Adjunct Faculty Instructor of Occupational Therapy

• Jan 2023 - Present

Lab instructor in the Entry-Level Occupational Therapy program. Provide instruction and support in Occupational Therapy Process course and provide curricular support in Evidence-Based Practice II course. Lab instructor in the Entry-Level Occupational Therapy program. Provide instruction and support in Occupational Therapy Process course and provide curricular support in Evidence-Based Practice II course.

Human Rights Officer

• Jun 2022 - Present

Provide education to staff, families, and youth about the human rights of all clients in residential care settings in accordance with the MA department of mental health guidelines. Support youth in self-advocacy across the systems with which they intersect. Hear and respond to concerns regarding human rights in a residential care setting.

Occupational Therapist

• Mar 2022 - Present

Occupational therapist working with youth in residential and community care experiencing mental health challenges impacting family social participation, community living, and personal safety. Provides trauma aware direct intervention and family and program-wide consultation to enhance the quality of life, safety, and activity engagement for youth engaged with the Department of Mental Health. Interventions include emotional awareness and communication building, sensory modulation, environmental modifications, family-centered interventions, trauma symptom management, and self-management. Show less

Occupational Therapy Consultant

• May 2022 - Present

Provide staff training regarding occupational therapy principles including childhood developmental trajectories, sensory processing, the impact of trauma on social, emotional, sensory, and relational development, and co-regulation skills. Conduct routine group series for caregivers of children exposed to community or domestic violence focused on routine building and sensorimotor co-regulation. Provide staff training regarding occupational therapy principles including childhood developmental trajectories, sensory processing, the impact of trauma on social, emotional, sensory, and relational development, and co-regulation skills. Conduct routine group series for caregivers of children exposed to community or domestic violence focused on routine building and sensorimotor co-regulation.

Occupational Therapist

• Nov 2021 - Present

Dance Instructor

• Sep 2015 - Present

Occupational Therapist

• Nov 2021 - Jan 2023

Inpatient rehabilitation occupational therapist working on a variety of units including units treating spinal cord injury, acquired brain injury, cardiopulmonary events, orthopedic injury, and neurological conditions Inpatient rehabilitation occupational therapist working on a variety of units including units treating spinal cord injury, acquired brain injury, cardiopulmonary events, orthopedic injury, and neurological conditions

Occupational Therapist

• Nov 2021 - Mar 2022

Occupational therapist responsible for group development and implementation in the adolescent partial hospitalization program Occupational therapist responsible for group development and implementation in the adolescent partial hospitalization program

Doctoral Capstone Student Intern; Pilot Program Facilitator

• May 2021 - Sep 2021

Designed and implemented an IRB approved pilot study Conduct group psychosocial and sensorimotor intervention for 13 survivors of domestic violence and their children using the Zoom platform for telehealth Evaluated the efficacy and feasibility of a pilot intervention using standardized assessment and qualitative interviews Prepared and disseminated an intervention manual for replication of the pilot program Designed and implemented an IRB approved pilot study Conduct group psychosocial and sensorimotor intervention for 13 survivors of domestic violence and their children using the Zoom platform for telehealth Evaluated the efficacy and feasibility of a pilot intervention using standardized assessment and qualitative interviews Prepared and disseminated an intervention manual for replication of the pilot program

Level 2 Fieldwork Student

• Jan 2021 - Mar 2021

Managed rotating caseload of 4-8 patients in an inpatient rehabilitation facility Facilitated ADL participation in individual and therapy group sessions for older adults with a range of neurological, cardiopulmonary, and orthopedic diagnoses Documented and billed for occupational therapy services using ACEIT program Consulted with patients, family members, physiatrists, medical doctors, and social workers to plan discharge for patients Advocated to insurance companies and facility staff to ensure appropriate lengths of stay for patients based on physical and psychosocial factors impacting rehabilitation Show less

Level 2 Fieldwork Student

• Sep 2020 - Dec 2020

Managed caseload of 5 patients on two inpatient psychiatry units Evaluated mental health and functional status of numerous patients using semi-structured interview and standardized assessments as appropriate Consulted with psychiatrists, social workers, and registered nurses to coordinate dis-charge planning for patients Planned and implemented 5-10 evidence-based group interventions per week to foster coping skills and occupational participation for adults with acute onset or exacerbations of serious mental illness Designed and educated staff on use of movement and co-regulation principles to mini-mize physical and mechanical restraint use Show less

Level I Fieldwork Student

• Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

Designed and co-facilitated an emotional regulation group to preschoolers identified by their teachers as needing additional emotional and behavioral support to engage in classroom learning Designed and co-facilitated an emotional regulation group to preschoolers identified by their teachers as needing additional emotional and behavioral support to engage in classroom learning

Company Dancer

• Aug 2017 - Jan 2020

Learning and performing contemporary and modern dance pieces at shows throughout the region Learning and performing contemporary and modern dance pieces at shows throughout the region

Occupational Therapy Level 1 Fieldwork Student

• Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

Level 1 Fieldwork Placement in Preschool Occupational Therapy Level 1 Fieldwork Placement in Preschool Occupational Therapy

Level 1 Fieldwork Occupational Therapy Student

• Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

Level 1 fieldwork placement Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Outpatient Hand Therapy Level 1 fieldwork placement Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Outpatient Hand Therapy

Level 1 Fieldwork Occupational Therapy Student

• Sep 2018 - Dec 2018

Level 1 Fieldwork placement assistant teaching recovery education course "Recovery Theater" to adults with mental illnesses Level 1 Fieldwork placement assistant teaching recovery education course "Recovery Theater" to adults with mental illnesses

Volunteer Assistant

• Sep 2017 - Sep 2018

Associate Director of Dance Arts Camp

• Jun 2017 - Sep 2018

Lead a team of three instructors and teach dance classes in jazz and contemporary to children ages 8-13; oversee participation in recreational swimming and rock climbing Lead a team of three instructors and teach dance classes in jazz and contemporary to children ages 8-13; oversee participation in recreational swimming and rock climbing

One-to-one Aide

• Jan 2018 - Jul 2018

Center for Autism Research Excellence Intern

• Jun 2016 - Nov 2017

Responsible for coding sensory behaviors in Autism Diagnosis Observation Schedule (modules 1-4 and adapted), administering behavioral IQ tests, participant recruitment, and assisting with EEG test administration. Work has included training in administration of the KBIT-II, Woodcock Johnson III, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, and discrete trial training EEG desensitization while assisting Sophie Schwartz under the direction of Helen Tager-Flusberg Responsible for coding sensory behaviors in Autism Diagnosis Observation Schedule (modules 1-4 and adapted), administering behavioral IQ tests, participant recruitment, and assisting with EEG test administration. Work has included training in administration of the KBIT-II, Woodcock Johnson III, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, and discrete trial training EEG desensitization while assisting Sophie Schwartz under the direction of Helen Tager-Flusberg

Classroom Intern

• Jan 2016 - May 2016

Observed and assisted instruction in an autism classroom for 65 hours. Helped students to and from their buses, helped students complete occupational therapy and speech therapy assignments one-on-one, and monitored student behavior. Observed and assisted instruction in an autism classroom for 65 hours. Helped students to and from their buses, helped students complete occupational therapy and speech therapy assignments one-on-one, and monitored student behavior.