Ann Marie has a degree in occupational therapy from the University of Alberta in Western Canada, a post professional Masters in OT from Boston University and an Educational Doctorate from the University of St. Augustine, specializing in teaching and learning. Her background includes manager of the OT Department in a large, teaching institution and owning a busy private practice which were stepping stones to today where she is an adjunct professor of OT at Quinnipiac University and Regional Director for Hand Therapy at a large multi-state corporate practice where her focus is sharing knowledge and experiences with newer grad clinicians, students and people who like to learn. Ann Marie’s specialty clinically is hand therapy. She has evolved professionally with a focus on mentoring and clinical education. Ann Marie has a particular interest in the complicated stiff hand and specifically a focus on clinical reasoning to effectively treat patients with stiffness.