Debra Cullinane, OTD, OTR/L, CAPS

Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy MS

School of Health Sciences

Debra Cullinane

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