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Jeanne Coviello serves as Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences within Temple University's College of Public Health, where she also co-academic fieldwork coordinator for the occupational therapy program. Her responsibilities include procuring clinical placements, supporting students and fieldwork educators, and developing programs in emergent practice areas through community partnerships.
Her educational qualifications include a Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) from Thomas Jefferson University, with doctoral research focused on clinical reasoning development during Level II fieldwork, and a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from Towson University.
Dr. Coviello's research centers on occupational therapy education dynamics, particularly clinical reasoning pedagogy, fieldwork supervision models, and adult rehabilitation applications. With over 30 years of clinical experience spanning staff and management roles in adult rehabilitation settings, she actively contributes to the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association (POTA).
Her 2021 publications reveal consistent focus on fieldwork education innovation, examining clinical reasoning development in occupational therapy assistant students and telehealth readiness assessment through webinar-based methodologies. These works demonstrate evolving trends toward technology integration in clinical supervision and student competency evaluation.
As co-academic fieldwork coordinator, she advises graduate students across multiple fieldwork courses including OTHR 5185, OTHR 5287, and doctoral capstone sequences, maintaining strong community partnerships to develop emergent practice opportunities while teaching core courses like Medical Perspectives in Occupational Therapy and Person-Environment Dynamics in Occupation.
