Amy Lorino, OTD, MS, OTR/L
Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Director of Occupational Therapy
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Background
Amy Lorino joined Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences in September 2022 as a clinical associate professor for the Division of Occupational Therapy. She teaches in both the entry-level and post-professional doctor of occupational therapy programs.
Lorino specializes in community and home health practice for adults with physical and psychosocial challenges. She is a certified Skills2Care™ practitioner and delivers consultation services to caregivers of persons with dementia, using an evidence-based, collaborative, problem-solving approach to empower caregivers to optimally engage in caregiving occupations.
She has worked in various clinical practice areas across the healthcare continuum, including early intervention and preschool; pediatric and adolescent residential care; inpatient and outpatient adult and adolescent psychiatry; and acute, skilled nursing, and outpatient rehabilitation contexts. She also served as a director of rehabilitation in a rural hospital system and developed multiple programs to serve the community's needs, including a dedicated outpatient occupational therapy clinic.
Education
- OTD, Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pa.
- MS, occupational therapy, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
- BS, education, State University of New York at Oneonta, Oneonta, N.Y.
Research Interests
- Experiences of health management occupations
- Occupational therapy for adults with multiple chronic conditions
- Health literacy
- Patient self-advocacy
Clinical Interests
- Client self-advocacy
- Health management occupations
- Functional cognition
- OT for caregivers of persons with dementia
- Health literacy
Teaching Interests
- Interprofessional health promotion and advocacy
- Mental health practice
- Occupational therapy theory and professional foundations
- Therapeutic relationships and communication
