., & Pelletier, D. (2018, April). Faculty interprofessional collaboration enhances fieldwork/clinical educational program. Poster session presented at the Annual Convention of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Salt Lake City, UT.
- McCaffery, J., Leckie, C., Pelletier, D., & Nowakowski, K. (2017, October). Interprofessional collaboration between occupational and physical therapy clinical education faculty. Poster session presented at the Annual Convention of the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, San Antonio, TX.
Presentations
- Connor, E., Salemi, M., Whitney, R., Leckie, C., Forfa, M., McCaffery, J., Matusek, H. (2023, October). Better together: How to start and maintain a fieldwork consortium. Presentation at the American Occupational Therapy Association Academic Leadership Conference, virtual.
- Leckie, C. & Daly, C. (2018, November). Everyday ethics: The basics and beyond. Presentation at the North Carolina Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Lake Junaluska, NC.
