Occupational Therapy Interventions

Catherine Meriano, JD, MHS, OTR/L is a tenured Professor of Occupational Therapy at Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut. Her clinical background is in acute care, outpatient rehabilitation, and nursing home practice. Catherine is received her certification in Advanced Online Teaching from the Online Learning Consortium and teaches in both the Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate program, which is online, and the traditional entry-level Masters of Occupational Therapy program. Her teaching responsibilities include Legal and Ethical classes in both programs, Problem-Based Learning, Documentation of practice and Administration. Her publications and presentations have included topics such as evaluation of the upper extremity, dysphagia, academic integrity, legal issues in health care and legislative advocacy for occupational therapy. Catherine enjoys spending time in the clinic, traveling with her family, and spending time with her husband and two children.

Donna Latella, EdD, OTR/L is a tenured Professor of Occupational Therapy at Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut. Her clinical background is in acute care, outpatient rehabilitation, homecare, and nursing home practice. Presently, Donna's clinical practice is spent between homecare, outpatient, as well as working as a Registered Therapist in Hippotherapy and a Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor. Her teaching responsibilities include Research, Adult Interventions, Health Conditions, Problem-Based Learning, Capstone Graduate Project, and Service Learning. Donna volunteers with her certified therapy dog, pot-bellied pig and horses providing animal-assisted therapy in reading programs, hospitals, and day centers. Her publications and presentations have covered topics such as evaluation of the upper extremity, dysphagia, leadership, service learning, animal-assisted therapy, educational malpractice, and learning styles. Donna enjoys jogging, horseback riding, and boating with her husband, two children, and many pets.