Elizabeth Reid McAnulty, OT, OTD, MSOT, OTR/L | Springfield College

Elizabeth Reid McAnulty, OT, OTD, MSOT, OTR/L

Elizabeth Reid McAnulty, OT, OTD, MSOT, OTR/L

Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
Elizabeth McAnulty
  • Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia Pa., 2018
  • Master of Science in Occupational Therapy, Springfield College, Springfield, Mass., 1995
  • Bachelor of Arts with Honors in English, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1984

After graduating from the MSOT program in 1995, Elizabeth McAnulty worked for 15 years at Cooley Dickinson Hospital (Northampton, Mass.) working primarily in outpatient and school-based occupational therapy with certification in sensory integration. While working at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, she served on the hospital ethics committee and provided ethics training and consultation for the hospital community. During her time working at the hospital, McAnulty also worked for an organization that specialized in multidisciplinary pediatric evaluation, and she worked as adjunct faculty teaching at Antioch New England (Autism Certificate Program) and Springfield College (pediatrics and ethics). McAnulty  began teaching full time in the Springfield College Occupational Therapy program in 2010 and is currently an associate professor.  She continues to serve on the ethics committee at Cooley Dickinson Hospital (was co-chair until 2023). She also supports adapted rowing at Holyoke Rows in Holyoke, Mass.

Research Interests
  • Ethics
  • Occupational Therapy with Adolescents and Young Adults
  • Adapted Sports and Recreation
  • Community-based Practice
Courses Taught
  • Undergraduate practicum and service learning courses
  • Adolescent and young adult occupational therapy practice
  • United States and global health care systems management
  • Community-based practice
Certifications and Memberships

Professional Memberships: 

  • American Occupational Therapy Association
  • Massachusetts Association of Occupational Therapy


Professional Certifications: 

  • National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
  • Sensory Integration