Quiara Smith, OTD, MOT, OTR/L

quiara smith
Assistant Professor; Applied Practice Experience Coordinator

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female, she/her/hers, BIPOC/AAPI

Occupational roles: mother, wife, daughter, friend, educator, believer

Occupations: spending time with family, friends, and her service dog, praying, meditating, practicing yoga, cycling, surfing/stand up paddleboarding, horseback riding, walking in nature, and running

Dr. Smith earned a Bachelor of Arts in Exercise and Sports Sciences from the University of the Pacific, a Master of Occupational Therapy from Samuel Merritt University, and a Clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Elizabethtown College with a specialization in Trauma Informed Care and Autism.

Dr. Smith has been an occupational therapy clinical practitioner for over 14 years, working in a variety of settings such as acute care (adult/pediatrics), outpatient pediatrics, school-based pediatrics, hippotherapy, pediatric pelvic health, and academia. She is the lead faculty instructor and course director for Applied Practice Experience (APEx) courses in the Duke OTD program.