Melissa Briody, MOT, OTR/L, MS HSM

Position Senior Project Manager, 嫩B研究院

About Me

About Me

Melissa Briody is a Senior Project Manager at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院. She oversees the Center for the Smart Use of Technologies to Assess Real World Outcomes (C-STAR), an NIH-funded infrastructure center that supports early-career rehabilitation researchers using innovative technology to measure outcomes in the lab, clinic and community. She also oversees the 嫩B研究院 Accelerator Program at SRAlab, which includes a suite of organizational initiatives designed to increase communication and collaboration between researchers and clinicians to support translational rehabilitation research. 

Melissa completed her Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from Xavier University in 2012 and a Master of Science in Health Systems Management from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2020. Melissa practiced occupational therapy in diverse healthcare settings in Chicago, IL and Rochester, NY before transitioning into management. Her clinical expertise lies within pediatric rehabilitation for developmental, neurological and physical disabilities. 

Location

Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院

355 East Erie Street

Chicago, IL 60611

Education & Professional Associations

  • Education

    2007 – 2012

    Xavier University, Bachelor of Liberal Arts, Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy

    2019 – 2020

    Rochester Institute of Technology, Master of Science in Health Systems Management