Emily Raphael-Greenfield, Ed.D.

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Emily Raphael-Greenfield, EdD, OTR/L is an assistant professor within Columbia University’s Programs in Occupational Therapy.  For more than 10 years she has taught the mental health coursework within this graduate program, including Group Dynamics, Psychopathology and Principles of Evaluation and Intervention within Mental Health. She obtained her doctorate in 2010 from Teacher’s College and focused her dissertation research on executive function and community integration. In 2004 she created a grant-funded occupational therapy clinic within the Fort Washington Men’s Shelter, a 200-bed MICA shelter, where a variety of modalities, including art, music, dance, and sensory modulation are used to assist the men as they transition from the shelter system into supported housing. Her research interests include the relationship between drumming and movement activities and verbal communication and the use of contextualized motor-based role play to improve socialization among adolescents on the Autism Spectrum.

 

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