Lola Halperin, EdD, OTR/L is an Assistant Professor in the Graduate Occupational Therapy Program at Sacred Heart University (SHU). Her specialty is psychosocial occupational therapy, and she designs, teaches, and coordinates the mental health curriculum at her school. Dr. Halperin earned her Bachelor in OT degree from Tel Aviv University, Israel and her Master of Arts degree from the NYU. She then completed her doctoral studies at Columbia University. 

Dr. Halperin has served children, adolescents, and adults affected by mental health conditions and other forms of adversity in inpatient, outpatient, and community-based facilities in the United States, Canada and Israel. She is a certified Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) rater and has also obtained certificates in Dialectical-Behavior Therapy and Lifestyle Redesign for Chronic Pain and Headache Management. 

Dr. Halperin's current teaching, clinical supervision, student mentorship, and research projects center on the needs of clients with mental illness, history of trauma, and chronic pain. Dr. Halperin has created and serves as one of the OT students' supervisors in the Monday Night Social (SHU enrichment program for young adults with neurodevelopmental conditions). She also serves on the Technical Advisory Committee of the American Veterans Archaeological Recovery (AVAR). Dr. Halperin is fluent in English, Hebrew, Russian, and Lithuanian.