
Dr. Modlin is an early career researcher who possesses almost three decades of experience working as an occupational therapist in Early Steps, Early Childhood, and school-based settings. Her research agenda is an extension of her clinical experience, which focuses on the incorporation of occupational therapy on interprofessional teams who offer therapeutic interventions to children with disabilities and their families. As PI on a multi-year project, Dr. Modlin was awarded significant funding through a grant competition funded by the U.S. Department of Education. This project, ReServ-OPS aims to enhance preservice programming for occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology students entering educational practice settings. In addition to her own research, Dr. Modlin mentors OT graduate students, working with them on conducting original studies and presenting their findings to the scientific community.