Kelly Neal

Kelly Neal has been an occupational therapist and a faculty member at the University of Cincinnati since 2024. She received her Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate Degree from Shawnee State University and her master’s degree in occupational therapy from Eastern Kentucky University. Her capstone project was completed on “Capstone Manual for Site Mentors” as a facilitator to site mentorship for individuals unfamiliar with the complexities of the occupational therapy capstone project.

She worked as an inpatient rehabilitation therapist in Miami, FL, and Cincinnati, OH. Through her inpatient clinical career, she has been an American Occupational Therapy Association Board Certified in Physical Rehabilitation, certified by the Neuro-Developmental Treatment Association in Management of Adults with Stroke and Brain Injury, and a Certified Brain Injury Specialist. Currently, she is working as an outpatient neurological occupational therapist outside of the classroom.

She is licensed in Ohio and nationally registered.
 

Bachelor’s Degree: Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY, 2013 (Occupational Science)

Master’s Degree: Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY, 2015 (Occupational Therapy)

Doctorate Degree: Shawnee State University Portsmouth, Ohio, 2024 (Post Professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate )

Invited Presentations

Neal, Kelly (10-11-2024. ) Clinical Capstone Manual .Hilton Polaris, Columbus, Ohio. Conference. . Level:State

Neal, Kelly (05-08-2025. ) What I Wish I Knew Then: Functional Neurological Disorder in Occupational Therapy .Cincinnati Rehabilitation Hospital , Cincinnati . Workshop. . Level:State

Poster Presentations

Larissa Jordan, Jessica Prewitt, Sarah Couch, Kelly Neal (05-22-2025. ) Building Clinical Bridges in Health Care through Teamwork & Communication Simulation .Cincinnati . . Level:University

Academic - Health Science Building, 227A
3225 Eden Ave
Cincinnati  Ohio, 45267
Phone: 513-558-5018
nealk5@ucmail.uc.edu