Amiya Waldman-Levi

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About Amiya Waldman-Levi

Amiya Waldman-Levi, Ph.D, OTR/L is a Clinical Associate Professor at the Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program at the Katz School of Science and Health, at Yeshiva University. Dr. Waldman-Levi holds B.Sc, M.Sc, and Ph.D. degrees from the School of Occupational Therapy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Additionally, she completed post doctoral training in parent-child observational assessments, attachment representations, and joint play at the Center for Attachment Research at the New School for Social Research. Dr. Waldman-Levi's second post doctoral training focused on assessment and intervention of adults with significant cognitive and executive deficits with research venues in assessment and intervention effectiveness at Mercy College. The focus of her research is on mental health determinants such as adversity and its impact on an individual’s social and emotional functioning. It consists of two distinct research areas, Child and Family Social and Emotional Wellbeing and Aging and Resilience where mental health is the common thread. Her scholarly contributions are both conceptual and methodological as she draws a connection between psychological theories and occupational therapy knowledge base. Dr. Waldman-Levi’s research and scholarship has been disseminated within and outside occupational therapy, nationally and internationally.