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