- Education:BS in Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California
MS in Healthcare Administration, California State University Long Beach
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (PP-OTD), Boston University - Email:kduddy@bu.edu
Scholarly, Research, and/or Practice Interests
- Cclinical practice with adolescents and adults in mental health settings and with adults and geriatric populations in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, adult day health care and outpatient hand therapy; currently the supervisor of the OT department at the VA Long Beach, where she has been employed since 2002. Karen became a Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (CLSSBB) and leads VA teams in value stream analysis and Lean process improvement events.
- Karen is currently conducting research as the co-investigator for the comprehensive program evaluation of the VA Everyday Matters workshop. She has published in the textbook Occupational Therapy Essentials for Clinical Competence, 3rd edition (2016).
Health Matters Virtual Conference
Karen Duddy presents Agents of Change. Hosted by Boston University College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College, this presentation was a part of an online, virtual conference, “Health Matters,” which took place on September 17, 2015.
- Departments
- Occupational Therapy and Occupational Therapy
- Positions
- Lecturer