Erica Dessingue, OTD, OTR/L

Erica received her BS in Occupational Science and MS in Occupational Therapy from Ithaca College. She earned her Post-Professional Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Chatham University. Her doctoral work focused on the effects of music on patients’ postoperative pain following total hip and knee replacements. Clinical experience includes adult rehabilitation in acute care, skilled nursing, and homecare settings as well as some pediatric outpatient experience. Primary teaching responsibilities include OT theory and foundations of physical rehabilitation.