Patrick graduated with a Bachelors in Health Sciences and a Masters in Occupational Therapy from the University of Findlay in Northwest Ohio. Since entering the field, he has worked in adult inpatient/acute/community and outpatient pediatrics with an interest in the neural populations. Following a few years of work, he returned to school and received a Post-Professional clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. He currently works as a full-time Assistant Professor- Lecturer and Doctoral Capstone Coordinator for the Occupational Therapy program at the University of Utah. Alongside teaching, he treats patients in the community who are returning to their prior level of function post neurological injuries. While working with these patients, he is passionate about occupational therapy’s role in lifestyle management as it relates to diabetes and healthy habits and routines. He is highly interested in health management and preventative medicine and is currently involved in research related to diabetes management for the low-income, Spanish-speaking population. Through this research, he is investigating occupational therapy’s interdisciplinary role on the diabetes management team and how client-centered, holistic approaches increase the likelihood of lifestyle change in patients. He is further interested in lifestyle change as it relates to disease management.
