Sabrin Rizk, PhD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor
Occupational Therapy
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329 AHSB
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1919 W Taylor St.
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About
Sabrin Rizk serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy in the College of Applied Health Sciences. Sabrin teaches the Research Foundations for Evidence-Based Practice series and supports the pediatric OT curriculum. Her research explores how coordinated health, and educational services can better support children and families with disabilities. Sabrin investigates access to, and utilization of, healthcare and educational services, along with the social and structural barriers that hinder effective coordination for children and youth on the autism spectrum. By analyzing data from large-scale population surveys and administrative sources like electronic health records, she works to uncover the challenges families face and to identify strategies for improving coordinated care.
Selected Grants
University of Illinois Chicago Institute for Health Data Science Research, Cardio-REACT (Reducing Exposure to Antipsychotic-Induced Cardiometabolic Threats), Co-Investigator (November 2025-November 2026)
American Occupational Therapy Foundation Health Services Research Grant, Utilizing Electronic Health Records for the Surveillance of Referral-Making Processes in Medical Home Primary Care for Children and Youth on the Autism Spectrum, Principal Investigator (July 2024 - July 2026)
University of Illinois Chicago Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy Faculty Fellowship, Center-based childcare access to health screenings and developmental assessments in US children from birth to five, Principal Investigator (July 2023 - June 2024)
American Occupational Therapy Foundation Implementation Research Grant, Implementation of Electronic Shared Decision-Making Support to Design and Monitor Participation-Focused Early Intervention, Co-Investigator (January - June 2022)
Selected Publications
Education
PhD, Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2020
MS, Occupational Therapy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2008
BS, Occupational Therapy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2007