Kimberly S. Mollo, BFA, OTD, OTR/L
Associate Professor
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Kimberly S. Mollo, BFA, OTD, OTR/L
Associate Professor
Education
Occupational Therapy Doctorate, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA
Master of Science, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
- An exploration of an interprofessional embedded educational model between occupational therapy and industrial design: a qualitative hermeneutical phenomenological inquiry
- FACULTY PERSPECTIVES ON INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN: A QUALITATIVE ETHNOGRAPHIC INQUIRY
- Insights from an inaugural eight-month interprofessional collaborative co-design educational experience between occupational therapy and industrial design
- Occupational Therapy Programming Facilitates Goal Attainment in a Community Work Rehabilitation Setting
- The occupational designer: New frontiers in teaching and clinical practice
- The standardized patient encounter: A dynamic educational approach to enhance students' clinical healthcare skills
Research & Clinical Interests
- Universal design and the use of design thinking in healthcare
- Co-design, user-centered design, empathic design, and participatory design
- Graphic design, industrial design, and occupational therapy: co-creation and collaboration
- Design for well-being
- Environmental and product design
- Medical design
- Executive functioning in adolescents and young adults
- Use of yoga, breathwork, and mindfulness to manage mental health conditions in pediatric and adult populations
- Serious mental illness (SMI) and occupational therapy intervention
- Community-based occupational therapy
- Occupational therapy for adolescents and young adults
Awards & Honors
- The Fred and Sadye Abrams Award for Excellence in Clinical or Laboratory Instruction, 2016, Philadelphia, PA
- Inquisitive Practitioner Award, Thomas Jefferson University, 2011, Philadelphia, PA
Certifications
- National Board Certification for Occupational Therapy
- Licensed Occupational Therapist: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York
- 200-hour Basic Yoga Certification, Kripalu Center of Yoga and Health, Lenox, MA
- 500-hour Advanced Yoga Certification, Pranakriya School of Yoga Healing Arts, Huntsville, AL
- Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests Certification, Western Psychological Services, Los Angeles, CA
- Mental Health First Aid Certification, Philadelphia, PA
Professional Societies
- Member, American Occupational Therapy Association
- Member, Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association
- Member, International Association of Yoga Therapists
- Member, Kripalu Yoga and Ayurveda Association
- Member, Alpha Eta Honor Society