Rate My Professor Cynthia Abbott-Gaffney

Cynthia Abbott-Gaffney, OTD, MA, OTR/L, FAOTA, serves as an assistant professor of instruction in the occupational therapy program within the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at Temple University's College of Public Health. She earned her Doctor of Occupational Therapy from Boston University in 2019, Master of Arts in Occupational Therapy from New York University in 1996, and Bachelor of Science in Recreational Therapy from Montclair State University in 1992. She also holds a post-professional certificate in Assistive Technology from Stockton University in 2009. With over 28 years as an occupational therapy practitioner, she has expertise in traumatic and acquired brain injury rehabilitation and pediatric community, home, and school-based interventions. Notable roles include Program Manager of the Community Re-Entry Team at MossRehab's Woodbury Drucker Brain Injury Center from 2003 to 2008, supervising 15 therapists and staff; Manager of New Jersey Brain Injury Services from 2000 to 2003; Manager of the MossRehab Clubhouse Program from 1998 to 1999; and Occupational Therapist and Clinical Case Manager at MossRehab Hospital from 1996 to 1998. Since 2006, she has worked as an independent contractor providing consultation, evaluations, and telehealth services.