Student and Alumni Profiles

Taryn Flagg '11

"With the small classroom sizes, professors and students are able to interact on a personal level, in which professors come to know you not only as a student but as an individual. While the curriculum is fast-paced, interactive, and challenging, as a student I feel as though I am well prepared to enter the workforce, as I have had many opportunities to grow as a person and as a professional since my first day here at UNE." read more

Lindsey Holmes '10

"I was placed at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine in the rehabilitation wing observing an occupational therapist, who coincidentally also graduated from UNE. I was able to see many different patients who had suffered a variety of injuries and diseases that related to the topics being discussed in classes. This was really interesting and helped me relate the academic information that I was being taught." read more

Chou-Hsien Lin '09

"Once, I was meeting a resident in a nursing home. She asked me to help her to get up from the bed, and I did. After helping her, she was just so friendly, even holding my hand, and then I got a kiss on my hand with a "Thank you."" read more

Kari Cruanes '09

"My teachers really got to know me as a person and student, which has allowed me to build working relationships over the past four years. One-on-one time is always possible, and they are genuinely concerned with my education and understanding of the presented concepts. I look back over the past four years and can't imagine spending the time anywhere other than at UNE!" read more

Erin Herlihy-Faherty '09

"The Occupational Therapy Department has the most caring teachers I have ever come across. They constantly challenge us, give us prompt and specific feedback on our performance efforts and really know how to have fun." read more

Meagan Blodgett '08

"One of the good things about having a school that is strong in sciences is having access to a cadaver lab for Human Gross Anatomy and Neuroscience. These classes, along with junior OT classes, challenged me to think in ways I never thought possible." read more

Barbara DeLuca '06

"I enjoyed the fact that I received an incredible education. I have heard from numerous people that the OTs that come out of UNE are among the best. That fact makes me proud to be a graduate of this school." read more

Meghan Rosenberg '06

"It is phenomenal how helpful each professor is with their particular strengths and fields of expertise. They use their diversity to teach the students to look at people holistically. I cannot imagine a more supportive or knowledgeable department than what we are blessed with at UNE." read more

Rachel Samia '05

"The graduate program provides students with an opportunity to process all that was learned in the field and to develop further skills to help them when practicing." read more