Dr. Anna Do is an occupational therapist with a background in neurorehabilitation for adults with acquired brain injury. After obtaining her Doctor of Occupational Therapy degree from MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston, MA, Dr. Do completed a fellowship in physical rehabilitation at Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare in Pomona, CA. With specialties as a Certified Brain Injury Specialist, Physical Agent Modalities, and Certified Sexuality OT, her clinical work thereafter focused on neurorehabilitation of adults in the transitional living, home, and community settings.
Dr. Do is currently pursuing her PhD in Rehabilitation and Movement Science at Azusa Pacific University. Her dissertation focuses on the use of dance as an occupation for adults with acquired brain injury, which has been presented at the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science Conference in Rimini, Italy. She is currently developing a dance rehabilitation protocol based on occupational science for the acquired brain injury population.
In her spare time, Dr. Do enjoys hip hop dance, playing guitar, and creative writing. Originally from Syracuse, NY, she currently lives along the coast in a box truck (i.e. tiny home on wheels) with her fiancé and their two cats.
Dr. Do's research background spans across the topics of low vision, health disparities, and dance rehabilitation. She completed her doctoral capstone on the dynamics of low vision, mental health, and race/ethnicity and worked alongside Drs. Kim Schoessow and Walter Wittich in the Vision Impairment Research Lab at the University of Montreal. Currently, as a PhD student in Rehabilitation and Movement Science, Dr. Do is pioneering research on dance as an occupation for the acquired brain injury population.
OTD, OTR/L, CBIS, PAMS, CSOT
Dr. Do will teach the MOT curriculum courses in research, assistive technology, and psychosocial/community practice.