Allison Chamberlain Miller, MS, OTR/L is a visiting clinical assistant professor for the Rehabilitation Sciences in the Vera Z. Dwyer College of Health Sciences at IU South Bend. She joined the faculty in August 2020 with experience in higher education at Western Michigan University (WMU). Her clinical experience as an occupational therapist is with adults and older adults, specializing in dementia care. She completed her master’s degree in occupational therapy at WMU and received the Marion R. Spear Award upon graduation in 2012. Her undergraduate degree is in communication from Michigan State University, and she has a professional background in health care marketing and hospital revenue cycle management.

Professor Miller continues her clinical practice in independent, assisted, and skilled nursing settings and is licensed to practice in both Indiana and Michigan. Professor Miller also serves as the Associate Editor for The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (OJOT). She is a member of The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and the Indiana Occupational Therapy Association (IOTA). She authored a chapter in Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction (8th edition), published in 2020, and for Conditions in Occupational Therapy: Effect on Occupational Performance (6th edition), scheduled for publication in 2021.