Avital Isenberg

Avital Isenberg is a visiting instructor in the Department of Occupational Therapy. Isenberg received her BS and MS in Occupational Therapy from Towson University in Towson, Maryland in 2010. She completed her Doctor of Clinical Science (CScD) in Occupational Therapy at the University of Pittsburgh in 2020, where she examined methods of assessment of daily activities in adults with a variety of chronic conditions. Isenberg has over ten years of clinical experience as an occupational therapist in acute care and inpatient rehabilitation settings, with expertise in the management of clients with complex medical conditions. She has an interest in the physical, cognitive and psychosocial outcomes of individuals during and post-critical illness. Her current research activities include the delivery of psychosocial interventions to adults with cognitive and psychosocial impairments. As an occupational therapy instructor, Isenberg will focus on the delivery of assessments and psychosocial interventions.