Ashley Stoffel
Clinical Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy
Focus Areas
Office Phone
Office
1919 W. Taylor St., 351 AHSB
Mail Code
811
Office Hours
By appointment
About
Dr. Stoffel teaches Occupational Performance in Children and Introduction to Advanced OT Practice. She co-teaches Cognition and Perception in Action, contributes to the pediatric module in Functional Movement and Mobility and is a facilitator for Synthesis II. She is developing and works as an OT through the UIC OT Faculty Practice: Children, Youth & Families division. Dr. Stoffel serves as the occupational therapy discipline and training coordinator for the Illinois Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (LEND) Program. Dr. Stoffel's scholarly interests include promoting family-centered services to young children and families in diverse Early Intervention and community settings. She is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association Early Intervention/Early Childhood Community of Practice; co-founder and facilitator of the IL Early Intervention and Schools Community of Practice; and is actively engaged at the local, state and national level in early childhood groups, resource development and presentations.
Selected Grants
American Occupational Therapy Foundation, Promoting Participation among Latino Children with ASD, Co-I
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) interdisciplinary training program, Occupational Therapy Discipline and Training Coordinator
Selected Publications
“Occupational therapy and the primary service provider model in early intervention”, OT Practice
Service to the Community
Urban Allied Health Academy Advisor for the following community sites: Gigi's Playhouse and St. Vincent de Paul Center
Leadership in the Profession
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), Member, Early Childhood Community of Practice
Illinois Occupational Therapy Association (ILOTA), Co-Chair, Archives Committee
Illinois Early Intervention and Schools Community of Practice, Co-Founder and Co-Facilitator
Education
OTD, Washington University in St. Louis, 2006
BS, Chemistry and Spanish, University of Indianapolis, 2003