Dr. Katherine S. Ryan-Bloomer is an associate professor of occupational therapy at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, MO, USA. She obtained her BA (psychology) in 2001 and her MOT in 2003 from Rockhurst University, as well as her Ph.D. in occupational therapy from Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas, in 2011. She worked as an occupational therapist at a pediatric rehabilitation hospital in Dallas, TX on the inpatient, outpatient and feeding teams and worked in various pediatric outpatient clinics in Kansas City. She has been on the RU faculty since 2009 and teaches research/scholarship courses, childhood occupational performance courses, pediatrics in health systems and clinic lecture and lab courses. Her research and practice area interests include pediatrics in health systems, Pediatric Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (P-CIMT), play and playfulness, sensory processing, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLS/ higher level life skills) for adolescents with disabilities, inter-professional collaboration, and teaching and learning. She maintains a clinical practice as a PRN occupational therapist at Ability KC, runs the 2-3-year-old CIMT summer program, and collaboratively researches the efficacy of their pediatric CIMT programs and Transitions IADL program. She is a member of AOTA and the Kansas City Pediatric Alliance. Scholarly works include journal publication, book chapters, national presentations and grant obtainment.