Chelsea C. Whatley, OTD, OTD, C/NDT
Assistant Professor of Instruction

Curriculum Vitae

Teaching Areas of Interest

Neurological Rehabilitation Assessment and Treatment; Fieldwork.

Research Interests

Treatment for upper extremity motor recovery following neurological injury, impact of compensatory upper extremity movements on function, low vision/vision rehabilitation and prehabilitation prior to lung transplants.

Biography

Chelsea C. Whatley, OTD, OTR, C/NDT is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Department of Occupational Therapy at the UTMB School of Health Professions. She received her Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Sciences at The University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN, Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from Tennessee State University in Nashville, TN, and her post-professional Doctorate of Occupational Therapy from the University of Alabama – Birmingham. With her doctorate, she also received a certificate for assessment and treatment of low vision diagnoses.  

Her clinical experience includes pediatric and adult inpatient rehabilitation with a specialty in acquired and traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and cerebral palsy. She has over 10 years of experience and has assisted in developing competencies for clinician development, core interest groups with attention to low vision and development of educational series related to handling and facilitation techniques. She holds memberships with The American Occupational Therapy Association and The Neuro-Developmental Treatment Association. She maintains her clinical experience with adults following brain and spinal cord injury.