Michelle McCann

Michelle McCann has been an occupational therapy practitioner for over 30 years, serving in roles from clinician, program developer, support group coordinator, program director, and quality director.  In addition to her clinical responsibilities, she has served as adjunct faculty at a number of occupational therapy programs prior to joining the faculty at Duquesne University.  Primary practice areas include program development and advancement of interventions and quality access to care for those with chronic, lifelong conditions such as stroke, brain injury, multiple sclerosis (MS), and other neurodegenerative conditions. Michelle has a strong desire to strengthen and align program development and pedagogy in the areas of care partnerships, interprofessional mentorship, community engaged program development and service learning benefitting underserved populations to advance overall health and wellness of communities. Her scholarly interests include advocacy with caregiver education and support programs, access to long-term supports after chronic injury, strengthening interprofessional communities of practice, and health self-management.  She has presented at various professional conferences on healthcare quality outcomes in medical rehabilitation, stroke/brain injury/ MS rehabilitation, obesity disease health management, interprofessional mentorship, and interprofessional practice.  She is certified with the Neurodevelopmental Treatment Association® (C/NDT), Brain Injury Association of America’s Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists (CBIS), and Uniform Data Set for Medical Rehabilitation as a Prospective Payment Specialist (PPSC).  She dedicates her time serves on the board of several community and professional organizations.  

• OTD, Chatham University, 2017
• B.S., Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy, University of Pittsburgh 1995