• Education:BA in History of Science (Biomedical Focus), University of Wisconsin
    MA in Occupational Therapy, New York University
    Post-professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD), Boston University
    MPH, BU School of Public Health (Community Assessment, Program Development, Implementation and Evaluation)
  • Phone:617-353-8947
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Scholarly, Research, and/or Practice Interests

Professor Newman’s clinical experience focuses on working with adults in a variety of settings, including acute care, rehabilitation and outpatient, with extensive experience with individuals with cancer and neurological diagnoses. She has specialty certification in comprehensive lymphedema management since 2002 and driver rehabilitation from 2008-2019. Newman also has extensive experience in the design and delivery of self-management interventions for individuals living with and beyond cancer. Her current research and scholarship focus on the occupational performance challenges of parents living with and beyond cancer. She has taught occupational therapy students the functional implications of cancer on occupational performance and quality of life and has become a leader in this specialty area.

Newman is an active member of the American Occupational Therapy Association and co-edited a textbook on Cancer and Occupational Therapy, “Cancer and Occupational Therapy: Enabling Performance and Participation Across the Lifespan.” She is a fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association. She has served as past Co-Chair of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Oncology and Cognition Task Force.

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Departments
Occupational Therapy and Occupational Therapy
Positions
Clinical
Focus
Clinical

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