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Consuelo M Kreider

Consuelo M Kreider, PhD, OTR/L

Clinical Associate Professor

Department: HP-OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Business Phone: (352) 273-6621
Business Email: ckreider@ufl.edu
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About Consuelo M Kreider

Consuelo Kreider, PhD, OTR/L is a Clinical Associate Professor. She teaches in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy program and supervises PhD students in the Rehabilitation Science Doctoral program. Her clinical expertise is in community-based occupational therapy working with individuals and families with neurodevelopmental and psychosocial challenges. Her research expertise is in qualitative methods, which enables in-depth understanding of both the individual’s experiences and the social environmental processes that support performance and participation of individuals with diverse experiences. Dr. Kreider has received funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health for investigation of the development of skills, strategies, and supports for fostering the social functioning and self-management of individuals with neurodiversity who are transitioning to new adult roles and social contexts. Her work extends to examination of access to supports and services for rural Veterans with disabilities through the Veterans Rural Health Resource Center – Gainesville. Supports developed through her research have been adopted by the University of Florida and have been judged as an Institute of Education What Works Clearinghouse intervention for post-secondary educational settings.

Related Links:
Graduate Faculty, Rehabilitation Science Doctoral Program
Veterans Rural Health Resource Center

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

Board Certifications

  • Occupational Therapist Resistered OTR
    National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.

Research Profile

My research focus is on support development and access to needed care for vulnerable clinical populations such as rural Veterans with disabilities and young adults with neurodivergences such as learning, attention, and autism disorders.

I conduct application-oriented research (i.e., applied and use-inspired basic research; Stokes, 1997) with an overarching objective of understanding the interrelationships among individuals’ knowledge, diverse abilities and skills, and unique environmental contexts and supports – factors that impact performance and, ultimately, health outcome paths. My applied work uses this understanding to develop and test supports and interventions for fostering the self- and condition-management and social functioning (i.e., everyday life functioning) of individuals with disabilities.

Publications

Academic Articles

Presentations

Grants

  1. Making sense of senses: Applying low tech solutions to support activity engagement for rural Veterans with vision loss and Improving Referral Coordination of Rehabilitation Services at VA

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    US DEPT OF VET AFF GAINESVILLE MED CTR

  2. Tele-Rehabilitation Enterprise Wide Initiative

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    US DEPT OF VET AFF GAINESVILLE MED CTR

  3. Tele-Rehabilitation Enterprise Wide Initiative, Improving Home Safety and Functioning for Rural Veterans, and An Environmental Scan of Adaptive Sports for Rural Veterans

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    US DEPT OF VET AFF GAINESVILLE MED CTR

  4. John Kramer VA project w/Kreider 2021-2022

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    US DEPT OF VET AFF GAINESVILLE MED CTR

  5. Kreider VA project 2021-2022

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    US DEPT OF VET AFF GAINESVILLE MED CTR

  6. Proposed Intergovernmental Personnel Act Agreement for John Kramer, PhD

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    US DEPT OF VET AFF GAINESVILLE MED CTR

  7. Implementing 3-Step Workout for Life to Accelerate Functional Recovery in Home Health Care Services

    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding:
    AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FOUNDATION

  8. Kreider VA IPA 2019-2020

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    US DEPT OF VET AFF GAINESVILLE MED CTR

  9. Building Capacity and Forging Collaborations in Autism Research for Underserved Families

    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding:
    TRAILHEAD INST via PATIENT-CENTERED OUTCOMES RES INST

  10. Comprehensive Support for STEM Students with Learning Disability (CS3LD)

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL SCIENCE FOU

Education

  1. PhD in Rehabilitation Science

    University of Florida

  2. MHS in Occupational Therapy

    University of Florida

  3. BHS in Occupational Therapy

    University of Florida

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 273-6621
Emails:
Business:
ckreider@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100164
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
PO Box 100164
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610