Julia Jones MS, OTR/L

Julia D. Jones, MS, OTR/L, started her career as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, then earned a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy (Eastern Kentucky University), followed by a Graduate Certificate in Low Vision Rehabilitation and a Post-Professional Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (University of Alabama at Birmingham).

Julia has over 19 years of clinical experience. Her primary practice focus has been in acute rehabilitation in the hospital setting on the Neurosciences Intensive Care (ICU) and Stepdown Units at a large metropolitan Level I Trauma Center.

Julia’s special interests include the rehabilitation of patients with stroke, Early Mobility in the ICU, specifically with the neurologic patient population, visual perceptual rehabilitation, and low vision rehabilitation. Julia’s research focus is on the stroke population, and she is currently a stakeholder in the Comparative Effectiveness Randomized Trial to Improve Stroke Delivery: C3FIT.

Julia has lectured and/or presented posters at the International Stroke Conference, American Occupational Therapy Association, and Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association's annual conferences. She guest lectures in Occupational Therapy programs in the Nashville area as well. Julia currently serves as the Clinical Coordinator of Education for Acute Rehabilitation Services and is a staff occupational therapist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN