Nancy Ranft, OTD, OTR/L

Clinical Lab Associate in Occupational Therapy

The Sage Colleges
45 Ferry Street
Troy, NY 12180
Member of The Sage Colleges Faculty since 1997
Office: Troy Campus, Ricketts Hall Room 324
Phone: 518/ 244-2267
Email: ranftn@sage.edu

Educational Background

2007, OTD, Clinical Doctorate of Occupational Therapy, Rocky Mountain University, Provo, UT
1982, BS in Allied Medicine, major in Occupational Therapy, The Ohio State University

Current Teaching Responsibilities

OTH 504 Foundations of Occupational Therapy Lab
OTH 507 Functional Anatomy Lab
OTH 606 Evaluation and Intervention: Hand and Upper Extremity
OTH 608 Foundations of Physical Rehabilitation
OTH 609 Evaluation & Interventions in Psychosocial Settings Lab
OTH 612 Management of Occupational Therapy Services
OTH 622 Fieldwork Seminar
OTH 624 Fieldwork Level I
OTH 627 & 628 Fieldwork Level II

Research Interests

Patient Education
Cultural diversity
Hand therapy and splinting
Occupation based and client based care

Professional Activities

American Occupational Therapy Association
New York State Occupational Therapy Association

Scholarly Activities

Ranft, N. (2007) Patient education for a diverse patient population. Presentation to community Occupational Therapists at The Sage Colleges, Troy, NY.

Ranft, N (2006) Cultural diversity in patient centered care. Presentation to rehabilitation professionals at Columbia Memorial Hospital.