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Pamela Talero-Cabrejo, OTD, BSOT(Col), OTR/L, CPAM, COT

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

Pamela Talero, OTD, OTR/L

Assistant Professor

Education

Post-Professional Doctorate in Occupational Therapy, OTD, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 2013
Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy; Honors Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, 2004

Recent Publications

Shaw, A., Cabrejo, P. T., Adamczyk, A., & Mulcahey, M. J. (2022). Reducing hospital readmissions of older adults pursuing postacute care at skilled nursing facilities: A scoping review. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 76(1). https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.049082

Cuervo, C. D., & Cabrejo, P. T. (2022). Inequities in the diffusion and visibility of knowledge: why should we care? Inequidades en la difusión y visibilidad del conocimiento:¿ por qué deberían importarnos?. Revista Ocupación Humana, 22(1), 3-11. https://doi.org/10.25214/25907816.1372 

Certifications

  • Occupational Therapist Registered. National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.- NBCOT. Certification Number# 1400925 Quality Matters Online Teaching Certification.
  • Certification to administer and score the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA. USTALPA264983-02
  • Advanced Practice Specialty Certificate in Teaching in the Digital Age. Thomas Jefferson University.
  • Physical Agent Modality Credentialing Course for the Occupational Therapy Practitioner.

Additional Training

  • Year Abroad; Culture, Science, and Technology major. Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, Spring 2003
  • Year Abroad; Pre-occupational Therapy major. University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE, Fall 2002
  • 2004. Occupational Therapy Internship and Research Associate. Observatorio de la Reincorporación Ocupacional –OBRO (Observatory for the Occupational Reinsertion to the Workforce- OBRO). Dissertation Director: Martha Lucia Torres de Tovar, MPH, OT. Universidad Nacional de Colombia and Ministry of Health and Social Protection. Department of Professional Risks. Colombia. May-November, 2004

Professional Societies

  • Member, American Occupational Therapy Association
  • Member and 1rst alternate delegate for WFOT, Colombian College of Occupational Therapy
  • Member, World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT)
  • Board of Trustees 2022-2024, American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF)

Research & Clinical Interests

Dr. Talero has extensive clinical experience in the USA and abroad, caring for pediatric, young-adult, adult, and older-adult populations in different settings (community-based, K-8 schools, skilled nursing facility, inpatient rehab, acute rehab, and acute psychosocial care); experience designing and implementing international academic service-learning and capacity-building projects and partnerships in Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Guatemala; experience in leading, designing, and implementing community-based programs with a research component; and experience in bilingual peer-review editorial processes. Her areas of research and clinical interest include critical perspectives of participation and social inclusion through human occupation, cultural and environmental issues related to human activity, chronic illness, and disability, social determinants of health, social neuroscience, and health and social justice.

AWARDS & HONORS

  • Sponsor’s Choice Grand Prize Winner: Why I love Being a Therapist Video Contest on Rehab.com, Philadelphia, PA, 2010 
  • Clinical Excellence Award. Genesis Rehabilitation Services, Philadelphia, PA, 2008
  • National Award “Top 10 Occupational Therapy Graduates.” Ministry of Education. Bogota, Colombia, 2005
  • Scholastic Excellence in Occupational Therapy. Dissertation: Observatorio de la Reincorporación Ocupacional (Observatory for Work Readiness/Occupational Reintegration). Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Bogota, Colombia, 2004
  • Scholar Assistantship, Bogota, Colombia 2000-2004

Awards & Honors

  • 2020 Thomas Jefferson University Award for Outstanding Adjunct Teaching
  • 2010 Sponsor’s Choice Grand Prize Winner. Why I love Being a Therapist Video Contest on Rehab.com 
  • 2008 Clinical Excellence Award. Genesis Rehabilitation Services
  • 2005 National Award “Top 10 Occupational Therapy Graduates”. Ministry of Education. Bogota, Colombia.
  • 2004 Scholastic Excellence in Occupational Therapy. Dissertation: Observatorio de la Reincorporación Ocupacional (Observatory for Work Readiness/Occupational Reintegration). Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Bogota, Colombia.
  • 2000-2004 Scholarship. Occupational Therapy Program. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Bogota, Colombia.
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