Rachel Wolpert, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FACRM

Dr. Wolpert is Associate Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Missouri. Her research develops, tests, and implements virtual reality-based interventions for adults and older adults post-stroke.

She has extensive interdisciplinary experience working with computer scientists and engineers and previously directed the Game Based Rehab Lab at USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies. She completed a T32 postdoctoral fellowship in rehabilitation clinical trials and a KL2 Career Development Award. Dr. Wolpert is PI of an NIH R01 evaluating sensor systems in homes of rural community-dwelling older adults.