Piersol, Catherine

PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
MS, Boston University, Boston, MA
BS, Tufts University, Medford, MA

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
Licensed Occupational Therapist, Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Associate Professor, Department of OT
Interim Chair, Department of OT 
Director, Jefferson Elder Care        

American Occupational Therapy Association
Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association
Gerontological Society of America

Intervention research in neurocognitive disorders and caregiving.

Translation and delivery of evidence-based interventions into realworld settings for persons with neurocognitive disorders and their caregivers.

Caregiver appraisal of functional capacity in persons with neurocognitive disorders and its impact on safety, participation and care. 

Person-environment-occupation fit and the impact on function and aging in place.

2015 Fellow of American Occupational Therapy Association

2013 Stephen Heater Award of Outstanding Achievement, Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association

2013 Jeanette Blair Writer’s Award, American Occupational Therapy Association

2009 Award of Appreciation, Philadelphia University Occupational Therapy Program, Class of 2006

2006 Award of Appreciation, Philadelphia University Occupational Therapy Program, Class of 2003

2006 Certificate of Appreciation, U.S. Department of Labor, National Occupational Information Network

1999 Occupational Therapist Award of Recognition, Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association

2003, 2006, 2011 American Occupational Therapy Association Service Commendation

1998, 2004, 2005, 2011 Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association Service Award