Ashleigh Graveline

Biography

Ashleigh Graveline, OTD, OTR/L, CPRP is an Occupational Therapist with 16+ years of experience treating patients in multiple clinical settings including acute care and mental health, with 10 years of experience concentrated in the inpatient mental health setting. Ashleigh currently is a Clinical Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy at Clarkson University and recently received her specialty certification as a Certified psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP). Her area of expertise includes advocating for and promoting preventative mental health services within the community setting while utilizing the principle that recovering from serious mental illness is possible. She is the Chair of the IPE committee and is working on increasing interprofessional educational opportunities for graduate healthcare students (OT, PT, PA, and EMT) to enable effective collaboration to improve health outcomes. Ashleigh has previously completed research in the area of mental health focusing on the use of comfort rooms to reduce restraint and seclusion. Her expertise is focused within the mental health setting, assessing the positive impact of psychiatric rehab on individuals with mental illness and the use of interprofessional educational opportunities to improve overall health outcomes.  

Education Background

Doctorate in Occupational Therapy OTD, Chatham University 
Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy, Unica College
Bachelors Degree in Health Science, Utica College of Syracuse University 
Associates Degree in Occupational Therapy Assistant, SUNY Canton

Courses Taught

OT 521: Mental Health and Occupational Performance 
OT 597: Specialty Topics in Advance Practice
OT 632, 642, 652: Engineering Pathway to Clinical Practice: Innovative Practitioner 
OT 579: Group Dynamics Across Practice Settings 

Research Interests

• mental health 
• acute care
• IPE

Clinical Practice

• Inpatient & outpatient mental health
• Acute care

Publications

• Launching IPE at Clarkson University: Adaptation and Implementation of Team Care Planning, nexus Lightening Talk
• Navigating Tourette Syndrome in the School
• Effectiveness of a seven-week mental health setting experiential learning experience in second year OT students