About
Research
Email: tiffany.lin@stmarys.ac.uk
Biography
As a part-time lecturer at St. Mary’s, I have been involved in co-developing the new MSc Occupational Therapy program, playing a key role in shaping its curriculum and academic direction. I currently lead and deliver a 16-week module titled Principles and Practice of Occupational Therapy, focusing on foundational knowledge of occupational therapy.
In my role, I also provide mentorship and supervision to MSc students, supporting their academic development and clinical placements. Additionally, I guide students through their research and service evaluation projects, offering support with study design, data analysis, and preparing their work for presentations or potential publication.
Profile
Tiffany Lin, OTD, OTR/L, CBIS, is a lecturer in the MSc Occupational Therapy program at St. Mary’s University. She has extensive clinical experience across acute care, intensive care, emergency medicine, and brain injury rehabilitation settings in both the UK and internationally. Alongside her academic role, she continues to practice clinically in emergency and acute medical services in NHS.
Her professional interests include linking occupational therapy theory to practice in complex medical settings, knowledge translation, and the use of occupation-based assessment tools in acute care. Her scholarship has focused on the application of occupational therapy models in hospital environments, simulation-based education, and service evaluation. She has contributed to national and international publications, including authoring chapters in the 6th edition of the Model of Human Occupation.
Her ongoing work integrates clinical practice and scholarship in acute care, with a focus on advancing evidence-informed and occupation-based approaches, embedding theoretical models into everyday practice, and supporting service development within high-acuity medical environments.
Qualifications and accreditations
The University of Edinburgh
Master of Science in Critical Care, August 2025
University of Illinois at Chicago
Doctor of Occupational Therapy, July 2020
University of Illinois at Chicago
Master of Science in Occupational Therapy, July 2019
Indiana University Bloomington
Bachelor of Science in Special Education, May 2017
Membership of professional bodies
- The Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists: CBIS, 171051- present
- UK Health & Care Professional Council: #OT81088, 2020-present
- National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy: #428317, 2019-present
- Illinois Licensed Occupational Therapist: #056.013265, 2019-present.
Research
Research profile
- Lin, T & Brown, J. (2025). Applying Model of Human Occupation in Acute Medical Unit for an Adult with MELAS Syndrome: A single case study. Journal of Acute Care Occupational Therapy, 7(2), 1-34.
- Deitz, J., & Lin, T. T. (2024). Single-case research. In R. R. Taylor (Ed.), Research in Occupational Therapy: Methods of Inquiry for Enhancing Practice (3rd Ed.). F.A. Davis.
- Lin, T. T., Fisher, G., Dalmina, A., Pritchard, K., & Barry, M. (2023). Applying MOHO in inpatient settings: working with adults with medical conditions or functional limitations. In R. R. Taylor (Ed.), Kielhofner’s Model of Human Occupation: Theory and Application (6th Ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
- Fisher, G., Lin, T. T., Pritchard, K., Fischer, H., Stenger, J., Mulanthara, G., Nacht, A., & DiGiacomo, M. (2023). Applying MOHO in outpatient physical rehabilitation, specialty care, and home settings. In R. R. Taylor (Ed.), Kielhofner’s Model of Human Occupation: Theory and Application (6th Ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
- Wolske, J., Lin, T. T., Bowyer, P., & Magasi, S. (2023). Evidence for Practice from the Model of Human Occupation In R. R. Taylor (Ed.), Kielhofner’s Model of Human Occupation: Theory and Application (6th Ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
- Braverman, A., Lin, T., Messmer, S., Wollner, K., Taylor, R., Williams, A. A., & Class, Q. A. (2023). Survey of stigma across healthcare workers in an urban, academic medical center regarding perinatal patients using opioids. The American journal on addictions, 32(5), 510–514. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajad.13446
- Lannigan, E., Haglund, L., Lin, T. T., & Bowyer, P. (2023). The Model of Human Occupation, the
- International Classification of Function, and the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Connection
- to Support Best Practice Around the World. In R. R. Taylor (Ed.), Kielhofner’s Model of Human
- Occupation: Theory and Application (6th Ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
- Lin, T. T., & Fisher, G. (2020). Applying the Model of Human Occupation During the Pandemic Stay-at-Home Order. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 8(4), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1770
- Cornell, H. R., Lin, T. T. & Anderson, J. A. (2018) A systematic review of play-based interventions for students with ADHD: Implications for school-based occupational therapists. Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/19411243.2018.1432446