Amanda received her BS in OT at College Misericordia (Dallas, PA) in 1994, with a Minor in Psychology. She has worked in the following settings: rehabilitation, skilled nursing, long-term care, acute care, transitional care, mental health- inpatient and outpatient, home health, and outpatient. Amanda worked for 3 years in PA in community hospital rehab and skilled nursing units. She moved to WV in 1997 and organized the OT Department at Fairmont General Hospital as the first permanent OT. Ms Rogers guest lectured for a WVU OT course in 1998 and accepted a teaching position in 2000. She is currently working towards a Master’s degree in Community Health Promotion here at WVU in Community Medicine Department, with special interest in stress and college students.

Amanda is currently an Assistant Professor and the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator at WVU teaching Mental Health curriculum and fieldwork courses. She also works PRN at a local skilled nursing unit assisting with client treatment and program planning.

Interests:
I love being an OT and being part of the learning process as students progress in their education. My interests lie in mental health, community-based and non-traditional settings for OT practice, and the adult/ geriatric population. My love of OT comes from empowering clients to do what they want in life and sharing in that experience with them as they become more independent and achieve a greater sense of well being.