BUChristine Helfrich, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
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Education:              

1997    Ph.D., Public Health Sciences - Community Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Dissertation Title: Homeless mothers experience of transitional housing: An ethnographic study

1992    M.S., Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

1987    B.S., Occupational Therapy, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, graduated Cum Laude.

1987    B.A., Spanish, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, graduated Cum Laude.

 

Academic Experience:

2007-pesent    Boston University:

                        Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation Counseling.

1999-2007       The University of Illinois at Chicago:

                        Assistant Professor.

1997-1999       The University of Illinois at Chicago:

                        Research Assistant Professor.

 

Clinical Experience:

1993-2004       Glantz/Richman Rehabilitation Associates: Mental Health Consultant to intermediate care facilities.

1993-1996       The University of Illinois at Chicago: Research Specialist in Behavioral Sciences. On-site evaluator for Chicago Head Start Homeless Children's Project.

1991-1993       University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago: Psychiatry Supervisor & Occupational Therapy Department Fieldwork Education Coordinator.

1990-1991       University of Illinois Hospital: Senior Therapist, Psychiatry.

1988-1990       Saint Joseph Hospital and Health Care Center, Chicago, Illinois: Staff Therapist in psychiatry.

1987-1988       Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. Staff therapist in psychiatric inpatient Older Adult Program.

1987                American Occupational Therapy Association, Rockville, Maryland. Occupational Therapy Affiliate in Practice Division for ten weeks.

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June 8, 2009