Rebekah Pogwizd, PP-OTD, CHT, MSOT, OTR/L

Rebekah Pogwizd, PP-OTD, CHT, MSOT, OTR/L

Director of Capstone & Research, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy

School of Health Professions

Education 

PP-OTD in Occupational Therapy, 2024, St. Catherine University, M.S.O.T. in Occupational Therapy, 2013, Mt. Mary University; B.S. in Sports Science and Emergency Medicine, Northern Michigan University

Biography 

Dr. Rebekah Pogwizd serves as the director of Capstone & Research and assistant professor in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) program at Augustana. Pogwizd completed a Post Professional OTD after more than a decade in clinical practice and as an adjunct educator. She combines her clinical expertise with a strong interest in research. Pogwizd has served as a board member of the American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT), and remains actively engaged in advancing the field of occupational therapy through research and professional development. Pogwizd resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her family and rescue dog.