Christi Katz, OTD, MOT, OTR/L, CLT
Clinical Assistant Professor
Christi is a Clinical Assistant Professor for 向日葵视频OT and has 12 years of experience as an occupational therapist. She has worked in various practice settings, including acute care, intensive therapy programs, and outpatient rehabilitation. She currently practices and specializes in cancer rehabilitation and lymphedema as a certified oncology rehabilitation therapist and certified lymphedema therapist. She manages a cancer rehabilitation clinic when she is not on campus, primarily working with patients undergoing breast cancer treatment. She has also developed rehabilitation programs for patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and focused her capstone work on therapist clinical education on stem cell transplant rehabilitation. Christi enjoys reading, baking, listening to podcasts, walking by the lake, and spending time with her husband, daughter, and rescue dog, Rosie.
Education
- Post-Professional OTD, Chatham University, 2023
- MOT, Master's of Occupational Therapy, Saint Louis University, 2013
- BSOS, Bachelor's of Science in Occupational Science, Saint Louis University, 2012
Courses Taught
- OCTH 7505 Evidence Based Practice: Integration and Synthesis
- OCTH 7150 Clinical and Health Conditions I
- OCTH 2931 Special Topics in Occupational Therapy
- OCTH 7360 Practical Applications of Occupational Therapy
- OCTH 1001 Introduction to Occupational Therapy
Professional Affiliations
- American Occupational Therapy Association
- Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association
Certifications
- Licensed Occupational Therapist, State of Wisconsin
- Registered Occupational Therapist, National Board Certification of Occupational Therapy
- Certified Lymphedema Therapist, UWM School of Continuing Education
- Certified Oncology Rehabilitation Therapist, Physiological Oncology Rehabilitation Institute
- Fieldwork Educator Certificate, AOTA