• Department of Occupational Therapy
  • 521 Lancaster Avenue
  • Eastern Kentucky University
  • 103 Dizney
  • Richmond, KY 40475
  • Phone: 859-622-3300

MaryEllen Thompson, PhD, OTR/L
Graduate Coordinator & Associate Professor


Dizney 103
MaryEllen.Thompson@eku.edu
(859) 622-6347

  • PhD in Educational Psychology/Lifespan Development, Arizona State University
  • MA in Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California
  • BS in Occupational Therapy, University of Puget Sound

MaryEllen Thompson has over 20 years of clinical work in occupational therapy
in a variety of areas and settings. She worked in primarily pediatrics within the school system,
home health, acute care, NICU and outpatient care. She is certified in giving Sensory Integration
and Praxis Tests and trained at the Ayres Clinic. Her other areas of expertise include transition,
inclusion in the schools and Tourette Syndrome.