Rebekah Jarrar

Rebekah Jarrar, OTD, MA, MOT, OTR/L, serves as an Assistant Professor in the Occupational Therapy program at the College of Rehabilitative Sciences, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (St. Augustine campus). Her career spans clinical practice in acute pediatric trauma settings and community-based interventions focused on adolescent mental health and sensory integration therapy.

Her educational background includes:

• Doctor of Occupational Therapy from University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
• Master of Occupational Therapy from University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
• Master of Arts in Communication from Marquette University Graduate School
• Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology and Communication from Marquette University

Dr. Jarrar's research centers on sensory processing disorders in children, with specific emphasis on Tourette’s syndrome interventions and adolescent mental health coping strategies. Her clinical work integrates sensory integration therapy across home, school, and clinical environments to address neurodevelopmental challenges in pediatric populations. She combines occupational therapy expertise with communication science to develop holistic therapeutic approaches for at-risk youth.

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Dr. Jarrar transitioned from clinical practice to academia in 2018, initially teaching Psychosocial Interventions in the Flex MOT program before assuming full-time faculty responsibilities in 2021. While she established an independent pediatric clinical practice in 2019 and initiated community-based mental health groups for adolescent girls, the text contains no details about formal graduate student advising or research grant funding.

Her clinical initiatives include a sensory integration-focused pediatric practice serving children in natural environments (homes/schools) and a community girls' group providing stress-coping mechanisms for adolescents, demonstrating her commitment to translating therapeutic research into accessible community interventions.