Quinnipiac University
Clinical Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
Hamden, CT
2018 - Present
Elizabeth Kloczko Wescott, OTD, OTR/L received her Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from University of Scranton and her post-professional OTD from Quinnipiac University. For 11 years Elizabeth worked with the adult neurological population at NYU Langone Medical Center Rusk Rehabilitation. Elizabeth is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor at Quinnipiac University primarily teaching in neuroscience, neurorehabilitation and capstone. Elizabeth works at SIGHT Multispecialty Center, an outpatient vision rehabilitation center. She has presented both locally and nationally on topics including neurological visual assessment and intervention, spinal cord injury, concussion management, neurorehabilitation, and adaptive sports. Elizabeth is a liaison for the rehabilitation, disability, and participation special interest section for ConnOTA. Elizabeth is actively involved with a CT based adaptive water and snow ski program.
Education
- BS, University of Scranton
- MS, University of Scranton
- OTD, Quinnipiac University
Areas of Expertise
- Sports
- Interprofessional Education
- Neurorehabilitation/Neurosurgery
- Concussion Management
- Vision Rehab/Low Vision
Organization
- Occupational Therapy
Office Location
- Medicine, Nursing, Health Sci 362M
Mail Drop
- NH-HSC
Courses
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OT 333 Functional Neuroscience I
Fall 2021 Semester -
OT 334 Functional Neuroscience II
Spring 2022 Semester -
OT 350 Theoretical Models and Service Learning
Fall 2021 Semester -
OT 532 Neurorehabilitation in Occupational Therapy
Fall 2021 Semester -
OT 570 Capstone Graduate Projects
Spring 2022 Semester -
OT 713L Applied Neuroscience Lab
Fall 2021 Semester -
OT 725 OT for Adults and Older Adults II
Spring 2022 Semester -
OT 725L OT for Adults and Older Adults II Lab
Spring 2022 Semester
Experience
Quinnipiac University
Visiting Faculty
Hamden, CT
2017 - 2018
Sacred Heart University
Adjunct Faculty
Fairfield, CT
2014 - 2017
NYU Langone Medical Center Rusk Rehabilitation
Clinical Specialist
NY, NY
2005 - 2016
Selected Publications
Perceptions of Concussion and Recovery in the Collegiate Athlete
Elizabeth Kloczko Wescott, OTD, OTR/L; Erica Di Meo, Mairead Gormley; Abigail Herman; Jessica Leonard
AOTA INSPIRE, Virtual (2021)
An Interprofessional Approach to Recognizing Stigma and Changing Perceptions of a Chronic Health Condition: An ME/CFS Case Study.
Kimberly Hartmann, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA; Magdalena Lukaszewicz MHS, CHSE, PA C; Katherine Grevelding, PT, EdD, DPT, OCS, ATC; Elizabeth Kloczko Wescott, OTD, OTR/L; Maya Doyle, MSW, PhD, LCSW; Lisa DeGennaro, PharmD, BCPS, CDE; Erin Fusco, RN BSN, OCN, FNP BC, ANCC, DNP
JCIPE Conference: Interprofessional Care for the 21st century. , Virtual , Thomas Jefferson (2021)
Educational Response to Perceptions of Collegiate Athletes on Concussion Recovery and Reporting
Elizabeth Kloczko Wescott, OTD, OTR/L; Gabrielle Buckman; Dayna DiMarco; Mackenzie Egan; Elena Harvey
ConnOTA SIS CE, Virtual (2021)
Concussion and the Collegiate Student: Impact on Quality of Life, Academic Participation, and Coping
Elizabeth Wescott, OTD, OTR/L, Salvador Bondoc, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, BCPR, CHT, Barbara Nadeau, PhD, OTR/L, Emily Czaja, Anna DeSimone, Alexandra Goldstein, Brittney Gravel, Megan Hayward, Noelle Johnson, Melissa Ricciuto, Katelyn Santos
Annual American Occupational Therapy Association Conference (2020)
Management of Spasticity: Clinical Implications and Intervention.
Elizabeth Wescott, OTD, OTR/L and Erin Lampron, PT, DPT, NCS
Brain Injury Association of Connecticut Annual Conference, Virtual (2020)
Introduction to orthotics: A clinical reasoning and problem-solving approach
Bondoc, S., Kloczko, E.
Orthotic Provision to Manage Spasticity 5th ed. (Elsevier 2019)
The Impact of Adaptive Sports on the Occupations of Work and Social Participation as Perceived by Athletes and Their Love Ones
Wescott, E., OTD, OTR/L, Bochese, B., Burdge, A., Demetriades, A., Hinds, A., Horne, B., Intemann, W., Nork, B., Winters, B.
American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference , New Orleans, Louisiana (2019)
Impact of Concussion on the Collegiate Student: Classroom Implications
Wescott, E., Nadeau, B., Bondoc, S. Contributing authors: Czaja, E., DeSimone, A., Goldstein, A., Gravel, B., Hayward, M., Johnson, N., Ricciuto, M., Santos, K.
Lilly Conference Bethesda Designing Effective Teaching, Bethesda, Maryland (2019)
Concussion and the Collegiate Student: Impact on Quality of Life, Academic Participation, and Coping
Wescott, E., Nadeau, B., Bondoc, S., Czaja, E., DeSimone, A., Goldstein, A., Gravel, B., Hayward, M., Johnson, N., Ricciuto, M., Santos, K. (2019).
3rd Concussion Diagnosis and Management Conference: Providing Care Across the Continuum, Lowell, MA, Emerson (2019)
Positive Self-efficacy, Quality of life, and Health Outcomes from engagement in Adaptive Sports: Implications for Occupational Therapy Involvement
Kloczko, E., Adrianna Anlas; Joe Huberman; Nicole Lee; Rachel Massicotte; Miriam Whittington; Danielle Wilson
AOTA Conference, Salt Lake City Utah (2018)
Impact of Adaptive Sports: As Perceived by Athletes and Their Loved Ones
Kloczko, E., Brooke Bochese, Alyssa Burdge, Alece Demetriades, Amy Hinds, Bailey Horne, William Intemann, Brianna Nork, Brielle Winters
ConnOTA SIS (2018)
The influence of adaptive sports on self-efficacy
Kloczko, E., Anlas, A., Huberman, J., Lee, N., Massicotte, R, Whittington, M., Wilson, D.
Disabled Sports USA Online (2018)
Management of Visual Deficits with Neurological Etiology – Implications for Practice Patterns and Inter-professional Collaboration
Kloczko, E.
American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Conference, Chicago, Illinois (2016)