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At Carlow University, the next generation of ethical leaders is already in the making.
Here, our students gain more than just a degree – they build connections, find purpose, and thrive – working in ways big and small to reshape the future. With your support, we can continue to invest in these future leaders and expand their ability to transform our world.
How You Can Support
At Carlow University, the next generation of ethical leaders is already in the making.
Here, our students gain more than just a degree – they build connections, find purpose, and thrive – working in ways big and small to reshape the future. With your support, we can continue to invest in these future leaders and expand their ability to transform our world.
How You Can SupportDiscover the Carlow OT Difference!
The Carlow Difference is student focused, interprofessional, and service driven. We host small class sizes, in face to face, hands-on learning. The OT curriculum design, aligned with Catholic intellectual tradition and Mercy values, has an overarching mission of occupational justice, a foundation in health and wellbeing, and threads that support the structure and the path to transformational learning.
The bridge image conveys a journey of overcoming barriers to promote full participation and represents a path where one moves from old self to new self, writing the next chapter in the story of life. It is critical that students bridge classroom concepts to clinical practice and Mercy values to their civic engagement as socially responsible citizens. Our program is alive with transformative learning experiences in the “City of Bridges” as we explore the world around us and seek to be innovative pathfinders for occupational justice, access, and opportunity for all people, communities, and populations.
Faculty and Staff
Our faculty are devoted to the health and wellbeing of each student. We are intentional about ensuring the development of healthy occupations during graduate school, in order to create a healthy and sustainable career in healthcare. Our faculty are student-focused and develop instructional design practices that celebrate the diversity of learning styles, supporting the gifts and talents of each student. As faculty we recognize that our students are the future of the OT profession, and our connection is just beginning. We are all part of the Carlow family from the classroom to your first job and beyond!
Alyssa Kuster, OTD, OTR/L Field Coordinator/Assistant Professor
Blythe Westendorf, OTD, MS, OTR/L Assistant Professor
Ainsley Dillon, PhD, OTR/L Assistant Professor
Jessica Durci, MOT, OTR/L, CPAM Adjunct Instructor
Accredited Entry-Level Doctoral degree level Occupational Therapy Program
The Carlow University entry-level occupational therapy master’s degree program and entry-level occupational therapy doctoral degree program are FULLY accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814. ACOTE’s telephone number, c/o AOTA, is (301) 652-6611, and its web address is www.acoteonline.org. Graduates of the program will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be an Occupational Therapist, Registered (OTR). In addition, all states require licensure in order to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination. Note that a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.
- View or download the Program Goals and Outcomes [pdf]
Program Outcomes
Program outcomes with regard to graduation rates and NBCOT certification exam results are updated and posted yearly. As a new program, we will be posting information when available. See the results on NBCOT for School Performance Home page.
Department Points of Pride
- Elizabeth Sherman:
- Accepted to the National Intergroup Dialogue Institute – June 2024 at University of Michigan
- Carlow Cares: Sligo, Ireland faculty advisor
- Planning Committee Member for the Inaugural Greater Pittsburgh Food Systems Summit organized by the Pittsburgh Food Policy Council – Food Systems Summit — Pittsburgh Food Policy Council
- Blythe Westendorf:
- Completed the AOTA Board Certification in Pediatrics
Discover the advantages of Carlow University’s Business Programs
In honoring the Mercy tradition of Carlow University, the Department of Business Management, Accounting, and Ethics empowers students to be competent, critical, and responsive stewards of disciplinary degree knowledge. We provide students with the knowledge to make meaningful, ethical contributions to their professions and the community for a just and merciful world.
The Department of Business Management, Accounting, and Ethics works collaboratively with industry, government, and non-profit organizations to enhance the student experience from outside of the classroom to the workplace. All undergraduate majors are required to complete an internship as a graduation requirement.
Carlow purposefully offers programs devoted to the unique needs of today’s diverse student populations. Program options include Business Management, Human Resource, Esports Business Management, and the MBA options. Students can easily complete a double-major or major-minor(s) within our department.
Carlow has one of the few Esports Business Management bachelor’s degree programs in the area. We have a new state-of-the-art Esports Lab that is utilized for classes and the Esports team.
Faculty & staff
Our faculty are devoted to fostering an environment of analysis and application of skills for students. We prepare our graduates to apply their knowledge and skills to help make their workplace an environment that contributes to creating a more just and merciful world.
Andrea Fairman, PhD, MOT, OTR/L, ATP, DRP, CDI Program Director and Chair, Occupational Therapy
Alyssa Kuster, OTD, OTR/L Field Coordinator/Assistant Professor
Blythe Westendorf, OTD, MS, OTR/L Assistant Professor
Ainsley Dillon, PhD, OTR/L Assistant Professor
Jessica Durci, MOT, OTR/L, CPAM Adjunct Instructor
Accreditation
The BSM, HR, and MBA Programs are accredited by IACBE. The Esports Business Management major will be accredited within the next year.
View our student teaching handbook
Department Points of Pride
- We have a new state-of-the-art Esports Lab that supports the Esports Business Management major and team.
- Carlow MBA students who specialize in Human Resource Management and Project Management are prepared to sit for the nationally recognized Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) exams.
In the News: President Kathy Humphrey, Ph.D. joined Bill Flanagan on WPXI’s “Our Region’s Business.”
“We are meeting the challenge by being intensely who we are and by saying ‘what does our region really need?’ And that is the need we are trying to meet.” … Continued
Rodney Akers: Earning Recognition as an Outstanding Lawyer and Adjunct Professor
Rodney Akers has had a lot of firsts in his life. He was the first child to go to a desegregated school in his hometown of Martinsville, Va., the first … Continued
Mollie Cecere, MBA Vice President of Enrollment Management and Corporate Partnerships
Joel W. Mullner, MBA Director of Enrollment Management and Operations
Wendy Phillips Director of Adult/Graduate Admissions and Regional Education Centers
Susan Winstel Enrollment Counselor
Melanie Gaebel, MBA Associate Director of Enrollment
Kate Throckmorton MEd Associate Director of Enrollment
Meredith N. Weber Associate Director of Dual Enrollment & School Relations
Carla Anderson Assistant Director of Enrollment
Stephanie A. Demalon Assistant Director of Enrollment
Kali Aughenbaugh Enrollment Counselor
Allen Duda Assistant Director of Athletics – Recruiting & Camps; Head Coach – Men’s & Women’s Soccer
Ian Pollock Enrollment Counselor
Jessica Bird Student Success Coordinator
Elizabeth Rosevear Coordinator of Campus Visit Experiences
Evonne Thomas Enrollment Data Manager
Crystal Gonzalez, BA Enrollment Marketing and Operations Specialist
Amy Hresko Shared Administrative Assistant II
CJ Green, MSW Assistant Director of Enrollment
Carlow in your neighborhood
Representatives from Carlow University travel throughout Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, West Virginia, and Maryland to attend college fairs and visit with prospective students at high schools, community colleges, and more. Click here to find out if a representative will be traveling near you. We hope to see you while we are “on the road!”
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