Position:
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator MSOT Weekend Program and Assistant ProfessorLocation:
Health Professions BuildingPhone:
(571) 296-8654Email: krislyn.yeatras@myxiwei.com
Educational History:
B.S., Christopher Newport University; OTD, Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences
Professional Highlights:
Dr. Yeatras is an occupational therapist of five years. She has experience in geriatrics, dementia, and aging in place. She was also an adjunct faculty member for two years before joining the division of occupational therapy as full time academic fieldwork coordinator. She held leadership positions including regional quality assurance liaison, mentor, sponsor, fieldwork educator, and teacher of geriatric exercise classes. She is also certified in LSVT BIG. During her capstone project, she focused on the role and professional identity of OT within an outpatient multidisciplinary team caring for clients with ALS and MD.
Personal Quote:I still have the quote that my first occupational therapy professor gave me in my graduate program, “If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try.” -Seth Godin