Laura Park, MS, OTR/L, CHT

Assistant Professor
Occupational Therapy Program
School of Health Professions

Laura Park, MS, OTR/L, CHT is an assistant professor in the Occupational Therapy Program at SUNY Downstate. She earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in biochemistry from SUNY Binghamton University, and her master鈥檚 degree in occupational therapy from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in 2021.

As a Certified Hand Therapist, Laura has extensive experience treating complex upper-extremity conditions across the lifespan. She has practiced in outpatient settings throughout Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Long Island, with a focus on serving underserved communities in New York City. Her teaching focuses on bridging connections between foundational sciences and clinical applications.

With a background in athletics, she aims to help students not only visualize movement, but also experience how it informs function, injury, and rehabilitation. She integrates principles of embodied movement into her pedagogy, encouraging students to engage with biomechanics through both intellectual understanding and lived experience. As an educator, her goal is to foster curiosity and intrinsic motivation, supporting students in becoming self-directed learners who continue to grow throughout their careers.

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Laura Park, MS, OTR/L, CHT

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