Weather Alert

EARLY CLOSURE MARCH 4 - Due to the forecast for severe winter weather, Creighton's Omaha campus will close at 7 P.M. this evening. 

All in-person classes, clinics, and events, regardless of start time, are asked to end by 7 P.M. For those needing a shuttle, please visit my.creighton.edu for the most up-to-date maps and schedule. Shuttles will run until 8 P.M. this evening. We encourage you to be mindful of other closures or impacted services across the city as well. 

Employees, including those classified as responsible for “essential operations” should review Creighton's Weather and Emergency-Related Absence Policy and work with your immediate supervisor on expectations for job functions during this curtailment of campus operations. 

Please take proper winter weather precautions throughout the day and contact public safety at 402.280.2911 for any emergencies.

Colleen Spellman, OTD, OTR/L

Assistant Professor

Contact

ColleenSpellman@creighton.edu
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
Faculty - Pharmacy, OT, PT
Occupational Therapy Faculty
Occupational Therapy Fellowship Programs Faculty
CRISS III - Criss 3 - 122B

Colleen Spellman, OTD, OTR/L

Assistant Professor

Dr. Spellman is a Nebraska native who earned her doctorate in occupational therapy from Creighton University in 2002.  Dr. Spellman has 17 years of "full-time" OT practice experience in many areas including inpatient rehabilitation with an emphasis on spinal cord injury and assistive technology application for children and adults, outpatient pediatric therapy, home health care, skilled nursing care (as a manager and therapist) and in a surgical hospital focused on post-op care of orthopedic procedures.   Dr. Spellman has also served as an adjunct professor at the College of Saint Mary’s instructing occupational therapy students on assistive technology.  Dr. Spellman is the Gerontology Fellowship Coordinator and is the mentor of the Creighton Ability Network (CAN) 

Curriculum Vitae

Teaching Interests

  • Assistive Technology, Spinal Cord Rehabilitation

Research Focus

Assitive technology, VR immersive technology for OT education, decreasing falls in older adults

Department

Occupational Therapy

Position

Assistant Professor