Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy
Kimberley Persons, DHS, OTR/L, CLA joined St. Catherine University's Occupational Therapy Department in August 2020. She teaches in the both the master's and doctoral program and mentors master's projects. Kimberley's current research is exploring community-based practice and the role of the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator in occupational therapy education. In 2018, she became a Certified Leader in Academia. She has been an occupational therapy educator for more than 10 years including 6 years as an AFWC. Her clinical background is working with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in home and community-based setting. She is an active member of many professional associations and serves as the Minnesota Representative for the American Occupational Therapy Association Representative Assembly.
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About Kimberley Persons, DHS, OTR/L, CLA
Kimberley Persons, DHS, OTR/L, CLA joined St. Catherine University's Occupational Therapy Department in August 2020. She teaches in the both the master's and doctoral program and mentors master's projects. Kimberley's current research is exploring community-based practice and the role of the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator in occupational therapy education. In 2018, she became a Certified Leader in Academia. She has been an occupational therapy educator for more than 10 years including 6 years as an AFWC. Her clinical background is working with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in home and community-based setting. She is an active member of many professional associations and serves as the Minnesota Representative for the American Occupational Therapy Association Representative Assembly.
| Present | Assistant Professor, St. Catherine University ‐ Masters of Occupational Therapy | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2022 | Summer Scholars: Barriers and Facilitators to Interdisciplinary Mental and Behavioral Health in Primary Care |
| GHR Foundation | |
| Colleague(s): Isabella Norcross | |
| 2017 - 2019 | Development of a Fall Prevention Program Using Buffalo Functional Exercise for Medicare Recipient |
| Excellus BlueCross/BlueShield/Univera Healthcare | |
| Role: Co-Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): Machiko Tomita; Jeanne Langan | |
| $125,000 | |
| 2014 - 2015 | Independence through integration of exercise to daily activities in a program off all-inclusive care for the elderly |
| The Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo | |
| Role: Co-Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): Machiko Tomita | |
| $25,000 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2022 - Present | Representative Assembly: Minnesota, American Occupational Therapy Association |
| DHS, University of Indianapolis ‐ School of Occupational Therapy | ||
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| BS OT, University of Southern Indiana ‐ Occupational Therapy | ||
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| MHS, University of Indianapolis ‐ School of Occupational Therapy | ||
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