Amy Lorino, OTD, MS, OTR/L
Clinical Associate Professor
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
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
