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	JULIE KARDACHI
Rank and Professional Credentials	Assistant Professor and Chair, Manhattan Campus MA, OTR/L
School Address	Touro College 27-33 West 23rd Street New York, NY 10010
School Email	jkardachi@touro.edu
School Phone	(212) 463-0400 ext. 690
Courses Taught	OT170 Introduction to Occupational Therapy HS 240: Human Disease HS 247: Health Promotion/Professional Education OT 275/OT 276: Occupational Theory & Practice III OT 340: Current Trends in Occupational Therapy OT 361: Cognitive Rehabilitation OTA 405: Occupational Therapy Skills & Applications II
Primary Responsibilities in OT Department	Direct day to day operations of the Manhattan Campus, including assisting in the supervision of the office staff and in addressing faculty problems and issues, recruiting and mentoring new faculty, development of schedules for the department, coordinating schedules with other programs as needed, continued program evaluation, participation in budget overview, overseeing admissions and other procedures. Student advisor and advocate.
Professional Education & Experience	Professor Kardachi gained a Master of Arts in Occupational Therapy in 1997 from New York University, and a Bachelor of Applied Science (OT) in 1981 from Lincoln Institute of Health Science in Melbourne, Australia. She received specialty certification in Neurodevelopmental treatment for adult hemiplegia in 2000 and has attended many continuing education workshops. She has practiced occupational therapy in Australia, England and the United States and, prior to joining the faculty at Touro College in January 2001, was Occupational Therapy supervisor of inpatient neurological and orthopedic rehabilitation at a major NYC specialty hospital.
Clinical and Community Practice Activities & Interests	Professor Kardachi has been practicing as an Occupational Therapist since 1981 and has worked in Australia, the UK and the US. Her areas of clinical interest and experience include neurological rehabilitation, cognition, wheelchair seating, positioning and mobility, and working with adults with developmental disabilities. She currently runs a weekly outpatient wheelchair clinic at a NYC specialty hospital, specializing in custom seating and power mobility.
Research Interests	Relationship between prior studies, life experience and success in Occupational Therapy education. Functional outcomes in the wheelchair and mobility setting Service delivery and quality assurance in the wheelchair and mobility setting The effect of declining function on the self perception of wheelchair users
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SHS: Occupational Therapy

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JULIE KARDACHI