A Short Biography--Donna Costa

Donna Costa

Donna Costa, DHS, OTR/L, FAOTA has an earned professional doctorate from the University of Indianapolis in Occupational Therapy, as well as a Master's degree in Health Care Administration from the New School of Social Research in NY, and dual baccalaureate degrees in Occupational Therapy and Psychology from the University of Buffalo. She is currently a Professor (Clinical) at the University of Utah, holds an adjunct teaching appointment in the College of Nursing, and is a faculty member in the Center on Aging. Dr. Costa is a Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association and is the author of two books on fieldwork education published by AOTA Press, as well as numerous articles which have appeared in OT Practice. She was formerly the Chair of the Occupational Therapy Program at Stony Brook University in NY where she developed and obtained grant funding for a OTA to OT Career Laddering Program leading to the BS/MS degrees. Donna is a highly sought-after public speaker, having developed and presented numerous workshops for health care professionals on a variety of topics including: Compassion Fatigue & Burnout, Eating Disorders, Overview of Pain, Addiction to Pain Medications, Working with Difficult Clients, Complementary & Alternative Medicine, Case Management, Teaching Clients Stress Management Skills, Time Management, Work-Life Balance, Depression & Anxiety Disorders, Health Promotion, Fieldwork Education, and many more.