OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FACRM

Associate Chair for Research in Occupational Therapy and Associate Professor

Principal Investigator, VR-Augmented Rehab Lab

Educational background

• Postdoctoral Fellow – 2014, University of Southern California
• Certificate in Clinical, Biomedical, and Translational Investigations- 2013, University of Southern California
• OTD – 2010, Washington University, St. Louis
• BS – 2007, Randolph-Macon Woman’s College

Classes taught

• OC THR 5110- Introduction to Evidence Based Practice
• OC THR 5270 – Assistive Technology

Membership in professional organizations

• American Occupational Therapy Association
• American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
• Missouri Occupational Therapy Association
• International Society for Virtual Rehabilitation
• Pi Theta Epsilon

Professional service

• Secretary, Board of Governors – American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
• Board Member – American Occupational Therapy Foundation
• Associate Editor- OTJR; Occupational Therapy Journal of Research
• Member- Research Council, College of Health Sciences
• Member- Promotion and Tenure Committee, College of Health Sciences
• Chair- Research Committee, Department of Occupational Therapy
• Member- Curriculum Committee, Department of Occupational Therapy

Awards and honors

• 2024- Fellow, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
• 2024- Fellow, American Occupational Therapy Association
• 2024-2023 Elite Reviewer, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• 2023-2025- Mid-Career Research Fellows Program, University of Missouri
• 2023- Leadership Development Program, American congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
• 2022- Lewis and Clark Discovery Award, Early Career, School of Health Professions, University of Missouri
• 2020- ASA/ACRM Young Investigator Award in Post-Acute Stroke Rehabilitation
• 2019- 6th Place Overall Poster, RehabWeek, Toronto, Canada
• 2018- Best Paper Award, 12th International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality, and Associated Technologies
• 2018- Early Career Award, Second Place, International Society for Virtual Rehabilitation
• 2017- Early Career Reviewer (BMIO), Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health

Research summary

The goal of my research is to improve the health and well-being of adults and older adults through the use of smart, home-based technology.

Selected publications

• Scholarly activity may be viewed in Dr. Wolpert’s Curriculum Vitae.

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