Ashley Stoffel
Clinical Professor
Occupational Therapy
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351 AHSB
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1919 W. Taylor St.
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About
In the entry-level OTD program, Dr. Stoffel co-leads and contributes to several block courses including Occupational Development Across the Lifespan, Occupational Performance and Participation: Outcomes and Interventions blocks and OT Process: Application blocks. She is the director of the UIC OT Faculty Practice: Children, Youth & Families which provides occupational therapy services to children and families in the Chicago area. She is the OT discipline coordinator & training mentor for the Illinois Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (LEND) Program. Dr. Stoffel's scholarly interests include promoting family engagement with young children and families in diverse Early Intervention and community settings. She is the co-facilitator of the AOTA Early Childhood Community of Practice; co-founder and facilitator of the IL Early Intervention and Schools OT Community of Practice; and is actively engaged at the state and national level in early childhood groups, resource development and presentations.
Selected Grants
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) interdisciplinary training program, Occupational Therapy Discipline Coordinator and Training Mentor
Selected Publications
Service to Community
Invited Member of the Illinois Interagency Council on Early Intervention Workforce Workgroup
Member of the Raising Illinois Cross-System Preparation, Professional Development & Supports Workgroup
Occupational Therapy Representative to the Illinois Early Intervention Coalition
Professional Leadership
Co-Facilitator, Early Childhood Community of Practice, American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
Co-Chair, Archives Committee, Illinois Occupational Therapy Association (ILOTA)
Co-Founder and Co-Facilitator, Illinois Early Intervention and Schools Community of Practice
Member, Occupational Therapy Representative, Illinois Early Intervention Coalition
Notable Honors
2024, Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (NAP) in Occupational Therapy, National Academies of Practice
2022, Occupational Therapist of the Year, Illinois Occupational Therapy Association
2018, Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), American Occupational Therapy Association
2020, UIC Teaching Recognition Program Award, UIC
Education
OTD, Washington University in St. Louis, 2006
BS, Chemistry and Spanish, University of Indianapolis, 2003