Kelli Williams Gary PhD, MPH, MS, OTR/L

Kelli Williams Gary, Ph.D., MPH, M.S., OTR/L is an assistant professor in the department of occupational therapy (OT) at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) who teaches OT research and intervention classes to entry-level Masters students. After sustaining a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) 24 years ago, she obtained a Bachelor of Science in OT from Chicago State University in Chicago, IL, a Masters of Science and Masters of Public Health from Columbia University in New York, NY, and a Ph.D. from VCU in Richmond, VA.

In the past eight years, Dr. Gary ha authored/coauthored more than 18 peer-reviewed journal articles and two book chapters primarily focused on racial and ethnic minorities and caregivers with TBI and other disabilities. In addition, she has spent five years in grant management and leadership roles for a large federal grant funded by the Department of Education, National Institution of Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) titled Project Empowerment: Building Minority Disability Research Capacity. As the former co-PI of Project