Assistant ProfessorSchool of Health Sciences - Occupational Therapy MS
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Clinical Specialty
- Pediatrics: School-based and Young Adult
- Adult Health and Wellness
Education
- Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA, post-professional OTD
- Dominican College, Orangeburg, NY, BS/MS
- Suffolk County Community College, AAS
Honors and Awards
- Distinguished Academic Achievement, Dominican College
- Dean’s List, Dominican College
- Nominated, Fieldwork Educator of the Year, MOTEC
- Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Publications
- Healey, M., Finuf, K. D., Lindeman, K., Purohit, R. B., & Rini, L. M. (2025). A Holistic Treatment Team for Autism: The Professional Education Benefits of a Medical-Legal Partnership for Autism Involving Students From Graduate Programs in Law, Applied Behavior Analysis, and Occupational Therapy. Journal of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity, 13 (2), 101-130. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/shs_pubs/378
- Rini, L. M., & Provident, I. (2024). Use of an Education and Coaching Intervention to Promote Occupational Balance in Graduate Occupational Therapy Students. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 8 (1). Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/shs_pubs/322
Professional Service
- Member, NY State Department of education Board for Occupational Therapy
- Member, American Occupational Therapy Association; NY State Occupational Therapy Association
- AOTA Conference proposal reviewer
- Manuscript Reviewer: Journal of Occupational Therapy Education; Health, wellbeing and occupation journal
Teaching Responsibilities
- OTHN 652 Research Methods and Scholarly Mentorship I
- OTHN 653 Research Methods and Scholarly Mentorship II
- OTHN 642 Occupations Analysis and Skills Lab – Children and Adolescents
- OTHN 645 School-Based Occupational Therapy Practice
- OTHN 720 Occupational Justice
- OTHN 735 Occupation and Community Health
- OTHN 740 Leadership in Occupational Therapy and Higher Education
- OTHN 745 Colloquium – Specialty Area of Practice
