ALEXANDRA TERRILL

Associate Professor

Occupational & Recreational Therapies

  • Associate Professor
    Occupational & Recreational Therapies
  • Associate Professor
    Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor
    Physical Therapy & Athletic Training

BIO

I am a tenured Associate Professor at the University of Utah with joint appointments in the Department of Occupational & Recreational Therapies and the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. I am also a licensed clinical psychologist by training, and for the majority of my career, I have focused my research on understanding what helps patients adapt to and cope with disabling conditions and translating this into interventions that support patients and their care partners. 

INSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Professor
    Occupational & Recreational Therapies1 Jul 2021 - present
  • Associate Professor
    Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation16 Mar 2024 - present
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor
    Physical Therapy & Athletic Training1 Nov 2019 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    University of Utah, Occupational & Recreational Therapies1 Jul 2014 - 30 Jun 2016

DEGREES

  • BS, Zoology
    University of Florida1998
  • MS, Psychology
    Washington State University2008
  • PhD, Clinical Psychology
    Washington State University2012

CERTIFICATIONS

  • State License
    State of Utah, Utah24 May 2018 - 30 Sep 2026
    Psychologist

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Postdoctoral fellowship
    University of Washington, Rehabilitation Medicine, Seattle, United States2012 - 2014

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • German
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

FIELDS OF RESEARCH