Dr. Sapna Chakraborty
Department
School of Health Care Professions
Role: Faculty
Campus: Springfield
Postal mail
Missouri State University
School of Health Care Professions
901 S. National Ave.
Springfield,
MO
65897
Details
Education
- Ph.D. 2025, Nova Southeastern University
- OTD, 2010, Creighton University
- PG Dip, Rehabilitation, 1992, AIIPMR - Bombay, India
- BOccThy, 1990, Institute for Physically Handicapped - New Delhi, India
Teaching
- OTE 861
- OTE 965
- OTE 798
- OTE 750
- OTE 761
- OTE 881
- OTE 980
Professional experience
- Academic Leadership
- Pediatric certifications: Neuro Development Therapy
- Upper Extremity Casting
- Aquatics
- Floor Time Therapy
- Constrained Induced Therapy
- Kinesiotaping
- Interactive Metronome
- Advanced Brain Therapy
- Integrated Listening Therapy
Research and professional interests
- Role of telehealth in pediatric occupational therapy practice
- Impact of aquatic occupational therapy on water safety and occupational performance
- Student Well-Being in higher education
- Interprofessional Service-Learning Experiences
- Community-Based Learning
- Constraint Induced Therapy
- Neuro-occupation and occupational therapy practice
- Linking sensory integration and nonlinear dynamics in pediatric clinical setting
- Effectiveness of neuro- and sensory-based approaches in pediatric occupational therapy
- Political impact on the occupational therapy practice in school-based setting
- Diversity in OT education and clinical practice
Other interests
Awards and honors
- MCHHS Community Impact Award 2026
- MOTA Outstanding Administrator Award 2025
- MSU-LEAD Leading Others 2023
- Provost Academic Leadership 2019
- AOTA Credentialed Leader in Academia 2017
- Health Sense Magazine, featured expert in Constrained Induced Therapy (CIT), 2010
- Springfield News-Leader, featured expert in article on pediatric Constrained Induced Therapy (CIT) program, 2009
- Designated as Clinical Specialist, Nova Care Therapy, 1998