Jean A. McCaffery, OT, EdD, OTR
Jean A. McCaffery, OT, EdD, OTR
Professor of Occupational Therapy / Academic Fieldwork Coordinator
- Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership, University of New England, Portland, Maine, 2020
- Master of Science in Administrative Studies, Boston College, Boston, Mass., 2004
- Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy, University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H., 1987
Jean McCaffery has more than 30 years of clinical practice and management experience, primarily focused in neuro-rehabilitation, and with the adult and older adult populations. She has provided direct service and led inter-professional rehabilitation treatment teams in hospital and sub-acute rehabilitation settings. McCaffery’s more than 10 years of academic experience has focused on experiential and inter-professional learning, and facilitating the development of students' professional identity. Her scholarly agenda includes inter-professional education, experiential learning, the assessment of students’ clinical competencies, and the promotion of a diverse occupational therapy workforce through access to health profession education.
Research Interests
- Inter-professional Education and Practice
- Clinical Readiness through Experiential Learning and Competency Assessment
Courses Taught
- Clinical Fieldwork Education Integrated within the Curriculum
- Full-time Clinical Rotations
- Professional Practice
Certifications and Memberships
- National Board Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
- American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
- Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy (MAOT)
Selected Works
Publications
- Coppola, A., Leckie, C., & McCaffery, J. (2021). A competency-based clinical simulation experience to facilitate and assess student readiness for fieldwork. In J. Friberg, C. Visconti, & S. Ginsberg (Eds.), Case studies in evidence-based education: A resource for teaching in clinical professions (pp. 199 -210). Slack, Inc.
Presentations
- Targeting skills necessary to enter Level II fieldwork through use of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination. Leckie, C., McCaffery, J., & Coppola, A. Poster Presentation accepted for the 2023 American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Annual National Conference, Kansas City, MO., April 2023
- Interprofessional Education (IPE): Team collaboration within a telehealth fall prevention program. McCaffery J., Leckie, C., Barrett, M., Daingerfield, M., & Nowakowski K. Poster Presentation for Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) 2022 Annual Conference, Long Beach, CA., October 2022
- Interprofessional Education (IPE): Team collaboration within a telehealth fall prevention program. McCaffery J., Nowakowski K., Calendrillo, M., Leckie C., & Barret, M. Poster Presentation for Association of Schools for Allied Health Professions (ASAHP) 2021 Annual Conference, San Diego, CA (In-Person Conference cancelled).October 2021
- Use of Interprofessional Education to Prepare for Clinical Fieldwork: Commonalities in OT and PT Student Learning Needs. McCaffery J.A., Leckie C.L., Pelletier D.D., & Nowakowski K.A. Poster Presentation accepted for the 2020 American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Annual National Conference, Boston, MA (Conference cancelled). March 2020
