Melanie Merrill, MS/OT, is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Science. She has practiced occupational therapy (OT) in the area of pediatrics for over 25 years in rehabilitation, acute and school-based settings and is certified in neuro-developmental treatment. Her teaching experience includes courses in Human Growth and Development, Adult and Pediatric Medicine, Professional Orientation to OT, and OT Process I. 

• Doctorate in Occupational Therapy, Boston University, 2019, Title of Doctoral Project: Increasing Cultural Competence through Project H.O.P.E. (Healthy Occupations for People Everywhere)​
• MS in Occupational Therapy, University at Buffalo, 1993, Master's Thesis “Use of the Bruininks Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency by Occupational Therapists"
• BS in Occupational Therapy, University at Buffalo, 1988

• American Occupational Therapy Association

• OT 566: OT for Underserved Populations (Instructor), 2019-present
• OT 536 OT Evaluation and Treatment II (Instructor), 2020-present
• OT 356 Medical Conditions II (Co-Instructor), 2020-present
• OT 535 OT Evaluation and Treatment I (Co-Instructor), 2020
• OT 589: Evidence-Based Treatment of the Child with Multiple Impairments (Instructor), 2018
• OT 547: Home-Based Settings (Labs), 2017-present
• OT 506 & 566: OT for Underserved Populations (Instructor), 2017-present
• OT 417: Neurorehabilitation Throughout the Life Span (Lecturer and (Labs), 2017-present
• OT 575/576: Research Project Guidance, 2017-present
• OT 507: Sensory Integration and Neurodevelopmental Therapy (Co-Instructor), 2017
• OT 427: Methods of Evaluation and Documentation II (Labs, D’Youville), 2016
• OT 366: Process (Lecturer and Labs), 2016