Department of Occupational Therapy

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Name & Synopsis	Contact Info	Photo
Scott McNeil, OTD, MS, OTR, CAPS Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy, Program Director, Professor Interests Diversity in Occupational Therapy Recruiting/Promoting Occupational Therapy Inclusive Teaching and Learning	smcneil3@springfield.edu (413) 748-3785
Elizabeth Anne Alicea-Torres, OT, OTD, OTR Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy, Doctoral Capstone Coordinator Interests Occupational Therapy for the End of Life and/or Terminally Ill Client Role Emerging Practice in Occupational Therapy Community-Based Practice Older Adults Aging in Place Interprofessional Collaboration	ealicea-torres@springfield.edu
Andrea Coppola, OTD, MS, OTR, CHSE Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy Interests Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Occupational Therapy Practice within Acute and Critical Care Settings Simulation-based Learning	acoppola2@springfield.edu (413) 748-3954
Latasha Dionne Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy	ldionne2@springfield.edu (413) 748-3692
Carey Leckie, OT, OTD, OTR, CHT Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy Interests Clinical Education Andragogy Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Workplace Rehabilitation	cleckie@springfield.edu (413) 748-3948
Elizabeth Reid McAnulty, OT, OTD, MSOT, OTR/L Faculty Emeritus Interests Ethics Occupational Therapy with Adolescents and Young Adults Adapted Sports and Recreation Community-based Practice	emcanulty@springfield.edu (413) 748-3829
Jean A. McCaffery, OT, EdD, OTR Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy, Academic Fieldwork Coordinator Interests Inter-professional Education and Practice Clinical Readiness through Experiential Learning and Competency Assessment	jmccaffery@springfield.edu (413) 748-3547
Amanda Melemed Administrative Associate	amelemed@springfield.edu (413) 748-3581
Katherine M. Post Professor Emeritus Interests Assistive technology design and application Universal design for learning Students with disabilities Dr. Post has retired from full-time teaching but is still involved in coaching and tutoring students for national certification.	kpost@springfield.edu (413) 748-3581
Amanda M. Rodriguez, OT, OTD, OTR Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy	arodriguez32@springfield.edu (413) 748-3792
Joan Simmons Professor of Occupational Therapy, Professor Emeritus	jsimmons@springfield.edu
Lori Vaughn Professor of Occupational Therapy	lvaughn@springfield.edu (413) 748-3731