Dr. Brandi Andreae
Education
- Other - Post-professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate, IUPUI - 2019
- M.S. - Occupational Therapy, IUPUI - 2007
- B.S. - Exercise Science, IUPUI - 2005
Licensures and Certifications
- NBCOT Certification - National Board Certification of Occupational Therapy - 2007
- Occupational Therapist Licensure - 2007
Teaching Interests
- Adults and Older Adults, Skills II/III, OT Rehab, Complex Patients, Simulation Center, IPE
Intellectual Contributions
- Meat & Potatoes of Simulation: Lessons Learned - American Occupational Therapy Association INSPIRE Conference 2023, Kansas City, MO - 2023
- Child Caregiver Stress & Coping Strategies During COVID-19 Pandemic - Parenting
- Effectiveness of Work Injury Prevention Education and Safety Training by an Occupational Therapist - British Journal of Occupational Therapy, London - 2009
- Healthcare Professional’s Parental Roles During the COVID-19 Pandemic - American Occupational Therapy Association INSPIRE 2023 Conference, Kansas City, MO - 2023
- Scaffolding Level I Fieldwork for the Occupational Therapy Student - American Occupational Therapy Association Education Summit 2022, Orlando, FL
Contract, Fellowship, Grant or Sponsored Research
- Grant: Charlotte Zietlow Endowment Women Faculty Research Grant - Indiana State University 2019 - 2020. Funded - $550
Research Interests
- OT in Primary Care; Driver Simulator with Alzheimer/Dementia, OT Student Success, Caregiver Burnout
Dr. Andreae received her Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science (2005) and Master of Science in OT (2007) from IUPUI. More recently, she completed her post-professional doctorate in August 2019 from IUPUI. She has enjoyed working with the older adult population in west central Indiana for over 12 years with a background in acute care, acute medical rehab and home health. She is passionate about her work and hopes to instill a love of lifelong learning in her students. Her special interest includes occupational therapy in primary care setting. She volunteers her time in the Memory & Aging Clinic with Valley Professionals Community Health Center on Monday mornings while supervising OT students to perform home evaluations, in-clinic assessments and interventions, as well as driving screenings utilizing the driving simulator. She is also interested in the impact of physical and neurological conditions across diverse populations, as well as the use of the driver simulator with patients with neurocognitive disorders. She works closely with the RHIC Simulation Center to provide hands-on, experiential learning in a safe learning environment for the occupational therapy students. She has been faculty for the ISU OT program in a variety of courses, such as Skills II & III, Lifespan, OT Rehab, Reasoning & Complex Patients, Older Adults & Aging, and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator while continuing to practice in the home health arena in Vigo County to meet diverse needs of each patient in providing therapy to improve functional performance in collaboration with PT, SLP, nursing, and local physicians.
BS Exercise Science IUPUI (2005)
MS Occupational Therapy IUPUI (2007)
Post-professional OTD IUPUI (2019)
Fisher, Thomas; Andreae, Brandi; Zook, Stacy. Effetiveness of Work Injury Prevention Education by an Occupational Therapist.
British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Volume 72, October 2009
Brandi is actively involved as a supervisior for OT students at Valley Professionals Memory and Aging Clinic and Camp Navigate, as well as in her church, Maryland Community Church.
Adults and Older Adults
Dementia/Alzheimer's
Use of simulation in occupational therapy programs and use of occupational therapy in the primary care setting.