Faculty

Karen A. Buckley

Clinical Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy

Karen A. Buckley

Phone: (212) 998-5825
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Karen Buckley is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy. She holds certification in Neurodevelopmental Treatment of the Adult Hemiplegic and teaches assessment and treatment of clients who exhibit neuromotor impairments. Her clinical experiences have included treating adults and children with neurological disorders in hospital and home care environments. She also has clinical experience in school based and pediatric private practice.


Selected Presentations

  • "Using standardized tools to assess motor function in stroke survivors"
    Short course with Joyce Sabari & Ai-Lian Lim at the American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Baltimore, April 1998.

Degrees Held

  • M.A. New York University
  • B.S. SUNY Buffalo

Selected Publications

  • Buckley, K.A. & Poole, S. (in press) Activity Analysis. In J. Hinojosa and M. Blount (Eds.), The texture of life: Purposeful activities in occupational therapy. Bethesda, MD: AOTA
  • Buckley, K. A. & Kane, L. (2004). Functional mobility. In G. Gillen & A. Burkhardt (Eds.), Occupational therapy management of the CVA patients (2nd ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.
  • Buckley, K. A. & Poole, S. E. (2004). Activity Analysis. In J. Hinojosa & M.-L. Blount (Eds.), The texture of life: Purposeful activities in occupational therapy (2nd ed., pp. 69-114). Bethesda, MD: AOTA.

Courses

  • OT-GE 2000 - New Student Seminar
  • OT-GE 2030 - Theoretical Bases for the Scope of Practice
  • OT-GE 2035 - Analysis of Human Activity and Occupational Performance I
  • OT-GE 2701 - Foundations of Occupational Therapy
  • OT-GE 2743 - Evaluation & Intervention: Neurological Perspective
  • OT-GE 2746 - Community Practice

Research Interests

  • Cultural competence of students entering the professional program
  • Identifying the characteristics of funcation for clients who have substained a hand injury
  • Development of clinical reasoning in new practitioners
  • Program evaluation