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Dailen Castillo, OTD, MBA, OTR (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
University of the Incarnate Word, School of Rehabilitation Sciences

Dailen Castillo is an Assistant Professor and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator for the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program at the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Castillo earned her doctoral degree in occupational therapy (PP OTD) from Chatham University in
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, in 2016. She received her Master of business Administration (MBA) from the University of Texas Permian Basin in 2020 and her bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy (BS) from Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas, in 2000. Her doctoral capstone focused on how early mobilization with critically ill patients in the intensive care unit positively impacts functional outcomes in activities of daily living. Dailen
has 22 years of experience as a clinical occupational therapist. Her experience includes working with adults and the older adult population. She has clinical experience working in skilled nursing facilities, acute hospitals, neonatal intensive care units, critical care, acute rehabilitation, home health, and outpatient facilities, and she has over 10 years of leadership and managerial experience. In October, she contributed to a book chapter for a book entitled Home Care for Older Adults Using Interprofessional Teams, that is now published and available as an eBook and hard copy with
Springer. She is a co-investigator for the $5.2 million Mental Health Service Providers Demonstration grant for the University of the Incarnate Word’s OTD Program. This five-year grant, provided by the Department of Education, will serve surrounding communities and students, school districts, and OTD students. The primary investigator and Dailen developed initiatives to increase the number of mental health service providers available in school districts, create evidence-based training, provide Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, increase the number of providers from diverse backgrounds, and create sustainability of the programs.

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