Elise Ostensson, MS, OTR/L, CSRS
Assistant Clinical Professor
Location
Clinically, Elise specializes in treating adults and older adults across the continuum of care with neurological conditions and complex medical diagnoses including cancer. Elise is a Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist (CSRS), and previously completed: a three-day neuroanatomical dissection lab of brain and spinal cord. Elise seeks out opportunities to engage with the community, and serves as faculty advisor for the partnership between UNE and the residents at Westbrook Housing Authority as part of an interprofessional experience for students in the MSOT program.
Elise also serves as a mentor to students in the OT program who are applying to the Center to Advance Interprofessional Education and Practice (CAIEP) for the Interprofessional Honors Distinction. The distinction recognizes students' interprofessional activity and learning while at UNE and is a nationally recognized micro credential.
Credentials
Education
Board Certifications and Licenses
International & Autonomic Standards E-Training, American Spinal Injury Association
Licensed/Registered Occupational Therapist
Research
Other scholarly activity
NYU Langone Health Oncology Rehab Summit Event, Speaker in October 2021
NYU Langone Health COVID & the Neuromuscular Patient Event, Speaker (2021)
NYU Langone Health COVID Innovative Program Award, Patient Experience department (2020)
Research interests
The Neurological Patient, Assistive Technology