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 Instructor
    University of Utah, Occupational & Recreational Therapies21 Mar 2016 - 1 Jul 2018
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor
    University of Utah, Pediatrics1 Dec 2015 - 1 Jul 2019
  • Assistant Professor and Capstone Coordinatior
    Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont, United States18 May 2021 - 15 Oct 2022
  • Assistant Professor and Capstone Coordinator
    West Coast University, Los Angeles, United States26 Jun 2018 - 1 Jun 2021

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Occupational Therapist
    University of Utah, Deparatment of Pediatrics, United States2 Jun 2015 - 9 Jun 2018
  • Occupational Therapist
    University of Utah Life Skills Clinic, United States3 Jun 2014 - 30 May 2015
  • Occupational Therapist
    Dayton Interventional Radiology, United States9 Aug 2011 - 17 May 2014

DEGREES

  • BS, Psychology
    University of Utah2007
  • MOT, Occupational Therapy
    University of Utah2011
  • OTD, Occupational and Recreational Therapies
    University of Utah2017

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Certified Lifestyle Medicine Professional
    American College of Lifestyle Medicine20 Dec 2021 - present

FIELDS OF RESEARCH