Directory for Department of Occupational Therapy | Springfield

Department of Occupational Therapy

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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 
Elizabeth Alicea-Torres head shot
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
Interests
  • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
  • Occupational Therapy Practice within Acute and Critical Care Settings
  •  Simulation-based Learning
Andrea Coppola
Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
Latasha Dionne
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
Interests
  • Clinical Education
  • Andragogy
  • Upper Extremity Rehabilitation
  • Workplace Rehabilitation
Carey Leckie
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
Interests
  • Ethics
  • Occupational Therapy with Adolescents and Young Adults
  • Adapted Sports and Recreation
  • Community-based Practice
Elizabeth McAnulty
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy, Academic Fieldwork Coordinator
Interests
  • Inter-professional Education and Practice
  • Clinical Readiness through Experiential Learning and Competency Assessment
Jean McCaffery
Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy, Program Director, Professor
Interests
  • Diversity in Occupational Therapy
  • Recruiting/Promoting Occupational Therapy
  • Inclusive Teaching and Learning
Scott McNeil
Administrative Associate
Amanda Melemed
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.

Katherine M. Post
Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
Amanda Rodriguez
Professor of Occupational Therapy, Professor Emeritus
Joan Simmons
Professor of Occupational Therapy
Lori Vaughn