Department of Occupational Therapy Faculty

Gael I. Orsmond

Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy

BA, Carleton College; MA, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Orsmond completed her doctorate in clinical and developmental psychology, and has completed post-doctoral training at the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin — Madison. Her research focuses on developmental and family issues for individuals with developmental disabilities, specifically autism, across the life span. She is currently co-investigator and co-director of a longitudinal study on adolescents and adults with autism and their families, funded by the National Institute on Aging (Marsha Seltzer, PI). Other research interests focus on siblings of individuals with autism, and friendships in adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. Dr. Orsmond is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Society for Research on Child Development, the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disability, and the International Association for the Scientific Study on Intellectual Disabilities.

Phone: 617-353-2703 | email: gorsmond@bu.edu | Gael's People.bu.edu Page