Occupational Therapy BS/MS
Debra Cullinane, OTD, OTR/L, CAPS
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy MS
School of Health Sciences
Clinical Specialty
- Adult Home Care
- Adult Physical Disabilities
- Gerontology
Education
- OTD, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA
- MS Occupational Therapy, BS Health Sciences, Touro College, Bay Shore, NY
- BA Psychology, St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY
- AS Business Accounting, Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY
Research
- Capstone presentation – Occupational Therapy Dynamic Standing Balance Fall Intervention Using the Nintendo Wii (2017)
- Poster presentation co-presenter, Virtual Health Promotion Fieldwork Experiences within Assisted Living Facilities: Keeping Adults Connected during COVID-19, NYSOTA Conference (2020)
- Occupational Therapy: Providing Client-Centered Occupations for Older Adults (in progress 2022)
- Agendas: Occupational Therapy: Providing Client-Centered Occupations for Older Adults (in progress 2022)
Professional Service
- Touro College SHS Curriculum Committee
- Touro College SHS OT Dept. Alpha Pi Committee Advisor
- Touro College SHS OT Dept. Admissions & Recruitment Committee
- Touro College SHS OT Dept. Vice Chairperson Curriculum Committee
- Touro College SHS OT Dept. Student Status Committee
- Touro College SHS OT Dept. Alumni Committee
- AGHE Representative
- Advocacy Day Representative
Memberships and Affiliations
- AOTA Member
- NYSOTA Member
- SSO, USA Member
Teaching Responsibilities
- OT305: Medical Terminology
- OT320: Clinical Reasoning about Occupation
- OT371: Introduction to OT
- OT376: Foundations of Occupational Therapy
- OT380: Professional Journey I
- OT405: Gerontology
- HS440: Human Disease Processes I
- HS441: Human Disease Processes II
- HS447: Health Promotion and Patient Education
- OT480: Professional Journey II
- OT640: Current Trends in OT
- OT668: Community Service
- OT695: Research 1
- OT 696: Research 2
- OTD750: Research Seminar I