DANI FRIBERG
Assistant Professor (Lecturer)
Occupational & Recreational Therapies
- Assistant Professor (Lecturer)Occupational & Recreational Therapies
- Universit of Utah, Department of Occupational and Recreational Therapies, 520 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States
BIO
Danielle Friberg is a licensed occupational therapist and Assistant Professor (lecturer) in the Department of Occupational and Recreational Therapies. She graduated from the University of Utah with her Master's in Occupational Therapy in 2011 and her Post-Professional Clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy in 2017. Danielle's clinical work has focused on early intervention, outpatient pediatric, and developmental assessment settings. She began her teaching career as a lab assistant at the University of Utah in 2014 and has been in academia full-time since 2018, holding faculty appointments in occupational therapy programs at West Coast University, Keck Graduate Institute, and the University of Utah. Her teaching currently focuses on assessment and treatment of the pediatric population and community-based program development. Danielle's scholarly interests include the value of doctoral capstone projects, best practices in mentoring doctoral capstones, the role of occupational therapy in women's health, and the use of lifestyle medicine in pediatric occupational therapy practice. She is a Certified Lifestyle Medicine Professional through the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association and Utah Occupational Therapy Association.
INSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- Assistant Professor (Lecturer)Occupational & Recreational Therapies1 Jul 2023 - present
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Adjunct InstructorUniversity of Utah, Occupational & Recreational Therapies21 Mar 2016 - 1 Jul 2018
- Adjunct Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Utah, Pediatrics1 Dec 2015 - 1 Jul 2019
- Assistant Professor and Capstone CoordinatiorKeck Graduate Institute, Claremont, United States18 May 2021 - 15 Oct 2022
- Assistant Professor and Capstone CoordinatorWest Coast University, Los Angeles, United States26 Jun 2018 - 1 Jun 2021
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Occupational TherapistUniversity of Utah, Deparatment of Pediatrics, United States2 Jun 2015 - 9 Jun 2018
- Occupational TherapistUniversity of Utah Life Skills Clinic, United States3 Jun 2014 - 30 May 2015
- Occupational TherapistDayton Interventional Radiology, United States9 Aug 2011 - 17 May 2014
DEGREES
- BS, PsychologyUniversity of Utah2007
- MOT, Occupational TherapyUniversity of Utah2011
- OTD, Occupational and Recreational TherapiesUniversity of Utah2017
CERTIFICATIONS
- Certified Lifestyle Medicine ProfessionalAmerican College of Lifestyle Medicine20 Dec 2021 - present