Melissa A. Briody, MOT, OTR/L, MS HSM

Senior Project Manager, Research
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Melissa Briody, MOT, OTR/L, MS HSM is a Senior Project Manager at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, IL. She oversees the Center for Smart Use of Technologies to Assess Real World Outcomes (C-STAR), an NIH-funded infrastructure center that supports early-career rehabilitation researchers using innovative technology to measure outcomes in the lab, clinic, and community. She also oversees internal research initiatives designed to increase communication and collaboration between researchers and clinicians.

Melissa completed her Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from Xavier University in 2012. She graduated with a Master of Science in Health Systems Management from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2020. Melissa practiced occupational therapy in diverse healthcare settings in Chicago, IL and Rochester, NY before transitioning into management. Her clinical expertise lies within pediatric rehabilitation for developmental, neurological, and physical disabilities.

Poster(s):

• The effect of physical and team-focused implementation strategies on researcher attitudes toward clinician-researcher collaboration
  Tuesday, October 31, 2023

  12:00 PM – 12:06 PM