Experience

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  Wachovia securities financial network

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2008

  Supervisor insurance and annuity operations

  Provided supervision to teams responsible for assisting brokers with tracking and completing continuing education and renewal requirements for their insurance and annuity licenses, as well as broker/dealer changes on insurance, annuity, and managed future policies.

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  Barnes jewish hospital

  Oct 2009 - Jun 2014

  Clinical office assistant orthopedic surgery

  Responsibilities included managing payroll for all of the orthopedic surgery staff, scheduling, tracking employee performance, and assisting nurse manager with a variety of administrative tasks.

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  Places for people, inc.

  Jul 2013 - Sept 2013

  Occupational therapy student

  Provided comprehensive skilled occupational therapy as part of a multi-disciplinary Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team to adults with severe and chronic mental health disorders.This included assisting clients with improving problem-solving skills, communication skills, money management, medication management, and identifying and accessing community resources to increase their independence and quality of life.

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  St. louis children's hospital

  Oct 2013 - Dec 2013

  Occupational therapy student

  During my 12-week level IIB fieldwork experience at St. Louis Children's Hospital I provided skilled occupational therapy services to the pediatric population on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. As an inpatient therapist, I provided comprehensive occupational therapy services primarily to critically ill children in the Pediatric ICU (PICU), as well as to children with non-critical orthopedic needs, burns, traumatic injuries, and various respiratory diagnoses. As a student in the outpatient clinic, I treated children with a variety of diagnoses including global developmental delay, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorder, brachial plexus palsy, and others. I also provided services to children and their families as part of the Brachial Plexus Palsy Clinic which consisted of comprehensive evaluations and interventions, both pre and post-surgery, in collaboration with other disciplines. Show less

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  Sensory solutions, llc

  Jun 2014 - Sept 2015

  Occupational therapist

  Provided comprehensive Occupational Therapy services to children (ages 0-18 years) in the outpatient and home health settings. Interventions included:Oral motor/FeedingFine Motor Development/CoordinationSelf-careSensory IntegrationHandwriting

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  Supplemental health care and st. louis public schools

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2017

  Occupational therapist

  Provided comprehensive occupational therapy services to school-aged children in the least restrictive environment within the educational context.

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  P.s. kids, llc

  Jul 2017 - now

  Occupational therapist
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  Maryville university of saint louis

  Jul 2021 - now

  Instructor: Best Practices (2024) - graduate level case-based, application-focused course with emphasis on preparing students for level II fieldwork using a variety of cases that students work through in small groups under the mentorship of faculty. Cases presented in my section are pediatric-focused. Lab Instructor: Occupational Therapy Evaluation and Interventions I (2019, 2021-2022) - graduate level course focused on preparing students for providing client-centered care to individuals with mental health conditions. Course Master/Instructor for Leadership and Ethics in Occupational Therapy (2016-2019) - graduate level course focused on assisting students in advancing their understanding of leadership practices and ethical concerns as it relates to Occupational Therapy practice. In addition, students utilize their advocacy skills to advocate for an issue of concern within the profession's scope of practice.Fall 2015 - Co-lab instructor for Interventions II Lab - OCTH600. This graduate level course focuses on increasing knowledge of, and competence in, relevant interventions to be implemented with individuals experiencing deficits in the areas of cognition, sensory motor, visual, perceptual, behavioral, and social skills (pediatric and adult). Show less

  • Adjunct Faculty

    Feb 2015 - now

  • Academic Fieldwork Coordinator/Assistant Professor

    Jul 2021 - Dec 2023