OTD Student Profiles

Tanaya Badsa
- Cohort: Spring 2025
Affiliation: JFK University Medical Center, Johnson Institute for Rehabilitation

OTD Goals: To build upon the body of knowledge and interventions related to neurological deficits resulting in impaired self-awareness in adults, while contributing to the OT field as an emerging leader and researcher.
Luis Filgueira
- Cohort: Spring 2025
Affiliation:

Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital

OTD Goal: To promote self-efficacy by combining cognitive and ecological theories in older adults.
Morgan O'Neil
- Cohort: Spring 2026
Affiliation: Manhattan Childrens Center

OTD Goal: To explore and interpret the impact of a low-cost adaptive device program through outcomes in participation, function, and independence in children with disabilities.
Nicole Batoy
- Cohort: Spring 2026
Work affiliation: Hacienda La Puente Unified School District

OTD Capstone Focus: To design and facilitate virtual training sessions on implementing trauma-informed care in school-based occupational therapy.
Janet Kim
- Cohort: Spring 2026
Affiliation: New York Presbyterian/Queens

OTD capstone: Examine the coping mechanisms of female cancer patients and the affects on perceived pain and mental health.
Nicholas Chiara
- Cohort: Fall 2025
Carolyn Stabile
- Term: Spring 2026
My work affiliations are Kennedy Krieger Institute and Towson University.

Capstone focus will be on Rett Syndrome and caregivers