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Polly Berra

Clinical Assistant Professor
Health Professions - OT
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

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Polly Berra

Clinical Assistant Professor

Health Professions - OT

Specialty area(s)

Older Adults

Adult Physical Dysfunction

Outpatient Rehabilitation

Certified Lymphedema Therapist

Fieldwork Education

Brief biography

Polly is a 2004 graduate of UW-La Crosse's Occupational Therapy program and practiced primarily in skilled nursing and outpatient settings for more than 14 years prior to joining UWL in 2019. She completed her Doctor of Education (EdD) in Health Professions at A.T. Still University in 2024, researching predictors of student success in graduate occupational therapy programs. Her Master of Science (MS) from Mt. Mary University was completed in 2019 with a research interest in occupational therapy interventions to reduce hospital readmission rates. She also served as adjunct faculty at UW-L since 2009, teaching a clinical discussion session as part of anatomy coursework. 

Memberships & affiliations

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