Ann Burkhardt, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Ann received her BA in Psychology/Biology from Wheaton College (Massachusetts). She earned her Master of Arts degree in Occupational Therapy from New York University; and her post-professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate from Creighton University. Her doctoral work focused on Sources of Independence in Community-dwelling Older Adults. Ann has worked in various settings including acute care, cancer care, sub-acute rehabilitation and long-term care, home care, and private practice. Ann also has extensive experience teaching occupational therapy in higher education. She has been a Program Director of a BS/MS program, a post professional Master’s program, a founding director of 2 entry level OTD programs and a Clinical Associate Professor in a Master’s Degree program and a Clinical Associate in an OTA Program.

Academic Experience

Founding Director, Chair and Tenured Professor, OTD Program, Drake University

Founding Director and Professor OTD Program, Johnson & Wales University

Director, Quinnipiac University On-line Post Professional Master’s Degree Program

Division Director, Long Island University, Occupational Therapy BS/MS degree programs

Associate Clinical Instructor, Columbia University, Programs in Occupational Therapy

Director, Occupational Therapy, NYPH-Columbia

Chief, Occupational Therapy, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Professional Service and Accomplishments

Past President of NYSOTA

Former Elected Director, AOTA Board of Directors

Co-investigator NIA Funded research, the Sources of Independence in the Elderly, Sergievsky Center, Columbia University

Content expert, CDC Funded ICF coding implementation grant, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia University Program in Medical Informatics