Dr. Amanda C. Wise graduated from University of NE at Omaha in 1995 with a BS in Biology, and from Creighton University in 1998 with a BS in Occupational Therapy (OT), in 2019 with a MS in Integrated Health and Wellness, and in 2021 with her Post Professional OT Doctorate. She worked full-time in outpatient, mental health, pediatric, home health, community, and administrative OT positions in Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa before entering higher education in 2021. She currently teaches at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Her research and scholarship interests are in wholistic health and wellbeing, community-based services, and preventive care. She infuses her teaching philosophy with a dynamic and service-oriented focus, empowering future OT practitioners to be self-reflective, ethical, and competent life-long learners. Optimizing others’ wellbeing is her passion, striving to achieve this through scholarship, mentoring, volunteering, course innovation, and clinical engagement. In addition to her role as educator, she is a proud family member with many hats, she is an active member of the national OT association, she volunteers with several local organizations, and she is dedicated to her church. When she is not teaching, she enjoys spending time hosting family and friend gatherings, golfing, reading, travelling, and baking.

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