Elise Ostensson, M.S., OTR/L, CSRS
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Academically, Elise is an educator who specializes in the study of human movement and how it supports human occupation. She includes her passion for assistive technology in her courses when able.
Clinically, Elise specializes in treating adults and older adults across the continuum of care with neurological conditions and complex medical diagnoses. She 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 community partnership to provide interprofessional experiences for students in the MSOT program.
Elise also serves as a mentor to students 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
Awards and Accolades
- Davis Educational Foundation Grant, OER textbook creation, UNE 2024
- NYU Langone Health COVID Innovative Program Award, 2020
Board Certifications and Licenses
International & Autonomic Standards E-Training, American Spinal Injury Association
Licensed/Registered Occupational Therapist
Research
Other scholarly activity
O’Brien, J. C., & Ostensson, E (2022). Does Case-based Experiential Learning Improve Occupational Therapy Students’ Clinical Reasoning and Use of Motor Learning Strategies? Presented at: UNE, CETL Spring Faculty Symposium, grant funded
Speaker, MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital, Outpatient Rehabilitation Department, 2022
Presented: Clinical Indications of the Heartmate 3 on the Cardiac Outpatient
Speaker, NYU Langone Health Oncology Rehab Summit/Virtual Conference, 2021
Presented: Treating the Whole Person: Improving Function and Return to Work
Speaker, NYU Langone Health COVID & the Neuromuscular Patient/Virtual Event, 2021
Presented: Occupational Therapy’s Role and Perspective on The Neuro Outpatient
McEvoy, E. An Occupational Therapy Approach to Treating Critical Illness Polyneuropathy in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Adaptation to Increase Independence.
Presented at: AOTA, Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, 2015
Research interests
The Neurological Patient, Assistive Technology