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Postdoctoral Fellow
Northwestern University
Rachel Heeb Desai, PhD, OTD, received her clinical doctorate in occupational therapy and her PhD in rehabilitation and participation science from Washington University School of Medicine, Program in Occupational Therapy. She has experience practicing as an occupational therapist in independent living centers and non-traditional, community-based settings. She is currently in her first year of a postdoctoral fellowship at Northwestern University through the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) program. Dr. Desai's research primarily focuses on how the built environment influences the community participation, health, and wellbeing of individuals with mobility disability.