Assistant Professor
University of Tennessee Chattanooga
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Dr. Cindy W. Poole, OTD, M.Ed., OTR/L is an Assistant Professor and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga and the recipient of the 2020 TNOTF Excellent Educator Award. With 37 years’ experience in multiple practice areas including a CHT private-practice and school-based pediatrics, her previous research works have explored the correlation between dynamic hand strength and hand function in healthy adults, the use of virtual reality calm rooms to improve student engagement, the association between sleep and health related quality of life, and the sleep management practices of Occupational Therapy practitioners with stroke survivors.