EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Science, 2006, University of Florida, Gainesville FL
Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies, 1995, Columbia International University, Columbia, SC
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy, 1986, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA
BIO
Dr. Woodbury is a Professor with Tenure in the MUSC College of Health Professions (CHP) Department of Health Science and Research. She has a secondary appointment in the CHP Department of Health Professions, Division of Occupational Therapy (OT) where she directs and teaches within the online Post Professional OT Doctorate (PPOTD) program and teaches within the residential entry-level OTD program.
Dr. Woodbury’s academic trajectory is/has been strongly motivated by her pre-PhD career as a front-line neurorehabilitation clinician. She practiced full time for 12+ years in in- and out-patient neurorehabilitation settings where she provided OT to adults and children with acquired neurological injury/disease including stroke, brain injury, or spinal cord injury. Immersed in the lives of patients, she saw first-hand the devastating impact of neurological injury on the individual and his/her friends and family. She also experienced the tremendous impact that quality rehabilitation services, provided by a well-trained, collaborative interprofessional rehab team, had on patients’ recovery. She believes that her passion for this field is evident both in her research/scholarly works and in her teaching.
- Her research trajectory reflects her belief that the design of a research project and the use of data should not only address a real-world need but also be directly translatable to clinical practice.
- Her teaching trajectory reflects her passion for innovatively linking the classroom to research and to the clinic, thereby affording students’ opportunity to foster and generalize clinical reasoning skills.
- With mentees and students, she is deeply committed to having them become the caring, skilled, forward-thinking rehabilitation researchers and clinicians that the healthcare system urgently needs.
PUBLICATIONS
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1b_srbqcW8Wkk/bibliography/public/
ORCID PROFILE
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9289-570X
INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Designed and Implemented an MUSC Stroke Telerehabilitation Occupational Therapy Digital Badge, an online asynchronous course offered for 12 CEUs to practicing Occupational Therapists. Telerehabilitation is an emerging area of occupational therapy practice. This MUSC-certified micro credential equips learners with foundational skills in providing stroke telerehabilitation services and prepares learners to apply acquired knowledge directly to clinical practice and pursue leadership positions in the practice area of telerehabilitation. https://meduofscpv.destinyone.moderncampus.net/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=1032409
Licensed Telerehabilitation Occupational Therapy Materials: This is a non-exclusive copyright license for a consolidation of reference materials that provides information that can serve as a framework for institutions that would like to implement a clinical telerehabilitation occupational therapy program. Downloadable content includes administrative tools, clinical protocol guides, sample marketing materials, and other resources. https://licensing.zuckerinnovation.org/product/Telerehab-OT-Materials
Co-Developed Duck Duck Punch: A Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Game. Intellectual property and license and held jointly held between MUSC and Recovr, LLC. Registered with the VA Office of General Council: case 17348; Invention ID 2017-001; Duck, Duck, Punch: A Post-stroke Neurorehabilitation Game, memo dated 11/8/16 the VA Office of General Council wrote “we find you are entitled to the right, title and interest to the invention.” All potential conflicts of interest declared to MUSC and the VA. Duck Duck Punch has FDA 510(k) approval (#K151446) and is indicated for use “to support physical rehabilitation of adults in the clinic and at home via performance of therapist-assigned reach exercises for the upper extremities.”
COMMUNITY SERVICE
- 2013-present Volunteer puppy raiser, Canine Companions for Independence