Aditi Tuell MS, OTR/L, CHT, CLT is a Clinical Assistant Professor for the Rehabilitation Sciences in the Dwyer School of Health Sciences at IU South Bend. She joined the faculty in August 2024 and serves as the MSOT program’s Academic Fieldwork Coordinator (AFWC).
Aditi is a Board-certified Occupational Therapist, Certified Hand, and Certified Lymphedema Therapist. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the College of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal, India, in 2001 and a Master’s of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA, in 2003. Aditi started a Ph.D. program in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences at Western Michigan University in July 2022. She also maintains clinical practice at NovaCare Rehabilitation in Kalamazoo Michigan providing hand and lymphedema therapy in an outpatient orthopedic setting. Aditi serves as the assistant copy editor for The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy. In her free time, she enjoys biking, hiking, and cooking.