Piper Hansen

Dr. Hansen has expertise in leadership and a clinician in neurorehabilitation. Her role at the University of Illinois at Chicago is as a Clinical Assistant Professor and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, overseeing clinical fieldwork experiences. She is also the lead instructor for OT 526: Technology and the Environment and OT 522: Functional Movement and Mobility. Additionally, she serves as guest lecturer at the graduate level and presenter for professional continuing education.
Dr. Hansen is a member of the Chicago Area Council of Occupational Therapy Directors and on the Knowledge Translation Taskforce for the ACRM Measurement Networking Group and is on the ACOTE Roster of Accreditation as an evaluator. Her scholarly work focuses on leadership and mentorship skill development, fieldwork education, knowledge translation and creating change in healthcare systems, and assessment and intervention in rehabilitation, and increasing the use of occupation focused assessments and interventions in rehabilitation.
Prior to joining the faculty in 2019, Dr. Hansen was the Clinical Practice Leader at Shirley Ryan Abilitylab, formerly the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.