Regina M. Lehman

Regina Lehman is an Instructor for TherapyEd and a Professor and Program Director at LaGuardia Community College, CUNY in New York. She earned her Masters of Science degree in occupational therapy at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. In addition to directing and teaching in the OTA Program, Ms. Lehman is the Faculty Co-Director of Assessment and Institutional Learning for LAGCC. She is a contributor to TherapyEd’s National OTA Certification Exam Review & Study Guide with expertise in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary System Disorders. Ms. Lehman has been an occupational therapist for over 35 years and an occupational therapy educator in both OT and OTA programs for over 30 years. Her areas of expertise include adult, geriatric, and pediatric rehabilitation; health care and rehabilitation administration; outcomes assessment; and education. Prior to joining the faculty at LAGCC as the OTA Program Director, she was an Assistant Vice President and Director of Rehabilitation at St. Barnabas Hospital in New York City. Ms. Lehman is a long-standing advocate of occupational therapy assistant education and practice. She serves on the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Task Force to examine barriers to practice for OTAs. She has published multiple scholarly works in journals and occupational therapy texts.