Elise Ostensson, M.S., OTR/L, CSRS
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Academically, Elise is an educator who specializes in the study of human movement and how it supports human occupation. She includes her passion for in her courses when able.
Clinically, Elise specializes in treating adults and older adults across the continuum of care with neurological conditions and complex medical diagnoses. She is a Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist (CSRS), and previously completed: a three-day neuroanatomical dissection lab of brain and spinal cord.
Elise seeks out opportunities to engage with the community, and serves as faculty advisor for community partnership to provide interprofessional experiences for students in the MSOT program.
Elise also serves as a mentor to students who are applying to the Center to Advance Interprofessional Education and Practice (CAIEP) for the Interprofessional Honors Distinction. The distinction recognizes students' interprofessional activity and learning while at 51Ç鱨վand is a nationally recognized micro credential.
Credentials
Education
Awards and Accolades
- Davis Educational Foundation Grant, OER textbook creation, 51Ç鱨վ2024
- NYU Langone Health COVID Innovative Program Award, 2020
Board Certifications and Licenses
International & Autonomic Standards E-Training, American Spinal Injury Association
Licensed/Registered Occupational Therapist
Research
Other scholarly activity
Gilhooly, M., & Ostensson, E. (2025, May 13). Interdisciplinary approach to teaching mechanical advantage: Sparking student curiosity by integrating profession specific knowledge. [Conference presentation]. 51Ç鱨վCETL Spring Faculty Symposium. Biddeford, ME, United States.
O’Brien, J. C., & Ostensson, E. (2022, May). Does Case-based Experiential Learning Improve Occupational Therapy Students’ Clinical Reasoning and Use of Motor Learning Strategies? [Conference presentation]. 51Ç鱨վCETL Spring Faculty Symposium. Biddeford, ME, United States. *grant funded
Ostensson, E. (2022). Clinical Indications of the Heartmate 3 on the Cardiac Outpatient. [Clinical presentation]. MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital, Outpatient Rehabilitation Department. Brunswick, ME, United States.
Ostensson, E. (2021). Treating the Whole Person: Improving Function and Return to Work. [Conference presentation]. NYU Langone Health Oncology Rehab Summit. New York, NY, United States.
Ostensson, E. (2021). Occupational Therapy’s Role and Perspective on The Neurological Outpatient. [Medical/allied health education presentation]. NYU Langone Health COVID and the Neuromuscular Patient. New York, NY, United States.
McEvoy, E. (2015, April). An Occupational Therapy Approach to Treating Critical Illness Polyneuropathy in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Adaptation to Increase Independence. [Conference presentation]. AOTA Annual Conference. Nashville, TN, United States.
Research interests
Interprofessional Education, the Neurological Patient, Assistive Technology